Ram Timilsina
Franklin,TN
Summary
Dynamic professional with a proven track record in educational program management and special education, notably with Nashville International Center for Empowerment. Excelled in curriculum development, enhancing literacy, and integrating refugee families into the school system. Skilled in data analysis and trauma-informed counseling, demonstrating a potential growth in student enrollment. Adept at fostering relationships and managing pressure.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Nashville Nepalese Association and NRNA Tennessee Chapter
01.2008 - Current
Youth Education Site Coordinator- Wright Middle School
Nashville International Center for Empowerment
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Provided oversight, including teaching, to middle school after school programs and summer youth programming
- Contributed to curriculum for Middle school youth programs to support enhanced academic achievement, particularly in the subject of literacy
- Completed quantitative data to show the growth of students enrolled in the programs
- Developed relationships with school staff and community partners
- Maintained a culturally sensitive and supportive environment for students
- Managed student behavior to ensure quality instruction
- Conducted outreach to recruit students for programming
- Demonstrated accurate knowledge of TN state standards, testing, and accountability
- Arranged transportation for all applicable programming
- Completed all required NAZA trainings
- Supported the Youth Impact Team in Cultural Awareness training provided to partners
- Provided intensive case management support to newly arrived refugee families to support their integration into the local school system
- Facilitated school orientations for resettled refugee families
- Assisted all newly arrived refugee minors with school enrollment
- Acted as Liaison between newly arrived refugee families and the MNPS School District
- Coordinated school orientations for resettled refugee families
- Confidentiality concerning donors, clients, and interoffice is expected
- Responsiveness to the requests of donors, clients, and volunteers is required
- Reported to Youth Education Program Manager
Special Education Assistance
Rutherford County schools’ systems
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Provide direct support to students in a classroom by delivering instruction and ensuring learning through a variety of co-teaching models and strategies
- Develops and teaches lessons that provide engaging learning opportunities for small groups of students and individual students while meeting required specifications of Individual Education Plan (IEP)
- Assess students' skills and determine their educational needs
- Adapt general lessons to meet students' needs
- Develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for each student
- Plan activities that are specific to each student's abilities
- Teach and mentor students as a class, in small groups, and one-on-one
- Responsible for students who are required to be in special education classroom
Sub-Teacher
Metro Nashville public School
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Reported to the school office at beginning of school day to pick up required teaching materials/schedule of the classes and at the end of the school day to return student’s teaching materials
- Followed sign out procedures as directed by the schoolteachers and principal
- Carries out a program of study prescribed in the lesson plans left by the classroom teacher
- Created a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students
- Guided the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and objectives as indicated in the lesson plans for the lessons, units, or projects assigned
- Followed employees’ instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting lesson objectives
- Maintained a neat and orderly classroom straightens chairs, tables, clears chalkboard, etc
- Took attendance in accordance with school procedures
- Ensured that the students are never left unattended in the classroom
- Knew all the emergency evacuation routes for the classrooms assigned, procedures for referring students who have disciplinary problems, and school procedures and regulations
- Coordinate with principle, voice principle, class teacher, sub teacher and parents if necessary
Optimal Phone/Video Medical Interpreter
01.2014 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: Nepali-English medical interpreting
- Facilitate effective communication between two parties that do not speak a similar language by converting one spoken or written language to another
- Attending conferences and meetings as official translator to mediate discussion
- Translated between English and Nepali language as identified by immigrant patients’ and families of the district
- Relayed concepts and ideas between languages
- Converted written materials from Nepali language as identified by immigrant population into English or vice versa, such as template, Notice, appointment details or letters
- Created a new text in the target language that reproduces the content and style of the original
- Managed translation and interpreting request system, schedule appropriate service provider based on language needs
- Received and submitted assignments electronically
- Facilitated communication for people with limited English proficiency
- Translated languages at meetings such as Patient/family - administration meetings, hearings, orientations
- Performed other duties as assigned by appropriate supervisor
- Nepali-English medical interpreting
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2008 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: (Nepali-English medical interpreting)
- Translated between English and Nepali language as required with patient, families, and provider
- Interpreted both legal terminology and in Nepali language
- Read all documents in Nepali language for the client or patient who cannot read in Nepali language
- Provided language services to patient, staff, and families with limited English proficiency
- Translate educational medical materials and information
- Ability to work collaboratively with various groups of people
- Encouraged patients and families to communicate with providers
- Maintained positive work relationships with team members
- Maintained regular attendance
- Performed other duties as assigned by appropriate supervisor/manager
- (Nepali-English medical interpreting)
Tennessee Foreign Language Institute (TFLI)
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Company Overview: (Courts-interpreting)
- (Courts-interpreting)
Siloam Family Health Center Nashville
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Company Overview: (Part-Time)
- Setting up classes for newly arrived Refugee families and children
- Taking them to Therapy room, prayer room, doctors, nurses, and lab rooms and interpreted for target languages to all medical staff and others, help them for medical appointments
- Writing reports and keeping data in a notebook and handing it to the clinic staff
- (Part-Time)
SHERATON HOTEL, Nashville
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Company Overview: Guest Services Center
- Taking incoming and outgoing calls
- Call regulation and problem-solving to provide information to other departments and respond immediately to guest issues/requests
- Entry all required guest data and maintain till the end guess check out
- Manage and coordinate with multiple departments as required
- Input all guests, employees, and critical problems information via the hotel computer system
- Guest Services Center
United gift shop
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Handling cash money, check, debt cards and credit cards
- Keeping record of sales items, updating inventory on the computer system
- Responsible for cash register and data keeping system
Cash Register agent
Target
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Manage transactions with customers using cash registers
- Scan goods and ensure pricing is accurate
- Collect payments whether in cash, credit, or checks
- Issue receipts, refunds, change or tickets
- Redeem stamps and coupons
- Cross-sell products and introduce new ones
- Verifies credit acceptance by reviewing and recording driver's license number and operating credit card authorization system
- Balances cash drawer by counting cash at beginning and end of work shift
Education
Bachelor’s - health sciences (Cardio-Respiratory Care Science)
Tennessee State University
01.2015
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- SharePoint
- Google Suite
- CRMs
- Data management
- Zoom
- Outlook
- Teams
- Databases
- Typing skills
- Salesforce
- Special education
- Documentation
- Presentation
- Follow up
- Deadline management
- Motivational skills
- Self-reliance
- Independent work
- Report generation
- Team management
- Pressure management
- Trauma-informed counseling
- Clinical interventions
- Data entry
- Data analysis
- PowerPoint presentation
Volunteer Experience
Nashville Nepalese Association and NRNA Tennessee Chapter, 01/01/08, Present
Languages
Nepali
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Youth Education Site Coordinator- Wright Middle School
Nashville International Center for Empowerment
01.2024 - 01.2025
Special Education Assistance
Rutherford County schools’ systems
01.2022 - 01.2023
Sub-Teacher
Metro Nashville public School
01.2021 - 01.2022
Optimal Phone/Video Medical Interpreter
01.2014 - 01.2020
Tennessee Foreign Language Institute (TFLI)
01.2009 - 01.2011
Nashville Nepalese Association and NRNA Tennessee Chapter
01.2008 - Current
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
01.2008 - 01.2013
Siloam Family Health Center Nashville
01.2008 - 01.2011
SHERATON HOTEL, Nashville
01.2008 - 01.2010
United gift shop
01.2008 - 01.2010
Cash Register agent
Target
01.2008 - 01.2010
Bachelor’s - health sciences (Cardio-Respiratory Care Science)
Tennessee State University
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