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WALTER RUPP

(651) 302-6303 Saint Paul, MN 55105

CAREER OBJECTIVE

For nearly twenty years at Medtronic I provided excellent customer service both in-person and remoy. I'm passionate about serving people . I've had several careers; disability rights advocate and lobbyist, critical care cardiac RN and clinician, and clinical and technical consultant for a major medical device company. Each of career's have one thing in common: caring for others. I've succeeded at them all.

EXPERIENCE

TECHNICALCONSULTANTANDEDUCATIONMANAGER, Minneapolis,MN

Medtronic , May 2003-November 2020

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CARDIACNURSECLINICIAN, Minneapolis,MN

Minneapolis Heart Institute — Abbott Northwestern Hospital, June 2000-May 2003

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CARDIACCRITICALCARENURSE, Minneapolis,MN

Abbott Northwestern Hospital, June 1997-May 2000

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Provided clinical and technical education to physicians and nurses

Provided education to patients implanted with cardiac devices

Designed and implemented education materials and programs for company employees

Teamed with cardiologists and electrophysiologists in diagnosis and treatment of patients with arrhythmia's and heart failure

Adjusted pacemakers, AICD and loop monitors with commitment to efficiency, data quality and overall comfort of patients

Identified and documented data trends of pacers and AICDs, analyzing results and reporting issues

Documented vascular data such as edema, oxygen saturation and blood pressure to contribute to accurate diagnoses

Maintained and adjusted cardiology and pulmonary equipment

Utilized variety of technical equipment, including stethoscopes, thermometers and sphygmomanometers, to meet patient need medical therapies

Employed specialized procedural knowledge and equipment to test and document patient cardiac activity Employed specialized procedural knowledge and equipment to test and document patient cardiac activity.

Guided and educated patients and caregivers on diagnoses, disease management, preventative measures, medication use and consistency in care administration.

Provided direct cardiac critical care to patients.

Provided preoperative education to patients and families preparing for cardiac bypass surgery

EDUCATION

ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE () IN NURSING , Saint Paul , MN

UniversityofSaintCatherine, January1997

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARTS AND SCIENCES, LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES,

Mount Pleasant, MI

CentralMichiganUniversity, January1987 US

ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN HISTORY, Cambridge , ENGLAND

CambridgeUniversity, December1985 SKILLS

Adult Education Customer Service

CERTIFICATIONS

• RN

APPLICATION FOR TWO PATENTS

Cooking Skills

• North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology Testamur

While working for a medical device company I teamed with an engineer to pursue using artificial inligence for diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure