FRANK R. PAINTER

35 Grandview Drive, Trumbull, CT 06611 (203) 261-8340

Solid experience in healthcare technology management, with 25 years directing hospital based medical equipment service organizations. Internationally recognized in the field of clinical engineering. Presented and taught both nationally and internationally. Well versed in:

-  medical equipment maintenance and repair

-  codes and standards compliance

-  technology management

-  risk management

-  medical equipment function and evaluation

-  medical technology assessment and planning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technology Management Solutions, LLC, Trumbull, CT                                                           1999 to present

Consultant

Provides healthcare technology service management and medical device accident consulting services.

NOVAMED, Bridgeport, CT   (A Bridgeport Hospital For-Profit Affiliate)                                          1987 to 1999

Director / Executive Director, Biomedical Technology Services

Managed a clinical engineering service organization providing technical and engineering support services to hospitals and health care providers in the northeastern US..

BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL, Bridgeport, CT                                                                                    1982 to 1992

Director of Biomedical Engineering

Directed an in-house department providing technical support and consulting services for all technologies.

EMERGENCY CARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Plymouth Meeting, PA                                             1980 to 1982

Regional Manager of Western Pennsylvania

Managed all clinical engineering service activities in 30 hospitals .

MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL, Buffalo, NY                                                                              1975 to 1980 

Director of Biomedical Engineering

Managed a department responsible for the medical equipment support for a 520-bed teaching hospital, a 200-bed suburban satellite hospital and four regional shared service client hospitals.

EDUCATION

MS Mechanical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo, 1975

BS Mechanical Engineering, Clarkson College of Technology, Potsdam, NY, 1971

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American College of Clinical Engineering (since 1991), Founding Member, President (96-98)

American Society of Hospital Engineers (since 1978)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (since 1972), Senior Member

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (since 1978)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

AAMI - Human Factors Engineering standard development committee, contributing member, 2003

Adjunct Professor, Clinical Engineering Internship Program Director, University of Connecticut, Department of Electrical & Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, Storrs, CT

Pan American Health Organization, Project Advisor

Lectured and taught courses on Clinical Engineering Management and Healthcare Management at  workshops in Lima; Santiago, Chile; Moscow; Capetown; Mexico City; Beijing; Dubai; Guatemala City; Sao Paulo, Brazil and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Clinical Engineer

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