Gene Cheatham

Currently working in the Pulmonary Function Lab in addition to 2 plus years experience in Respiratory Care , I graduated May 21, 2015, attained Certified Respiratory Therapist status June 5, 2015 then Registered Respiratory Therapist status June 17, 2015. Licensed in Missouri, let Illinois license lapse and can renew it. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP), and active member of American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) are additional professional items of note. Past president of the Respiratory Care Student Association at Southwestern Illinois College.Volunteers for Second Wing Lung Walk, Allergy and Asthma Foundation.Following a successful career in electronic product development and sales that was terminated at its peak as the industry crashed under the weight of “made in China”, I returned to college full time for Respiratory Therapy. My strong desire to help people was at the root of what I liked best about past positions and, accompanied by past medical device and instrumentation experience, this brought me to Respiratory Therapy where I can care for people. Outstanding people skills, flexibility, and excelling in stressful, fast paced situations as a key teammate are some of my strengths. Solid education across the spectrum of respiratory care combined with over 900 hours of clinicals in adult and pediatric floor therapies, critical care – adult, PICU, NICU, rehab, transport, hyperbaric and wound care, PFT lab, OR, ER, ECG, bronch lab, cath lab, and education have prepared me well to perform as a new RT.Additional: Volunteers, past team member of electronics research and development groups for scientific instrumentation, medical instrumentation and devices and as lab manager/liaison/purchasing. Project and process management in operational environs.