Sharon Langmead:
CLASS OF 1976
Redford Union High SchoolClass of 1976
Redford, MI
University of Michigan - NursingClass of 1980
Ann arbor, MI
University of MichiganClass of 1980
Ann arbor, MI
Pearson Junior High SchoolClass of 1973
Redford, MI
Volney Smith CenterClass of 1970
Redford, MI
Sharon's Story
Life
After graduation, I headed off to Ann Arbor where I eventually graduated with a BS in Nursing. Having had more than my share of Midwestern winters, I took the old sage's advice and headed west. (Okay, it was actually "Head West young MAN" -- but, hey, what was good for the guys...). I spent three and a half years in Phoenix, AZ before deciding I needed more shoreline than could be found around AZ's manmade lakes. I took a job at Stanford University Hospital and have been in Northern California ever since. I left hospital nursing and combined my nursing experience with my love for the legal aspects of medicine. My last corporate job was working for a large medical device company as a Government Relations Specialist (I had nothing to do with Clinton!). Basically, I tracked Healthcare Legislation - both state and federal -- and advised upper management on the impact said legislation would have on our company. It was a brand new position and I made it all up as I went along. ;^) I've been happily married for almost 13 years to an aerospace engineer (aka rocket scientist). We've adopted three wonderful cats before expanding our "family" by adopting something of a more human nature (two precious little girls).
Workplace
After graduating from nursing school, I specialized in Orthopaedics. I started at the University of Michigan, then moved first to Phoenix, later to...Expand for more
the San Francisco Bay area. After getting Certified in Orthopaedics, I went to work on a Short Stay Unit. Having had a taste of weekends and Holidays off, I left hospital nursing when that unit was closed in 1992. I entered the world of Biotech when I took a job in Drug Safety at Syntex (USA) Inc. I stayed on as a consultant after the company was bought out by Roche Pharmaceuticals, finally being laid off in 1996. After my wedding, I went to work in Product Safety for Perclose, Inc., a very small, one-product medical device company. I was laid off again two years later and went to work for Varian Medical Systems. I was quickly promoted to create a position in Government Relations, tracking Health Care legislation and how it impacted the company. When that position was cut from the budget, I had already decided to become a stay-at-home Mom. I lasted less than a year before finding an RN position at an outpatient surgery center that would allow me to work only on the two days a week that the kids are in day care. Kept my hands in the profession and allowed me some adult conversation while still allowing me to spend a good chunk of time with the kids. Seven+ years later, I'm still scheduling my shifts around the girls'lives and frequent trips around the country. We're raising a couple of beach babies and constantly looking for someplace to get "sand between our toes."
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