Quality Control Medical
Resume:
MIKE IGELMAN
Address: **** *. **** **** ***. Apt. 2002 Tulsa, OK 74133
***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
To perform in all major areas of a standard clinical lab
To obtain Medical Technologist certification after two years of
MLT experience
EDUCATION:
. Associate of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology, Tulsa Community
College
. Clinical Rotations completed at St. Johns Hospital in July, 2011
. ASCP Board MLT Certification, August, 2011
Dean's Honor Roll/Presidents Honor Roll Fall 2010 - Spring 2011
. Bachelor of Science, University of Idaho (December, 1997)
. -Primary Subjects: Microbiology, Biochem, Zoology, Botany, Ecology,
Anatomy
. Continuing education through University of California Extension (2003
- 2010)-Completed courses in Genetics, Immunology, Cell Biology,
Organic Chem, Electrophoresis lab
LANGUAGES:
. Spanish: 86% Fluency; Tagalog: 57% Fluency; Korean: Beginning
EXPERIENCE:
CLINICAL ROTATIONS, ST. JOHNS MEDICAL CENTER, Tulsa, OK
March - July 2011
. HEMATOLOGY: 3 weeks consisting of abnormal manual differentials under
direction of a highly reputable specialist (Special cases of malaria,
leukemia, sickle cell, Naegleria fowleri on a CSF) Operation of
Automated Sysmex, review of results through Cerner IS system, Thionate
solubility tests, assisted with Bone Marrow smears at collection
. URINALYSIS: 1 week of manual microscopics (noted bilirubin crystals,
Trichomonas infection), manual ictotest, Benedicts test, Pregnancy
tests, and QC checks on automated Siemens Clinitek, CSF counts on
cytometer
. CHEMISTRY: 3 weeks on the Centaur and Olympus automation with
dedicated instrument stations (Olympus) for cardiac, therapeutic drug
monitoring, and kidney function tests; Special Chemistry (Chloride
sweat test, fecal fat analysis), Hemoglobin A1C, Blood gases (Cobas)
and Immunoassay instrumentation. Performed Quality Control on Centaurs
. BLOOD BANK: 3 weeks: ABO/Rh typing (Tube method), quality control of
typing reagents, Absorption, Elution, Antibody identification panels
(through IAT gel method), DAT screen through automated cell washer,
Cord blood typing, Weak D testing, operation of automated ProView,
Crossmatch testing, feto-maternal screening, retrieval and
administration of donor units through Cerner, component irradiation
treatments
. SEROLOGY: 1 week on instrumentation (Binding Site Spa Plus, Inova DSX,
Phadia Immunocap, BD Viper, Speedy Inova); Immunofluorescence
microscopy for anti-nuclear antibodies, Flow Cytometry
. MICRO: 4 weeks: Plate reading and identification of Staph, Strept,
Moraxella, Haemophilus, Pseudomonas, Yeast, Campylobacter, and
Coliforms; Oxidase/Beta-lactamase/Indole/Pyr testing,
TSA/Citrate/Urea/Lysine/PAD/Motility agar-biochemical inoculation and
interpretation, Kirby-Bauer sensitivities, inoculation of tubes for
Phoenix automated sensitivity system, Streptococci group immunotyping,
agglutination testing on Staph, Mycobacterium tube cultures, sputum
inoculum preparation, Gram and Acid-Fast stains
Purification Unit for the Recombinant Anti-hemophilic Factor VIII Protein,
Bayer Health Care
Berkeley, CA (August 2000 - March 2010)
. Operation of automated chromatography and ultrafiltration skids,
preparation of buffer solutions, electronic data entry and retrieval,
and quality control sampling for the processing of human therapeutics
in a sterile atmosphere
Americorps Project First, Technology Learning Center
Oakland Unified School District (August 1999 - July 2000)
Repair and installation of recycled computers; troubleshooting and
testing of PCs to ensure Internet access for all children, replication of
software, assisting teachers with integration of technology into the
classroom, assisting teachers with classroom instruction, providing
assistance to the visually impaired on using PCs
Americorps VISTA, Rolling Readers U.S.A., Oakland, CA (August 1998- Aug.
1999)
Recruitment, training, and placement of early literacy tutors throughout
the Oakland School District; submission of grant proposals to generate
financial support
Plant Virology, Rapeseed Breeding, and Archaebacteria/Myxococcus Labs
University of Idaho (January-August 1998)
Formulation of plant tissue cultures for screening of transgenic
potatoes, tobacco; inoculation of plant tissues with Agrobacterium for gene
insertion, grinding of plant tissues in buffer suspension for preparation
of immunodiagnostic assays (ELISA), virus inoculation of wheat, analysis of
seed lipid content using NMR, application of seed fungicide, formulation of
media for culture of anaerobic marine thermophiles (Archaeglobus),
sterilization of equipment, extraction of cells via pressure filtration
device (Amicon), monitoring cultures for temperature, Ph, and cell density
(spectrophotometer); adjusting parameters through addition of reducing
agent, acetic acid, and NaOH; deoxygenation of cultures through addition of
nitrogen via hypodermic needles, centrifugation
Practice of good sterile technique and safety precautionary measures
while handling heated, pressurized glass culture vessels
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Mississippi State University (Summer
1997)
Preparation of spinal cross sections for age determination in catfish,
analysis of populations in floodplain river systems and small impoundments
(techniques: trotlines, electroshocking, purse seines, trap nets), data
entry for PCB toxicity studies
U.S.D.A. Wheat Breeding Division, Washington State University (Summer
1995)
Removal of weeds from crop research plots (testing of various cultivars
for resistance to rust and root rot pathogens), harvesting, threshing,
sorting of seeds
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Idaho (Spring 1993)
Removal and weighing of salmon kidneys for disease analysis
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
UCSF Center for Aging Research
Data entry using STATVIEW, in support of pharmacology research on elderly
patients at geriatric center in San Francisco
Inpatient Pharmacy, UCSF Health Care
Maintaining inventory of medication supplies, transporting medications to
appropriate wards
Department of Neurology, (Outpatient), UCSF Health Care
Providing clerical support, such as the updating of patient files, and
entering information (i.e. medical history) on database
American Red Cross, Alameda County Blood Services, Oakland, CA
Transport and delivery of red blood cells, platelets, whole blood,
leukocytes, and other donated blood products from Red Cross plasma
processing facility to the clinical diagnostic laboratory personnel of
hospitals throughout the East Bay metropolitan region
Coastal Sand Dunes Restoration Project, Golden Gate National Park
Nursery propagation and establishment of wildflowers, seed collection
REFERENCES
Mary Gillingham, Lead Microbiology Tech, St. Johns Medical
918-***-**** ext 17664
Tracy Wilbourn, Hematology/Phlebotomy Instructor at TCC
Jennifer Vicinus, Clinical Chemistry Tech, St. Johns Medical
918-***-**** ext 15518
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