Justin Maher

Experience

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  Hale's Ales Brewery

  Jun 2007 - Jan 2009

  Cellar manager and brewer

  Brewed ale using a 30-barrel brewing system and pilot batch brewing on 1bbl brewing system. Experience cultivating a sour/bacteria project using brettanomyces and lacto-bacillus and aging ale in oak barrels. Responsible for filtering beer with vertical leaf filter, cultivating yeast via top skimming in "Old English tradition" from open fermentation vessels. Worked on the bottle line fillling 22's and 12oz bottles using Meheen technology, keg filling, conditioning vessel management. Experience repairing/managing CO2 systems and glycol coolant systems. Duties also involved inventory management, shipping logistics with local and national distributors. Experience with sales and promotional events including Washington Brewers Association beer events in Hale's Palladium. Show less

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  University Programs in Communication Disorders Clinic

  Sept 2012 - Apr 2013

  -Assessed and treated preschool, adolescent, and adult patients with various cognitive, language and speech sound disorders, analyzed speech sample, and developed elicitation techniques-Administered and scored standardized tests (i.e., CAAP, BDAE, OWLS-2, GTFA-2, RTT, ABA-2, Fluharty-2, FAVRES, SPELL-Links, and EVT-2)--Phonological Preschool -Collaborated with fellow clinicians to oversee a phonological preschool consisting of 12 children age 3-6 years. Responsibilities included conducting standardized assessments, planning and implementing pre-literacy, fine motor, and gross motor activities relating to phonological processes exhibited by children Show less

  • Graduate Student Clinician - University Clinic

    Sept 2012 - Apr 2013

  • Graduate Student Clinician - Audiology Clinic

    Sept 2012 - Dec 2012
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  Hearing Oral Program of Excellence (HOPE) School

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Graduate Student Clinician

  -Assessed and designed individualized speech language intervention for preschool children with hearing impairments using an oral approach to intervention

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  Infinity Rehab

  May 2013 - Jul 2013

  Graduate Student Clinician

  -Assessed and treated adults with cognitive deficits, voice therapy and swallowing disorders-Administered and scored standardized tests (i.e., MOCA, SLUMS, CQLT-2, RIPA-G, BEST-2, and BASA)-Provided family education & consultation; developing evaluation reports & documented daily progress in conjunction with interdisciplinary team

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  Spokane Public Schools

  Sept 2013 - Dec 2013

  Graduate Student Clinician

  -My responsibilities included screening, assessing, and designed speech and language therapy intervention for children grades K-6. Developing therapy schedules, IEP goals, and facilitating IEP family meetings- Conducted a pilot program for Visual Teaching Strategies (VTS)

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  Virginia Mason Medical Center

  Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Speech Language Pathologist Intern

  -Assessed and provided intervention for a diverse population of adult patients with head & neck cancer, Apraxia of Speech (AOS), dysarthria, stroke (CVA), neurological disorders, Tramatic Brain Injury (TBI), cognitive impairments, and swallowing disorders -Worked in the setting of critical care unit, intensive care unit, acute inpatient, and inpatient rehabilitation-Experience with Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBSS), Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow (FEES), and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)-Provided family education & consultation; developing evaluation reports & documented daily progress Show less

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  Infinity Rehab

  Aug 2014 - Jan 2020

  I am the primary Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) at two skilled nursing facilities in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. I provide a range of skilled SLP services to adult and geriatric populations in the inpatient and outpatient setting. -Swallowing rehabilitation and dysphagia therapy. Evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders. Diet texture modification, compensatory swallowing strategies, modified barium swallow studies, patient and caregiver education and training to minimize risk of aspiration, working with patients and their family's to develop safe and efficient solutions to swallowing disorders. -Voice rehabilitation. Evaluation and treatment of voice disorders. Instruction of vocal hygiene, respiratory support, vocal abuse, resonance disorders, phonation, speech articulation, alaryngeal speech, laryngectomee TEP rehabilitation, and accessibility to community resources. -Cognitive rehabilitation. Evaluation and treatment of cognitive deficits to memory, attention, problem solving, auditory comprehension, and executive functions. -Language rehabilitation. Evaluation and treatment of expressive and receptive aphasia, reading comprehension, written expression, compensatory strategies for anomia, and accessibility to community resources. -Motor Speech rehabilitation. Evaluation and treatment of neuromotor disorders and dysarthria. Goal based speech motor control, self-awareness training and perceptual strategies, intelligibility, prosodic feature analysis, rate, amplitude (loudness), pitch, and muscle tension therapy. -Adult AAC - augmentative and alternative communication - nonverbal communication systems Show less

  • Speech Language Pathologist

    Aug 2015 - Jan 2020

  • Speech Language Pathologist

    Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
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  Consonus Healthcare

  Apr 2018 - Apr 2022

  Speech Language Pathologist

  I am the primary Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) at two continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) in the Seattle area. I provide a range of skilled SLP services to an adult and geriatric population in the inpatient and outpatient setting.

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  Infinity Rehab

  Jul 2020 - Feb 2024

  PRN Speech Language Pathologist
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  Powerback

  Feb 2022 - Dec 2024

  Director of Rehabilitation - SLP-CCC
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  Genesis Rehab Services

  Feb 2022 - Dec 2024

  Director Of Rehabilitation, SLP-CCC.
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  Select Rehabilitation

  Jul 2024 - now

  Speech Language Pathologist