Curriculum Vitae

LIANOR M. BRETON, MS, MT(AMT), AHI(AMT), SLS(ASCP), QCYM

Contact information

Phone:561-***-****

Email: acn126@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

*-**** ** **-**** Manager and Regulatory Compliance Officer.

University of Miami, John T. MacDonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics, Miami, FL.

The Medical Director is Olaf Bodamer, MD, Ph.D. FACMG, FAAP.

Responsible for all aspects management and of State of FL, CLIA and CAP laboratory licensure, inspections and

accreditation processes. This includes but is not limited to the following:

• Remain current with all compliance and CLIA associated processes. Completion of CLIA and State Application

documents including:

a) CLIA Application CMS-116,

b) CLIA Laboratory Roster CMS-209

c) AHCA Application 3170 and Health Care Licensing Application 3110-1024

d) Affidavit of Compliance and Background Screening 3100-0008

e) Declaration of Test Menu 3170-2007

• Primary responsibility is to complete successful “No Deficiency Inspections” for the labs when they are inspected

and evaluated by the State of FL, CLIA and CAP. Please see current inspection results below:

a) State of Florida / CLIA inspection July 15, 2011- No Deficiencies for the Clinical Molecular Genetics Diagnostic lab

b) CAP inspection September 28, 2012- No Deficiencies for the Clinical Molecular Genetics Diagnostic lab

c) State of Florida / CLIA inspection July 29, 2014- No Deficiencies for the Clinical Biochemical Genetics Diagnostic lab

Note** Inspection summary reports are available for review.

d) CAP inspection August 18, 2014- one deficiency(corrected on-site) for the Clinical Molecular Genetics Diagnostic lab

• Author of policies and procedures for the clinical laboratory including :

a) General policies including : Specimen handling, Specimen rejection, Specimen transport, Release of test results, Records

retention, Method Performance Specification, Reference labs, FDA Medical Device reporting, Critical and Semi-Urgent values,

Document Control, Ergonomics, Safety, Chemical Hygiene, Infection Control, Biohazardous Waste, Test Quality and Lab

Safety, Equipment maintenance and Quality of water

b) Quality Control, Proficiency testing and Employee Competency testing

c) LIS systems policies including: accessioning, security and access, report and results verification, electronic documentation,

establishment of physician client, downtime, system support, hardware storage, maintenance, software maintenance, equipment

coverage, and disaster recovery

d) HIPAA manual for the laboratory including: release of records, patient confidentiality and protection of PHI, in compliance with

HHS

e) Laboratory Compendium and Lab Request Forms in accordance with CLIA and the Office of the Inspector General

• Development of Quality management processes and Comprehensive Quality Compliance Plan including :

a) Yearly goals and objectives followed by completion analysis

b) Quality Monitors in all lab phases (pre-analytic, analytic and post-analytic)

c) Review of laboratory Benchmarks and CAP Analyte Score Cards

d) Current with CLIA and FDA updates and requirements as they apply to the clinical lab

• Implementation of Laboratory Safety and Ergonomics plan (as required by Federal government, OSHA and CAP).

a) Employee training for: bloodborne pathogens, fire safety and fire drills, chemical safety andbiohazardous waste in addition to

yearly PPD and or immunizations

b) Ergonomic plan for an accident free workplace including: Ergonomic lab and bench design, equipment, and yearly training of

personnel

c) Federal government required documents from labs including: Select Agents, Chemical Of Interest, and Biological Agents

Registration form

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010 to 2012 Assistant Professor and Medical Technology Program Director

Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida. The Associate Dean is Gerhild Packert, Ph.D.

Primary responsibility was for the formation and construction of a didactic curriculum at the undergraduate level for the

Clinical Biology MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Program in the College of Nursing and Health Science.

• Development of educational objectives coupled with procedures for the assessment of learning outcomes in the

affective, cognitive and psychomotor domains.

a) Development of the following syllabi to meet NAACLS standards: Medical Immunology and Serology, Blood-bank, Clinical

Chemistry, Microbiology and Parasitology, and Hematology

b) Coordination of continuing education seminar for laboratory professionals that was approved by the State of FL for credit.

• Application was submitted to the State of FL, Department of Health and Education. The Program was approved

and licensed by the State of Florida, Department of Health and Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel .

a) State of FL, Department of Health and Education application for Clinical Laboratory Training program

2001 to 2010 HIPAA Privacy Officer. University of Miami, Department of Pathology,

Miami, FL.

The department chairman was Azorides Morales, MD.

Trained for and assumed the authority role in the administration of HIPAA activities within the UM,

Department of Pathology. The associated responsibilities included but were not limited to:

• Author of HIPAA policies and procedures for the UM, Department of Pathology including :

a) HIPAA manual for the laboratory including: HIPAA Principles, HIPAA glossary, HIPAA Records Custodian & Release of

records, HIPAA Minimum Necessary, HIPAA Patient confidentiality and protection of PHI

• Records Custodian responsible for records release and complete documentation

a) Review, storage and tracking of depositions, subpoenas and legal cases requesting an expert witness.

b) Coordination of all compliance steps for the release of records per federal regulations with reference to subpoenas, depositions,

judicial orders and patient requests.

