Saywrane Alfonso Williams
Cleveland,OH
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented professional skilled in collaboration and independent work to achieve targeted objectives. Combines a diverse interdisciplinary background with practical problem-solving abilities to create innovative and effective solutions. Focused on integrating systems analysis, human factors, and humanities components to enhance project outcomes. Recognized as a quick learner with a flexible approach, ready to adapt to new challenges and environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Technician - Surgical ICU
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
04.2025 - Current
- Operated and maintained medical equipment to ensure optimal functionality and patient safety.
- Monitored patient vital signs, documenting changes to facilitate timely interventions.
- Managed inventory of medical supplies, optimizing stock levels to prevent shortages in clinical operations.
- Ensured a safe environment for patients by adhering to infection control procedures and proper equipment handling techniques.
- Participated in continuing education opportunities to stay current on advances in medical technology and techniques.
- Assisted in the training of new Clinical Technicians through mentorship and demonstrating best practices in clinical settings.
- Supported medical staff during emergency situations, contributing to timely delivery of critical care.
Patient Care Nursing Assistant (PCNA)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Nursing Institute
01.2024 - Current
- Reports abnormal findings or changes in physical, mental and emotional conditions to RN.
- These may include but are not limited to vital signs, weights, assisting patients with personal care and activities of daily living, patient transfers/transport, pulse oximetry, point of care testing, dressing changes, application of external monitoring devices, and removal of urinary Foley Catheter.
- Assists with keeping patient rooms clean & orderly.
- Demonstrates a positive, concerned and sensitive response in the workplace.
- Strong interpersonal skills to interact with patients and staff.
Equipment Logistics Technician (ELT)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Respiratory Institute
01.2020 - 01.2024
- Maintain stock inventory for 5 medical ICUs, 2 Neuro ICUs and 3 Post-Anesthesia Care Units across 3 buildings.
- Assesses and complete equipment performance verifications and preventative maintenance for more than 6 ventilators each day
- Triage, troubleshoot, clean and test 5 different types and over 20 ventilators processed daily
- Work in a team of 5 technicians executing special projects when necessary.
Circulation Assistant
The Cleveland Museum of Art – The Ingalls Library
01.2010 - 01.2020
- Shelved and maintained order of all library materials (500,000 volumes): monographs, exhibition catalogues, folios, serials, sales catalogues, DVD's, VHS's, microfilm/-fiche, clipping files, office supplies, other misc.; responsible for opening and closing Public Services area
- Packaged, shipped, and maintained interlibrary loan processing between museum and affiliated consortium institutions
- Wrote manual instructions for Circulation responsibilities related to general duties, integrated library system, & associated tasks
- Delivered library materials daily throughout institution; handled materials up to and exceeding 50lbs
- Involved in supervising, shifting and management of multi-room collection shifts and inventories
- Supervised work study students; engaged special projects when necessary
Education
Bachelor of Science - Health Science; Psychology (premed)
Cleveland State University
01.2026
Associate of Arts, Associate of Science/Post-bacc - Biology/Psychology
Cuyahoga Community College
01.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Art History/Sociology
Case Western Reserve University
Skills
- Humanities and Leadership Certificate of Proficiency
- QPR Online Gatekeeper Training
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS): American Heart Association
- Microsoft Platforms: Word, Teams PowerPoint, Excel
- Google Platforms: Calendar, Docs, Drive, WebEx, Zoom
- Patient care & Clinical Documentation
- Inventory maintenance
- Problem-solving abilities; Critical Thinking; Active Listening
- Adaptability and flexibility; Verbal and written communication
- Research Experience; Professional Writing
- Programming: Python, R (in progress)
Timeline
Clinical Technician - Surgical ICU
Cleveland Clinic
04.2025 - Current
Patient Care Nursing Assistant (PCNA)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Nursing Institute
01.2024 - Current
Equipment Logistics Technician (ELT)
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Respiratory Institute
01.2020 - 01.2024
Circulation Assistant
The Cleveland Museum of Art – The Ingalls Library
01.2010 - 01.2020
Associate of Arts, Associate of Science/Post-bacc - Biology/Psychology
Cuyahoga Community College
Bachelor of Arts - Art History/Sociology
Case Western Reserve University
Bachelor of Science - Health Science; Psychology (premed)
Cleveland State University
PRESENTATIONS
- An Anthology of Blackness: The State of Black Design Roundtable Discussion 2024
- Presentation to the Department of Design at Ohio State Design Research 2023/2024 Speaker Series
- Employment Influences on Community College Students’ Academic Success 2024
- Presentation at 37th Annual Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference (John Carroll University)
- Student Conversation with the Board of Trustees: Philosophy Club with Student Government 2023
