Highlights of Qualifications

NYS Licensed Clinical Laboratory Technologist # 010141 verify status go to: www.op.nysed.gov

Extensive knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Effective trilingual (English, Spanish and Italian) communicator with demonstrated ability to work with groups of people from diverse backgrounds.

Work Experience

University of Rochester Medical Center – Strong Memorial Hospital 2008 – present

Medical Technologist IV, Clinical Laboratories, Protein Department

Performing manual to semi-manual laboratory methodology such as hemoglobin electrophoresis, serum and urine electroimmunfication, while maintaining maximum efficiency and turn around time.

Responsible for the accurately, typing and assessing interpretations, in a timely manner, to physicians for quality assurance critical to patient diagnosis and treatment.

University of Rochester Medical Center – Clinical Trials Laboratory 2007 – 2008

Clinical Laboratory Technologist, Generalist, Specialist V, URMC Central Laboratory

Workup new instruments/operational procedures; write/update procedures of the latest analyzers

Maintain and troubleshoot instruments/procedures; created logs/forms for essential information such as calibration data, calibration verification, reagent lots, QC problems, maintenance logs etc.

Design Qualification, IQ & OQ for the validation of general laboratory equipment such as Midas® III slide stainer, refrigerator, freezer and centrifuge.

Responsible for the timely and accurate reporting of results such as NYS proficiency samples, CAP samples and manual white blood cell differentials.

University of Rochester Medical Center – Strong Memorial Hospital 2001 – 2007

Medical Technologist IV, Clinical Laboratories, Chemistry Department

Verify test results and ensure test quality for reliable patient care

Daily maintenance and troubleshooting of many of the latest Chemistry analyzers

Maintain and troubleshoot instruments/procedures; created logs/forms for essential information such as calibration data, calibration verification, reagent lots, QC problems, maintenance logs etc.

ortho clinical diagnostics – c/o Kelly Management Services 2006 – 2007

Product Specialist Investigator, Research and Development Laboratories, OCD is a Johnson & Johnson Company

Conduct non-routine testing to support product investigations and materials/assay development.

Validate and verify change control to OCD analyzers.

Independently resourced experiments of existing products to new suppliers due to obsolesce while adhering to company SOPs

Extensive knowledge with the latest of chemical analyzers, such as the Vitros 5,1FS. Chemistry System

VIA Health – Rochester General Hospital 2004 – 2006

Histologist II, Anatomical Pathology, Histology Department

Performed STAT and routine histological procedures, (embedding, processing, and/or staining of patient tissues)

Assessing stains and sections microscopically for quality assurance critical to patient diagnosis and treatment.

Served as lead technician of the Shandon Excelsior Tissue Processor, and responsible for training other associates maintenance and operational procedure.

Education

State University of New York of Brockport – Brockport, New York 2001

Bachelor of Science Biology, minor in Chemistry

Monroe Community College – Rochester, New York 1995

Associate of Science, Liberal Art

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