Manager Quality Control

Experience Energetic and Highly motivated with extensive laboratory experience in the clinical

and research industry.

Management of vendors, contractors, clients and consultants to achieve company's

financial strategic goals.

Proteomics analysis, maintenance and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment such as

Bio-Rad

Thermocycler, BioTek Plate washer and reader, Spectophotometer, Semi-dry Transfer

Apparatus, SDS-Page, Cell Harvester, Beckman-Coulter Cell counters, Olympus Au400,

Perkin Elmer Janus Multiprobe, GCMS, HPLC and LCMS. Experience using USP guidelines

for testing of laboratory reagents.

Dedicated professional and leader recognized for the ability to organize and

motivate staff to achieve goals at work and maintain a harmonious work environment.

Demonstrated history of developing strong vendor relationships. Possess strong

qualitative and quantitative analytical and problem solving abilities and excellent

learning and teaching skills.

Spectracell Laboratories Inc (Feb 2010 - Present) Houston, Texas

Laboratory Supervisor

Responsible for the day-to-day supervision, operation and performance of the

laboratory.

In care of full operation of Micronutrient and Lipoprotein Particle Profile testing

by HPLC,

maintaining all instrumentation, budget, purchasing, payroll and standard operating

procedures.

Baylor College of Medicine (Nov 2003-Jan 2010)

Houston, TX

Research Technician II / Laboratory Manager

Department of Pathology - Baylor/ Methodist Hospital. Department of Biochemistry

Responsible for the day-to-day supervision, operation and performance of the

laboratory, ordering and maintaining of all

supplies, instrumentation. Created database for all laboratory areas. Molecular

biology experience. Preparation of gel

digests from whole proteins for the identification of peptides using LCMS.

Biochemistry and cell culture assays.

PCR, flow cytometry and DNA extraction.

Testing of incoming chemicals by USP guidelines, water analysis by TOC.(Total

organic carbon)

Laboratory Manager (Jan 2001 - Nov 2003)

Set up and prepare The Red Blood Cell Disorder Reference Laboratory for CLIA

Certification.

Preparation of Technical Procedures in accordance to College of American Pathology's

(CAP) regulations.

Writing of all technical and non-technical procedures. Procedures validation. Cell

culture assays for in-vitro growth of erythropoitein independent colonies. Budget

preparation and purchasing of all laboratory equipment and supplies.

Responsible for the day-to-day supervision, operation, performance and reporting of

all test results.

Preparation and reporting of all quality control required for the laboratory to

comply with CLIA and CAP regulations.

University of Texas Medical Branch (March 1999-Jan 2001) Galveston,

TX

Research Associate I

Maintenance and troubleshooting of GC/MS instrumentation as well as GC/MS operator.

Prepared samples using several chemical and biochemical techniques for analysis

under GCMS.

Baylor College of Medicine (May 1996-Feb 1999)

Houston, TX

Research Associate I

Worked with small animals on protein synthesis procedures. Sample preparation and

analysis of amino-acid concentration

by HPLC. Preparation of all standards, reagents and samples to be analyzed by SIM

mode in HP 5890/5972 GC/MS.

Experience with 3H, 13C, 14C isotopes as well as use of scintillation counter.

Research Tech III

Determination of protective levels of maternal antibodies against early-onset of

invasive

Group B streptococcal disease in neonates.

Virus Reference Laboratory (July 1994- May 1996)

Houston, TX

Lab Tech/Client Services

Set up of various types of viral cultures such as CMV, Hepatitis, HIV and Epstein

Barr.

Processing of incoming samples.

Smith Kline Beecham Lab (May 1990- July 1994) Houston, TX

Technical Toxicologist

GCMS operator for drug confirmations such as Amphetamines, Barbiturates,

Benzodiazepines, Opiates and others.

Testing of therapeutic drugs and drugs of abuse by thin layer chromatography, HPLC

and GC

Twelve Oaks Hospital (March 1993 - July 1994)

Houston, TX

Blood Bank Coordinator/Special Chemistry Tech

Blood typing, cross match and special chemistry testing.

Special Chemistry Tech

Chemistry analysis by ACA-IV, Hitachi 735/736, LS ratios and special chemistry

testing.

Roche Biomedical Lab (June 1989 - June 1994)

Houston, TX

Senior Toxicologist

Drug screening by EIA, RIA and Toxi-Lab.

Analysis of therapeutic drugs.

Education Texas Womans University

Houston, TX

Seeking a bachelor's degree on Health Care Management

Houston Community College

Houston, TX

Associate degree, Medical Laboratory Technician

University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Five years undergraduate studies in Microbiology

Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies

Atlanta, GA

GC Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Agilent GC/MS Chem Station and Instrument Operation

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