Carlos Benavides Email & Phone Number

Woburn, MA, US

Massachusetts, United States

• Manage the Co-op program, overseeing the entire lifecycle from interviewing and hiring to conducting performance reviews and exit interviews for 3-5 college interns each semester
• Continuously train and mentor college interns, contributing to their growth and development by providing guidance on effective teaching strategies, classroom management, and professional development
• Develop and implement an innovative, hands-on curriculum centered on sustainability, environmental science, and fostering social responsibility for students in grades K-8
• Effectively lead and deliver engaging and interactive lessons to students, reaching over 8,000 children in 38 different schools annually
• Represent the organization at fundraising and public events, advocating for sustainability education and raising awareness about the organization's mission and programs

Newton, Massachusetts, United States

• Processes, concentrates, centrifuges, and plants all cultures according to protocol
• Performs Quality Control and maintains QC organisms according to protocol
• Subcultures and prepares gram stains of positive blood cultures for the medical technologists
• Reviews daily pending logs to verify proper receipt and processing of all microbiology specimens

Massachusetts, United States

• Received, decanted, spun, aliquoted, and delivered hundreds of biohazard specimens to different lab departments
• Effectively communicated with patients, doctors, and nurses during routine phone calls regarding patient test results and laboratory services
• Registered new patients in Epic, ordered tests provided by lab requisitions, and labeled specimens accordingly
• Operated and troubleshooted the Modular Pre-Analytic system to ensure efficient automation of pre-analytic tasks on samples

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Managed and supervised 45 proctors throughout the University campus to maintain residential safety
• Documented and responded to emergencies within residence halls; including drills, security risks, and sick residents
• Conducted rounds to provide breaks and distributed important policy changes to each station

Greater Boston Area

• Provided guidance for 40 residents with complaints and issues that arose with roommates and within the building
• Conducted rounds for 2 buildings and over 400 residents to enforce resident life policies and ensure the safety of students
• Responded to crisis situations maintaining campus crisis protocols and documented incidents accordingly
• Served as a proctor for dorms weekly, checking-in students and their guests

United States

• Oversaw the mailing and packaging system with UPS, USPS, and FedEx and ensured a timely delivery of over 1,000 packages on average per week
• Delivered mail to different residential offices in a timely manner
• Worked with students to locate packages that were missing as well as help them ship packages out
• Assisted in the onboarding and training of new employees to ensure proper procedures were followed as well as oversaw their progress

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Assisted Group Leaders in supervising 28 2nd grade students in various program settings
• Created and implemented activities for students; including clubs, active games, and projects in cooking and STEM
• Built and maintained relationships with parents and families of students in order to ensure student development

Beverly, Massachusetts

• Provided informative presentations to children 1st through 6th grade regarding environmental and sustainability lessons while ensuring all students fully comprehended the curriculum
• Adapted lesson materials to supplement changing lesson plans, in order to stimulate high order thinking
• Effectively maintained interest and provided an interactive atmosphere by assisting in hands-on programs with children such as paddle boarding and Camp Paradise week
• Photographed and edited hundreds of photos of events and classroom teachings for social media and the organization’s website

Greater Boston Area

• Traveled to different homes in and around the surrounding area of Boston and walked dogs
• Watched dogs if their owners were away for several days