registered nurse

patient care technician

researcher

senior clinical research coordinator

clinical research coordinator

University of Alabama, Birmingham

The UAB Community English Class or CEC is a great place to learn and apply different teaching methodologies. A typical day at work  involved teaching English to different adult learners from the Birmingham community. Here, I would involve learners from a specific level in group/pair work to build communicative competence applying methodologies like Communicative Language Teaching, Total Physical Response, and Competency -Based Language Teaching. 
In my experience spanning  a year and a quarter, I learnt to adapt my teaching style to suit the needs of ESL learners in the United States. The gradual shift was from using Traditional Grammar instruction and roleplaying to teaching language through communicative language teaching infusing elements of Grammar, and content-based themes.All four skills - speaking, listening, reading, and writing were integrated to provide holistic language development.
Coming to other aspects such as management and workplace culture, my advisor manages the UAB CEC. She is a caring, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic person to work with. As a volunteer instructor, I found tremendous support in her when it came to focussing on critical aspects of language teaching namely lesson planning, learner-centered activity based language acquisition, curriculum development, and assessment. As my advisor, she not only guided and molded me but also provided me with a lot of freedom to experiment with language teaching. This atmosphere of liberality motivated me to use digital storytelling tools such as VoiceThread, Storyboard, and Photo Story 3 to help my level-2 CEC learners create individual Digital Micro-Narratives in Spring 2019.
Last but not the least, I think the easiest part of my job was teaching a language that I am most comfortable with. I have studied English since the age of three as my academic language in school. Hence teaching the same turned out to be the most comfortable and enjoyable part of my job. On the contrary, the hardest part of my job proved to be building curriculum encompassing lesson plans that would meet the requirements of adult learners with unique and multifarious language needs in the United States. However,my accumulated experience over several years of teaching English in India aided by excellent learning materials, methodologies, and tools ,and my advisor's unflinching support helped me build an all-encompassing comprehensive and flexible curriculum for each semester that I taught at the CEC.

•	Started as a relationship banker, promoted to assistant branch manager, promoted to branch manager and promoted to mortgage division due to revenue generated at my branch 
•	Closed 12 million in 2008 and had a 98.5% customer service rating)
•	Provided resolutions to client based mortgage products and services; Reviewed compliance rules and regulations; managed relationships with customers through each phase of buying a home or refinancing an existing mortgage.
Branch Manager / Homewood office
•	Managed all branch employees while responsible for the daily operation of the Branch; Ensured personal and employee sales goals were met; Merger, related preparation for branch closing and relocation of displaced employees; Performed interviews and maintained staffing levels of the Branch; Participated in the termination process, lay-offs and  disciplinary actions, working closely with Human Resources and all levels of management.
Assistant Branch Manager 
•	Worked closely with branch personnel to ensure focus on sales initiatives and customer service; Monitored sales initiatives to ensure meeting and exceeding customer service and sales goals; Managed complex projects to provide both tactical and strategic direction involving internal guidelines, external regulations and productivity.
Relationship Banker
•	Responsibilities included: customer service, new accounts business and personal. Internal referrals to Morgan Keegan and Regions Mortgage; financial consulting; organized and conducted Friday and Monday Chart The Course meetings (sales-oriented meetings designed to show growth and challenge employees); safe deposit box custodian; opened and closed branch each morning/evening; supervised Alabaster Branch on Saturdays; referred loans for equity lines; negotiated rates on CD'S and IRA'S; studied tax laws in order to sell IRA's to potential customers and learned compliance in FDIC insurance. Started as Management Trainee (Safe deposit box custodian, processed loans, certificates of deposit sales, learned proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.)

•	Gathered, extracted and administered essential data in support of the University of Alabama (UAB) Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant Program.
•	 Produced and processed essential documentation, reports, and correspondence, including Case Report Forms and Adverse Event Report Forms; incorporated experience in word processing, spreadsheets, power point, database management, e-mail, electronic calendaring, and electronic time and attendance. 
•	Consistently verified and validated disability letters to ensure accuracy and integrity. Documented medical reports, confidential reports, incident reports, and property records.
•	 Performed clerical functions to maintain efficient program workflow; responded to high volumes of correspondence and communication from medical partners via telephone, e-mail, and fax. 
•	Performed detailed evaluation and analysis of administrative data to determine deficiencies, trends, and patterns; facilitated comprehensive internal and external audits of program methodology and activities to ensure compliance with organizational standards and regulations. 
•	Served as liaison with outside medical organizations, effectively presented the organization's needs and established collaborative working relationships with counterparts. 
•	Lauded for improving the quality of data and information, catapulting the audit status from 48% to 95%.


On and typical day I check my email from the coordinators and/or the program manager for any issues that may require  immediate attention.  I enter data that was collected from the participants for the six designated counties for analyzing. 
Work toward the completion of the weekly newsletters to mail out to the participants.  I will work to get timesheets entered for the six coordinators in the counties.  Later in the day I will have a conference call with one, or more, of the coordinators concerning participants time and/or incentives.

