​​​​Ruth Grossinger​

Registered Nurse

Bloomberg 9S, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

​April 2014 - present

 

Currently working as a Nurse on an acute medical surgical unit that treats pediatric patients from newborns, up to the age of nine.  The unit specializes and works with patients that are trached and ventilated, g-tube dependent, and those that have traumatic brain injuries, seizure disorders, congenital heart defects, post-operative surgeries, and recovering from bladder extrophy procedures.

 

Patient Relations Intern

University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

​July 2011 - July 2012

 

​Interned in the Patient Relations & Infection Control Departments, administering various projects to improve employee hospital hand hygiene compliance and patient satisfaction.  Designed and implemented the first training program for volunteers in the Patient Relations Department.

 

Marketing Consultant

Baltimore, MD and San Francisco, CA

​2008 - present

 

​Various contract work and full-time employment in Online Marketing with video-game and technology companies; CNET Networks (d/b/a CBS Interactive), PlayFirst, GamesThatGive, and OpenFeint (d/b/d GREE Games).  Responsibilites include writing and managing website and email copy, running promotional campaigns, organizing and launching events and managing associated budgets, monitoring and optimizing Search Engine Marketing campaigns, managing relationships with developers and affiliate marketing website owners, managing and strategizing social media profiles and campaigns. 

 

Actor & Producer

PianoFight Productions, San Francisco, CA 

​2009 - present

 

Co-Founded PianoFight's Monday Night ForePlays (now known as Chardonnay Comedy), a female-driven sketch comedy variety show, that features prominent Bay Area actors, comedians, and musicians. Since its debut in November 2009, ForePlays has premiered more than 80 productions, including SF Improv, SF Theatre Festival, WomenROCK, The Business, and The Variety Society.  Besides acting and producing, my responsibilities include scouting and booking award winning comedians (Emily Heller; Janine Brito; and Ali Wong), acclaimed bands (The Whisky Richards, Buxter Hoot’n, and Vandella Sound), and local up-and-coming musicians (Laura Weinbach, Zoe Boekbinder, Debbie Neigher, Miranda Jones, and Mal Blum).

 

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