Resume
Charles Ody Williams, BSRS, CPS
1801 Womack Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338-5142
(Cell) 678-205-7224
(E-Mail) iraa.rpa@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE GOAL: Secure a position in a certified peer specialist role that promotes excellent client
service, satisfaction and outcomes that promotes the image of this professional with his employer, clients, and
peers.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
This healthcare professional completed training as peer specialist through the Georgia Mental Health Network
and achieved the state certification as a Certified Peer Specialist. My goal is become employed with a mental
health facility that provides care to patients diagnosed with a mental illness and addictive diseases that helps the
clients to accept their illness and achieve wellness and recovery through plans of action that leads them into a
lifestyle of normalcy fulfilled with happiness and joy.
EDUCATION
Georgia Mental Health Network, Decatur, GA, Certified Peer Specialist Program
 Certified Peer Specialist
Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, Radiological Sciences
 B.S.R.S., Cardiovascular-Interventional Technology
 B.S.R.S., Radiology Practitioner Assistant
 Graduate Level Studies - 45 Credit Hours completed
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Department Police Academy, North Miami-Dade Community College, Opalocka, FL.
 Reserve Deputy Sheriff’s Program
United States Air Force, 4531st Tactical Hospital, Homestead AFB, FL.
 Radiology Specialist Program
Program in Radiologic Technology, Washington Hospital, Washington, PA.
 Radiologic Technology
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1. Registry of Cardiovascular Professionals and Assistants (www.rcsaedu.com), Ft. Pierce, Florida
January 2010-August 2015 (Certified Trainer)
2. Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
July – October 2012. (Travel Assignment – Cross Country TravCorps, Boca Raton, Florida)
Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist
4.
3. Somerset Hospital, Somerset, PA
November 2011 - February 2012 (Assignment with Med-Pro Healthcare Staffing, Sunrise, Florida)
Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist
5.
6. Weber State University, Ogden, UT
August-December 2011 Adjunct Instructor- Course - MSRS 6863 Vascular Invasive Imaging Procedures/
7. Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
July -September 2011 (Travel Assignment – Cross Country TravCorps, Boca Raton, Florida)
Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist
1
8. Northside Hospital, Atlanta, GA
September – December 2010 (Travel Assignment-CrossCountry TravCorps, Boca Raton, Florida)
Cardiac Cath Specialist
9. Aurora Medical Center - Summit, Oconomowoc, WI
February – May 2010 (Travel Assignment – Total MedStaffing, Appleton, Wisconsin)
Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist
10. Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Honolulu, HI
January – February 2009 (Travel Assignment) Cardiac Cath Lab Technologist
11. Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.
November 2008 (Travel Assignment, Medtravelers, Irving, Texas) Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist
12. Mayo Clinic and Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
February – August 2008 (Travel Assignment – CrossCountry TravCorps, Boca Raton, Florida)
Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist
13. Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
November 1998- October 2007 Cath Lab Specialist III
CERTIFICATIONS









GMHCN - Certified Peer Specialist (CPS).
AHA - Certified Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).
AHA - Certified Basic Life Support (BLS).
ARRT- Registered Radiographer in Cardiac Interventional Studies (CI).
ARRT- Registered Radiographer in Cardiovascular Studies (CV).
ARRT- Registered Radiographer in General Radiography Studies RT(R).
ARRT- Registered Radiology Assistant (RRA).
CBRPA - Certified Radiology Practitioner Assistant (RPA).
CCI - Certified Cardiographic Technician (CCT).
STATE Certifications

