RESUME

Frank Lawrence, BA,BS,MT (ASCP), MS, MBA

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Lee’s Summit, Missouri 64086

abq2l0@r.postjobfree.com

CELL: 816-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

(1/13 to Present) Interim Laboratory Manager: Aureus Medical at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Hired to assist a newly acquired hospital in lean laboratory redesign and integration into a system. Working with them to make the transition from Joint Commission to a CAP accredited Laboratory. Temporary Contract Laboratory manager and consultant position.

(8/12 to 11/12) Laboratory Manager Consultant: Aureus Medical At Mimbres Medical Center in Deming, New Mexico. Mentored a new Laboratory Manager and rewrote most of the policy and procedures. Temporary contract Laboratory Manager and consultant position.

(1/11 to 7/12) Owner/Manager of Fresh Coat Painting, Lee’s Summit, MO. Created and have been operating a Chapter S Corporation Painting Company. This is a family corporation that has kept several family members busy and employed during the recession. We are currently painting Residential, Commercial, Interior and Exterior projects. Prolonged recession has adversely affected the building trades. Shut down the company.

(5/10 to 12/10) Front End Supervisor. Labcorp, Kansas City.. Supervise a night shift staff of over 20 in accessioning specimens received by a major reference laboratory. Process about 14,000 requisitions per night. Improved productivity by 20%. 1706 North Corrington Avenue Kansas City, MO 64120, 816-***-****

(6/08 to 2/10) Laboratory Administrative Director, Manager at Central Kansas Medical Center, Great Bend Kansas. Directed, Managed and Supervised a staff of about 30 employees in a full-service CAP Laboratory. Also supervised a Critical Access Hospital laboratory in St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Larned, Kansas. Designed a Lean Lab and moved the laboratory to a new location. Supervised a Laboratory computer conversion from Cerner to Meditech. Expanded point of care testing. Eliminated agency staff usage. Improved productivity and reduced budget variances. Improved quality processes and outpatient services. Created a leadership team of Lead Techs. Strengthened relationship with local community college and supervised internships of phlebotomists and MLTs. Began a Lab outreach marketing program. Searching for opportunities closer to my family around Kansas City, Missouri. 3515 Broadway . Great Bend, KS 67530 :: Phone 620-***-****

(8/05 to 4/08) Laboratory Director at Lee’s Summit Medical Center (formerly Lee’s Summit Hospital), Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Directed, Managed and Supervised a Staff of about 30 employees in a full service hospital lab. Designed and moved to a new hospital lean laboratory. Expanded Point of Care Testing. Assisted with the creation of labs in a rural health Clinic and a standalone Emergency room. Participated in system CAP inspections. Laboratory was rated above company and industry rankings in patient and physician satisfaction. Won an HCA award in 2007 for being in the top 5% for most improved employee satisfaction scores. Meditech LIS. 2100 SE Blue Parkway, Lee's Summit, MO 64063, 816-***-****.

(2/04 to 7/05) Laboratory Manager/School Coordinator at St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Supervised a staff of about 25 employees in Microbiology, Serology, Histology and Cytology. Coordinated the clinical training of Medical Technologists, Technicians and phlebotomists. Sunquest LIS. Obtained a Laboratory Director Position in Missouri. 835 South Van Buren Street Green Bay, WI 54301, 920- 433-8052

(5/92-2/04) Laboratory Manger/Director at Kindred Hospital, Kansas City (formerly Vencor Hospital). Started a small hospital laboratory. Supervised and worked with a staff of seven FTEs providing chemistry, Hematology, Coagulation, Urinalysis, and Blood Banking. Familiar with JCAHCO, CAP, AABB, CLIA and OSHA standards. Laboratory services were outsourced to a reference laboratory. Softlab LIS, . 8701 Troost Avenue Kansas City, MO., 64131, 816-***-****

(7/91 to 5/92) Medical Technologist at St. Joseph Health Center, Kansas City, MO. Worked in the Hematology and Coagulation sections. Taught Coagulation. I left for a management position. Meditech LIS.

