Experience

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  California pizza kitchen

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Server
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  Michigan state university

  Nov 2017 - Oct 2019

  Customer service representative

  As a CSR, I oversaw and assisted residents with a wide array of tasks, such as checking students in and out of rooms, answering questions, loaning out keys to various recreational and residential rooms, sorting and logging mail, and working with the entirety of the dorm staff to ensure enjoyable living for guests.

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  Movement on the ground

  May 2018 - Jun 2018

  Summer intern

  Staffed full time at the Kara Tepe refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesvos assisting in maintaining the well-being of residents and infrastructure.Shadowed and worked alongside the camp's psychologist, learning about the immense physical and mental traumas that many residents have endured and how to most ethically be of assistance.

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  Auburn hills eye care

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Optometric shadow

  Majority of time in the office spent as a shadow, attending meetings and appointments with optometrists in the office.Given the opportunity to talk to and learn from patients, while observing examinations and learning new medical terms and practices used in the profession.

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  Michigan department of health & human services

  Aug 2018 - May 2020

  Lab outreach intern

  Through this position, I played an active role in determining goals and developing material for the Explore Lab Science program. My time was split between creating and organizing educational lab experiments for students K-12 and attending schools, libraries, and other events to interact with children, all with the ultimate goal of encouraging excitement for lab sciences. In addition to my improved skills in media editing and preparing and delivering presentations through this position, I gained strong leadership experience and learned about public health. Show less

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  Warby parker

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Optical sales advisor

  To ensure precise information was sent to the lab for glasses production, I learned to demonstrate my optical skills through exceptional product and prescription knowledge. Through this, I effectively suggested frames/lenses that would be the most beneficial for each individual patient's condition.

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  Deltavision optical ctr

  Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

  Optometric technician & optician

  At Deltavision, I assisted Dr. Popowitz with eye examinations by explaining testing procedures to patients and performing visual field testing, tonometry, lensometry, visual acuity testing, OCT scans, etc.My strong and organized maintenance of records, inventory, and patient notes assisted with efficient collaboration between doctors, insurance providers and manufacturers.

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  Henry ford health

  Nov 2020 - Jul 2021

  Optometric technician

  Effectively provided patient education and conducted exam pretesting & diagnostic testing while learning persistence when working with special populations such as foreign language speakers, children, elderly, and disabled patients.

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  Southern college of optometry

  May 2023 - now

  Optometric clinical intern

  150+ patient encounters in the primary care, teen, vision therapy, and contact lens clinics. Routinely excelled in combination of logical and clinical-based mindsets to best treat and manage unique patient needs.100+ hours of ophthalmic lab and optical floor experience gaining a strong understanding about spectacle manufacturing, patient insurance, copays, and productive fitting/selling interactions.