Quality Control Assurance

Dawn Trani

Email: ********@****-****.***

Address:

City: Little Falls

State: NJ

Zip: 07424

Country: USA

Phone: 973-***-****

Skill Level: Any

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Primary Skills/Experience:

I am a high-performing technologist with valid NYS license in Clinical Laboratory Technologist and certified CAP Inspector having 9 years of biotechnology experience in a fast paced laboratory environment.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck NJ 1/2001 to 9/2002 (Biochemistry)

Job History / Details:

Professional Summary

High-performing technologist with valid NYS license in Clinical Laboratory Technologist and certified CAP Inspector having 8 years of biotechnology experience in a fast paced laboratory environment.

Core Qualifications

Operations management

Client-focused

Quick learner

Knowledgeable of quality control standards

Solid understanding of methods and procedures for leukemia/lymphoma.

Understanding of thyroid and hormone testing

Strong medical ethic

Knowledge of medical terminology

Follow FDA regulations, NYS, CAP, cGMP, SOPs, cGLP

Environmental monitoring using Met-One and RCS

Specimen collection/processing

Certified CAP Inspector

NYS license in Clinical Laboratory Technologist

Areas of clinical experience include hematology, Immunology, and hemapathology

Extensive experience with FACSCanto II, FACSCalibur, FACScan, Diva, and Cell Quest Pro.

6 years of flow cytometry in a healthcare environment

Ability to manage priorities and meet deadlines

Meticulous organizational skills

Endotoxin testing using kinetic and gel-clot methods

Advanced problem-solving skills

Experience

October 2011 to 11/28/2012 12:00:00 AM

Bio-Reference Laboratories Elmwood Park, NJ

Lead Technologist

Implemented new assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements..

Managed team of medical technicians, technologists, and lab aides.

Performed lab tests and communicated results.

Produced high-quality results for referring physicians.

Managed caseload of thousands of test results produced each day.

Participated in unit based Quality Assurance Program.

Trained new staff on quality control procedures based on NY State and CAP standards.

Worked as part of team to ensure proper test procedures and results.

Cleaned instruments and disposed of contaminated.

11/28/2012 12:00:00 AM

April 2005 to August 2011

BioReference Laboratories Elmwood Park, NJ

Assistant Supervisor/Flow Technologist

Increased unit productivity for a flow cytometry lab.

Implemented new assignments based on evaluation of staffing requirements.

Processed monthly reports for department performance.

Managed team of medical technicians, technologists, and lab aides. Performed lab tests and communicated results.

Produced high-quality results for referring physicians.

Provided patient diagnosis under strict time constraints. Monitored unit budget to ensure financial objectives were met.

Trained 8 technicians and 4 lab aides to provide top-quality lab results.

Ordered tests based on ICD 9 codes and read lab tests.

Managed caseload of 120 to 180 tests results produced each day.

Participated in unit based Quality Assurance Program.

Achieved departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes and standards for laboratory.

Trained new staff on quality control procedures based on NY State and CAP standards.

Worked as part of team to ensure proper test procedures and results.

Cleaned instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies.

Performed monthly inventory and maintained office and medical supply counts.

July 2003 to March 2005

Progenitor Cell Therapy Hackensack, NJ

Project Coordinator and Lead QC Tech

Coordinate material transfers, blood products that were processed inside the cleanroom, with outside health care facilities including Mt. Sinai, Hackensack University Medical Center, and UMDNJ.

Inspection and verification of patient medical charts for facilitation of stem cell transplants.

Perform QC testing which includes endotoxin detection using the kinetic and gel-clot methods, complete blood counts, viability, FACSCalibur involving staining, acquisition, and analysis of patient samples, gram stain, ELISA, and microbiology.

Authorship and review of Standard Operating Procedures/Policies regarding OSHA standards.

Trained new staff on quality control procedures based on NY State and CAP standards.

Worked as part of team to ensure proper test procedures and results.

Cleaned instruments and disposed of contaminated supplies.

Performed monthly inventory and maintained office and medical supply counts.

May 2002 to July 2003

Aqua ProTech Laboratories Fairfield, NJ

Chemist

Inorganic and organic environmental QC assay of water, soil and sludge samples via LC/MS for PCB's, Pesticides, ABN (acid base and neutral compounds), BN (base and neutral compounds), Herbicides, pH, turbidity, COD (chemical oxygen demand), BOD (biological oxygen demand), chlorine residue, total and residual cyanide.

Writing forms and QC reports for clients and the EPA.

Safety Officer.

Education

2002 Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, NJ

Bachelors Biochemistry

Licenses and Certifications

NYS license in Clinical Laboratory Technologist

License number: 01620

Certification in Immunodiagnostics and Clinical Flow Cytometry through

Michigan State University

Certified CAP Inspector

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