Histotechnologist/Histotechnician

OBJECTIVE

To work as a Histotechnologist/Histotechnician in a medical or research

anatomic pathology laboratory environment.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Progressive senior level experience as a Histotechnologist in Pathology

Services. Personable, self-motivated, detail oriented, reliable, and with

proven ability to work successfully in a team or individually. Areas of

strength: Quality Control Processes, Precision Microtomy and Microanatomy.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

IMPATH Inc/Genzyme Genetics/LabCorp

October 1998- October 2012

Senior Technologist - Histology

Responsibilities: Support specimen processing workflow in all areas of the

department: AP Receiving, Microtomy QC, troubleshooting, Equipment QC.

Adherence to all Standard Operating Procedures and EHS guidelines. Support

5 Star Principles of Lean/Six Sigma project objectives.

Special Assignments:

. Inventory maintenance of IHC control blocks/slides using Access database

documentation.

. Train personnel on standard operating procedures

. Microscopic review of control material for IHC

. H&E microscopic selection of tumor area for DNA S-Phase testing.

. Tissue Transfer Technique - lifting tissue off slides for subsequent

staining techniques.

. Bone Marrow Morphology Processing: Grossing, Decalcification and

subsequent processing including histochemical staining techniques.

Position History:

. Senior Technologist: 2010-2012, LabCorp

. Technologist III: 2005-2010, Genzyme Genetics

. Senior Lead Histotechnologist: 2004-2005, IMPATH Inc.

. Histotechnician: 1998-2004, IMPATH Inc.

RELEVANT SKILLS

. Standard histologic techniques: tissue fixation, processing, paraffin

embedding, microtomy, H&E, histochemical stains and reagent preparation.

. Familiar with laboratory Information system - SCC SoftDxPath for specimen

processing.

. Microsoft Office including Outlook electronic communication.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Biology with Specialization in Physiology and

Histology. Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. The Diploma was

evaluated in January, 2002 by Express Credential Evaluators, Education

Evaluation Service, Los Angeles.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Various CEU conference/workshops - NSH and ASCP

Clinical Laboratory Technologist, University of the State of New York,

License Number 013243

REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST CITIZENSHIP:

U.S. Citizen

NATALYA KVITKO

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