Carina Harold
Pleasanton,CA
Summary
Experienced and dependable paraprofessional excited to help students of different skill levels excel. Thrilled to assist teachers with the needs to facilitate the best possible educational environment. Ready to help students grow and learn through any type of support.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Paraprofessional
SHINING LIGHT PRESCHOOL
Pleasanton, USA
08.2022 - Current
- Provide 1:1 support to children with additional needs in a mainstream school, alongside typically developing peers.
- Collaborate effectively with the director, parents, and teacher to assess the child's unique requirements and objectives.
- Guide students in building interpersonal skills, and in establishing and adhering to routines.
- Followed established lesson plans to continue the learning trajectory during the COVID pandemic.
- Engaged children in meaningful conversations about their interests and experiences.
- Fostered a positive learning environment that promoted mutual respect.
- Conducted a gap analysis of HR documentation and coordinated the implementation of a digital HR system in Playground Child Management software.
Procurement Specialist
First Presbyterian Church of Hayward
Castro Valley, CA
10.2020 - 04.2024
- Created procurement strategies for securing personal protective equipment during COVID crisis, focusing on affordability.
- Supported operations and maintained the safety of FirstPres's homeless shelters, food pantry, and resource centers at multiple locations.
- Maintained accurate records of purchases, pricing, and other important data.
- Implemented Amazon Business to streamline purchasing procedures.
- Utilized SignUp Genius and VolunteerMatch to improve volunteer recruitment and management.
Program Administrator, Operations
CityServe of the Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, USA
08.2019 - 01.2020
- Redesigned the client database intake process according to case management best practices, and in compliance with Alameda County, state, and federal regulations for Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
- Implemented industry standards for data management to improve data entry efficiency, reduce operator error, simplify analysis, and improve reliability.
- Reduced the time to complete data analysis for grant reports by a factor of 2.
- Fostered a relationship with Alameda County's Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and Housing and Community Development teams to increase CityServe's knowledge of homeless and at-risk homeless data input, retention, and reporting capabilities.
- Administered Apricot and Clarity customer relationship management (CRM) software systems.
- Coordinated timeline for submitting performance reports to Alameda County, and to the cities of Livermore, Pleasanton, and Dublin.
Office Assistant, Operations
CityServe of the Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, USA
03.2019 - 07.2019
- Envisioned and charted a pathway to empower the CityServe team with best-in-class tools for electronic document control, storage, and communication, such as MS Office 365 and ZohoVault online password keeper.
- Provided training and ongoing technical support for all office software and equipment to new staff.
- Administered software licenses and accounts.
- Organized team celebrations and community meetings.
- Supported city-sponsored volunteer fairs and outreach events.
- Established internal and external communication practices, such as bi-weekly staff meetings and meeting minutes.
- Coordinated company announcements via Constant Contact and press releases to local news agencies.
Product Manager, Global Clinical Marketing
Abbott Vascular (prev. Guidant Corporation)
Bay Area, USA
01.2009 - 12.2010
- Implemented a surveillance process for medical journal publications and developed coronary stent marketing strategies with the global marketing team.
- Disseminated key clinical data in a well-timed, deliberate manner, and efficiently coordinated the use of published data for marketing and regulatory affairs.
- Performed data analysis, developed talk tracks, Q&A documents, and coordinated communication of clinical data for worldwide sales, marketing, and executive staff.
Project Manager/Leader, Bioabsorbable Vascular Solutions
Abbott Vascular (prev. Guidant Corporation)
Bay Area, USA
01.2005 - 12.2009
- Managed the product development of the world's first fully bioresorbable drug-eluting coronary stent, from concept to First-in-Man clinical trials.
- Led a technical, complex team that grew from 20 to 150 members in 4 years, across multiple sites in California, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Created and managed the project timeline using Critical Chain Project Management and ProChain Project Scheduling software.
- Provided reliable forecasts, resource requirements, risk mitigation, and contingency plan recommendations in a timely manner.
- Communicated project status to the team, executive leadership, and auxiliary support regularly.
- Maintained Design History File in compliance with FDA Code of Federal Regulations 21 CFR 820.30.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Bioengineering
University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA01.1998
Some College (No Degree) - Associate Teacher Certificate of Achievement
Las Positas College
Livermore, CASkills
- Positive professional presence
- Effective relationship development
- Project management
- Creative thinking
- Clear communication
- Versatile
- Strong attention to detail
- Experience in regulatory compliance
Accomplishments
- Harold, Carina V. 2009. Bioabsorbable Polymeric Stent with Improved Structural and Molecular Weight Integrity. Patent US2009/0319031 A1.
Certification
- Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED, American Red Cross, January 12, 2004.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Paraprofessional
SHINING LIGHT PRESCHOOL
08.2022 - Current
Procurement Specialist
First Presbyterian Church of Hayward
10.2020 - 04.2024
Program Administrator, Operations
CityServe of the Tri-Valley
08.2019 - 01.2020
Office Assistant, Operations
CityServe of the Tri-Valley
03.2019 - 07.2019
Product Manager, Global Clinical Marketing
Abbott Vascular (prev. Guidant Corporation)
01.2009 - 12.2010
Project Manager/Leader, Bioabsorbable Vascular Solutions
Abbott Vascular (prev. Guidant Corporation)
01.2005 - 12.2009
Bachelor of Science - Bioengineering
University of California, San Diego
Some College (No Degree) - Associate Teacher Certificate of Achievement
Las Positas College
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