Alexander Rivera, Ph.D.

**** ******** ****,

San Antonio, TX 78250

8683.

(abj51g@r.postjobfree.com)

Ph.D. 2004 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Animal

Sciences

M.S. 2000 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Endocrinology/Toxicology

B.S. 1995 University of Texas at San Antonio Bio

Sciences/Neurobiology

2011-12 Clinical Lab Consultant Toxicology Labs

Director and Consultant for Clinical Laboratories and Healthcare

Administration responsible for CLIA and COLA compliance. Provided

operational setup, regulatory compliance support, surveys and program

development. Provided consultation for laboratory safety, quality

assurance and regulatory compliance. Responsible for monitoring quality

control in the laboratory.

2010-11 Senior Scientist General Dynamics IT

Provided laboratory services to the Naval Medical Research Unit in San

Antonio (NAMRU-SA) at the Institute for Surgical Research (ISR).

Accomplishments included development of a large animal model for biomedical

research related to trauma and injury, laboratory management, and writing

SOPs and research proposals. I was also responsible for establishing new

laboratories, securing equipment and supplies, writing new research

protocols, preparing animal care reports, and all general research and

laboratory management duties. Composed proposals for surgical procedures

on large animals for research purposes. Blood samples were analyzed for

both nucleic acid and protein data.

2008-09 Scientist I Hyperion Biotechnology

Principal Investigator, responsible for supervising laboratories and

laboratory staff. Specifically responsible for organizing animal surgeries

for research protocols, blood, tissue, and microbial and blood chemistry

sample analysis, data collection, data analysis, results reporting, and

scientific writing. Responsible for all results analysis and reporting.

Worked countless hours in operating rooms and designed operating rooms for

work conducted in pressure chambers. Studies were performed at Brooks City-

Base with funding from U.S. Air Force Aerospace medicine grants.

2004-08 Lab Supervisor/Lead Microbiologist CDC/DHS

Served in public health, clinical LRN laboratories at the Florida State

Department of Health. Duties included the examination and identification

of sample specimens using the latest technologies in molecular biology,

microbiology, virology and chemistry. I received recognition and training

from CDC and the Florida State Department of Health for my work and I was

offered a supervisory position and transferred to San Antonio, TX where I

organized, started and supervised a new, high-complexity laboratory at

Brooks City-Base for San Antonio Metro Health District. All duties were

performed in cooperation with local, state, and federal agencies and under

a plethora of guidelines and regulations including COLA, CLIA and BMBL. I

served on large and small committees that included top supervisors from

around the state and country. I also attended meetings and conferences

around the country that were related to clinical testing, biotechnology,

bioterrorism, and laboratory safety and management. Laboratories were under

the ownership and guidance of the San Antonio Metro Health District where a

multitude of clinical tests were conducted. I served as Responsible

Official (RO) and assisted in managing other clinical labs in the absence

of Metro Health managers.

1996-04 Research Fellow University of Illinois

(Reproductive Endocrinology) at Urbana-Champaign

Conducted laboratory research studies in the field of reproductive

physiology. Duties included teaching surgery to graduate students,

developing cervical fibroblast cell lines, maintaining cell cultures,

developing steroid capsules for use as subdermal implants, and managing

laboratory safety issues such as toxic disposal and radioactive waste.

Carried out all blood, cell, tissue, and organ analysis for data collection

and results reporting.

Honors and Awards

2010 Letter of Appreciation from Commanding Officer, Naval Medicine

2008 AeroPhysiology Training Course, Brooks School of Aerospace

Medicine

2005 Certificate of BSL-3 Training, Florida State Department of

Health

2002-04 NIH Toxicology Scholars Award

1997/98,02-04 Outstanding Graduate Recognition Award-Gamma Sigma Delta

2002 P.J. Dziuk Graduate Research Oral Presentation Award

2000-02 NIH Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Grant

1999 NIH Cellular and Molecular Biology Training Grant

1997/98 Illinois Minority Graduate Incentive Program Fellowship

1996/97 University of Illinois Graduate College Fellowship

1995. APS-NIDDK Travel Award-Experimental Biology National

Conference

1996. UT San Antonio, College of Science and Engineering

Deans List

Training and Certificates

COLA Quality Assessment: General and Pre-Analytic Systems, Webinar Series

2011

CPR and Lifesaving Strategies Certification, American Heart Association,

Jan, 2011

AALAS Animal Care and Use, AFRL 2011

Incident Command Systems, ICS-100, FEMA 2010

Information Assurance Awareness, DoD

Chemical Weapons and Terrorism, Chemical Hygiene, FDOH

OSHA Respiratory Protection

OSHA Hazard Communication (HAZCOM)

OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens

Special Skills and Training

Organization and Management of Special Projects-Capable of duties expected

from a Principal Investigator. Organization and planning of experimental

design, presentation of protocols and timelines, data analysis, results

interpretation, summary presentation, manuscript preparations, and other

duties associated with laboratory management.

Laboratory Management-Experience with duties including, but not limited to

equipment maintenance, ordering and procurement, waste disposal and safety

practices, computer setup and maintenance, organization of laboratory

supplies and personnel, sales representative relations, and other

management related duties.

General laboratory duties-Use of a wide variety of instrumentation,

microscopes, hoods, kits, labware, software, data recording, cameras, and

chemicals. Familiar with a variety of microscopes for use in histology,

immunofluorescence photography, general light microscopy, and measurements

and analyses.

Surgery-proficient in microsurgical techniques and general surgery in small

and large animals. Taught graduate students to perform ovariectomies,

implant insertions, abdominal surgeries, sutures, and necropsies.

Experienced in general procedures in animal care, feeding, and weighing.

Also familiar with monitoring and adjusting ventilation, temperature and

anesthesia in operating room environments. Familiar with preparing and

working in a sterile environment. Performed over 150 surgeries for various

experiments and with a variety of species including mice, rats, rabbits,

ferrets, birds, and pigs.

Cell Culture-human/mammalian cell line and primary cell culture, In Vitro

Fertilization.

Histology/Cytology-staining of cells and tissue including

immunocytochemistry, histochemistry, immunofluorescence, preparation of

primary and secondary antibodies, fixing and deparaffinization of tissues,

antigen retrieval, etc. Proficient with the use of microtomes and

cryostats for slide preparations and specimen analysis.

DNA and Gene Expression Analysis-restriction enzyme digestion and

fragmenting, Real Time quantitative PCR, RT-PCR, footprinting, sequencing,

gel electrophoresis, DNA isolation and extraction, DNA labeling and

probing.

RNA Analysis-Northern blot, reverse transcription, RNA labeling, tissue and

cellular isolation and extraction of RNA.

Radioimmunoassays (RIA) blood, serum and urine analysis for steroids and

protein hormones including estrogen, progesterone, luteinizing hormone and

leptin.

Protein Analysis and Assays-tissue extraction, gel electrophoresis, SDS-

PAGE, software analysis and measurement, Western Blots, gel staining,

zymography, and ELISAs.

Data analysis and reporting, fluent in technical problem solving, computer

hardware and software, research and planning, developing, and organization

of original research and laboratory analysis, professional written and oral

presentations for sharing and dissemination of information.

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