Today’s Alumni Monday spotlight is Christina Gautreaux. Christina is a Medical Assisting graduate. She is currently working with Dr. Hanumantha Kolusu in Comanche, IA, where she did her externship while in school. Christina has this to say about her job and how Hamilton Tech helped her achieve her goals:

“I got a job with the same place that I did my externship. I have been there for two years now and I have learned a lot since I have been there. I  do x-rays, blood draws, room patients, stress tests and EKGs. I have so many patients that I like.  Hamilton Tech was the best thing I ever did.”

Thank you Christina for sharing your story and congratulations on your success!

To tell your story or just to keep in touch, visit the alumni section of our website.

Today’s Alumni Monday spotlight is Chris Ingram. Chris is a November 2009 Medical Coding and Billing graduate.

Chris shared:

“I have been working at CVMed for the past year and absolutely LOVE it!!!!! I am currently working in Collections and helping out with the Check-In and Check Out process. Starting next week I will be solely in Collections. I run reports for Medicaid Verification, call patients with no insurance, call patients about past due balances, send out collection letters, send patientsts to collections, and process patient refunds. I will be getting some more duties, not sure as to what yet. We have a girl that just does all our Pre-certs and I am sure that I will be helping her in the near future. I have a great group of women that I work with. Jodi Lund is my supervisor and she is awesome! Everyone there is fantastic!!!! I wish I would have started there a lot sooner. I still have weekends and holidays off and work 8:30-5 M-F. It is very flexible w/ appts and other outside activities.

I have truly brought everything that I have learned in class to my workplace. I know exactly what they are talking about w/ CPT and ICD codes, better than some of the ones that have been there awhile, I know the insurance background and feel that I know what I am talking about when I explain things to the patients.”

Today’s Alumni Monday spotlight is Amanda Wilkins. Amanda is an April 2011 Medical/Insurance Coding Specialist graduate.

Amanda says:

“I’m now a billing specialist coder. The facilty is OSF Illinois Lung Institute in Peoria. We have 11 different pulmonologists, 3 of which who specialize in sleep disorders as well. They work rounds, micu, ccu, intrrventional pulmonary lab, ltach, and wean team at 3 local hospitals. I will be doing data entry/posting hospital charges as well as communicating with the doctors on their round patients and posting charges for sleep studies. We are working with Centricty and EMR right now but we are switching to OSF’s main system of EPIC. Training is starting at the end of March. I just wanted to tell you and everyone at Hamilton Tech for giving me the tools I needed to get my life/career underway. I really couldn’t have done it without you. Thank you again! “

Congratulations Amanda!

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Today’s Alumni Monday Spotlight is Yvette Esparza.

Yvette graduated from the Medical Assisting program and is currently working at the office of Dr.Donna Poesch, an area dermatologist. Yvette says that, “working in dermatology is a whole different, yet interesting world.”

Our grads can be found all over the Quad Cities and beyond. What’s your story? Share your alumni experience or begin your story today at our website.

Today’s Alumni Monday Alumni spotlight is Pete Schaich.

Pete works for Racom Communications. Racom designs, sells, installs and maintains all of the technologies used in the “second half of the 911 response equation” — from the time an emergency dispatcher answers a 911 call to the time police, fire and ambulances arrive on scene…. from specialized phone systems, pagers, radios and voice recorders to warning lights and sirens.

Pete graduated from our Electronics Bachelors program.

Our grads can be found all over the Quad Cities and beyond. What’s your story? Share your alumni experience or begin your story today at our website.

Today’s Alumni Monday Spotlight is Jenifer Arnold.

Jenifer works for  the Center for Digestive Health in Bettendorf, IA. The center provides quality digestive health care procedures and services to those in need including colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy, endoscopy, and open access colonoscopy. Jenifer graduated from the Medical Assisting program.

Our grads can be found all over the Quad Cities and beyond. What’s your story? Share your alumni experience or begin your story today at our website.

Veteran’s Welcome Back

All of us here at Hamilton Tech thank you for your service to our country!  We have been serving Veteran’s like yourself  since 1970.  Combine your military experience with a great education to start a rewarding career.  We’d encourage you to visit our campus and take a closer look at the Programs we offer.  Check us out at www.hamiltontechcollege.edu , and visit our blog, Facebook and our Youtube channel.  Over the years many Veterans have chosen Hamilton Tech; come in and see how we can help you prepare for a new career.  Welcome back!  MC

Today’s Alumni Monday Spotlight is James Maloy. James graduated from Hamilton Tech in 2001. He currently works at Hawk Technology LTD which provides tooling, robotic weld cell’s and intergration in the industrial manufacturing field.

About his experience at Hamilton, James has to say:

“I graduated from Hamilton Tech in 2001 with a degree in AutoCAD. It has provided me with the necessary tools to progress through the past 10 years and has given me the ability to soar my career to new heights.”

Congratulations on your success James!

To tell your story or just to keep in touch, visit the alumni section of our website.

Looking to become A+ Certified? 

Hamilton Tech has been accepted as a CompTIA Authorized Academy Partner. Because of this, we are able to offer vouchers for a discounted exam. Normally the exam for A+ certification would cost $173, with a Hamilton voucher it would only cost $80.

Hamilton is also able to offer discounts on any other CompTIa certification exams. The list of possible certifications can be found here.

For more information or to get a voucher, see a 4th Semester teacher: Joe Wesenberg for the AM class or John Taylor for the PM class.