Medical Quality Control

KEVIN ANDREW LIPSCOMB

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Virginia Beach, VA 23455-6512

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abppxm@r.postjobfree.com contribute my paramedic and leadership skills to a community whose EMS system values a highly diverse service delivery model.ExperienceVocational

CONSULTANT

IBM Hampton Roads, Virginia

Oct 2005 - presentUpon returning to Hampton Roads from Pittsburgh, retook same position as held with PricewaterhouseCoopers from Mar 2000 - Sep 2002

(below).Hold SECRET clearance from DSS.

PRESIDENT

Kalips'o Infogistics LLC (dba FromPaper2Web.com) Hampton Roads, Virginia

2002 - presentConvert paper or email-based business processes into robust web

applications.Provide implementation support for various data warehousing and online collaboration efforts.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Emergency Medical Service Institute Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Feb 2003 - July 2005

-- Summary of responsibilities:Assisted in direction of non-profit corporation with $2,100,000 annual budget. EMSI is the largest regional EMS council in

Pennsylvania, with responsibility for Pittsburgh and its surrounding ten

counties. EMSI operates under contract with the Pennsylvania

Department of Health to initiate, organize, expand, maintain and improve

the region's EMS system. Constituents include ambulance services,

first-response agencies, EMTs, paramedics, physicians, medical command

facilities, hospitals, EMS training institutes, 911 centers, local

government, the public, etc. EMSI provides constituents with

medical, financial, administrative, legal, and political assistance; and

performs regulatory, data collection, and quality improvement functions.Administered, conducted, and coordinated corporate affairs within

scope defined by board.Created and implemented internal operating policies, procedures,

and practices. Managed regulatory reporting requirements and

produce internal management reports. Created research activities

and coordinate meetings. Represented regional EMS system in

meetings of "Region 13" emergency management consortium, its ESF-8

component, and its MMRS.

-- Achievement highlights:Overhauled EMSI's website to publicly define the specific

services it provides to its constituents, and to measure constituent

interest and needs. Made virtually all paper forms available

electronically.Overhauled EMSI's annual survey methodology to assess

constituent habits and needs more precisely, efficiently, and with

better relevancy. The new methodology uses inexpensive online

survey tools that are also used to conduct ad-hoc surveys.Overhauled reporting processes to reveal available regional

resources and to eliminate reporting errors.Developed a process for importing voluminous patient care report

(PCR) data into MS Access for analysis.Created "Quality Dashboard" that revealed several important

regional trends. Generated dashboard indicators by analyzing four

years of PCR data and creating control charts.

CONSULTANT

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Hampton Roads, Virginia

Mar 2000 - Sep 2002Developed Microsoft Access queries and Visual Basic scripts to

automate the tracking of change requests, the collection and analysis of

software development metrics, and the production of software

promotion/migration directives.Held SECRET clearance from DSS.

PROGRAMMER-ANALYST

Remtech Services Inc.

Unisys Corporation

Hampton Roads, Virginia

Oct 1999 - Feb 2000

Aug 1997 - Sep 1999Performed development programming, life-cycle maintenance, Y2K-revisions, and

testing for Differential GPS Control Station project at U.S. Coast Guard C2CEN.Researched, selected, installed, maintained, and provided training for an

open-source software configuration management tool set. Established an internal

project web site to record project status, metrics, and indoctrination information.

PROGRAMMER-ANALYST

Remtech Services Inc.

ECI Systems & Engineering

Hampton Roads, Virginia

Oct 1995 - Jul 1997

Dec 1994 - Sep 1995Performed development programming and testing for an effort to

re-engineer a globally-distributed,

secure processing and routing system for navy tactical text

messages.Held SECRET clearance.

PROGRAMMER-ANALYST

Comptek Federal Systems Inc.

Hampton Roads, Virginia

Dec 1988 - Dec 1994Performed development programming and testing for navy submarine

combat/sonar system Basic Operator Trainers.Developed an automated tape duplication and quality control system.Avocational

NATIONALLY REGISTERED PARAMEDIC

Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad

Virginia Beach Department of EMS

Virginia Beach, VA

1989-present

Seneca Area Emergency Services

UPMC Medical Command

Pittsburgh, PA

Sep

2002 - July 2005Respond to 911 calls for care of medical and traumatic emergencies.

Act as ultimate field authority on cases requiring Advanced Life Support. Maintain high

level of medical knowledge, thorough knowledge of local treatment protocols, and mastery

of practical skills.Perform several invasive medical procedures and administer emergency

medications on standing orders or personal discretion. Perform other skills on orders of

physician.Act as prehospital team leader. Effectively control extremely

stressful situations. Communicate with team members, physicians, dispatchers, and

supervisors. Effectively make critical decisions and assume responsibility for

consequences of team's actions.Stand an average of 48 hours of duty per month.Notable positions held:

President, Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, 1995-2002, 2009-presentProvided vision and strategically directed non-profit

corporation with $1,200,000 annual budget and $578,000

net worth.

Captain, Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, 1994-1995, 2006-2007Commanded squad with 120

volunteer personnel and over 7000 responses per year.

President, Council of Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc.,

1998Presided over coalition of eleven volunteer rescue squads.

Special Operations Captain, Virginia Beach Department of EMS, 1999-2002Administered and coordinated Duty Chief Program. Duty

Chiefs are periodically responsible for the minute-to-minute field activities of

entire department. Active Duty Chief from 1993-2002.Education

B.S., 1988, Computer Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VirginiaAwards and HonorsOutstanding EMS Administrator Of The Year, Virginia Beach Department of EMS, 2010Special Operations Member of the Year, Virginia Beach Department of EMS,

2002Distinguished Service Awards, Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad (2001), Virginia Beach Rescue

Council (2002)Medal of Merit, Virginia Beach Department of EMS, 2000Lifesaver Awards, Virginia Beach Department of EMS, 1998, 2002, 2009 (3)Unit Commendation Ribbons, Virginia Beach Department of EMS, 1994, 1997Rescue Member of the Year, Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, 1992Personal skillsExcellent oral and written communication skills

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