Georgia – Georgia Mental Health Network – Certified Peer Specialist
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
 Co-developed patient-caregiver rating form that focuses on quality of care provided during medical
Appointments.
 Assist with setup of continuing education programs for cardiac medical specialists, vascular medical
specialists, and all allied health professionals who perform or assist during invasive cardiovascular medical
imaging procedures.
 Authored bylaws, policies, and procedures for RCSA (ICCCSA) – www.rcsaedu.com.
 Authored of core curriculum for training and certification of cardiovascular professionals on performing
cardiovascular medical imaging procedures on “virtual patients”.
 Authored of content specifications and assessment program for the training and certification on performing
left heart catheterizations, coronary angiography, left ventriculography, and percutaneous coronary
interventions with cardiovascular medical simulation devices.
 Authored daily quality assurance medical imaging programs to verify digital fluoroscopic and
cineradiography devices meet ALARA Principle standards.
 Function as an academic educator in professional classroom settings.
 Function as a professional item writer that provides excellent psychometric based questions for the
cardiovascular and radiology assistant test banks with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.
 Provide educational presentations at cardiovascular symposia.
 Perform procedural cost analyses that promote cost containment measures.
 Design ergonomic cath lab systems and procedural rooms that promote wellness for occupational workers.
 Perform procedural cost analyses, capital equipment cost analyses, and direct patient care staff cost
analyses.
 Perform quality assurance of medical imaging equipment to ensure radiation safety.
2


Train and assess cardiovascular professionals on how to perform invasive and interventional cardiovascular procedures on “virtual patients” that develops their clinical knowledge as well as their technical
psychomotor skills in order to function as a qualified member of their support teams.
Train and precept cath lab-based nurses and technologists on hemodynamic monitoring and calculations
with simulation devices to reduce procedural times.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND MEMBERSHIPS











Item Writer – ARRT Cardiac Intervention and Radiology Assistant Examinations, 2012-2014
Member- ARRT Cardiac- Interventional (CI) Examination Committee 2001-2003.
Member- ARRT Cardiovascular-Interventional (CV) Examination Committee 1997-2001.
Member, Board of Directors, Certification Board of Radiology Practitioner Assistants
2006-2007.
Member, Executive Editorial Board, Cath Lab Digest.
Member, Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals.
Lifetime Member, Golden Key International Honour Society.
Lifetime Member, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
Lifetime Member, Weber State University Alumni Association.
Member, American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT).
Member, International Doctors of Alcoholics Anonymous (www.idaa.org)
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HOBBIES
 Assisted with the development of peer support groups in middle and high school students with alcohol,
substance abuse, and related behavior disorders in Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC – 1989-1990.
 Assist persons with mental illness, alcohol and addictive disease to find wellness through recovery,
daily positive action and planning.
 Assist others with understanding of the love against hate syndrome.
 Assist peers with understanding how daily affirmations enhance each other’s true self-esteem.
 Assist military veterans with completing forms with the Veterans Health Administration.
 Participate in Peer Specialist Group Program at VA Medical Clinic – Atlanta. GA.
 Assisted with development of military patient care rating form that denotes level of care provided to
veterans.
 Correspond with persons who live in recovery nationally and internationally.
 Ride motorcycles for pleasure.
 Play golf for pleasure and relaxation.
REFERENCES
Dick Anderson
3
4380 Veterans Memorial Highway
Lithia Springs, GA 30122
404-735-9254
writtenby@mindspring.com
Kathy A. Groce, RN, MSN, Colonel, USAFR-Retired
10013 Katelyn Drive
Charlotte, NC 28269
704-965-4858
bodymindrn@gmail.com
John H. Kathe, M.D., Radiologist
129 Laneau Drive
Greenville, SC 29605
305-496-0443
jkathe@gmail.com
Manuel Viamonte, Jr., M.D. Professor in Radiology
Associate Dean for International Affairs
Florida International University-College of Medicine
11200 SW 8th Street, HLS II 693
Miami, Florida 33199
786-547-1382.
manuelviamonte@bellsouth.net
Sam Rapier, CPS
Georgia Mental Health Network
246 Sycamore Street Suite 260 – 2nd Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
404-687-9487
Mariam Abdul-Aziz, CPS
Georgia Mental Health Network
246 Sycamore Street Suite 260 – 2nd Floor
Decatur, GA 30030
404-687-9487
4