MICHAEL S. MEDLIN
Charlotte,NC
Summary
Imaging Equipment Technician III at Atrium Health with extensive multi-modality experience across radiographic, fluoroscopic, vascular, and mobile C-arm systems. Informally recognized as the lead technical resource for the X-ray team. Support program-level activities including MEMP compliance, reliability reporting, vendor evaluation, integrations, and lifecycle planning.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Imaging Equipment Technician III
Atrium Health
02.2013 - Current
- Support the Medical Equipment Management Plan (MEMP) via accurate CMMS, PM compliance, and regulatory documentation.
- Act as primary X-ray technical resource; provide troubleshooting leadership, mentoring, and workflow coordination.
- Supply reliability insights for EOC/leadership reporting: SLA gaps, repeat failures, MTTR patterns.
- Support vendor strategy through performance evaluation, escalation, and in-sourcing recommendations.
- Assist with new-site integrations: inventory audits, acceptance testing, DICOM/PACS validation, configuration checks.
- Coordinate installation planning including site readiness, OEM scheduling, construction workflow, and utilities alignment.
- Provide lifecycle data for multi-year capital planning: equipment condition, service trends, TCO indicators.
- Collaborate across CE, IT, Supply Chain, OEMs, and service lines for acquisitions and issue resolution.
- Support documentation readiness for TJC/DNV compliance and radiation safety.
- Analyze fault codes, error logs, waveform data to identify root cause of system failures to minimize equipment downtime.
- Instrumental in enhancing the quality assessment of new-hire interviews and onboarding, while preserving team cohesiveness through change.
- Utilize third-party resource relationships for optimal cost reduction for enterprise cost savings.
- Balanced focus on both replacement cost and out-of-service time when assessing contractual agreements versus facility expense.
- Engaged with high level leadership to share knowledge when making decisions on image equipment modernization timelines.
- Enhances equipment lifespan by exploring creative solutions to extend the durability of the equipment.
Education
A.A.S. - Networking, BMET, Electronics, Computer Engineering
Stanly Community College
BMET Internship - undefined
Atrium Health
01.2011
Skills
- Imaging PM/Planned Maintenance
- DICOM/PACS Troubleshooting
- CMMS Database
- Diagnostic Imaging and Tools
- OEM Software Proficiency
- Imaging System Schematics
- Connectivity Troubleshooting
- Cost reduction for equipment repairs
- Maximize revenue by reducing downtime
- Strategic input on imaging equipment modernization
- Optimization of equipment longevity
- Teammate onboarding and mentoring
- Leads daily operational issue resolution
- Teambuilding initiatives for engagement
Certification
- Siemens: AX/XP Basic & Adv (Aug 2013)
- Philips: BV Family C-Arm (Feb 2014)
- Siemens: DFR + Fluorospot (Aug 2014)
- Siemens: Luminos TF (Sep 2014)
- Canon/Toshiba: Infinix Series (2016)
- Siemens: Artis Zeego (May 2018)
- Philips: Azurion (Oct 2020)
- Siemens Icono (Sep 2023)
Timeline
Imaging Equipment Technician III
Atrium Health
02.2013 - Current
BMET Internship - undefined
Atrium Health
A.A.S. - Networking, BMET, Electronics, Computer Engineering
Stanly Community College
AWARDS
Stanly Heritage Endowed Scholarship, National Society of Leadership & Success — Charter Member, Phi Theta Kappa — Invited, Dean’s List — GPA 3.50, Twice nominated for the Atrium Health Pinnacle Award