Michael Knight:
CLASS OF 1979
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Newton High SchoolClass of 1979
Newton, KS
Wichita State UniversityClass of 1990
Wichita, KS
Friends UniversityClass of 1990
Wichita, KS
Wichita Area Technical College Class of 1982
Wichita, KS
Highland High SchoolClass of 1979
Albuquerque, NM
Michael's Story
Life
I moved to Newton, Kansas after attending three years at Highland High School (Albq. NM) in June 1978 and then I completed my senior year at Newton HS 1979. I competed in the Plymouth Troubleshooting contest where my partner Rob and I represented Newton HS nationally. I graduated with certifications as a welder, machinist, & auto mechanic (thought I'd have a racing career).
I worked at Gail Ward Dodge (Newton, KS) as an auto mechanic for 2 years before going to college.
I attended WSU & worked nights at WMC E.D. (Wichita, KS) when I was accepted to the Paramedic Program where I graduated and passed KS State Boards for EMICT.
I worked for Sedgwick County EMS 10 years and continued college attending WSU and Friends U.
I moved to Wichita, KS in 1982 and I got married May 1984. We have 3 boys, Justin, Joe, & Austin.
I went back to work at WMC in 1988 in the Cath Lab full time and later completed Nursing Program through SUNY. I continued work at WMC and Riverside E.D. as well as an Aerobics Instructor at a couple of Health Clubs.
I left the hospital 1996 and moved to Phoenix while working for BARD EP until I moved to the Twin Cities (MN) Thanksgiving 1997. There I started...Expand for more
work at Guidant CRM corporate offices. In 1999 I moved to KC, still with Guidant (acquired by Boston Scientific April 2006). I was part of a RIF (reduction in force) ie, laid off April 2007.
I spent the summer of 2007 working at Philmont Scout Ranch as a back country counselor at the Hunting Lodge in Cimarron, New Mexico. Absolutely a blast and I hope to do it again.
Upon returning home I continued to volunteer at our local BSA camp and worked on my hobby of photography.
Update: March 2008 I returned to the Medical Device Industry after my wife told me I had to get a real job again. I'm working for Biotronik, Inc., a German based company that makes and sells pacemakers, ICDs, cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers/ICDs in the US with a corporate office near Portland, OR. I currently have a temporary assisgnment providing sales coverage for the Wichita, KS area where two previos co-workers recruited me during their "no-compete" until the end of 2008. Jan 1, 2009 I'll relocate to the Chicago area and resume my role as a Field Clinical Engineer supporting the clinical studies for R & D. So, for now I spend the week in Wichita and go home on the weekends in Kansas City.
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