(4/90 to 7/91) Evening/Night Supervisor at North Kansas City Hospital. I supervised and scheduled evening and night shift personnel. I worked in all areas of the laboratory. I went to day shift to go back to graduate business school. Cerner LIS.

(8/89 to 4/90) Laboratory Services Sales Representative for Metropolitan Reference Laboratories, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri. Sold laboratory services for a Corning Clinical Laboratory over the northwest quarter of Missouri and Eastern Kansas. Left sales to return to laboratory work. Lab no longer exists.

(8/87 to 8/89) Laboratory Manager of Prolab. I organized and licensed an independent reference laboratory affiliated with Independence Regional Health Center. I left for a full-time sales position.

(6/85 to 8/87) Laboratory Outpatient Services Coordinator at Independence Regional Health Center (formerly Independence Sanitarium and Hospital). I supervised the courier service and phlebotomy sections. I conducted market planning and research, customer relations, financial analysis and product pricing. I performed direct sales of outpatient services to physician offices in the Kansas City area.

(12/80 to 6/85) Evening/Night Supervisor at Independence Sanitarium and Hospital. I supervised and scheduled the evening and night shift staff. I worked in all sections of the laboratory. I developed a laboratory outreach marketing plan and was promoted to implement the program.

(12/79 to 12/80) Medical Technologist at Independence Sanitarium and Hospital, Independence, Missouri. Evening shift, worked in all sections of the laboratory. Hospital no longer exists.

(7/79 to 1/80) Medical Technologist, Microbiologist at Medical Center of Independence. Hospital No longer exists.

(8/78 to 12/79) Medical Technologist at Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

5/1995 Master of Business Administration with an emphasis on Health Services Management. Webster University, 1200 E. 104th St., Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri.64131.

3/1984 Master of Arts in Clinical Microbiology:

Mankato State University, 620 South Road, Mankato, Minnesota, 56001, 507-***-****, I performed research in the evenings while working at the VA Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Wrote a graduate thesis based on research titled “Characterization of Serratia Strains isolated from Nosocomial Infections.”

6/80 Clinical Laboratory Scientist:

The National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel.

Certificate No. 8303919

6/80 Clinical Laboratory Specialist in Microbiology:

The National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel.

Certificate No. 8303919.

8/1978 MT(ASCP) Medical Technologist Registration.

American Society of Clinical Pathology, Certificate No. MT-122903.

6/1978 Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology.

Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, 56001, Worked as a Lab teaching Assistant

7/77-7/78 Medical Technology Internship.

Research Medical Center, 2356 E Meyer Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri. 64132, 816-***-****.

6/1977 RM(ASM) Registered Microbiologist.

American Society of Microbiology.

ASM certificate No. 1554.

6/1973 to 9/1975 Worked in Industrial Quality control for Fingerhut and 3M.

6/1973 Bachelor of Arts (Major: Biology; Minor: Chemistry)

University of Minnesota, 600 E. 4th Street, Morris, Minnesota. 56267, 888-***-****,

Worked as a Lab teaching Assistant.

6/1969 High School Diploma

Litchfield Senior High School, 114 N. Holcombe Ave., Litchfield, Minnesota 55355, 320-***-****.

SPECIAL TRAINING:

9/2009 Certified Trainer for DOT Breathalyzer and Drug Screen Collections.

10/3/06 Dimension® System Operation & Maintenance Regional Training.

10/5/06 Dimension® System Advanced Diagnostics & Troubleshooting Regional Training.

1996 Instrument Training on Vitros® 250 Chemistry Analyzer.

1990 Instrument Training on the ABL3 Acid Base Laboratory, Radiometer, Inc.

1990 Instrument Training on the Coulter STKS Hematology Instrument.

1984 Instrument Training on the IL TotIL Laboratory Computer System.

1981 Instrument Training on the IL Multistat III Chemical Profiler.

References furnished upon request.

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