Skills and Training
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1000+ Hours Psychology practicum experience
2000+ Hours pre-doctoral Psychology internship experience
Experience working with children with special emotional needs
M.M.P.I. training under Dr. P. F. Briggs
Rorschach training using Exner's system
I.Q. assessment training (Wechsler)
Training in Bender-Gestalt
Training in T.A.T. and its variants (C.A.T. and S.A.T.)
Training Seminar for the DSM-IV
Group therapy experience
Individual therapy experience
Experience with Milieu therapy models
Extensive experience with cognitive therapy
Trained and experienced with Redwood Biotech and Ontrac urine drug test kits
Experience with HTML, BASIC programming
Experience with recording procedures, radio station operations, etc
Familiar with Mobile MICROS P.O.S. system and MICROS workstation software
Cash handling experience
Past LEAD (Licensee Education for Alcohol and Drugs) training by Alcoholic Beverage Control.
Food Handlers training (inhouse).
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Experience with MS Office apps, Firefox web browser, OpenOffice.org, Linux, Windows.
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Experience
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Feb, 2004 – Sept, 2009 California SportService San Diego, CA
Cashier
Collected
start bank from cash vault for each MLB and concert event.
Delivered
final deposits to cash vault for each MLB and concert event.
Distributed
cash banks to 8 to 12 servers per MLB and concert event.
Collected
cash drops from servers as needed.
Printed
closing reports for each server.
Collected
cash due for sales from servers.
Printed
closing sales reports for kitchen at close of each event.
Printed
sales count reports for kitchen at close of each event.
Completed
accounting sheets for sales for kitchen at each event.
Assisted
with food prep as needed.
Cash
handle ranged from $4,000 to $15,000 per event.
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Oct, 2004 - Jan, 2006 Centerplate San Diego, CA
Pantry Manager
Collected
start bank from cash vault for each NFL event.
Delivered
final deposits to cash vault for each NFL event.
Resolved
customer concerns during NFL events.
Distributed
cash banks to 8 per NFL event.
Collected
cash due for sales from servers.
Printed
closing sales reports for kitchen at close of each event.
Printed
sales count reports for kitchen at close of each event.
Cash
handle ranged from $8,000 to $12,000 per event.
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Aug, 2000 - June, 2003 Areta Crowell Center San Diego, CA
Intern/Case Manager/Safety Coordinator/Intake Coordinator
Conducted
intake orientation groups to familiarize clients with the
center's services, policies and procedures.
Performed
extensive intake assessments to ascertain client difficulties and
services desired.
Provided
individual therapy to clients representing a wide variety of
diagnoses in order to assess mood, teach coping skills, process
events, explore boundary issues, etc.
Conducted
numerous group therapy sessions, ranging from coping skills
training for depressive and psychotic symptoms to anger
management,
Oversaw
safety issues, such as fire extinguisher maintenance, safety
drills, maintenance of emergency and first aid supplies, etc.
Worked
in a transitional housing program for the homeless, chronically
mentally ill.
Assisted
with access to social services and assisted clients with
extinguishing self-defeating behaviors and overcoming perceived
barriers to independent living.
Performed
diagnostic testing services as needed and indicated for
diagnostic clarification or other purposes.
Participated
in weekly treatment team meetings to discuss new admissions,
discuss patient progress, etc.
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Sept, 1991 – June, 2000 Bell Jr High School San Diego, CA
Instructional Aide
Oversaw
a computer lab for Language Arts students.
Student
composition ranged from GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) to
Special Education and SED (Severely Emotionally Disturbed).
Established
a network of 40 IBM PCs for file and print sharing, including
establishing password protected accounts for a student population
of 500+ students.
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Sept, 1988 - June, 1997 United States Intl University San Diego, CA
Computer Lab
Assistant
Assisted
with the daily maintenance and repair of numerous PCs and MACs
Time
was divided between helping students with computer related
problems and construction and repair of PC based computer
workstations and servers.
Minor
network maintenance was also performed (entering accounts,
flushing print queues, etc).
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Sept, 1994 - Dec, 1995 New Vistas Crisis Center San Diego, CA
Intern
Conducted
extensive one-on-one and group sessions with clients from a
diverse diagnostic population, ranging from bipolar to
schizophrenic.
Many
clients were dually diagnosed.
The
majority of clients were undomiciled.
Conducted
numerous intake assessments and exit interviews.
Participated
in discharge planning and case management meetings.
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June, 1993 – Aug, 1993 United States Intl University Irvine, CA
Teaching Assistant
Worked
as a teaching assistant for a graduate statistics course.
Taught
students the use of SPSS for performing statistical calculations
Conducted
individual tutoring
Constructed
and scored the final examination.
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Sept, 1990 - June, 1991 Hawthorne Elem. School San Diego, CA
Instructional Aide
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1986 – 1987 K.G.C.R. El Cajon, CA
Disc Jockey /
Recording Engineer
Worked
as a disc jockey and recording engineer for a college radio
station.
Worked
with a 4 track open reel recorder and 16 track mixing board.
Conducted
daily sports and music programs.
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1985 – 1986 Che’ Cafe La Jolla, CA
Food Prep / Cook
Prepared
various food items, hot and cold (sandwiches, soups, salads,
dips, etc).
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1985 – 1986 Palomar Outdoor Ed Program Palomar, CA
RHR Outdoor
Education Resource Specialist Aide
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1983 – 1984 United States Intl University San Diego, CA
E.S.L. Lab Asistant
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Education
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1983 – 2001 United States Intl University San Diego, CA
B.A.,
Psychology
MA.,
Psychology
PhD.,
Clinical Psychology
Member,
National Deans List
Member,
Psi Chi Honor Society
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Interests
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Avid
reader, collector of Russian and Soviet wristwatches, computers,
cooking.
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REFERENCES
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Available
Upon Request
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