Work & education · healthcare at the center

Care backed by a wider toolkit.

I am a California Certified Nursing Assistant and BSN candidate with direct patient-care experience, supervised clinical training, and an earlier foundation in business banking, marketing, leadership, and web projects.

1,000+ Direct patient-care hours
2026 BSN target
3.82 Business degree GPA
Active California CNA certification
Stylized portrait of John Villanueva working in healthcare
Judgment, dignity, and communication. The technical routines matter because the person receiving care matters.

Healthcare leads the work now.

Hands-on care and nursing education now lead the story, supported by experience in communication, service, business, and technology.

John represented as a healthcare professional at a nurses station
Care is technical—and deeply human. Good routines protect safety. Good communication protects dignity.

Certified Nursing Assistant

Skilled nursing · 2026–present
Direct care

Provide resident-centered support with activities of daily living, mobility, transfers, repositioning, vital signs, intake and output observations, comfort, infection-prevention practices, and timely reporting of changes in condition to licensed nurses.

  • Protect privacy and dignity during personal care
  • Support clear handoff and continuity through accurate observation and documentation
  • Work within scope, follow chain of command, and escalate concerns promptly

BSN Student Nurse

Nightingale College · 2024–2026 target
Clinical training

Developing clinical judgment through coursework, simulation, supervised clinical experiences, patient teaching, therapeutic communication, medication-safety concepts, and care planning across the lifespan.

The bedside did not erase the business background.

Business banking strengthened my comfort with sensitive information, regulated processes, relationship management, documentation, and decisions that affect real people. Marketing and web work strengthened audience awareness, structured communication, and the ability to turn an unclear request into a usable deliverable.

  • Client discovery translates into asking focused, respectful questions
  • CRM and documentation habits reinforce continuity and accountability
  • Cross-functional work supports communication across roles and departments
  • Leadership experience helps with organization, follow-through, and team awareness
John planning a business project
A career pivot, not a career reset. The foundation still travels into the way I work.

A concise view of the roles that shaped the toolkit.

These selected roles show the experiences that most directly shaped how I work today.

Healthcare

Direct patient care

Skilled-nursing experience centered on safety, ADLs, mobility, observation, dignity, communication, and dependable shift routines.

Business banking

PNC Bank

Supported relationship and portfolio work for business clients, used Salesforce and banking systems, and gained exposure to credit, treasury, merchant services, underwriting, and healthcare banking.

Digital work

Web development & marketing

Worked with website, advertising, content, and project-management platforms to improve digital presence and execute client-facing work.

Leadership & service

Customer-facing foundations

Retail, food service, events, student leadership, and tutoring built practical habits in service recovery, communication, training, presentation, and teamwork.

Healthcare now. Business and humanities underneath it.

The combination matters: science and clinical learning sit beside formal study in business, marketing, Japanese language and culture, behavioral science, and the humanities.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing · Nightingale College

BSN pathway focused on patient-centered care, clinical judgment, health assessment, medication safety, therapeutic communication, and supervised clinical practice.

BS Business Administration, Marketing Management · CSU East Bay

Graduated with a 3.82 GPA; minor in Japanese Language & Culture; served as president of the American Marketing Association chapter.

Associate-level liberal arts studies · Los Medanos College

Concentrations across Math & Science, Behavioral/Social Sciences, and Arts & Humanities, with Honors Scholar recognition.

Credentials that support the work.

Certifications and continuing education matter most when they strengthen real practice. The essentials stay visible, while the broader stack remains available without taking over the page.

Healthcare

Licensure and safety training

California CNA AHA BLS Dementia training Infection control HIPAA
Selected professional study

Business, leadership, and communication

HBS Online Finance & Accounting HarvardX Leadership & Communication Cornell Digital Marketing UMD Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Open the broader professional certificate list
Babson Financial Analysis Indiana Personal Finance Davidson Storytelling RIT Leadership Essentials Rice Leading Workplace Diversity HarvardX Leading Remotely UW–Madison Digital Asset Management Columbia Corporate Finance NYIF Mergers & Acquisitions
Open selected leadership and academic recognition

American Marketing Association chapter president; Honors Scholar; honors research presentations at Stanford University and UC Berkeley; Smith Center Pitch Day finalist; Japanese tutoring and cross-cultural program participation.

Application details

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Start with the résumé. Use the site for context.

The PDF gives recruiters the essentials. This page adds context, while the timeline shows how the earlier chapters connect.