Summary
Registered nurse with ten years of clinical experience in behavioral health, emergency intake, and school health. Since relocating overseas in 2021 due to my spouse’s career, I have been based in Singapore and Tokyo, supporting myself through financial investments and independent technical projects. Looking to re-engage with healthcare in roles where nursing background and technical problem-solving overlap.
- Charge Nurse
- Psych Intake
- Crisis De-escalation
- Bed Census Mgmt
- Care Planning
- Medication Mgmt
- School Health
- Risk Management
- Utilization Review
- Research & IRB
- Data Analysis
- AI & Automation
Clinical & Healthcare Experience
Psychiatric Nurse (BSN)
Mary Washington Health Care
Fredericksburg, Virginia · May 2020–Dec 2020
- Provided nursing care, counseling, and interventions for adult patients at acute risk of harm to themselves or others on a 20-bed locked psychiatric unit.
- Managed admissions, scheduled and PRN medications, lab draws, detox protocols, patient groups, legal hearings, and discharge planning.
- Resigned in good standing to relocate with my spouse for her career transition to Singapore.
Intake Navigator (BSN)
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, HCA
Fredericksburg, Virginia · Dec 2019–Apr 2020
- Piloted the hospital's dedicated Psychiatric/ER emergency intake nurse role, evaluating patients in acute behavioral crisis and coordinating admissions across the ED, Behavioral Health Unit, and state social services.
- Improved emergency intake workflows, cutting ER wait times and increasing unit bed census by 15% over three months.
- Helped restructure unit admission protocols to manage infection control during the initial COVID-19 response. Position downsized during hospital-wide pandemic restructuring.
Mental Health Nurse – Student Researcher
University of Mary Washington
Bristol, United Kingdom · Sep 2018–Dec 2019
- Designed a cross-cultural study evaluating video-based education on mental health stigma across US and UK nursing cohorts, managing dual-institution ethics and securing formal Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.
- Built and managed two custom web platforms to administer informed consent, sequential delivery of multimedia interventions, and MICA v4 psychometric data collection.
- Performed data modeling, paired t-tests, and hypothesis testing in R to analyze pre- and post-intervention scores.
- Took a planned leave of absence to provide end-of-life care for two terminally ill family members. Enrolled in Mary Washington's RN-to-BSN program during this period.
Behavioral Health Unit Charge Nurse (RN)
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
Fredericksburg, Virginia · Sep 2014–Jul 2017
- Served primarily as night shift Charge Nurse on a 28-bed adult mental health unit, managing shifts of up to 5 staff nurses and support personnel.
- Handled psychiatric and medical emergencies, emergency code responses, and verbal de-escalation for acute crises.
- Communicated complex clinical status and shift reporting directly to on-call physicians and hospital administrators.
School Nurse (RN)
Stafford County Public Schools
Stafford, Virginia · Oct 2012–Jun 2014
- Directed the county's largest high school clinic, managing daily and emergency care for over 1,800 students, including chronic disease management, assessments, and health education.
Additional nursing, public health, and service
- Volunteer Nurse · World Gospel Outreach · Tegucigalpa, Honduras · Jun 2016 and Jun 2018. Provided public-health nursing services with mobile clinics serving people with limited access to care.
- School Health Technician, CNA · Pediatric Services of America · Pensacola, Florida · Aug 2009–Dec 2010. Supported daily clinic care for approximately 850 middle school students, including diabetes management, medication administration, screening, and health education.
- Diplomatic Health Team Assistant, Paid Intern · U.S. Embassy Moscow, Russia · Summers 2002–2004. Supported bilateral work between the governments of the United States and Russia involving HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases through research, correspondence, scheduling, events, and meeting documentation. Helped coordinate a 2004 visit by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Technical Experience & Projects
- Build and maintain a self-hosted, local multi-agent system used for personal project management, document retrieval, and workflow automation.
- Write, test, and maintain scripts in Python, Bash, JavaScript, and BASIC macros for data handling and spreadsheet automation.
- Built and launched the company's updated website, c-lars.com.
- Consulted with leadership on staff onboarding and internal communication, applying behavioral health de-escalation and interview techniques.
Technical Hiring Assessment Tool
INTERPOL (Volunteer)
Singapore · Nov 2024
- Built an interactive, web-based testing utility to evaluate the technical, analytical, and written communication skills of finalist candidates for the Cyber Fusion Centre leadership role.
Small-Business Marketing & Consultation
Expedition Bali Tours
Remote · 2022–2023
- Advised on customer communication, direct bookings, website usability, content, and lead generation.
- Helped draft and edit the company's 29-page tourist guidebook grounded in earth science, cultural history, and visitor safety.
Geological Research Data Support
University of Bristol (Volunteer)
Bristol, United Kingdom · 2018–2019
- Compiled a geological database and adapted Bayesian statistical models using R/JAGS and Monte Carlo simulations for hazard mitigation research.
- Produced figures used for a hazard mitigation thesis and a peer-reviewed article.
