Brandon A. Gonzales 2122 Westfield Rd Joliet, IL (678) 571-8181 [email protected]

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts May 2009 Lewis University, Romeoville, IL Major: Athletic Training

Doctor of Athletic Training May 2018 The University of Idaho

WORK EXPERIENCE Assistant Athletic Trainer October 2016- Present Lewis University, Romeoville, IL ● Oversee patient care for men's , women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, men's and women's cross country, and men and women’s tennis. ● Collect and analyze patient and disease oriented outcomes to improve patient care. ● Serve as preceptor for CAATE accredited Athletic Training Program. ● Manage Student First Responders in the athletic training clinic. ● Communicate and direct patient care with team physician.

Head Athletic Trainer September 2015- October 2016 Athletico Physical Therapy/ Alan B. Shepard High School, Palos Heights, IL ● Oversee athletic training services for 650 athletes. ● Manage practice and game coverage. ● Overhaul medical records system. ● Communicate and coordinate patient care with parents and physicians

Head Football Athletic Trainer September 2013-September 2015 Alabama State University (NCAA Division 1), Montgomery, AL ● Manage the daily operation of the Houston Markham Football Complex Athletic Training Room housing football, , volleyball, cross country, and track and field sports medicine care. ● Oversee all sports medicine travel for football and track and field athletic training staff, along with setup of away treatment facilities. ● Provide coverage for softball, men’s and women’s tennis, and volleyball. ● Oversee all men’s and women’s track and field healthcare for the 2015 season. ● Coordinate and schedule all doctor, surgery, and imaging appointments for football and track and field. ● Directly supervise 2 Certified Athletic Training Interns for football, track and field, and tennis and 1 certified full time Athletic Trainer for volleyball and softball. ● Communicate with coaches at daily staff meetings with updates on the status and treatment of injured players. ● Evaluate and rehabilitate injured athletes in a timely manner so that minimal if any time is lost from competition. ● Educate and train Student First Responders on practices and modalities seen in use in the Athletic Training Room. ● Serve as a preceptor for Huntington College Athletic Training program. (Gonzales 2)

Head Athletic Trainer February 2013-August 2013 Chicago Rush Club, Chicago, IL

● In charge of all aspects of Chicago Rush Sports Medicine until the relocation of the team to Los Angeles. ● Keep and maintain inventory for the Athletic Training Room. ● Hire and delegate Athletic Training interns. ● Work with the league office on workers compensation issues and documentation. ● Participate in weekly conference calls with the league office on insurance and compliance matters. ● Introduce and organize new professional corporate partnerships. ● Design and implement a preventative stretching program for the team. ● Design and implement rehab protocols for the athletes. ● Correct biomechanical issues that correlate with injury and athletic performance. ● Create a professional working relationship with athletes of different backgrounds and explain the injuries they sustain in ways that they can understand.

Assistant Athletic Trainer/Personal Trainer January 2010-January 2013 The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL ● Serve as the Head Athletic Trainer for the football, wrestling, and softball, and track and field teams. ● Assisted with coverage for men’s and women’s basketball including travel trips to Ireland. ● Provide day to day treatments, evaluations, and rehabs of athletic injuries. ● See patients in the hospital acting as a physician extender for the sports medicine doctors at The University of Chicago under Dr. Holly Benjamin. ● Utilize my unique personal training background by creating highly functional and efficient prevention and rehabilitation programs. ● Design rehab programs for athletes that are highly effective and quickly and safely return the athlete back to play. ● Communicate with coaching staff and Head Athletic Trainer about injuries and return to play objectives and timeline. ● Correct biomechanical issues that correlate with injury and athletic performance. ● Assist Head Athletic Trainer with any duties delegated ● Keep clients engaged and motivated for each and every workout. ● Educate clients in proper exercise techniques and their functions. ● Manage student first responders for pre practice set up and breakdown along with game day duties. ● Document athlete injuries and treatments in a department wide medical database.

Athletic Training Staff Assistant July 2009- September 2009 Miami Dolphins Professional Football Club, Davie FL ● Assist staff Athletic Trainers with daily pre-practice and post-practice treatment of players. ● Conduct pre-practice and pre-game setup. ● Maintain daily treatment logs for athletes. ● Participate in pre-game and pre-practice taping and bracing techniques. ● Work one on one with athletes in progressing them through their therapeutic exercises based on current functional levels. ● Become an asset and resource to a sports medicine team consisting of doctors, ATC's, and Athletic Training students. (Gonzales 3)

CERTIFICATIONS, Training, and MEMBERSHIPS BOC Certified Licensure American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer/AED NATA Member GLATA Member NASM PES Trained in Mulligan Concept Trained in the Myokinesthetic System Trained in Positional Release Therapy Trained in Primal Reflex Release Technique Trained in Yuen Method

RESEARCH Osteitis Pubis in Collegiate Football Players: OMT and a Multidisciplinary Approach to Treatment. Quinn, K., Magee, J., Agee, R., Gonzales, B., Witter-Graham, N. Trinity Medical Center, Lemak Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, Alabama State University, Birmingham, AL. 30th Annual American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine Clinical Conference, Philadelphia, PA. April 22-25, 2015.

ONGOING PROJECTS

Use of Primal Reflex Release Technique TM for the Treatment of Patellar Tendon Pain in a Physically Active Population: A Case Series

The MyoKinesthetic System: A Model for the Evaluation and Treatment of Hamstring Strains: A Case Series

Presentations

Bianco, L. (2019). Treating Physically Active Patients with Joint Mobilizations as Functional as Them: Mulligan Concept for the Lower Quadrant. Learning lab assistant presented at the National Athletic Trainers Association annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

Gonzales, B. (2018). The Mulligan Concept: An Evidence Based Approach to Improving Patient Care. Learning lab presented at the Illinois Athletic Trainers Association annual meeting, Peoria, IL