Profile An accomplished Quality Associate specializing in
Microbiology testing and Biochemistry. Bringing 5 years of solid lab
experience, testing in Clinical and Pharmaceutical settings.
Experience MICROBIOLOGY QUALITY ASSOCIATE I
Baxter BioScience; Glendale, CA 11/2009 -Current
Daily responsibilities include environmental and water systems monitoring
in ISO8 and ISO9 settings. Responsible for plate reading and
indentification. Performed Non-Conformance Reports and OOL investigations;
root cause and product impact studies. Committee member of quality
assurance lab organization and efficiency team. Revised current SOPs to
meet divisional and regulatory standards. LIMS, GDP, and cGMP trained.
Student researcher c.Crescentus Lab
California State University Northridge; Northridge CA 6/2009-11/2009
Performed point mutagenesis to mutate active site of an enzyme. Cloned
active site point mutant allele of a gene into a overexpression plasmid.
Created new bacterial strain that over produces point mutated gene.
Performed physiological studies to determine the contribution of proteins
enzymatic activities.
biochemistry Lab associate I/II
Speciality Labs; Valencia, CA 7/2007-6/2009
Main job function was a Chemiluminescence operator in a high volume
reference laboratory. Responsibilities include instrument maintenance,
inventory control, and testing. The analyzer was a high volume testing for
various metabolic, reproductive, oncology, bone, and thyroid assays. Also
participated in Linearity and Comparison studies. LIS and GLP trained.
Phlebotomist
Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Hospital; Los Angeles, CA 8/2002-
9/2003
Perform phlebotomy on inpatients and outpatients.
Education California state university northridge
Northridge, CA - B.S. Biology concentration Microbiology 2007
certifications ASCP/NCA Limited Chemistry Clinical Laboratory
Scientist 11/2009