Nathan Alan Place ATC,LAT
Current Address:
1409 Quiver Drive
O’Fallon, Missouri 63366
Phone: (636) 272-1396
Cell: (636) 399-0523
Email:
EXPERIENCE:
October 2015 – PresentMercy Sports Medicine. Outreach licensed athletic trainer: evaluate injuries, construct and implement rehabilitation protocols, injury prevention programs, mobility and stability program.
October 2012 – Sep. 2015Regeneration Orthopedics. Worked with an orthopedic surgeon: schedule surgeries, pre-authorized procedures, educate patients.
June 2012 – October 2012Self Employed. Marketing to doctors and allied healthcare professionals to gain new clients, provide personal fitness, nutrition consulting, and injury care to private clients.
August 2011 – May 2012Rockwood School District. Part-time teacher and supervisor of the academic lab at Eureka High School. As a part-time teacher I taught two classes of physical science and two classes of biology. As the academic lab supervisor, I was responsible for supervising students and overseeing teachers’ schedule for supervision.
August 2002 – presentExcel Sports and Physical Therapy. O’Fallon, Missouri.
Corporate Wellness Director (7/06 – present): Duties include gaining new accounts, designing and implementing wellness programs specific to client needs, public speaking on various wellness topics, exercise program design, body mechanics training, and nutrition consulting.
Certified Athletic Trainer: Performed outreach services to various high schools. Duties included injury evaluation, constructing and administering rehabilitation protocols, and counseling athletes and parents regarding injuries.
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist: Duties included constructing and administering workout programs, and nutrition consulting for athletes and personal fitness clients.
August 2000 – August 2002ProRehab, p.c. Sullivan, Missouri.
Certified Athletic Trainer: Performed outreach services to Sullivan High School and aided in patient rehabilitation. Duties included injury evaluation, construction and administration of rehabilitation protocols, and counseled athletes and parents regarding injuries.
August 1999 – August 2000Innovex. Parsippany, NJ
Pharmaceutical Sales Representative: Responsible for presenting new medicines to doctors, and maintaining accurate records regarding medicine samples.
August 1997 – May 1999Wentzville School District. Wentzville, MO
Teacher Aid: Responsible for assisting teacher with student instruction and supervision.
January 1997 – May 1997Fort Zumwalt School District. O’Fallon, MO
Substitute Teacher and Certified Athletic Trainer: Responsible for student instruction in absence of the teacher, and injury care of all student athletes including: injury evaluation, injury consultations, maintaining injury records, and communicating to parents and coaches regarding injuries.
ADMINISTRATION EXPERIENCE/QUALITIES:
Director of Corporate Wellness: 5 years
-Developed and implemented wellness evaluations
-Built and maintained relationships with clients
-Constructedcontracts per client specifications
-Coordinated and trained personnel to perform duties required by contract
-Principles of conduct: accept responsibility, integrity, reject passivity, vision beyond now
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPERIENCE:
June 2007 – presentTimberland High School
Class: HealthTeacher: Mr. Jim Marco
Topic: Nutrition
Francis Howell High School
Class: HealthTeacher: Ms. Janet Muehling
Topic: Nutrition
Fenton Fire Protection District
Director: Captain Doug Ruse
Topic: Using the Stability Ball
Metro West Fire Protection District
Director: Captain Frank Henrick
Topic: What is Fitness?
SCCAD EMT Class
Director: Kim McKenna
Topic: Health-Body Mechanics
SCCAD Paramedic Class
Director: Kim McKenna
Topic: Health-Body Mechanics
PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
January 2015: John F. Kennedy High School health class
April 2016: John F. Kennedy High School health class
June 2012: First Responders: Are you Fit?
Topics: Injury Prevention/Body mechanics; Exercise Progression;
Cardiovascular Health; Nutrition for Firefighters
Audience: Firefighter Peer Fitness Trainers
April 2010 Missouri EMS Spring Break Conference
Topic: Incorporating a Wellness Program into Training
Audience: EMT/Paramedic Instructors
February 2010 Young Farmers of Missouri Conference
Topic: Reality of Disproportionate Thinking: Portion Proportion
Audience: young adult farmers
June 2009 Fenton Fire Protection District
Topic: Using the Stability Ball Workshop
Audience: Employees of the Fenton Fire Protection District
June 2009 St. Charles County SWAT Team
Topic: The Tactical Athlete
Audience: St. Charles County SWAT Team members
2009 GAC Sportsmanship Summit
Topic: Nutrition for Athletes
Audience: high school student-athletes
February 2009 Young Farmers of Missouri Conference
Topic: The Reality of Disproportionate Thinking
2008 GAC Sportsmanship Summit Topic: Sportsmanship: A New Definition
Audience: high school student-athletes
CERTIFICATIONS:
American Board of Certification for Teaching Excellence
Certified Teacher: May 2010Specialty: Biology
State Teaching Certificate: Pending
This certification is recognized by the Department of Education and Secondary Education indicating I am highly qualified to teach high school biology.
Certified Athletic Trainer
March 1997 – present
FMS/SFMA Certified Evaluation Specialist
February 2016 and May 2016 – Present (respectively)
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
January 2005 – January 2014
CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer
American Red Cross
Date completed: 10/2015. Expiration Date: 10/2017
EDUCATION:
Southwest Missouri State University. Springfield, Missouri.
Degree: Sports Medicine/Athletic Training
Graduation Date: December 20, 1996
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
National Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Certified member: March 1997 – Present
National Strength and Conditioning Association.
Certified member: January 2005 – January 2012
Author:Head Injuries: What’s Your Discharge Instructions?The Central Line. Emergency Nurses Association. Fall 2007, Vol 20, pg 6.