Michael P. Walsh, MCSE, MCT, CTT

5901 N. Sheridan Rd.  #5J
Chicago IL 60666
773-784-5295
773-818-5295(mobile)
e-mail: instructor@mpwalsh.com
www.mpwalsh.com

  

Position Sought:

Computer Training Specialist—Electronic Medical Records Trainer—Technical Writer

  

Education:
Northwestern University, Evanston IL.  BS Speech, 1973

 Employment History: 

August 2007-September 2009  NorthShore University HealthSystems, Evanston IL

Epic Electronic Medical Records Instructor and Instructional Writer

            Duties:  Instructed hospital and clinic personnel in use of the Epic Electronic Medical Records system for one of the most technically advanced hospital networks in the US. This included standard classroom instruction, design of specialized courses, and creation of instructional materials in print and online formats. Topics covered included scheduling, patient registration and hospital billing.

 January –April 2006- ERS LLC, Herndon VA.

Technical writer and Instructional Designer

             Duties:  Contracted out as Technical Writer and Instructional Designer on various corporate projects, including end user manuals and training presentation materials.  Principle client: Accenture Learning, St. Charles IL.

 July 2005-Decmber 2005 and April 2006-August 2007 

Private Consulting and Training Contractor

             Duties: Worked as an application software trainer on a per-class basis for various organizations, such as State and county government, as well as private lessons to individuals.  Among these training groups are Directions Training Center in Oak Brook, IL and Productivity Point of Chicago, and Berkely-Judge Training . These classes include MS Office XP and MS Project 2003.  I taught under similar circumstances during the first half of 2004.

Oct. 2001- Jan. 2003 and  Oct. 2004- June 2005  Strategic Solutions, Inc., Villa Pk .IL.

 Senior Business Consultant, Technical Writer

             Duties: Create and Design training manuals and other documentation for Firestone Tire Company’s proprietary Point of Sale interface. I returned in 2004 to update the original material and produce other documentation. I also rewrote the system’s Help menu entries.

 April 1996 – June 2001   New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Chicago IL;

Senior Instructor, Technical Instructor

             Duties: Teach specialized classes in computer applications and networking at nation’s largest adult computer education supplier. I taught the largest number of different application classes in entire Chicago operation.  I also developed custom course outlines adapted to client needs and became a Microsoft certified technical instructor in Windows NT 4.0.

1975 – 1996     Foto-Comm Corporation, Oak Brook IL; 

Account Executive, Production  Coordinator

               Duties: Planning and creating educational audio and video programs in Continuing Medical Education for international professional organizations; planning conferences and production schedules for professional meetings in the US and Canada; working with physicians and scientists on developing innovative instructional programming; editing and writing promotional material, coordinating production and printing of graphics

 1973 – 1975    Rush Medical Center, Chicago IL:

Projection Coordinator

             Duties: arranged and scheduled audiovisual services for major teaching hospital, including graduate medical school; assisted in production of audio and video teaching programs; assist medical professionals in design of instructional materials and presentation modes

 Certifications:

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (NT); Microsoft Certified Trainer,
Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet, Certified Technical Trainer, Linux Certified Professional 

 Microsoft Courses certified to teach:

 Windows NT 4.0 level:

#578    Networking Essentials
#803    Administering Windows NT 4.0
#922    NT4.0 Core Technologies
#688    Microsoft TCP/IP in Windows NT 4.0
#689    Windows NT 4.0 in the Enterprise
#936    Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
#836    Microsoft Proxy Server
#827    Microsoft Systems Management Server

 Windows 2000 Level:

#2150  Designing a Secure Windows 2000 Network
#2151  Network and Operating System Essentials
#2152  Implementing Windows 2000 Server & Professional
#2153  Implementing Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
#2154  Implementing & Administering Windows 2000 Directory Services
#1560  Upgrading Support Skills from NT 4.0 to Windows 2000

 

Computer Applications Taught:

Operating Systems:

 DOS 6.2
Windows 3.1*
Windows 95*
Windows NT 4.0*
Windows 2000
Windows XP
AppleShare
Linux basics

 Word Processors: 

WordPerfect 7.0*, 8.0
WordPerfect 6.1 Windows*
WordPerfect 5.1 DOS
MS Word 6.0, 7.0, ‘97*, 2000, XP*, 2002*, 2003*
Microsoft Word MAC
WordPro ‘96*
AmiPro

 Spreadsheets: 

Excel 5.0, 7.0, ‘97*, 2000, XP, 2002*, 2003*, 2003 Macros, Pivot Tables
Lotus 1-2-3*, Win3.1, Windows ‘95

 Databases: 

Lotus Approach 3.0*
FoxPro
Access XP, 2003*

 Internet

 HTML Language*
Intro to the World Wide Web
FrontPage ’97, 98, 2000, 2002, 2003
Netscape Communicator

Desktop Publishing: 

Adobe PageMaker 5.0, 6.0, 6.5*
QuarkXpress *
PhotoShop 4.0
FrameMaker
RoboHelp

 Presentation Graphics: 

PowerPoint ’97, 2000, XP*, 2002*, 2003*
PowerPoint MAC
Visio 4.0, 2002, 2003

 Management Tools:

ACT 2.0, 4.0, 5.0
Quicken
Lotus Organizer
Lotus Notes 4.0 , 4.5
Microsoft Project 4.1, ‘98*, 2000, XP

 Communication: 

cc:Mail 2.2
Lotus Notes Mail 4.0
Microsoft Exchange
Outlook XP, 2003