Work Experience
December 2023 - Present
Startup Co-Founder & Product Manager at Tinny Minny
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Identified a critical gap in childcare accessibility for parents; conceptualized and led the development of an innovative digital platform to streamline childcare search process.
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Collaborated with technical co-founder to design and launch a user-friendly platform, managing data collection, feature prioritization, market analysis and project timelines.
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Managed ideation, documentation and collaboration asynchronously using tools like JustinMind, Notion, Discord.
Feb 2023 – Nov 2023
Career Transition Education / Maternity Leave
See Section Credentials
Aug 2020 – Jan 2023
Community Occupational Therapist / Clinical Advisor with WorkSafeBC
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Provided clinical opinions on complex medical situations to assist case managers in final decision making on claims.
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Experienced clinical educator, mentor for therapists and team leader for case management.
2015 – 2019
Acute Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist at Alta Bates Hospital, Oakland, California
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Experienced Occupational Therapist independently managing a caseload involving complex diagnoses like stroke, brain injury and spinal cord injury, in a fast paced, muti-disciplinary hospital.
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Balanced challenging productivity requirements without compromising quality of care.
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Skilled in using EPIC EHR software with a keen awareness of friction points, redundancies and pain points for users.
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Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal with clinical and non-clinical personnel.
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Led an initiative to customize documentation for 3 different disciplines and reduce time spent on documentation.
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Led an initiative to establish a student skills lab with pre & post completion satisfaction measurement, as part of onboarding practicum students.
2010-2015
Occupational Therapist at Natividad Sam Karas ARU, Salinas, California & T.N.M.C. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, India
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State level gold medalist in all 4 years of OT school under the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences
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Transitioned from paper documentation while working in hospitals in Mumbai to electronic documentation in a hospital in the US, with less than 7 days of on-the-job training
Skills & Expertise
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Experienced in clinical practices, policies and industry regulations in both inpatient & outpatient settings
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Extensively used 4 different EHRs including EPIC and MEDITECH
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MS Office Suite, Google Workspaces, Figma, Asana