I have to learned to adapt, communicate and be more open to the needs of the people in the community whose lifestyles are very much different from what I am accustomed to.  I coordinate the activities of the study and the coordinators concerning the need in the community and the way it affects the outcome of the study.

I have the opportunity to work with some outstanding co-workers, with great attitudes.  We have a great rapport with one
another, and an AWESOME working relationship.   

Nothing involving my position is difficult.  However, my position is grant funded, and with the shortage of studies it threatens job stability.

The most enjoyable part of working here has been meeting people in the different communities/counties,  and the comradely among the team/employees.

The pay is ok, even better if you have experience. Pay has gone up $2-$3 more since I left. Raises are every year but depends on attendance and tardies so be careful. It’s a very good place to work you just have to make sure you’re ready for the level of professionalism that UAB displays because if not you are out the door. UAB and UAHSF take attendance and tardiness very seriously. They watch you like a hawk and they are on the point system. If you can get into the float pool and float to several clinics before choosing your clinic home that would be great. You have to buy your own uniforms. The Lajoie uniform Company comes around once or twice a year and you are able to enroll in paycheck deduction to buy your uniforms. But that is super expensive don’t blow your whole check on snazzy scrubs. Hey You have to buy your own uniforms. The Lajoie uniform Company comes around once or twice a year and you are able to enroll in paycheck deduction to buy your uniforms. But that is super expensive don’t blow your whole check on snazzy scrubs.

Pros: The organization offers a highly competitive and generous compensation and benefits package. There is also a visible commitment to diversity and inclusion initiatives on paper.
​Cons: The workplace culture is highly divisive and lacks genuine collaboration, creating an environment that compromises psychological safety. Internal communication regarding policy changes is frequently unclear, missing specific timelines and impact assessments. Because management practices tend to discourage team cohesion, employee turnover is high often lasting less than 2 years. Most senior managers have been there less than six years.
​Advice to Prospective Applicants: This company is a viable option if you are looking for a short-term financial payoff for a year or 18 months. However, be mindful of the serious, significant trade-off regarding work-life balance and overall workplace health. It is not recommended as a sustainable, long-term career destination.

Looking at notes left the day before that I didn't answer or contacting persons that I could not reach. 

Checking my messages to see what and who needs to speak with me. Determing what issues require immediate action. Attend to the most urgent issues first and then start to tackle what ever is before me. 
However, there is also the phone that has to be answered with a just now issue and do my best to handle at that point if possible. 

I learned that discussion is a great tool for solving issues of disagreement and willing to accept ideas from others, and even allow others to assist me.

Management requirements were attainable and as long as the requirements were met there on time. If for any reason that you were not prepared, a notice to management before it is due as to what and why you aren't ready, if acceptabe an extension may be given.
 
The hardest part of the job was to see clients continually repeat things that were not in their best interest.

The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing clients grow and move to better ways of life.

I worked in other places on campus so this review is just indicative of this one area. However, job training and professional development was not available after you did your initial job training.  No upper mobility unless you want to take a lateral move, take a different or similar role in a different department or leave UAB entirely. Frequent turnover and average length of tenure of most employees  > 2 years. Management is not supportive, transparent in decision making or inclusive in policies. New management often chosen from those most knowledgeable on industry data rather than those equipped or empowered to be good leaders. Most senior managers had been there less than 5 years. Divisive environment where collaboration among employees not encouraged and total department lacked cohesion, structure, and organization. 

As a research assistant and then a research associate, I have learned a lot of techniques during my 12 years of research. Because of grants running out I had to move to different labs. This didn't bother me as my knowledge of scientific techniques grew in each new lab. Please know that I was the manager of all the labs I worked in and also had the privilege to train lab technicians and students. At the end of 2012 I decided to stop research because I needed a change. I tried the industry but didn't enjoy the pace (60 hours of work a week was too much). So, I went back to UAB and started to work for the Office of the Conflict of Interest Review Board (OCIRB). This new position paid less but it gave me the opportunity to see what was happening on the other side of research. I learned about the university's compliance, the Federal regulations, I learned how reviews of financial conflict of interest related to research were done, etc... A valuable experience indeed. 
Therefore, I will say that UAB was an ever going learning experience.

 Supported and maintained AV Equipment.
 Maintained Technical support for the Lecture Rooms
 Performed backup support for team members as needed
 Obtained quotations for new desktop and laptop computers, laser printers, scanners, and other peripherals (i.e. PDA’s, smart phones, etc)
 Coordinated faculty and staff moves to new offices as well as voice and data lines activated in new locations
 Demonstrated understanding of required technical expertise, as well as the effective “people side” of customer service
 Recognized for personifying myself and skills as a team player, self confident and very detailed oriented partner
 Utililized extensive experience in Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, NT, 98, 95 as well as Microsoft Office and Corel WordPerfect Office suites. Mac OS X Platform
 Installed APC and UPS smart ups and battery backup systems.
 Implemented knowledge of building desktop computers from the groud up.
 Effectively utilized knowledge of installing and configuring ITC venda card machines

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