R esume

J ane E lizabeth L ines

Address: Cell: 936-***-****

***** * ******* **, *****: acb4l7@r.postjobfree.com

DOB: February 4th 1987

Apt 636,

Houston, Texas Driving License.

77064

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Masters Degree in Clinical Chemistry

Bachelors Degree in Biomedical Sciences

Medical Technologist with Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences and Master’s degree in Clinical Chemistry. Meets all

CLIA and COLA personnel requirements. Over five years’ experience in a Clinical Chemistry laboratory of a major 600-bed

hospital. Routinely responsible for all departmental clinical chemistry analysis and providing on-call service. Recently

relocated to the USA and took a lead role establishing a new toxicology laboratory in Houston to CLIA and COLA

standards. Experienced at method development, validation and creation of SOPs for analysers and Point Of Care devices.

Relied on to train, educate and mentor laboratory staff on a daily basis and guide the implementation of new analysers

and working practices. Specialist knowledge in laboratory quality management and proficiency testing. Experienced in

the analysis, interpretation and solving of quality control issues.

Eligible for AMT certification and specialist certification in Chemistry with ASCP. Hold all required permits to work in the

US (no sponsorship required) and educational qualifications certified to US standards through Foreign Credentials Services

of America (FCSA)

QUALIFICATIONS

MSc Clinical Chemistry (Merit) (2010-2012)

University of Westminster, London, UK.

Specialist Portfolio in Clinical Chemistry (2008-2010)

IBMS, UK.

BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science (2005-2008)

University of the West of England, Bristol, UK.

Credentials fully accredited to US standards by FCSA (certificates available on request)

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2012: Masters Degree Dissertation, ‘Investigation of poor External Quality Assurance (EQA) scheme performance for

cholesterol and uric acid methods on the Beckman DxC analyser’

Technical skills: extensive experience working with the Abbott Architect, Roche Cobas 8000 and Beckman DxC

analysers, assessing and interpreting internal and external quality control, and investigated the possible cause of

poor EQA performance.

2012: Specialist Portfolio in Clinical Chemistry.

Technical skills: Spectrophotometer, Luminometry, Potentiometry, Biosensors, Chromatography, & Mass

spectrometry.

2007: Bachelors Degree Dissertation, ‘Effects of cell death on Dendritic Cell maturation’

Technical skills: cell culture, viability assessment, immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Medical Technologist, Elements Screening Services, Houston, Texas. Aug 2013- Dec 2013

Establish a new toxicology laboratory for a leading rehabilitation facility in Houston, Texas to CLIA and COLA standards.

Equipment includes two fully automated CLC-720 analyzers and drugs of abuse POC devise.

Training

CLC 720 fully automated drugs of abuse analyzer.

Validation of CLC720 analyzers.

LABdaq LIS software.

CAP proficiency testing.

Toxicology method development.

Responsibilities

Setting up toxicology laboratory to CLIA & COLA standards.

Establishing procedures to ensure Chain of Custody

Supervising and training of junior laboratory personnel.

Quality Management specialist.

Responsible for the creation of all analytical, Quality Control, Calibration & Maintenance SOPs within the

laboratory

Method development (such as Zolpidem).

Analyser maintenance.

Troubleshooting departmental equipment including POC devises.

Evaluation and selection of specimen logistic methods.

Provide analytical & clinical advice.

Order and maintain all laboratory reagents & supplies.

Biomedical Scientist, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, UK May 2008 – April 2013

The Clinical Chemistry department analyses over 5,000 patient samples per day. It is well-equipped, fully computerised and

housed in modern laboratories. Equipment includes ; a fully automated pre-analytically system, two Roche 702 modules, two

Roche 502 modules, and three E-immunoassay modules.

Training

Beckman DxC analysers as well as Remisol interface.

HPLC analyser utilising both ion-exchange and reverse phase chromatography.

GC-MS analysis for Neonatal screening, Drugs of Abuse, and vitamin D.

HbA1c analysis, chromatogram analysis and interpretation of variants.

Roche Cobas 702, 502, and E immunoassay module analysers and PSM interface.

Gem 3000 and 4000 blood gas analyser.

iSTAT blood gas analyser.

Nova glucose meters.

Freeze-point Osmometer.

Perform manual tests – such as Macroprolactin’s and faecal occult blood tests.

Phlebotomy.

All Microsoft Office programs, SPSS, Minitab, analyzer-it and Laboratory Information system (LIS).

Responsibilities

Conduct general chemistries, immunoassays, and manual tests.

Laboratory analysis of in house and external clinical trial samples (infertility trial with Oxford University, Diabetic

trial testing for urine C-peptide, Atherosclerosis trial testing for U-ACR).

Analyse, interpret and investigate both internal and external Quality Control processes.

Perform audits.

Responsible for all Clinical Chemistry department results whilst on-call.

Coordinate patients and their data for clinical trials .

Supervise team of 8 laboratory staff/technicians.

Create and maintain SOPs.

Train new and existing staff on analysers and SOPs

Coordinate the introduction of new analytical equipment and methods.

Conduct/coordinate maintenance on all laboratory equipment.

Develop and validate new assay (hs-CRP, hs-TROT-T, Gentamicin, conjugated bilirubin HbA1c).

Troubleshoot departmental equipment as well as POC devices.

Validate, report and advise on abnormal results to clinicians.

Advise medical professionals on technical clinical chemistry issues.

To form part of a specialised Near Patient Testing team.

Maintenance and control of reagent and consumables.

REFERENCES

References available upon request

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