Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Glenda L. Kaminski, Ph.D., RN, Celebrated for Dedication to the Healthcare Industry

LAKELAND, FL, December 30, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Glenda L. Kaminski, Ph.D., RN, Advanced Practice Specialist in the Oncology Division of Lakeland Regional Medical Center, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in hematology & oncology infusion therapy.

"Perseverance pays off; when you want something badly enough, you work hard toward your dreams to achieve them," said Glenda L. Kaminski, Advanced Practice Specialist at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Dr. Kaminski is a living tribute to this adage, having risen to the forefront of oncology and infusion therapy medicine as a registered nurse with a Ph.D. in nursing from Barry University. Dr. Kaminski has been a dedicated professional in the healthcare industry for well over two decades - a recognized authority in her field of expertise, she is responsible for consulting with patients with complex health issues relating to various cancer diagnoses and educating the staff of Lakeland Regional on cancer treatments and technologies.

Additionally, Dr. Kaminski serves as a nursing faculty member at Florida Southern College, where she is able to share her passion for her profession as an assistant professor. Prior to obtaining her current posts, she worked at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa, Florida from 1986 to 1992. She holds a master of nursing in oncology from the University of South Florida and a bachelor of science in education from Shippensburg University. She is both a certified infusion registered nurse and an advanced oncology certified nurse. She attributes her success to the knowledge and opportunities with which she has been afforded throughout her life.

Dr. Kaminski is a professional affiliate of the Oncology Nursing Society, Infusion Nurses Society and Sigma Theta Tau International. She maintains involvement with a number of charitable organizations, including the American Cancer Society, Inc., which presented her with the Volunteer Hope Award and the Nurse of Hope Award, and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

For more information about Lakeland Regional Medical Center, visit http://www.lrmc.com.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Darcy G. MacDonald Inducted into Cambridge Who's Who

STAMFORD, CT, December 22, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Darcy G. MacDonald has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in project consulting and information technology management.

As an independent project consultant, Ms. MacDonald is responsible for directing technical teams in the delivery of complex and large scale business solutions to satisfy strategic business directives. After gaining experience in business systems and accounting, she decided to focus in technology. She attributes her success to dedication, hard work and persistence.

Ms. MacDonald received her Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from California State University, Northridge in 1986 and became a Project Management Professional in 2009. A member of the Project Management Institute, Inc., she hopes to branch out beyond the information technology field.

For more information about Ms. MacDonald, visit http://www.linkedin.com/in/darcymacdonald.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Patricia Ann Thompson Honored by Cambridge Who's Who

NORTH STAR, MI, December 23, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Patricia Ann Thompson, Autobiographical Author, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in writing.

The Author of "Crossing Over And Returning As Gods Messenger/ And Returned With The Message of Love," Ms. Thompson writes books based on her life experiences. Prior to this profession, she worked in a nursing home in medical management. She was responsible for managing elderly in-home care patients. She became involved in writing after a potentially fatal car accident and attributes her success to her faith in God.

Ms. Thompson is a member of the Toronto Indie Film Community, the Film Industry Network, The Television and Motion Picture Network, and Christian Filmmakers. Her book was published in 2004, and she held 28 book signings in Michigan. She is seeking someone that would be interested in creating a documentary-film on her book and herself.

For more information on Ms. Thompson, visit http://mypeace.tv/profile/PatriciaAnnThompsonAuthor
or add http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=102181617960.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Renee L. Bailey, CCRN Inducted into Cambridge Who's Who

GERMANTOWN, TN, December 22, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ --Renee L. Bailey, Nurse in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Methodist Healthcare, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in nursing.

With four years of experience in the nursing field, Ms. Bailey specializes in critical care nursing. As a nurse in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at Methodist Healthcare, she is responsible for managing patients' medication, precepting new nurses, conducting education classes for the staff and acting as a liaison for critical care. Inspired by her father, a doctor, and mother, a nurse, she attributes her success to her determination, self-motivation and desire to make a difference.

Ms. Bailey received her bachelor of science in nursing in 2008 and her certification in critical care in the same year. A member of the National Scholars Honor Society and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, she intends to become a certified registered nurse anesthetist.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Timothy O. Zimmerman Showcases Professional Brand through Cambridge Who's Who

DAVIE, FL, December 21, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ --Timothy O. Zimmerman, Owner of Z&Z Tactical, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in fire arms training.

