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Sanyu Nakimera

@sanyunakimera

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Neuroscience-minded paraprofessional and reception professional focused on data-driven support.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can support people directly—using my classroom support experience and my research/data skills (including PET imaging and data analysis) to help others succeed while working in a collaborative, organized environment.

I’m a paraprofessional who provides in-classroom support for mild to moderate and moderate to severe individuals with special needs, and I also work as a substitute to facilitate classroom activities. I bring the same practical, service-first mindset I’ve used across roles in customer-facing and clinical environments.

Alongside education support, I’ve built strong administrative and patient coordination experience as a Medical Receptionist and Front Desk Receptionist. I’ve handled customer service, incoming calls, scheduling for on-site visits and appointments, and clerical work including data entry, time management, and organizing paperwork to keep workflows efficient.

My background also includes hands-on neuroscience laboratory work and internship research. I’ve conducted neuropharmacology and animal behavior research at UC Riverside, and I completed a ThinkNeuro LLC cohort internship doing bibliometric analysis and working directly with PET neuroimaging data to publish findings—skills I’m eager to keep applying with care and precision.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Paraprofessional

Current

Scoot Education

Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Provides in-classroom support for individuals with mild to moderate or moderate to severe special needs and facilitates classroom activities as a substitute.

Special Education Support In Classroom Support Substitute Teaching Support Classroom Activity Facilitation

Spring Cohort Internship

ThinkNeuro LLC

Feb 2025 - May 2025 (3 months)

Conducted research involving PET neuroimaging and bibliometric analysis, and helped publish findings.

Neuroimaging Research Data Analysis Scientific Publishing

Front Desk Receptionist

Capstone Logistics LLC

Sep 2023 - Mar 2025 (1 year 6 months)

Performed clerical work including data entry, phone calls, and time management, and supported customer service and organization of paperwork for employees.

Clerical Work Data Entry Time Management Customer Service Paperwork Organization

Medical Receptionist

Amazon Warehouse

Nov 2022 - Jul 2023 (8 months)

Handled customer service duties including coordinating incoming calls and patients and supporting scheduling for on-site visits and appointments.

Customer Service Scheduling Support Appointment Coordination Patient Coordination

ABA Support Worker

ACES ABA

Aug 2022 - Sep 2022 (1 month)

Worked with children with autism and other developmental disorders to support academic and personal success despite obstacles.

Autism Support Child Support

UMOJA Historian

UMOJA (UC Riverside)

Dec 2018 - Jun 2022 (3 years 6 months)

Managed social media for UMOJA, supported outreach to incoming transfer students with campus resources and scholarships, and represented the club through tabling and networking.

Social Media Management Outreach Scholarship Resource Communication Networking

Transfer Outreach VP

UC Riverside

May 2019 - Jun 2020 (1 year 1 month)

Recorded meeting minutes and supported club recruitment by relaying resources and networking transfer students with on-campus opportunities.

Resource Coordination Networking

Crew Member

McDonald's

Nov 2017 - Jun 2018 (7 months)

Provided customer service, handled orders and payments, and supported efficient operations through restocking and cleaning.

Customer Service Order Taking Payment Processing Cleaning

Library Tutor

Corona Public Library

Sep 2011 - Jan 2015 (3 years 4 months)

Tutored K-6th grade students in math and language arts and gained classroom experience through event organization.

Tutoring

Library Assistant

Home Gardens Library

Sep 2009 - Jan 2011 (1 year 4 months)

Performed library support tasks including cleaning, reorganizing books and media, and assisting patrons in locating materials.

Library Organization Cleaning Book Reorganization Patron Assistance

Neuropharmacology

UC Riverside

Apr 2022 - Present (4 years 3 months)

Investigated and interpreted layer VI neurons, including cholinergic projections to the prefrontal cortex and the role of acetylcholine in cognition through immunostaining analysis.

Acetylcholine (ChAT)Cortical Attention