• HIPAA training and education provided to the UM Department of Pathology faculty and staff members.

a) Yearly HIPAA training and documentation of educational review for compliance.

1998 to 2010 Laboratory Manager and Compliance Coordinator. University of Miami,

Department of Pathology, Miami, FL. The Medical Director was Christian Wunsch, MD, Ph.D.

Accountable for the oversight and the direction of the clinical laboratory licensure, accreditation processes and

inspection processes for an esoteric Pathology lab. This included but was not limited to:

• Successful completion of laboratory inspections provided by various agencies (CLIA, State of FL and CAP)

• Completion of CLIA, State of FL and CAP Application documents including those previously noted on page 1

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• Author of policies and procedures for the clinical laboratory

• Development and implementation of Quality Management processes

• Implementation of Laboratory Safety Training and Ergonomics plan

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1987 to 1998 Senior Medical Technologist and Laboratory Supervisor. University of Miami,

Miami, FL

The information below is with respect to various positons that I held in a wide range of UM laboratories and

departments. My aim was to expand my technical skills and knowledge base as a medical technologist.

UM, Department of Pathology, Supervisor Flow Cytometry Laboratory.

The Medical Director was Scott Sittler, MD

UM, Department of Pathology, Supervisor of Tissue Procurement Facility.

The Medical Director was Mehrdad Nadji, MD

UM, Department of Pathology, Medical Technologist in: Immunohistochemistry, Immunology, and Chemistry.

The Medical Directors were Mehrdad Nadji, MD and Bernard Steele, MD

UM, Department of Medicine, Transplant Surgery Laboratory, Senior Medical Technologist: Immunology, Blood-bank, Microbiology

and Serology labs. The Medical Director was Josh Miller, MD

1986 to 1987Medical Technician* /Technologist Plantation General Hospital, Plantation, FL

Employed as a Technician in Clinical Chemistry and Technologist in Serology labs. Performed routine laboratory

testing for a labor and delivery specialized hospital.

1981 to 1985 Medical Technician Boca Raton Community Hospital, Boca Raton, FL.

Employed as a Medical Technician in the Microbiology and Serology labs. Daily duties included routine lab testing in

microbiology, mycology, parasitology and mycobacterium.

EDUCATION

Masters of Science, Health Services Administration, Barry University, Miami Shores, FL, May 2004.

Bachelors of Arts, French Language and Linguistics, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, May 1981

NATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

• American Medical Technologists: Medical Technologist-Generalist (MT, AMT)

• American Society of Clinical Pathology: Specialist in Laboratory Safety (SLS, ASCP)

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• College of American Pathologist (CAP): Inspector Certification, initial training completed February

1999..CAP Inspector ID# 1163521. Current certification expires July 2015.

LICENSURE

• Supervisor Technologist, State of Florida, Department of Professional Regulation; License number

SU 18339, expires August 31, 2016.

• Allied Health Instructor, American Medical Technologists and Allied Health Professionals. License

number 145168, expires December 31, 2015.

• Medical Technologist Laboratory Generalist, American Medical Technologists, National

Certification, License number: 145168 expires October 1, 2015.

• Qualification in Cytometry, American Society of Clinical Pathology, expires November 30, 2017.

• Specialist in Laboratory Safety # 158, American Society of Clinical Pathology, no expiration date.

ASCP identification number: 04136246, no expiration date

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES

“Certificate of Appreciation”, Barry University, College of Health Sciences, Allied

Health Professions Program, for Continuing Education Seminar, Miami Shores, Florida,

April 16, 2011 and November 13, 2013.

"Speaker Appreciation Certificate", American Medical Technologists, Continuing

Professional Education Seminar, Keiser University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida,

September 17, 2011.

“Certificate of Appreciation”, Barry University, School of Natural and Health Sciences

Miami Shores, Florida, July 14, 2005.

“Another No Deficiency Inspection”, University of Miami, Department of Pathology,

Miami, Florida, May 7, 2003.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

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• Foreign Languages – Fluent in Spanish and French.

PUBLICATIONS

1) Frazier K., Hines M., et al. Acknowledgement. "Analysis of DNA Aneuploidy and CMYC

Oncoprotein Content of Canine Plasma Cell Tumors using Flow Cytometry." Veterinary Pathology;

September, 1993, vol.30, #5.

2) Mies C. Acknowledgement. “Recurrent Secretory Carcinoma in Residual Mammary Tissue after

Mastectomy." American Journal of Surgical Pathology; 17(7) : 715-721, 1993.