With 10 years of professional experience, Mr. Zimmerman specializes in handling firearms and mindset coaching. He is responsible for teaching clients in the classroom setting and the shooting range on how to handle firearms. Z&Z Tactical teaches their students the full extent of the firearms, use and safety, in addition to advising on the proper mindset to have during a situation involving firearms. They offer both beginner and advanced training, and do security consulting. Mr. Zimmerman became involved in his profession after five years of experience serving in the United States Marine Corps School of Infantry. He attributes his success to his flexibility, hard work and dedication.

Mr. Zimmerman received a diploma from McArthur High School and a diploma in welding technology from Sheridan Technical Center. He is a member of the Tropical Sport Shooting Association and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. He volunteers for his local Veterans Affairs Medical Center and for Disabled American Veterans. In the future, he intends to develop his business and continue working as a trainer.

For more information about Z&Z Tactical, visit http://home.comcast.net/~zztactical.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Angela T. Rasmussen, DDS Honored by Cambridge Who's Who

TAMPA, FL, December 18, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Dr. Angela T. Rasmussen, Cosmetic Dentist at Gentle Dentistry, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in dentistry.

With 30 years of experience in her field, Dr. Angela Rasmussen has combined her creative, artistic ability with her knowledge, skill, and judgement to provide exceptional dentistry. She is known and respected as a trusted and caring cosmetic dentist. She has transformed hundreds of smiles and helped numerous patients experience renewed confidence and self-esteem.

Dr. Angela Rasmussen graduated with honors from the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Dentistry. She went on to complete a residency in general practice at University Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, where she held the position of chief resident in her second year. After finishing her residency, she completed a two-year program and received her fellowship in The Academy of General Dentistry.

Dr. Angela Rasmussen is a member of several professional dental organizations, including the American Dental Association, the Florida Dental Association, the West Coast Dental Association, the Hillsborough County Dental Association, the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the Academy of General Dentistry, the Academy of Osseointegration and the Pankey Institute. Dr. Angela Rasmussen has studied with the masters including the Dawson Institute, the Pride Institute, the Levin Group, and the Branemark Department of prosthodontics in Sweden. Dr. Angela Rasmussen was selected by her peers as one of America's Best Dentists in the 2004/2005 publication 'The Best Dentists in America.'

Dr. Angela Rasmussen is on the Council to the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Florida. She holds a courtesy faculty position at The University of Florida, School of Dentistry. Outside of dentistry, Dr. Angela Rasmussen is very involved in the community. She is especially proud of 17 years as a board member of the Hillsborough Education Foundation where she spearheaded Project I Can, a self-esteem program for students in public education. She has been instrumental in raising over 1 million dollars for this cause. She was also crowned Mrs. Florida in 1991.

For more information about Gentle Dentistry, visit http://www.gentledentistrytampa.com.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Jack 'John T. Jr.' Gilmore Honored by Cambridge Who's Who

MILFORD, MA, December 11, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ --Jack (John T. Jr.) Gilmore has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who as an expert in systems programming and performance analysis. He is President of Comparative Visual Assessments Inc., a management-consulting firm that specializes in performance analysis, which he founded in 1994.

Jack (John T. Jr.) Gilmore is the sole inventor of a patented methodology for utilizing vector analysis and statistics to produce hierarchical oriented VectorCharts to provide a more effective performance analysis tool to depict the performance strengths and weaknesses of an array of subjects, be they be people, features, concepts, places, medicines, patients, strategies, economies, etc. Prior to forming Comparative Visual Assessments Inc., Mr. Gilmore's career included:

1. A Bachelor of Science in Physics from Boston College (1950). Jack attended the prestigious college on a 4-year scholarship as a result of breaking the high jump record at a track meet at Phillips Andover Academy. He was also a high hurdler.

2. MIT Project Whirlwind Mathematics Group (Oct. 1950 - Oct. 1952). Under the guide of his mentor, Charles Adams, Manager of the Mathematics Group, Jack wrote the first Assembly Program along with a variety of utility programs and then improved the assembler to support the assembly of symbolic addressed subroutines and helped develop the procedures and use of subroutines from a paper tape library of subroutines. He also developed the debugging utilities for an interpretive programming language developed by Charles Adams.

