Lucero R. Pulido
SALINAS,CA
Summary
Reliable Behavior Analyst with a background in providing hands-on assistance to individuals and families, while working closely with members of the leadership team. Passionate professional with exemplary talents in working with families and colleagues to ensure quality treatment to all consumers is provided. Offering exemplary communication, time management, and collaboration skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
BCBA
The Perfect Child ABA (TPC ABA)
02.2025 - Current
- Develop and implement individualized behavior intervention plans for clients.
- Conduct functional behavior assessments to identify underlying causes of challenging behaviors.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care and support for clients.
- Train and supervise staff on evidence-based practices in behavior analysis.
- Monitor client progress and adjust interventions based on data analysis and observations.
- Educate families on behavioral strategies to promote positive outcomes at home.
- Develop data-driven goals and objectives tailored to each client's unique strengths and needs.
- Author plans to reduce challenging behaviors through the implementation of positive reinforcement systems, visual supports, and environmental modifications.
BCBA
Spectrum Analytic Consulting
02.2025 - Current
- Currently a contract (1099) position
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care and support for clients.
- Foster strong relationships with client's families through open communication channels, empathetic listening skills, and a genuine commitment to their child's success.
- Develop and implement individualized behavior intervention plans for clients.
- Conduct functional behavior assessments to identify underlying causes of challenging behaviors.
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Positive Behavior Supports Corp. (PBS)
08.2024 - 10.2025
- Conduct initial and reassessment evaluations using a variety of standardized, curricular, and functional behavior assessments.
- Author client behavior plans individualized to client's needs.
- Monitoring client progress through analyzing graphs updated by RBTs/BTs.
- Collect initial target and skill acquisition baseline data.
- Provide culturally competent parent/caregiver training to enhance family/caregiver understanding and implementation of ABA strategies with support from the ABA team.
- Provide onsite RBT/BT training to ensure competent service delivery in home and community settings.
Board Certified assistant Behavior Analyst (BcBA)
Positive Behavior Supports Corp. (PBS)
07.2022 - 08.2024
- Conduct initial and reassessment evaluations using a variety of standardized, curricular, and functional behavior assessments.
- Author client behavior plans individualized to client's needs.
- Monitoring client progress through analyzing graphs updated by RBTs/BTs.
- Collect initial target and skill acquisition baseline data.
- Provide culturally competent parent/caregiver training to enhance family/caregiver understanding and implementation of ABA strategies with support from the ABA team.
- Provide onsite RBT/BT training to ensure competent service delivery is provided with high treatment fidelity in home and community settings.
Assistant Clinical Director
Life Applied
06.2017 - 07.2022
- Clinically: Lead curriculum and placement assessments; Batelle Developmental Inventory (BDI-II), Developmental Assessment of Young Children (DAYC-2), Promoting Emergence of Advanced Knowledge (PEAK), Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP), Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), Modified Checklist for Autism in toddlers (M-CHAT), Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ SE-2), Assessment of Functional Living Skills (AFLS) and Competent Learner Repertoire Assessment (CLRA).
- Create custom curriculum utilizing place assessment results.
- Author funding source-required reports; IFSPs (Regional Center) and Treatment Plans (Insurance Agencies).
- Author Behavior Support Plans.
- Author learner-specific outcomes.
- Lead parent training sessions.
- Create learner-specific reinforcement systems.
- Attend Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) meetings.
- Present Treatment Plans to consumer and family.
- Accept new client referrals.
- Disseminate cases to program supervisors.
- Assist in scheduling 120+ learners.
- Assist in scheduling 40+ employees.
- Clinically collaborate with Regional Center Service Coordinators, Program Supervisors, Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Speech and Language Pathologists, and Occupational Therapists.
- Lead team meetings (develop curriculum and present to team).
- Conduct regular home or community visits based on clinical needs of individualized programs.
- Support and led clinical team with one-to-one meetings and regular group training.
- Train staff on implementation of Individualized Treatment Plans and Behavioral Support Plans.
- Train and oversee in-training Program Supervisors.
- Fostered excellence by example by 'setting pace' and being hands on mentor to clinical staff.
- From October 2021 to April 2022; clinically managed the entire agency while Clinical Director was on maternity leave.
- Developed clinical monitoring systems to ensure Treatment Plans and IFSPs are submitted by Program Supervisors to meet their respective deadlines.
- Oversee clinical compliance measures are being met.
- Schedule Program Supervisors based on Utilization Management Spreadsheet.
- Operations/Human Resources: Experience conducting interviews for prospective employees (behavior technician, Registered Behavior Technicians).
- Organized panel interviews for current employees searching for advancement opportunities.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with statutory, regulatory and local, state and federal guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration and general liability.
- Assisted in creation of the new employee onboarding process.
- Conduct employee performance review and determine pay increase based on rating scales created by the Clinical Director.
