MELISSA VAUGHN
Long Beach,CA
Summary
Professional consultant with track record of providing valuable insights and strategic solutions to diverse clients. Adept at leveraging analytical skills and industry knowledge to drive impactful outcomes. Known for fostering team collaboration and adapting to dynamic environments, ensuring project success and client satisfaction.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Residential Advisor
1 Method Treatment
09.2024 - Current
- Conducted substance abuse assessments and screenings to accurately identify client needs and appropriate levels of care required.
- Streamlined case management processes to reduce administrative burden and increase time spent providing direct client services.
- Ensured compliance with federal, state, and local regulations governing addiction counseling practices through meticulous record-keeping procedures.
Improved client recovery rates by implementing evidence-based counseling techniques and individualized treatment plans. - Connected clients with relevant social services for housing assistance, employment support, or additional mental health services.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR
VAUGHN CONSULTING
01.2008 - Current
- Extensive experience designing training programs that ensured compliance with governmental securities regulation at federal, state, and municipal levels
- Coached clients in goal setting, expectation management, and risk tolerance measurement and maintenance
- Tracked client progress towards goals at determined intervals, evaluated barriers and strengths and adapted client financial plan using comprehensive company database, created reports and new forecasts
- Matched client needs with researched resources available in region, such as grants, governmental programs, education support, and mentoring.
- Introduced, trained and implemented industry software to handle client current portfolios and prospective leads.
- Developed business pipeline using cold and warm techniques.
Infosec Intern
Cenic
07.2023 - 12.2023
- Coached members with issues such as goal planning, symptom management, and reduction, navigating governmental policy and programs, resource matching, and member referrals.
- Advocated for members' rights, well-being, and mental health recovery in a team environment using motivational interviewing, reflective listening, and recovery-centered ideology.
- Trained in member outreach and engagement, harm reduction, critical time intervention, and housing-first evidence-based interventions.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions for improved social skills development and emotional regulation in patients.
- Maintained detailed records of clinical interventions, progress notes, treatment plans, and other documentation required for regulatory compliance.
Enterprise Risk Intern
TEVORA
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Created two white papers for the company to publish regarding Framework to Framework Mapping as well as Quantum Computing
- Extensive experience designing cybersecurity reports that ensured compliance with several national and governmental frameworks such as SOC 2, PCI, NIST, GDPR, ISO 27002, CIS, HIPAA, HITRUST, fedRAMP, and stateRAMP
- Volunteered for many value-added projects such as the design and publication of a client cyber newsletter
- Familiarity with AI systems and proposed ways in which it could save the company time and money
- Built a repository of often-used and approved report language to automate large portions of framework reports.
- Designed company-wide policies to bring operations in line with Center for Internet Security (CIS) standards.
- Performed risk analyses to identify appropriate security countermeasures.
- Recommend improvements in security systems and procedures.
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
- Reviewed violations of computer security procedures and developed mitigation plans.
- Developed plans to safeguard computer files against modification, destruction or disclosure.
Mental Health Specialist
Telecare Corporation
10.2018 - 05.2019
- Coached members with issues such as goal planning, symptom management, and reduction, navigating governmental policy and programs, resource matching, and member referrals.
- Advocated for members' rights, well-being, and mental health recovery in a team environment using motivational interviewing, reflective listening, and recovery-centered ideology.
- Trained in member outreach and engagement, harm reduction, critical time intervention, and housing-first evidence-based interventions.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions for improved social skills development and emotional regulation in patients.
- Maintained detailed records of clinical interventions, progress notes, treatment plans, and other documentation required for regulatory compliance.
PROFESSOR
EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06.2016 - 06.2017
- Created and managed international students club, coordinating skill development, and strategic application with multiple stakeholders, maintaining project timelines and goal progress as well as serving as a cultural ambassador and academic liaison for those interested in obtaining international degree
- Created, designed, and taught, several English as Second Language (ESL) curriculums, as well as development of performance matrices and reporting procedures for students and ESL program staff
- Researched and matched resources between international degree programs and student’s current skill level, identified strengths and barriers, and designed curriculum accordingly
- Utilized a variety of new technologies, databases and proprietary software to streamline student experience and evaluation process.
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Education
Master of Arts Degree - International Studies- Business And Education
Concordia University Irvine
Irvine, CA2018
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Economics And Business
California State University- Sacramento
Sacramento, CA2007
Graduate Paralegal Certificate -
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA 01.2025 - Current
Cybersecurity Professional Certificate -
California State University- Long Beach
Long Beach, CA2022
Mental Health Recovery Certificate -
MHALA
01.2018 - 11.2018
Registered Drug And Alcohol Technician -
CCAPP
09.2024 - 09.2024
ABA And CPI Certified -
Behavior And Education
02.2024 - 04.2024
TESOL -
Concordia University
04.2018 - 05.2018
Skills
- Program Leadership
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Risk Mitigation
- Kali Linux
- Operational Improvements
- Network Security Measures
- Diagnostic Tools
- Threat Detection
- Remediation Activities
- Flaw Detection
- Risk Management Framework
- Cybersecurity Policy Development
- CIS Compliance
- Information Auditing
- Compliance with Security Requirements
- Confidential Data Protection
- Security Systems Knowledge
- Security Improvements
- Risk Management Evaluations
- Best Practice Implementation
- Security Evaluation
- Identifying Risks
- PCI Compliance
- Security Recommendations
- Developing Security Plans
- Documentation
Certification
ABA Graduate Paralegal Certificate (In Progress)
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity
MHALA Mental Health Recovery Specialist Fellowship
ABA and CPI Certified
Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
First Aid Certification
Accomplishments
Awarded the Dean's Honor Recipient for the College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Sacramento State. The College's highest award.
Awarded the Earl Warren Prize for the Government Department at Sacramento State. The departments highest award.
Work Availability
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Timeline
Graduate Paralegal Certificate -
University of California, Los Angeles
01.2025 - Current
Registered Drug And Alcohol Technician -
CCAPP
09.2024 - 09.2024
Residential Advisor
1 Method Treatment
09.2024 - Current
ABA And CPI Certified -
Behavior And Education
02.2024 - 04.2024
Infosec Intern
Cenic
07.2023 - 12.2023
Enterprise Risk Intern
TEVORA
10.2022 - 05.2023
Mental Health Specialist
Telecare Corporation
10.2018 - 05.2019
TESOL -
Concordia University
04.2018 - 05.2018
Mental Health Recovery Certificate -
MHALA
01.2018 - 11.2018
PROFESSOR
EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
06.2016 - 06.2017
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR
VAUGHN CONSULTING
01.2008 - Current
Master of Arts Degree - International Studies- Business And Education
Concordia University Irvine
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Economics And Business
California State University- Sacramento
Cybersecurity Professional Certificate -
California State University- Long Beach
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