Mikala Miller
Aspiring Software Developer - Speech Pathologist - Dog Lover
Aspiring Software Developer - Speech Pathologist - Dog Lover
Managed four-person team to provide therapy services for geriatric patients in assisted living facility while monitoring KPIs that impact company bottom line via Power BI
Served as primary liaison between therapy department, nursing department, and community staff by communicating updates via weekly caseload and monthly customer reports
Increased department revenue by 33% on average from previous year
Provided skilled dysphagia and cognitive-linguistic therapy to adult/geriatric clients in assisted and memory care setting and documented data in Electronic Medical Record
Educated patients on safety awareness in their environment and provide appropriate referrals as needed
Examined cognitive-linguistic skills via Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Allen Cognitive Levels Screen-5 and interpreted scores on standardized tests
I'm a speech pathologist looking to make a career change and learning to code.
Speech pathology is a large scope of practice that includes communication, cognitive-linguistic, voice, and swallowing disorders.
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I feel like I have explored the various options in the SLP field and am looking for change. I want to continue challenging myself and learning new things.
I have completed college level CS classes (e.g., introduction to java, introduction to linux) and have a passion for continuing to develop my skills to become software engineer. My career as an SLP has allowed to develop transferable skills including team management, time management, and effective communication.
I have completed up to week 9 of Harvard's online CS50 course and am working on a text based RPG game in java. I am also planning on making a database of food consistencies for SLP's and their patients.
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