Executive Leadership, Registered Nurse

Darin S. Schwartz

Fort Carson, CO ***** 207-***-**** **************@*****.***

Executive Leader

Strategic Planning & Operations • Performance Improvement • Program Development & Management Creative and innovative retired U.S. Army Special Operations officer with vast leadership experience in complex project assessment, design and implementation, health care and education processes. Skilled with operational and strategic executive planning, personnel and budget management. Proven leadership abilities in both small group and large organizational environments.

Expertise:

Lean Six Sigma, Black Belt Certification 2016

Licensed Registered Nurse, Pennsylvania 1997-Present Licensed Registered Nurse, Maine TBD

EDUCATION

PhD Student, University of the Incarnate Word Projected Graduation, May 2022 Master of Arts in Strategic Security Studies, National Defense University May 2012 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Widener University May 1997 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chief, Education Branch, Joint Trauma System 2017 – 2019 STS Systems Integration – San Antonio, TX

• Comprehensive strategic coordination matrix developed for communication and product dissemination concepts

• Development of complex organizational structures resulting an effective strategic concept design

• Strategic communication with world renown medical professionals, diplomats and military leaders

• Coordinated and executed the planning of over 165 multimedia education products

• Planned, coordinated and executed over 75 trauma and medical education conferences resulting in over 4045 attendees and over 9055 CMEs awarded

Chief, Joint Forces Combat Trauma Management Course 2016 – 2017 Center for Prehospital Medicine – San Antonio, TX

• Assessed and coordinated available assets and staffing capabilities ensuring delivery of safe and efficient training

• Process improvement expertise revitalized program resulting in over 300% increase in attendance

• Developed an efficient and sustainable quality assurance program used to shape curriculum

• Executive level communication and coordination

Assistant Chief, Department of Nursing 2015 – 2016 Bayne-Jones Community Hospital – Ft. Polk, LA

• Planned, organized, directed and evaluated nursing personnel, clinical and budgetary requirements

• Identified and implemented a Lean Six Sigma project to save the nursing department over $150,000/year

• Provided leadership and supervision to over 20 military and civilian nursing staff for interdisciplinary care

• Developed efficient and effective time management/staffing plans for over 25 nursing staff and supervisors Darin S. Schwartz

Fort Carson, CO 80902 207-***-**** **************@*****.*** MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Psychological Operations Officer, U.S. Army Special Operations 2007 – 2014 Multiple Locations, Worldwide

• Planned and executed international military information support operations meeting Commanding General’s objectives for over 50 NATO and partner nations

• Commander - In 14 months, led and trained over 80 personnel for 13 successful politically sensitive operational missions with strategic impact in complex Middle Eastern wartime environments

• Developed and implemented a systematic process improvement approach for training that increased the company’s mission preparedness from 60% to over 90%

• Led a diverse international multidisciplinary staff of approximately 25 military and civilian personnel in extensive international multi-media operations resulting in the production, dissemination and evaluation of hundreds of products, while accountable for over $140,000,000 annual operational budget Nurse Corps Officer, U.S. Army Medical Command 1997 – 2007 Multiple Locations, Worldwide

• Deputy Chief, Emergency Department (ED) - Accountable for leading and developing over 40 medical personnel ensuring the standards of interdisciplinary care were met for patients

• Implemented process improvement projects resulting in exceeding The Joint Commission and Commander’s standards for patient care and safety

• Initiated an academic computer-based grading performance improvement project that decreased faculty workload by over 500 hours/year

• Served as an Assistant ED Head Nurse, as well as a Charge Nurse for a medical/oncology ward, a telemetry ward, and an ED. Directly responsible for leading medical professionals and para-professionals while effectively assessing, planning, coordinating and implementing interdisciplinary care for complex patients VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Alamo Area Search and Rescue 2017 – 2018

San Antonio, TX

• Served as operational support, drone operations and search staff Red Cross Volunteer

Ft Polk, LA 2014 – 2016

• Served in Health Care Education, clinical nursing roles and community events

• Earned the Silver Presidential Volunteer Service Award for volunteering over 250 hours PUBLICATIONS

Morris, Michael J., Schwartz, Darin S., Nohrenberg, Jana L., & Dooley, Sean N. (2007). Airway Hyperreactivity in Asymptomatic Military Personnel. Military Medicine, 172(11), 1194-1197. Fisher, Andrew D., Schwartz, Darin S., Petersen, Christopher, Meyers, Stephen E., Thielemann, Joseph N., Redman, Theodore T., & Rush, Stephen. (2020). Ketamine administration by special operations medical personnel during training mishaps. Journal of Special Operations Medicine, Fall 2020, 20 (3), 81-86.

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