Andrea M. Davis

**** ******* ****** ( Adrian, MI 49221 ( 248-***-****

OBJECTIVE

To secure employment in a library position where my enthusiasm for learning

and my skills in multi-tasking, attention to detail and customer service

can be fully utilized.

EDUCATION

M.A. History, In Progress, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

ASCP Board of Registry Certification, December, 2003

B.S. Clinical Laboratory Science, 2003, Eastern Michigan University,

Ypsilanti, MI, GPA: 4.0

B.S. Microbiology, 1998, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, GPA:

3.0

WORK EXPERIENCE

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI July, 2006 to

Present

Medical Technologist - Transfusion Service

Responsibilities include ensuring patients receive the safest

possible blood product transfusions through performing the following

duties: monitoring and maintaining adequate supply of blood product

inventory, ensuring safe storage of blood products, confirming proper

and complete specimen labeling before testing, utilizing laboratory

software to complete patient history checks, maintaining automated

instruments for blood bank testing, verifying patient testing results in

the laboratory computer system, investigating and resolving any

unexpected test results as well as providing proper blood products to

emergent surgical and trauma patients quickly and accurately. Other duties

include writing standard operating procedures, acting as Transfusion

Service "superuser" for newly implemented hospital software, serving as

Transfusion Service Continuing Education Coordinator, and volunteering

to maintain laboratory bottle, paper and battery recycling.

American Red Cross July, 2004 to April 2006

Blood Services Division, Detroit MI

Medical Technologist - Immunohematology Reference Laboratory

Primary responsibilities include utilizing specialized testing

methods to resolve complicated patient cases in order to provide

several hospitals of Southeastern Michigan with compatible blood required

for transfusing their patients. Other responsibilities include reviewing

case work of fellow Reference Laboratory employees to help ensure

accurate and complete testing, being on-call after regular business hours

to provide hospitals with help for their critical patients, presenting

case studies at American Red Cross (ARC) and Michigan

Association of Blood Banks continuing education seminars, performing

data entry of manual bench testing results into ARC computer system and

manipulating the Reference Laboratory's blood inventory in the ARC computer

system.

Providence Hospital June 2003 to December

2005

Hospital Consolidated Laboratories, Southfield, MI

Medical Technologist - Transfusion Service

Responsibilities include compatibility testing, antibody detection

and identification, RBC antigen typing, direct antiglobulin testing,

cord blood studies, transfusion reaction workups, preparation and

pooling of blood components and blood issue through the pneumatic tube

system.

Providence Hospital January 2003 to June

2003

Hospital Consolidated Laboratories, Southfield, MI

Clinical Laboratory Internship

Worked as a student intern to gain practical experience in

hematology, microbiology, immunology, clinical chemistry, coagulation,

and blood banking in a hospital setting as well as a large outpatient

specimen processing facility.

Merriman Drugs, Livonia, MI June 1986 to June 2003

Pharmacy Technician

Assisted pharmacists in filling prescriptions, utilized the Xenix

Pharmaserv System to add new patient profiles and third party

information, prepared daily bank deposits, operated cash registers and

Lotto Machine.

Michigan Department of Agriculture June 1999 to April 2000

Food and Dairy Division Food Industry Field Scientist

Responsible for enforcing state laws and regulations concerning the

safety and wholesomeness of the food and beverage supply. This

enforcement was accomplished through the inspection of food processing

plants, grocery stores, bakeries, and warehouses, and investigation of

consumer complaints relating to sanitation, adulteration and fraud.

Schoolcraft College, Livonia, MI May 1992 to June 1994

Microbiology Laboratory Assistant

Organized and implemented all microbiological media for laboratory

instruction, inoculated bacterial cultures, provided technical support

to laboratory students, and trained new laboratory assistants.

HONORS AND AWARDS

*Dean's List at Washtenaw Community College in 2009

* Graduated Summa Cum Laude Eastern Michigan University in 2003

* Dean's List at Eastern Michigan University

* American Cancer Society Certificate of Appreciation for volunteer

work

* Nominated for Schoolcraft College's "Student Employee of the Year"

award

* Awarded a Livonia Rotary Scholarship for excellent academic

performance

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