Felix Ortega

• Evaluate and treat 35–40 pediatric patients weekly across articulation, phonological, receptive-expressive language, fluency, and social communication needs. • Increased functional communication goal attainment by 28% in annual outcomes review through caregiver coaching, home programs, and data-driven treatment plans. • Assess and implement AAC systems using feature matching, aided language stimulation, and LAMP/Proloquo2Go supports; trained 60+ families and clinical staff. • Collaborate with pediatricians, occupational therapists, psychologists, and feeding specialists on coordinated plans for autism, cerebral palsy, and developmental delays. • Mentor 3 graduate clinicians and standardize documentation templates, reducing note completion time by 20% while maintaining payer compliance.

• Managed a caseload of 55 students in K–8 across language, articulation, fluency, autism, and complex communication needs; delivered individual and small-group services aligned to IEPs. • Led multidisciplinary evaluations using CELF-5, GFTA-3, PPVT-5, EVT-3, and informal language sampling, translating results into measurable annual goals. • Co-authored 45+ IEPs annually and facilitated eligibility and reevaluation meetings with families, teachers, school psychologists, and administrators. • Increased classroom participation by 32% for students using visual supports, core-word boards, and classroom-wide AAC routines. • Coached 25 teachers and paraprofessionals on language-rich instruction, phonological awareness, and generalization strategies across academic settings.

• Delivered home- and community-based evaluation and treatment for 0–3-year-olds with developmental language, motor-speech, feeding, and social communication delays. • Completed 90+ multidisciplinary assessments using Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale, REEL-3, CSBS, and caregiver interviews; converted findings into family-centered IFSP outcomes. • Maintained a 96% visit-authorization renewal rate through timely documentation, progress reporting, and measurable caregiver education. • Trained parents and childcare providers in responsive interaction, early literacy, and naturalistic communication strategies, averaging 4.8/5 satisfaction. • Coordinated transitions for 40 toddlers into preschool services with school teams, service coordinators, and pediatric providers.

Clinical focus: pediatric language disorders, AAC, dysphagia, and evidence-based assessment. Completed 400+ supervised clinical hours across outpatient, school, and medical settings; graduate research project examined caregiver-mediated AAC in early childhood.

Magna Cum Laude; Dean’s List; student clinician with Temple Speech-Language-Hearing Center. Certifications and licensure: ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP); Pennsylvania Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist (SP-014872).