Rachel Shepherd Email & Phone Number

United States

All responsibilities, achievements, tools and skills as 'Solutions Consultant' role +- Collaborated on 30+ internal projects as stakeholder or SME- Mentors new hires in groups and individually in work flows, efficiencies, Salesforce, and key principles for Tobii Dynavox's sales team

San Francisco Bay Area

Responsibilities:- Managing and building business to attain sales quota in metropolitan sales territory to sell speech generating devices to both pediatric and adult patients.- Developing sales leads- Preparing and conducting presentations on best practices and products to external accounts- Collaborating with internal and external professionals and customers to navigate the DME funding process through medical insurance companies- Educating SLPs and other medical professionals and community leaders in AAC best practicesAchievements:- Sales growth and revenue; consistently exceeding sales quota- 500+ voices provided to CA Bay Area- Increased number of recommenders for SGDs in sales territory by 80%- Successfully influenced positive change to antiquated health care policy- Programmed 8 bilingual communication app page sets to meet community needs- Selected for Tobii Dynavox Senior Solutions Consultant ProgramTools:- Salesforce- Microsoft Suite- Zoom- Text Blaze- Productboard- ChatGPT

San Francisco Bay Area

Member of Intergro's Prestige League Clinical Instructor pathway.Developed and applied specialized clinical knowledge on AAC, tracheostomy and ventilator management and weaning, management of head and neck cancer pre- and post-op/tx, dysphagia management, and compassionate end-of-life care.Tools:- Point Click Care

Greater Denver Area

Provided supervised assessment, intervention, and education for adult and geriatric populations and their caregivers within a skilled nursing facility.Collaborated with nursing staff, dietary staff, administrators, physical therapists, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, social services, and physicians to promote effective communication and optimize treatment outcomes.Tools:- Epic

Denver, Co

Provided supervised assessment, intervention and education to school aged children and their families.Collaborated with general and special education teachers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and school psychologist to optimize treatment outcomes.Developed, organized, and implemented transdisciplinary, themed, group treatment.Participated in and lead IEP meetings.Tools:- Boardmaker

Knoxville, Tennessee

Bloomington, Indiana Area

Education Leader Spring 2012Caring for children aged 3mo-4y: feeding, napping, and engaging children in productive play. Cleaning and preparing for activities and food.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

Caring for children while parents are in church service. Cleaning and rotating toys and play sets.

Bloomington, Indiana Area

Speech Perception Laboratory - 9/2012 - 5/2014Adult Cognition and Language Laboratory - Spring 2014Auditory Physiology Laboratory - Summer 2012Organized physical and electronic data.Independently administered hearing screenings and standardized tests to children and adults and assessed their hearing, speech, phonological, and language fundamentals.Tools:- Microsoft Suite- MATLAB

Bloomington, Indiana Area

Sold membership packages, one-day passes, and gift shop items to museum patrons.Maintained organization and cleanliness at front desk and in reception area and gift shop.Helped to develop creative programs and activities for the museum.

New Haven, In

Communicated with customers to create solutions and resolve issues.Prepared food, answer phones, wash dishes.

Master Of Science - Ms, Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

Activities and Societies: Specialized Coursework: Professional Series in Speech Language Pathology - FEES - Flexible Endoscopy; Advanced.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication Sciences And Disorders, General

Activities and Societies: Research Experience: Speech and Hearing Science's Adult Cognition and Language Laboratory & Speech Perception.