3. U.S. Navy (Oct. 1952 - Oct, 1956) and Reserve Duty until 1960. During his first 18 months in the Navy, Jack was a U.S. Naval Air Cadet and qualified as a carrier pilot in September of 1953 and in advanced training as an AD-1 Dive Bomber Pilot in March of 1954. During the next 30 months, he served as U.S. Night Anti-Submarine Carrier Pilot flying AF2S Grumann Torpedo Bombers, and later, S2f -1 twin engine Atomic Depth Charge bombers in ASW Squadron VS 39. He then served in Squadron VS912 for four years as a weekend Warrior S2f -1 pilot at the Naval Air Station in Weymouth, Mass. He is listed as a U.S. Navy S2f Pilot.

4. Advanced Computer Research Group at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Computer Research Group (Oct. 1956 - Oct. 1959). As a member of the Advanced Computer Research Group, Jack wrote the first personal computer operating system called "The TX-0 Direct Input Utility System" and was the logical designer of one of the first on line work stations called the MIT Lincoln Writer using a program called "The Scope Writer," which became the first text and tablet editor which he used to create scientific characters and text that could contain graphic figures as well. Another project included the writing of a program called the "Moving Window Display" which simulated a laboratory oscilloscope. It was used by a team of scientists to determine an algorithm for recognizing the "Sleeping Spindle" wave form in EEG brain recordings.

5. Co-founded Charles W. Adams Associates and Keydata Corporation (Oct. 1959 - May 1974). Jack served first as a Vice President of Adams Associates and, years later from 1967 to 1974, as President of its division, Keydata Corporation. The main expertise of Adams Associates was on-line-in-real-time and process control software development. Its most significant achievement was the development of the first Electronic Drafting Machine. Keydata Corporation was the first commercial time sharing company serving 350 terminal sites in 25 states and three provinces of Canada.

6. Digital Equipment Corporation (Sept. 1974 to 1992). Jack served on the staff of Digital for the next 18 years in various managerial and technical roles in their Office Automation efforts. He designed Digital's Gold Key Word Processing user interface in 1975, became Product Group Manager for Word Processing Systems and later as Technical Manager for the Engineering Group which produced Digital's Electronic Mail and All-in-One Office Automation System. His last assignment was Director of Comparative Analysis before his retirement in 1992 to return to the consulting field.

7. Comparative Visual Assessments Incorporated (1994). After two years of programming and testing, Jack founded Comparative Visual Assessments Inc. in 1994 and introduced his performance analysis software on an IBM Laptop. Jack's passion is to encourage companies, the government, academic institutions, medical, legal and sport communities to embrace the graphic use of vectors and statistics for ALL of their performance analysis reviews.

He is the sole inventor of two patents, one for Digital Equipment and one for his own firm.

Jack was honored to be included in the 'Lexikon History of Individuals: Computer Pioneers, Scientists, Entrepreneurs' and recognized as a computer pioneer at the Siggraph Conference in 1989. Houghton Mifflin also included him in its 'The History of Science and Technology' by Bryan Bunch and Alexander Hellmans for man machine communications research on the TX-0 computer. In 1969, he was elected to the International Registry of Who's Who at Geneva, Switzerland.

He attributes his success to the education he received at Boston College as well as courses at MIT and Boston University. He credits his leadership abilities to the time he acquired as a U.S. Navy Carrier Pilot. He maintains that his strongest talent is tenacity.

In his spare time, he volunteers as a Catholic Eucharistic Minister with the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape and Islands in Sandwich, MA.

Jack intends to continue his work in performance analysis consulting. His highest priority is to provide the business community with more sophisticated performance analysis techniques.

For more information about Comparative Visual Assessments Inc., including a list of 16 pertinent Case Histories visit
http://cva.vc

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Cambridge Who's Who

Scott Alan Rhodes, PMP, to Be Profiled in Exclusive Registry


SAN BERNARDINO, CA, November 25, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ --Scott Alan Rhodes, President of Rhodes Custom Pools Inc., has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in contracting services.

With 19 years of professional experience, Mr. Rhodes is best noted for his skills in project management. He lends his talents to his own eponymous contracting company, which specializes in the construction and remodeling of swimming pools, spas and water features. Now on his ninth year at the helm, he is responsible for overseeing business operations, and bidding on and supervising projects. Mr. Rhodes was inspired to go into the business because of his family background in the swimming pool industry. He attributes the success that he has enjoyed in the family trade to his drive to excel, enjoyment of people, and practice of always putting his clients' needs first.

Mr. Rhodes became a Project Management Professional through the Project Management Institute. He also received various vocational certificates and completed military training. He looks forward to expanding his company further in the coming years.

