Medical Engineer

RE H MAN SYED

*** ******* ********* • Keyport, NJ 07735 • *********@*****.*** • 732-***-****

Healthcare Technology Management Professional seeking opportunity

i nvolving medical devices/system integration with E MR

Biomedical Engineering ~ Clinical Medical Equipment ~ Patient Monitoring Systems

Preventive Maintenance ~ Instrument Calibration ~ Installation

• Possess expertise in all phases of healthcare technology, including biomedical equipment installation,

calibration, maintenance and repair.

• Comfortable working in highly technical environments with critical systems, networks, servers, and

databases (Access and SQL).

• Highly flexible managing multiple projects with ever changing priorities and fluidly interfacing with

staff at all organizational levels.

• Proficient at organizing information and data for efficient utilization and reporting.

Core Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Systems Setup, Installation, Maintenance Creative Problem Solver

Reliability Engineering Effective Communicator

Complex System Troubleshooting Provide Staff Training & In service

Cost and Operations Optimization Knowledge of Medical Terminology

JCAHO Compliance Visual Basic, HTML & HL7 Interface

P R O F ESS I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E

Long Island College Hospital B rooklyn, NY, 1999 - 2014

SENIOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEEERING TECHNICIAN

Highlights:

Responsible for networked physiological monitoring medical devices, general lab devices, pneumatic

and hydraulic devices, Emergency Room equipment including Defibrillators, ECG, EMG, EEG, Infusion

Pumps, ECG Telemetry Systems, and other complex medical devices involved in all critical care units.

Performed Pre Purchase Evaluation and developed PM procedure checklist for new equipment.

Elevated Preventive Maintenance (PM) completion rate (from 50%) to 90% during first year of tenure,

97% in second year, and 100% in third year, and all years since.

Responsible for departmental relocation projects (including critical areas) during hospital renovations

to ensure no interruption of patient care.

Performed extensive salvage and remediation of medical equipment subsequent to laboratory flood,

enabling rapid re commissioning of equipment, reducing downtime and avoiding substantial costs for

purchasing replacements.

Performed and documented variety of preventive maintenance and repairs with focus on reliability,

patient safety and cost effectiveness in ever increasing departmental role.

Remained on site (as only member of department) for more than 30 hours immediately following 9/11

and northeast blackout of 2003.

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Salvaged 15K+ Defibrillator (LP12) from ambulance destroyed during 9/11 rescue effort.

P R OF E S S I O N A L E X P ER I E NC E ( C O N T D .)

Najd and H ijaz Medical Dispensary

D ammam, Saudi Arabia, 1996 - 1998

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEEER

Highlights:

Solely responsible for maintaining biomedical equipment at 24 hour Emergency Room, Ambulatory

Surgery & Urgent Care Center with ENT, Dermatology, Dentistry, Ophthalmology, full Laboratory and

Radiology suites.

Performed scheduled and un scheduled maintenance of apparatus.

Sourced, selected and monitored performance of vendor service personnel.

Conducted in service training of doctors, nurses and technicians on a routine basis.

Created and maintained database of on site medical equipment maintenance records to analyze costs.

Advised the Center’s owner when cost effective to replace rather than repair older equipment.

Negotiated acquisition of new monitoring, laboratory, ophthalmology, dental, radiology equipment at

attractive pricing, including maintenance contracts.

Omni I nst rumentation, Hyderabad, I ndia, 1994 - 1996

JUNIOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEEER

Joined start up company that serviced medical equipment on contract basis for hospitals and clinics.

Under general supervision of Senior Biomedical Engineer, performed installation, troubleshooting,

diagnosis, repair and maintenance of complex medical equipment used for patient monitoring,

therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.

E DU CATI O N

State University of New York at Downstate, Brooklyn, NY

MS in Medical Informatics

In progress, expected completion 2014

Osmania University, Hyderabad, I ndia, 1994

BS Electronic and Communication Engineering

Graduated with Distinction

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I N T E R N S HI P

Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY

Currently engaged in internship for medical systems inter-operability, interconnectivity, ECG

Telemetry, workflow analysis, ED dwell-time, Alarm fatigue and OBTV installation, 2013 – 2015

C ERT I F I CAT I O N S

• CBET – Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician, by ICC (International Certification Commission for

Clinical Engineering and Biomedical Technology)

• Refrigeration Machine Operating Engineer, by New York City Fire Department

• EPA Technician 608 Certification, Universal, by Pennsylvania College of Technology

• CCE (Certification in Clinical Engineering), in progress

A DD I T I O N A L T R A I N I N G

• “Job Security Fund Professional Development Training”; Interview preparation, resume development,

computer skills and “soft skill” training: effective communication, active listening, conflict resolution,

cultural competency, and new developments in healthcare field, including HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer

Assessment of Healthcare Providers & Systems) and the Affordable Health Care Act

• “Servicing and Maintenance of Defibrillator Lifepack 12 and Lifepack 20” conducted by Medtronics

• Factory Technical Repair Seminar for the Horizon Nxt Pump, by BBraun

• Service training for HP M1205A Viridia Model 24/24C/24CT

• “Component Monitoring Systems”, “E.C.G. Telemetry System” and Agilent Technologies’ Codemaster

Defibrillator

• Medivance ArcticSun Temperature Management System, Trainer Level Service Training certificate

• Hazard Communication, PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), Electrical Safety Related Work Practices, Fire

and other Emergencies conducted by corporate safety and health consultants

• Assisted in mentoring a 40 hour Hazmat “Train the Trainer “ seminar conducted by SEIU (Service

Employees International Union) Education and Support Fund Hazardous Material Program

• Hazmat Worker Trainer Awareness Level and Patient Decontamination courses for hospital employees

P R OF E S S I O N A L O R G A N I ZAT I O N S

• ACCE – American College of Clinical Engineering

• AAMI – Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation

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• HIMSS – Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

• ACHE American College of Healthcare Executives

• 1199 SEIU Service Employees International Union

O T H E R S K I L L S & C O M M U N I T Y S ERV I C E

• Knowledge of workflow analysis, anatomy and Physiology, patient flow, Emergency Department dwell time,

QUADRAMED and Practice Fusion

• Proficient in HealthLevel7, proprietary databases, Oracle, SQL server, and MS Access

• Fluent in Urdu, Hindi and Telugu; proficient in Arabic

• Volunteer as Systems Administrator for the Brooklyn Free Clinic

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