- Presentation to Cuyahoga Community College Board of Trustees
- Covid-19: Ethics Made Impossible 2020
- The Psychology of Global Crises: State Surveillance, Solidarity and Everyday Life
PODCASTS
- Thinking Through Design Podcast (The Ohio State University Dept. of Design) 2024
- Rendering Unconscious (psychoanalysis; scholarship; arts) 2019 – present
- Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour (Felix Guattari, Super Guattario Bros series) 2021 – 2022
- The Massage: Presented by The McLuhan Institute 2021
- Robert Beshara/Kmet Podcast 2020
- The Amateurs (graphic design; society) 2020
- Three Ain’t A Crowd (creativity; mental health; social change) 2020
- Unconventional Dyad Podcast – Episode #27 2020
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
- CHM 338 REEL Organic Chemistry Laboratory Jan 2025 – May 2025
- Institute for Economic Mobility Psychology Research International (Tri-C) Feb 2025 – present
- Students Basic Needs Survey Committee (Tri-C) Feb 2025 - present
LEADERSHIP & DISTINCTIONS
- Nominee, Dean’s List 2022, 2023, 2024
- Nominee, All-Ohio Academic Team Member, Second Team 2022
- Member, Student National Medical Association Inc. 2024-present
- Fellow, National Institute for African American Health Scholars 2023-2024
- Fellow, Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Scholars Academy 2023-2024
- Fellow, Cuyahoga Community College Honors Program 2021-2024
- Fellow, Black American Council, Metro Campus, 2023-2024
- Fellow, Advanced Leadership Institute Junior 2023-2024
- President, Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Zeta Delta Chapter, Metro Campus 2022-2023
- President, Philosophy Club, Western Campus 2023-2024
- Treasurer, Psychology Club, Western Campus 2023-2024
- Vice President, Psi Beta, Western Campus 2023-2024
- Member, Psi Chi, Cleveland State University 2024-present
EVENTS
- Attendee, 100 Black Men in Black Ties, Scholarship & Awards Gala (w/ Dr. Michael Baston, Tri-C President) 2024
- Attendee, Brain Health Research Institute 11th Annual Neuroscience Symposium 2023
- Attendee, Student Leadership Awards Program 2023
- Attendee, Brain Health Research Institute 10th Annual Neuroscience Symposium 2022
SHADOWING
- Cuyahoga County Justice Center, Judge Nancy Margaret Russo June 2024
- Motivate MD, Virtual Shadowing Experience May – June 2024
- MetroHealth, Clinical Research Unit May 2024
PUBLICATIONS
- Saywrane Alfonso Williams - Google Scholar
- Book Reviews (Academic).
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Review of Decolonial Psychoanalysis: Towards Critical Islamophobia Studies.” Language and Psychoanalysis. 2019; 8 (2): p. 1-5.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Esoteric Lacan.” Language and Psychoanalysis, 2022, http://www.language-and-psychoanalysis.com/article/view/6534.
- Articles.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “The Ontology of Black Design.” In An Anthology of Blackness, edited by Terresa Moses and Omari Souza, 6-10.Cambridge: MIT Press, 2023.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “The Seventh Seal: Bergman and the Frenchman.” In Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Films of Ingmar Bergman, From Freud to Lacan and Beyond, edited by Vanessa Sinclair, 104-110. New York: Routledge, 2023.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “To Be or Not To Be: Blackness and Signification.” Stillpoint Magazine, 3 Sept. 2020, https://stillpointmag.org/articles/blackness-and-signification/.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “The Accosted and the Aggressor.” Lacan Salon, 30 June 2020, https://www.lacansalon.com/listening-with-black-lives-matter/the-accosted-and-the-aggressor.
- Self-Published.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Deconstructing Law: Epistemology and Judgment.” Self-Published, 2020.
- Other Published.
- Wenaus, Andrew et al. “Official Report on the Irrationalist Topologies of Kenji Siratori.” 2023
- Film Reviews.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Vivarium.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Summer 2022.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Tenet.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Fall 2020.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Farming.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Fall 2020.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Chadwick Boseman Tribute.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Fall 2020.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Climax.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Summer 2019.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “High Life.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Summer 2019.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Us.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Summer 2019.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Spring 2019: p. 6-8.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Spring 2019: p. 9-13.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “The Hate U Give.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Winter 2019: p. 5-7.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Widows.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Winter 2019: p. 10-12.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “BlacKkKlansman.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Fall 2018: p. 14-15.
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Sorry To Bother You.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Fall 2018: p. 5-6
- Williams, S. Alfonso. “Black Panther.” Blake’s Dungeon Quarterly Magazine. Summer 2018: p. 3-5.