February **, ****

To Whom it may concern,

I am interested in applying for an Orthotics and/or Prosthetics program opportunity with your company. This opportunity would comply with my desire to find a solid and reputable organization to conclude my studies and improve my career in the O&P field.

Going to school in the O&P field, I attended several seminars, completed internship and have worked various volunteer jobs. These opportunities were accomplished at different facilities and locations throughout the Tampa Bay and Orlando areas. During the past eight months I have been working on completing my prosthetic residency hours with South Beach Orthotics & Prosthetics.

I have been fortunate enough to have received my formative education in Brazil and then continued my studies at St. Petersburg College. This cross-cultural experience has proven to be invaluable to me, and has enabled me to see both cultures from a unique perspective. This broad-based education has afforded me the opportunity to reexamine many of my own personal values and pursue goals that otherwise would not have been possible. The initial struggle to adapt, learning of a totally new language and desire to help people has transformed me into a better person. I have developed an enormous dedication and a high aspiration of achieving a successful and promising career. Boundaries that may limit the vast majority of people, are for me just bumps in the road to the ultimate goal of a better future.

The qualifications above, and those included on my resume, make me highly qualified for this position. I am very interested in speaking with you further about this opportunity. I can be reached at 561-***-****. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely yours,

Sheila Messias

Objectives

To obtain a Prosthetics and Orthotics residency position, I am looking for a nice opportunity that allows a hard working and motivated person to learn and demonstrate my skills. Accustomed to work in a fast-paced environment, I am perfectly able to easily adapt and team-up with other work colleagues, gearing towards a collaboratively way to help the company succeed and at the same time take my career to the next level.

O & P Clinical & Volunteer Experience

Westcoast Brace &b Limb - Tampa, FL

Bay Pines VA Medical Center - Bay Pines, FL

Bader Prosthetics & Orthotics - Lutz, FL

Kast Orthotics & Prosthetics - Largo, FL

Tampa Orthotic Management Services - Tampa, FL

Specialty Brace & Limb- Orlando, FL

O & P Professional Education Seminars

✓ Orthotic Fitter with Diabetic Foot

✓ Mastectomy Fitter

✓ Next generation of Prosthetic, Components through biomimetics, natural prosthetics design. (smart knee technology)

✓ Ohio Willow Wood: Transtibial Shape Capture, Suspension and Socket Design: feet & Alignment

✓ Taos Walker

✓ Orthotic Treatment of Deformational Plagiocephaly, Brachycephaly and Scaphocephaly

✓ Transfemoral Gait Deviations

Experience

PROSTHETIST RESIDENT; SOUTH BEACH ORTHOTICS & PROSTHETICS. - BOCA RATON, FL – 2009-2010

‣ Patient assessment: take patient history including, diagnosis, medical history, patient expectations, manual muscle testing, gait analysis when it was possible, and range of motion.

‣ Formulation of the Treatment Plan: determine a prosthetic treatment plan, formulate treatment goals, identify components to support the treatment plan, education and follow up care with the patient.

‣ Implementation of the Treatment Plan: Take patient’s impression (via Fastscan, measurements, and/or casting), educate the patient, (and/or care giver or nurse) about: the use, maintenance, wearing schedule, donning and doffing of the prosthesis.

‣ Follow- up the Treatment Plan: obtain patient’s feedback, assess patient’s skin condition and general health including: weight, function, and any psychological status changes.

ASSISTANT TECHNICIAN; BADER PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS - LUTZ, FL - 2007

‣ Worked as an assistant technician where I had the opportunity for hands-on training to produce ReadyPreg and Ultra-G orthoses and prostheses.

OFFICE ASSISTANT; ESB DOORS - LARGO, FL - 2004

‣ Provided general office assistance.

‣ Translated calls, documents and emails from English to Portuguese between sellers and buyers.

LAW SCHOOL INTERNSHIP & LEGAL ASSISTANT; ALMANÇA MONTES ADVOCACIA & ASSOCIADOS - SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - 2000-2002

‣ Responsible for monitoring and following on lawsuits and legal actions for internal and external accounts.

FINANCIAL DEPT. ASSISTANT; PROGRAL DESENHOS LTDA - 1999-2000

‣ Responsible for administering the Accounts Receivables and Payables.

‣ Extensively used Intuit QuickBooks to enter financial information

FINANCIAL DEPT. ASSISTANT, AGC OPTOSYSTEMS IND. & COM. LTDA - SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL - 1997-1999

‣ Involved in Customer Relations contacts and follow-up.

‣ Responsible for administering the Accounts Receivables and Payables for the entire company, using QuickBooks.

‣ Other duties included general office administration and invoices control.

‣ Effectively managed the company Assets.

‣ Actively worked on the closing exchange rates for the imports and exports account for the company.

‣ Regularly involved with the communication between the Brazilian and USA branch located in Orlando.

Education

2007 - 2009 St. Petersburg College

BAS Orthotics & Prosthetics

2004 - 2007 St. Petersburg College

Associates in Arts

2003 - 2004 St. Petersburg College

ESOL

1998 - 2000 Universidade Metropolitanas Unidas

Bachelor in Law School (Incomplete)

1994–1996 Colégio Bilac

Technical School focused in Marketing

Other Languages

Portuguese and Intermediate Spanish Skills

Referrals

References and letter of recommendations are available upon request.

Sheila Messias

561-***-****

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