Welcome to Blindsight Mobility LLC

WORK EXPERIENCE

Visual Impairment Service Team Coordinator (VIST) North Texas- GS-12

· Conduct VIST reviews and coordinator services: in-person, VVC and telephone

· Outreach presentations

· Case management- 1,020+ Visually Impaired Veterans

· Problem solving and making timely decisions

· Major Medical Equipment Committee Member

Software testing

· CARF 2019 zero recommendations

· CARF 2022 zero recommendations

Leadership- Blind Rehabilitation Service Field Advisory Committee

Admissions Coordinator Blind Rehabilitation Waco, TX – GS-11

· Increased bed count by revising the admissions schedule

· Tracking Veteran status and Organizing information

· Excellent Customer Service and Documentation

· Addressing concerns of Veterans and their families prior to admission

· Leading admissions meetings and participating in administrative decisions

· Guiding tours of the facility to potential patients and hospital administration

· Started and chaired the CBI Committee

· Problem solving and making timely decisions

Blind Rehab Specialist, Houston Veterans Hospital – GS-11

· Evaluate and Asses individual needs of Veterans

· Instructor- O&M and Technology

· Launched new manual skills course

· Create unique training plans

· Chair of the CBI committee

Blind Rehabilitation Specialist, Biloxi Veterans Hospital – GS-11 Dallas, TX April 2019-Present Waco, TX May 2015-2019 Houston, TX May 2014-May 2015 Biloxi, MS

· Establish goals for each Veteran and adapt white cane training techniques to

increase independence and travel safety as an Orientation and Mobility (O&M)

I· Instruction on iPhone and iPad as well as the Trekker Breeze GPS

· Chair of the Community Based Instruction (CBI) Committee

· Develop Veterans’ accessibility skills by utilizing Job Access With Speech (JAWS) and ZoomText software as a Computer Access Training Instructor

· Instruct Veterans through the process of completing home maintenance tasks and

projects as a Manual Skills Instructor

Certified Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Sight For Soaring Eyes

(Texas Work Force Commission) Fort Worth, TX

· Subcontracted with Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services

· Facilitated one-on-one training with DARS consumers to teach proper white cane

techniques and skills to navigate safely and independently

· Coordinated consumers’ training plans with DARS counselors

Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Intern, Waco Veterans Hospital Waco, TX

· Reviewed all O&M requirements for assigned students and created lesson plans July 2011- Sept 2011

· Taught orientation strategies and white cane techniques

· Maintained paperwork documenting and evaluating student progress

· develop individualized training plan for each student

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Marketing Intern, Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX

· Facilitated promotions for Texas Tech football, baseball, softball games Apr 2007 – May 2009

· Communicated with vendors and entertainers for Raider Alley

· Organized set-up, take-down, and execution of promotional events

· Sales

· Community outreach

United States Marine Corps – E5 Sergeant Kaneohe Bay, HI

Infantry Squad Leader/ Primary Marksmanship Instructor 1999 – 2003

· Leadership, Honor, Courage, Commitment, Tact and Integrity

Certified Primary marksmanship instructor rifle and pistol