- Author employee disciplinary/corrective action plans.
- Deliver disciplinary/corrective action plan to respective employee.
- Established Clinical and Operations weekly meetings (with prepared agendas).
- Ensure contracts from all funding sources are maximized.
Program Supervisor
Life Applied
05.2016 - 06.2017
- Daily management of program systems.
- Develop learner-specific curriculum for each learner served.
- Maintain case load of 25-30 cases.
- Lead team and parent training sessions.
- Deliver curriculum and placement assessments.
- Overlap therapist; provide support and feedback.
- Ensure team consistency.
- Build rapport with learners and families.
- Analyze therapist data.
- Author funding source-required reports.
- Present authored reports to families and funding source.
Direct Service Specialist
Life Applied
02.2015 - 05.2016
- Work directly with learners and their families.
- Record data daily during program driven by individualized learner goals.
- Collect ABC data for maladaptive behaviors.
- Prepare program materials as needed.
- Provide parent coaching; document recommendations in binders.
- Assist program supervisor in delivering assessment tools, such as: Batelle Developmental Inventory (BDI-II) and Early Start Denver Model Checklist (ESDM).
- Inform program supervisor when concerns arise specific to effectiveness of current programming specific to a learner.
- Establish open communication channels with families of learners.
- Demonstrate initiative, creativity, and flexibility with learners.
- Exhibit overall positive attitude and maintain high morale.
Instructional Paraprofessional
Monterey County Office Of Education
02.2015 - 05.2016
- Kept learning environments focused, inclusive and supportive at all times.
- Documented behaviors, interventions and results.
- Provided diverse assistance to teachers, including clerical support, classroom management and document coordination.
- Maintained student safety in classroom and outside environments.
- Worked with individual students to provide personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support.
- Prepared instructional materials for group and one-on-one use.
- Provided support during classes, group lessons and classroom activities.
- Assessed student social, emotional and academic needs to plan goals appropriately.
- Adhered to predetermined behavior and academic plans and collaborated on adjustments.
- Delivered curriculum in both one-on-one lessons and group learning environments.
- Met with team of professionals from different disciplines to implement comprehensive action plan.
- Set up visual aids, equipment and classroom displays.
- Developed and taught lessons on relevant children's books, poems, movies and themes to promote student interest.
- Planned and executed activities to promote communication, adaptive and motor development.
- Documented student attendance and progress against goals.
- Facilitated group sessions and provided one-on-one support.
Behavior Interventionist
ACES: Autism Comprehensive Educational Services
10.2013 - 10.2014
- Provided one on one therapy using Applied Behavior Analysis in the home and community settings.
- Conducted family and parent training sessions.
- Implemented Behavior Support Plans.
- Collected data throughout every session.
- Implemented reinforcement systems.
- Improved behaviors through modeling, role-playing and other effective strategies.
- Helped students build skills to navigate typical academic and social situations.
- Maintained records of ongoing assessments and documentation of updates.
- Maintained safety and security of all youth under care.
Education
Master of Arts - Early Childhood Studies
Capella University
Minneapolis, MNPsychology - Applied Behavior Analysis
Capella University
Minneapolis03.2022
BCaBA Verified Course Sequence - undefined
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne07.2018
Child and Adolescent Development
San Jose State University
San Jose05.2014
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Hartnell Community College
Salinas05.2012
High School Diploma - undefined
Salinas High School
Salinas05.2009
Skills
- Fluent in Spanish
- Effective Leadership
- Critical Thinking
- Interpersonal Skills
- Time and Priority Management
- Employee Training Program
- Problem Solving
- Parent and caregiver training
Certification
- BCaBA (07/2020-08/2024)
- BCBA (08/2024 to present)
Timeline
BCBA
The Perfect Child ABA (TPC ABA)
02.2025 - Current
BCBA
Spectrum Analytic Consulting
02.2025 - Current
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Positive Behavior Supports Corp. (PBS)
08.2024 - 10.2025
Board Certified assistant Behavior Analyst (BcBA)
Positive Behavior Supports Corp. (PBS)
07.2022 - 08.2024
Assistant Clinical Director
Life Applied
06.2017 - 07.2022
Program Supervisor
Life Applied
05.2016 - 06.2017
Direct Service Specialist
Life Applied
02.2015 - 05.2016
Instructional Paraprofessional
Monterey County Office Of Education
02.2015 - 05.2016
Behavior Interventionist
ACES: Autism Comprehensive Educational Services
10.2013 - 10.2014
BCaBA Verified Course Sequence - undefined
Florida Institute of Technology
Child and Adolescent Development
San Jose State University
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Hartnell Community College
High School Diploma - undefined
Salinas High School
Master of Arts - Early Childhood Studies
Capella University
Psychology - Applied Behavior Analysis
Capella University