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objective
To provide quality work in a professional and timely manner
Experience
08/05/2009 to present A’more Commercial Enterprises, LLC Williamsburg, Virginia
President of Construction Company
Project manager, safety officer, and estimator
Manage office, prepare certified payroll on government projects, and visit job sites.
Prepare presentations for safety and marketing programs.
Recent clients have included Army Corps of Engineers, Hall Construction, Busch Gardens, and Henderson Inc.
Memberships include The Society of American Military Engineers, Women in Defence, Building Trades Association, Womens Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S. Green Building Council
Certifications include:
 Whole House Air Leakage Control Installer
Project Management for DOD Practitioners
Federal Government Audit Compliance
EPA,Renovation, Repair and Painting
SDB, SWaM, DBE 684357, WOSB, EDWOSB
10/01/2007 to 11/24/2010 Bon Secours Saint Mary’s Hospital Richmond Virginia
OR Nurse
Circulate on orthopedic/spine cases and most other services in the OR
Level three nurse in a magnet hospital facility
Monitor patient’s vital signs during local anesthesia
Article published, Communicating with Disruptive Staff,” AORN Connections, May 2009 FromTheFieldMay2009News/
Story published in AORN book, Heart of the OR, June 1, 2010
Presented in-service on positioning patients in the OR Positioning in the OR.pptx(2MB)
06/18/2007 to 09/15/2007 JohnRandolphMedicalCenter Hopewell, Virginia
OR travel nurse
  • Circulate on general, pediatric, and orthopedic cases in the OR
  • Routinely started IV’s in the OR
  • Assisted the PACU in care of the patient after surgery
07/2006 to 04/2007 VCUMedicalCenter Richmond, Virginia
OR travel nurse
  • Acted as a patient advocate by providing a safe environment for a mostly disadvantaged population.
  • Circulated and scrubbed on cases at a level one trauma center.
12/05 to 07/2006 HenricoDoctors Hospital Richmond, Virginia
OR Nurse
12/05/2005 to 11/30/2005 AKSM Guild INC. Powhatan, Virginia
Sales Representative
  • Provided clinical expertise regarding laser urological procedures.
  • Responsible for setting up and running the laser.
06/2002 to 2004 SentaraNorfolk GeneralHospital Norfolk, Virginia
OR Nurse
  • Developed and maintained a positive therapeutic nurse/patient relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.
05/1999 to 06/2002 Los Angeles, CA : Bridgeport,CT :NY, NY
1986 to 1999 OR and Labor and Delivery Nurse Sentara Norfolk General
Received Care Award 1995
Portsmouth General Hospital, SentaraVA Beach General Hospital, VA
1982 to 1999 OR Nurse Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Chesapeake General Hospital, Sentara VA Beach General Hospital, VA
Education
08/2010 to 10/2010 Legal Nurse Consultant Course 21 CEU’s
02/1999 to 05/1999 RNFA internship VA Beach, VA
1984 to 1985 OldDominionUniversity graduate studies Norfolk, Virginia
1976 to 1980 OldDominionUniversity BSN Norfolk, Virginia
1974-1976 Tidewater Community College Portsmouth, VA
Suma Cum Laude graduate
1972- 1973 Norfolk General Hospital School of Practical Nursing
volunteer Experience
3/2009 to 11/2009 Lackey Free Clinic Yorktown, Virginia
  • Organized health screening fairs in August and October of 2009
  • Screened patients in chronic care clinic, educated patients regarding hypertension
and diabetes
02/17/2011 James City County Williamsburg, Virginia
  • Member of James City County’s Citizen Emergency Response Team
10/2010- 12/2011 Ohef Sholom Temple Norfolk, Virginia
  • Fed homeless and organized collection of blankets for homeless in Williamsburg and Norfolk
01/2012 to present
Volunteer for Faith in Action Williamsburg, Virginia
Certifications/professional memberships
  • Certified Operating Room Nurse since May 1999
  • ACLS Advanced Life Support
  • Member (NAMI) National Alliance on Mental Illness

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