3) Woodard M., et al. Acknowledgement. "Study of Proteolytic Enzyme Patterns in Neoplastic Cells by

Flow Cytometry." American Journal of Clinical Pathology; August, 1993,vol. 100, 180 #2.

4) Mejias A, Sittler S., and Mies C. Acknowledgement. "Poor Prognostic Features are Prevalent in

Young Men with Breast Carcinoma." Presented IAP meeting, March, 1994. Laboratory

Investigation.

5) Regalado J., Rodriguez M. Acknowledgement. “Multinodular Hyperplastic Pannephric

Nephoblastomatosis With Tabular Differentiation: A new Morphologic Variant”, Pediatric Pathology

& Laboratory Medicine; 1996, vol. 16, 961-972.

6) Regalado J., Sittler S., and Mies C. Acknowledgement. “Granular Cell Tumor of the Male Breast: A

Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature”, Breast Disease; 1996, Vol. 9, 235-242.

7) Cianco G., Robinson P., Breton L, and Block N. "Flow Cytometric Analysis of Paraffin Embedded

Renal Tumors of Patients with Parenchymal Sparing Surgery.” Journal of Urology; April,1992,

vol.147, 4:227A, # 55.

8) Wolfson D., Sittler S., Breton L, and Ganjei P., “Prognostic Variables in Uterine Sarcomas:

Utilization of Hematoxylin and Eosin Stained Slides for Image Analysis." Modern Pathology;

January, 1993, vol.1, 6:79A # 452.

9) Wolfson A., Sittler S., Breton L., Markoe A., et al.,"A Multivariate Analysis of Clinicopathologic

Factors for Predicting Outcome in Uterine Sarcomas." Gynecologic Oncology; January, 1994,

vol.52, 56-62

10) Nassiri M., Sittler S., Breton L., and Nadji M., "Oncogene Analysis of Breast Cancer via Flow

Cytometry." Presented at Poster Session, IAP meeting, Toronto, Canada, March, 1995.

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11) Ghaffari,G., Rodriguez, M., Rodriguez, S., Hung, C.Y., Breton, L., Tekin M and Morra, M.

“Characterization of the CYP2C19*alleles by using different genotyping and sequencing

platforms”. American Society of Human Genomics, October 2011

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1997- 2014 Barry University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Miami Shores, FL.

Clinical Biology Program, Adjunct and Assistant Professor.

• Immunology CLB 432 August-December 2014

• Lab Safety BIOE 521 January-May 2013 and 2014

• CLS Instrumentation BIOE 300-M1 January - May 2011

• Laboratory Safety BIOE 300-G March-December 2011

• Biotechnology BIOE 300-M1 January-May 2011

• QC in the Laboratory BIOE 300, October 2009-December 2011.

• Laboratory Management BIOE 317, August-October 1999 through 2014.

• Flow Cytometry, PCR, In situ Hybridization, August 2001-March 2010.

• Cell Biology BIO 330, July 1999 - June 2008.

2001- 2010 University of Miami, Department of Pathology, Miami, FL.

• HIPAA training.

• Pathology Medical Resident training.

• Laboratory Management, FDA and Compliance topics.

2001 Laboratory Continuing Education, Memorial Regional Hospital, FL

Lecturer “Flow Cytometry with an emphasis on Hematology Aspects.”

1997-1999 Continuing Education Consultants, Flow Cytometry lecture series.

1987-1996 Teacher; Broward County, State of Florida, Certified Substitute,

subjects: Biology, Foreign Language (French and Spanish).

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

2000-present American Medical Technologists and Allied Health Professionals.

2004-present American Society of Clinical Pathology.

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REFERENCES

Olaf Bodamer, M.D., Ph.D., FACMG, FAAP

Park Gerald Chair in Genetics and Genomics

Associate Chief, Division of Genetics and Genomics

Department of medicine

539 Hunnewell

Boston Children's Hospital

Harvard Medical School

300 Longwood Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02115

857-***-**** (office) / 617-***-**** (lab)

Stephan Züchner, M.D., Ph.D.

Chairman, UM, John T. MacDonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics

Director, Center for Human Molecular Genomics

Professor, Human Genetics and Neurology

1501 NW 10th Avenue

BRB Room 523

Miami, FL 33136

305-***-****

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Gerhild Packert, Ph.D.

Associate Dean

Barry University, College of Nursing and Health Science

11300 NE Second Avenue

NHS room 219

Miami Shores, FL 33161

305-***-****

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Mehrdad Nadji, MD

Professor and Vice Chairman

University of Miami, Department of Pathology

1611 NW 12th Avenue

Holtz building rm. 2147

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Miami, FL 33136

305-***-****

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Christian Wunsch, MD, Ph.D.

Professor

University of Miami, Department of Pathology

1611 NW 12th Avenue

Holtz building rm. 2003A

Miami, FL 33136

305-***-****

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