Diversional activity, deficient: decreased stimulation from or interest or engagement in recreational or leisure activitiesText form of Resume
Brent Noorda, RN, BSN
brent.noorda@gmail.com – www.brent-noorda.com/portfolio
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Education
Samuel Merritt University - Oakland, CA - May 2017
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Summa Cum Laude - GPA 4.0 (including SMU and all prerequisite courses)
Student Representative to SMU administration and faculty
Member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Clinical Sites spanning 7 hospitals, 3 EMR systems, and 1 Telehealth center
University of California - Berkeley, CA
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics
Highest Honors
Healthcare Licensures and Certifications
RN - Florida Board of Nursing, Lic #9492196, exp Jul 2022
RN - California Board of Registered Nursing, Lic #95135569, exp Oct 2020
BLS/CPR/AED - American Heart Association, exp Nov 2020
ACLS - American Heart Association, exp Nov 2020
PALS - American Heart Association, exp Aug 2019
Registered Nursing Experience
RN, Medical-Surgical Orthopedic - Palms of Pasadena Hospital – Dec 2018 - Apr 2020
Perform assessments, wound care, pain control, intakes, and discharges for 5-6 pre-and post-surgical patients.
IV, IM, enteral, subcutaneous and oral medication administration and documentation utilizing EMar and Alaris pumps.
Educate patients regarding their medications, procedure and treatments. Provide preoperative, inter-operative and post-operative care instruction.
Electronic documentation of patient plans of care, assessments, I/Os, safety, incidents, and progress.
Graduate of StaRN nurse residency program.
Multiple DAISY Award nominations.
RN, Order of Malta Oakland Clinic – Mar-Aug 2018
Patient intake & outpatient follow-up.
Monitor records and coordinate among care across facilities for mammogram program.
Service Experience
Highlights of volunteer efforts to impact lives and communities:
Ray & Tye Noorda Foundation – 2013-present
Board chairman - Reorganized and staffed foundation for 12-year spend-down with large annual grants for education, health, and poverty relief
Tri-City Mental Health Human Rights – early 2000s
Chaired committee overseeing human rights issues for Tri-City Mental Health clients in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Performed site inspections, client interviews, and violation reviews
Foster/Adoptive Parent – 1990-present
Fostered and adopted two children with mental challenges and abuse histories
Computer Programming / Engineering Experience
Multiple positions, companies, and clients: 1980s-present
All areas of the software industry:
Programmer: hardware-level drivers to full-stack internet products
Product Manager: design and team leadership for internal and commercial products
Manager: from products to teams to founding four companies (with two acquisitions)
Consultant: products always ahead of schedule and under-budget, and always of highest quality and reliability, currently including software for NASA’s most advanced satellite
for expanded software career experience, see www.brent-noorda.com/enginurse
Relevant skills demonstrated during career in computer technology:
Communication
Wrote technical manuals and sales brochures
Speaker and panelist at industry conferences
Teamwork
Mediated between strong, diverse, conflicting personalities for effective cohesion
Collaborated in industry standards bodies
Critical Thinking
Repaired complex multi-component systems in real time
Created monitoring tools used to quickly assess and diagnose hardware and software errors
Attention to Detail
Developed fail-proof software selected by NASA to control the most complex and expensive satellite ever launched
Leadership
Experienced project leader, manager, startup founder, and CEO
Role model to employees and coworkers for working together for the customer
Invented and promoted the technology now used by almost all interactive web sites