PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Vocational Consultant – Jose R. Castro, Vocational Services –PO Box 1186 Edgemont, PA 19028 – 11/01-Present
Provide all facets of vocational services that include vocational assessments to determine wage earning capacity, vocational counseling, job placement, job analyses and expert vocational testimony.  Accepted as vocational expert before Federal, Superior, Family and the Court of Common Pleas, as well as worker’s compensation judges and boards in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland.

Associate Manager, Vocational Department/Senior Rehabilitation Consultant – 01/92-11/01
DEL-VAL Care Management, Wilmington, Delaware.  Responsible for program development and management for clients.  Evaluation, counseling, testing and job placement of disabled clients.  Consult with physicians, physical therapists, psychologists and others in coordinating the medical and treatment needs of clients.   Conducting vocational assessments, wage earning capabilities and provision of expert testimony.  Supervise Rehabilitation Consultants and job developers.

Director of Case Management Services/Senior Specialist – 04/89-01/92
Hamilton & Jordan, Inc., West Chester, Pennsylvania.  Provide vocational counseling and assessment, job placement, and comprehensive case management for individuals with work-related injuries.  Facilitate medical coordination to determine injured worker’s current physical capacity.  Supervise Rehabilitation Specialists and job developers.  Provision of vocational testing and expert vocational testimony.