I’ve been a nurse for 14 years, with experience as a Pediatric ER Nurse, Trauma Nurse, and Pediatric Critical Care Transport Nurse. My background has given me a firsthand understanding of how critical the right supplies — and the right organization — can be during emergencies.

I’m also a mom of two young, active, and relatively fearless boys, and my husband works in construction. Between my professional experience and our day-to-day life, I’m very familiar with injuries that require quick and effective first aid.

The idea for MSE Medical started while I was teaching CPR and First Aid classes to employees at my husband’s family’s construction company. I asked him what they had in their jobsite first aid kit, and when he showed me, my immediate thought was, “this would be useless in an actual emergency.” These workers are in high-risk environments and most have minimal medical training — they need to be set up to help when someone is seriously hurt.

As a nurse, I’ve always had my supplies organized by injury type. I wondered: if medical professionals use this system to provide care under pressure, why aren’t first aid kits built the same way?

When I’m not working, most of my time is spent being a mom. We have a labradoodle who is like another child to me. I’m an only child, but my husband has four siblings, so we spend a lot of time with our nieces and nephews. In the summer, we love being outdoors or out on the lake as a family.