International Biomedical Engineering, Hospital Technical Support, International Project Development, Implementation and Management Activities

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• Co-ordinate with Project HOPE, the US Embassy, USAID, US Department of Defence and Ministry of Health in Macedonia to unpack 159 containers containing medical equipment and supplies.  Activities included inventorying approximately 1,100 pieces of medical equipment, assessing their condition, making recommendations for refurbishment, teaching modification and repair techniques including identification of necessary critical parts and materials.  Other responsibilities include writing a project proposal for continuation of the medical equipment programme to be submitted to the US Embassy, USAID and the US Department of Defence for funding

• Develop a project proposal for UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation) based on the status and needs of Biomedical Engineering repair and maintenance services at hospitals in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  The project proposal encompassed 3 years of development, training and material aid at the Biomedical Engineering maintenance department at the main hospital located in Sarajevo.  This will expand to other hospitals throughout the country. The $1 million USD proposal was approved for funding by the Japanese Government and has been implemented.

• Development of a concept proposal for providing additional Biomedical Engineering technical support service activities with Hewlett Packard, Europe.  These services would be focused on supplying technical support and expertise to health care providers that lack Clinical Engineering Departments.

• Co-ordinator of BME programs for Project HOPE in Central and Eastern Europe. Responsibilities included teaching medical equipment repair and maintenance techniques, development and implementation of Biomedical Engineering maintenance and repair facilities at three hospitals in Slovakia and Poland to allow for a more cost effective and efficient approach to health care delivery.  Development includes: improved hospital self sufficiency through enhancing skills and education of technical, clinical and administrative staff in all aspects of Biomedical Engineering (BME) repair and maintenance; assessing the clinical user needs and problem solving; medical equipment evaluation and procurement; developing maintenance and repair capabilities; BME facility reconstruction; providing and training with new sophisticated BME test equipment; facilitate co-operation between hospitals, technical institutes and the medical equipment industry.  Also included is co-ordinating development of partial privatisation, allowing for increased BME staff salaries and enabling the hospital to retain skilled staff; development of educational co-operation between Project HOPE, medical equipment manufacturers, hospitals, universities and a technical vocational school which graduate students specialised in medical equipment maintenance.

• Formulate a project document (programme proposal) for implementing a series of regional Biomedical Engineering repair facilities throughout six regions in the African country of Tanzania.  The  $1.5  million USD  programme proposal has been accepted by UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation) and awaits sources of funding and final approval from the Tanzanian government.

• Short term position with Project Hope assigned to the Ministry Of Health, Swaziland, Africa. Duties included organisation and implementation of the Country's Regional Biomedical Engineering Department, teaching electronic equipment maintenance and repair techniques, supervising Biomedical Engineering staff and students.

• Volunteer for developing a Biomedical Engineering maintenance and repair program including training staff in the maintenance and repair of medical and electronic equipment throughout Saint Lucia. Duties included reporting to the Ministry of Health as to the status and future needs for procurement of medical electronic equipment, electronic repair and preventive maintenance training programs. Aided in disaster relief technical support for hospitals after hurricane Hugo. 

• Maintenance of electronic and medical equipment used throughout the Alberta Children's Hospital including computers, VHF/UHF radio communication, telecom systems, X-Ray equipment, environmental control equipment, instrumentation, power generating equipment, audio-visual equipment, television systems, etc. Other duties include testing, evaluation and procurement of equipment, design and development of electronic devices, computer installation, educating and assisting staff.

• Installation, repair and maintenance of hospital Intensive Care monitoring equipment, Nuclear and X-Ray imaging equipment for GE, in hospitals throughout Western Canada.

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