Clinical Applications Analyst. Responsible for implementation, maintenance, and training for clinical applications of MEDITECH Hospital Information System: Lab, Microbiology, Pharmacy, Nursing Care Plans, Nursing Order Entry, Radiology, Medical Records Transcription, Patient Care Inquiry, and Office Automation. Designed and coded statistical and patient-care reports for physicians, department heads, and Quality Assurance staff. Supervised application installation for 12 clinical departments and 8 inpatient units. Mediated inter-departmental differences over database structure and content and helped resolve sensitive conversion issues. Supported 200+ physicians, nurses, and clinical staff during 18-month transition from completely manual record-keeping to full computerization. Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Bennington, VT, 1990-1993.

Proposal writer / Grant Manager. Lead writer for 2 National Science Foundation (NSF) proposals, one funded, one still under review. NSF grant SBR-9730465 provided $300,000 over 3 years, funding 2 years of my doctoral research. Obtained funding from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for creating 3D visualizations of sediment contaminants, supporting 1 year of my doctoral research. Managed FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education) grant for substance abuse prevention program at Southern Vermont College. Participated in the preparation of multiple DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) proposals at Carnegie Mellon.

Owner-builder. General contractor for construction of $90K+ energy-efficient home. Hired, coordinated, supervised subcontractors for electrical, plumbing, and finish work. Installed sheetrock, tile floors and counters, brick sunroom floor; painted exterior siding. Pownal, VT, 1989-1990.