For more information about Rhodes Custom Pools Inc., visit http://www.rhodescustompools.com.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

The Cambridge Who’s Who Professional Development Series

The Cambridge Who’s Who Professional Development Series is a revolutionary ongoing, in-depth video series that delivers revealing and practical business advice and guidance. Discover the enlightening strategies, inspiring stories and successes of America’s business builders in the areas of sales, motivation, business financing, networking, branding and marketing, and apply them to your everyday life for a greater career and quality of living.

Proven Sales Techniques – Do you consider yourself a positive, driven and self-starting professional with a passion for learning new and winning sales techniques? Do you crave knowledge, thrive on enthusiasm and strive to help others through your sincerity and integrity? Are you a trustworthy and honest person who can persevere through failure in order to achieve victory? If so, you already have the character traits required to become a successful salesperson. Learn more about these useful character traits and hear from other successful sales professionals about the many techniques you can utilize to become the best salesperson you are capable of being.

Motivation – There is no greater feeling than overcoming one of life’s many challenges. When we persevere through the tough times and overcome the odds, it builds not only our character, but also our personal strength and motivation to succeed. In this segment of the Cambridge Who's Who Professional Development Series, hear success stories from three leading professionals on personal motivation who also reveal creative and interesting ways of viewing failure in their careers. Learn how their attitudes towards failure have shaped not only their professional successes, but also who they are today.

Tips on Business Financing – Are you planning to start your own business? Do you understand the process of business financing, the need to take a personal financial risk and the importance of having a detailed business plan? Learn tips and techniques on monitoring cash flow from some of today’s leading professionals who also reveal reasons why banks and investment companies hesitate to fund startup companies. You will also hear a successful start-up story that sparked from a huge financial risk.

Networking – Hear from leading business professionals the impact networking has on the growth of your business and advancement of your career. Learn how networking opportunities surface in restaurants, on the streets, at trade shows and through technology, and how the quality of your client relationships reflect the success of your business tenfold. Discover proven and effective networking techniques you can utilize to optimize the promotion of your business in this segment of the Cambridge Who's Who Professional Development Series.

Branding and Marketing – Your brand delivers a message to the consumer, making them a promise about what your product or service offers, and why they should choose your company over another. Learn techniques and strategies from leading professionals on building and promoting your brand, setting your brand apart from your competitors and establishing a strong online presence. Discover creative and nontraditional methods of marketing your brand through online social media sites, press releases and videos, or through the editorial and public relations services provided by Cambridge Who’s Who.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

CBS Reporter Karina Mitchell Added to Exclusive Registry's Roster



New York, NY, October 1, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Karina Mitchell, Reporter, Substitute Anchor and Producer for CBS has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in broadcasting.

Ms. Mitchell has over seven years of professional experience in broadcasting. At her current position, she is a fill-in anchor for CBS Mobile Newsbreaks, writing and producing newsblocks for the show. In addition she contributes health, consumer and business stories to CBS News online, as well as produces national news content for CBS Newspath. She also covers entertainment and fashion stories and has interviewed such eclectic names as Sir Anthony Hopkins, Dame Judy Dench, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry and Vera Wang, to name a few.

Prior to that, she was an anchor for "The Best Half," a morning talk and feature show that broadcast news, entertainment and feature stories relevant to second generation Asian Americans in the U.S. She has also covered local news, shooting, writing, editing and reporting stories for News 12 and LI News Tonight. Before that, she covered international business news while working in Hong Kong, where she was born and raised. Ms. Mitchell began her U.S. broadcast career as an intern on the highly acclaimed CBS "Sunday Morning" show.

Ms. Mitchell is widely traveled having attended schools in Hong Kong and England before settling in New York. Her international background and love of travel has led her to cover stories in diverse places such as Mumbai, Nigeria, Ghana and Hong Kong, where she still has family. She is a member of various international news organizations including the Asian American Journalists Association and the South Asian Journalist Association.

In 2004 she graduated summa cum laude from Marymount Manhattan College with a degree in International Studies and Economics and a minor in French. Ms. Mitchell attributes her success to hard work, dedication, the support of her late husband, Sunil Mahtani, a successful businessman, the encouragement of her husband, Russ Mitchell, an anchor with CBS News, her three children and especially to her father for sparking from the age of 5 her never-ending fascination with the world of politics and current affairs.

For more information on CBS visit http://www.cbsnews.com.