Blood Bank Medical

Jennifer H. Ahn, MS MT(ASCP) SBB

*** ******* **** ***, *********, New York 10583

Tel: 914-***-**** (Home)

212-***-**** (Office)

914-***-**** (Cell)

E-Mail: ************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Clinical Laboratory Technical or Administrative or Consultant position

utilizing commitment to excellence, diverse clinical experience, and

interest in working with people to benefit health care systems.

QUALIFICATIONS

NYS Department of Health License# 002806-1 Certificate# 7694708

SBB (ASCP) Certification# SBB 4412

MT (ASCP) Associate Member# MT 133464 All Areas ID# 01868530 MMT

CAP/LAP Advanced Inspector ID# 1023220

EXPERIENCE & ACHIEVEMENTS

Over twenty years of diverse experiences in Clinical Laboratory Operations,

Research, Education, Supervision, and Total Quality Management.

Result Oriented Management: Applied diverse work experiences to improve

productivity and quality while reducing the costs. Conducted systematic

problem solving techniques using the scientific methods. Improved

management processes, including successful installation and validation of

new computer systems.

Improvement and Assurance Programs. Worked effectively with people,

reinforced employee involvement by soliciting and acting on ideas from

employees at all levels.

St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City

April 16, 2012- Present

Soft computer system upgrade to Sunquest computer system (live 6/24/2012)

Sunquest Blood Bank Computer Validation completed successfully- June 24,

2012

Blood Bank Data Conversion from Soft to Sunquest History File Validation

Completed Successfully- November 6, 2012

St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, New York

Blood Bank Technical Director: January 6, 1997- January 9, 2012

Successfully implemented Hemocare Life Line Blood Bank Computer System and

Evaluated Blood Bank Automation Implementation. Work with Laboratory

Director and Blood Bank Director implementing QA/QI Program and maintaining

Quality Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine. Supervise and coordinate

fifteen Blood Bank and five Immunology Laboratory Technologists.

Successfully managed Massive Transfusion Services more than ten years in

SBH Level 1 Trauma Center. Evaluated and successfully reduced $250,000

Blood Product Usage over budget in 2010. Currently working on Blood Bank

Automation with various vendors to Reduce Reagent Cost while improving the

quality.

Blood Bank Supervisor: October 28, 1991- January 5, 1997.

Supervised fifteen technologists and responsible for handling 24/7 on-call.

Revised Standard Operating Procedure Manual according to NCCLS format.

Implemented QA/QI Program and directed Transfusion Audit system. Prepared

for CAP, AABB, NYS, JCAOH Accreditation, inspection and achieved excellent

results.

Margaret Sanger Center, New York

Clinical Laboratory Consultant: May, 1989- September, 1991

Evaluated Automated Assay Instrument Method for Parallel tests to determine

feasibility. Improved Quality Control Program, updated Standard Operating

Procedure Manual, and provided Consulting Service Managing the Laboratory

Operation.

Laboratory Coordinator: August, 1987- May, 1989

Supervised and managed all areas of clinical laboratories in three

different NYC locations.

Lindsley Kimball Research Institute, New York Blood Center, New York:

5/1989-5/1991

Senior Research Assistant- Immunogenetics Research with Dr. Pablo

Rubinstein to develop mouse-human monoclonal antibodies, Anti-Fya, and

idiopathic rabbit-human antibodies using RBC antigen purification, electro-

gel separation, fusion, and tissue culture techniques.

St. John's University, New York: September, 1985- May, 1987

Graduate Teaching Fellow- As a graduate student preparing for PhD degree,

worked as a teaching fellow for undergraduate Pathology Laboratory and

Biochemistry courses at St. John's University College of Pharmacy and

Allied Health.

Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York: May, 1984- June, 1985

Immunohematology Researcher- Evaluated Hemagglutination methods with Dr.

Richard E. Rosenfield and prepared for the Master's thesis publication.

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York: May, 1981- September 1985

Medical Technologist, Blood Bank- Held a full time day position working in

all areas of transfusion services including complex antibody and

transfusion reaction work-up.

Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York: August, 1979- May, 1981

Medical Technologist- Worked in all areas including Chemistry, Hematology,

Microbiology, Toxicology, Immunology, and Blood Bank.

EDUCATION

Predoctoral Candidate, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions,

St. John's University, New York.

Masters of Science Degree, St' John's University, 1985.

B.S. Degree, State University of New Yory at Albany, 1980.

PUBLICATION

J.H. Ahn, R.E. Rosenfield, and S. Kochwa: Low Ionic Antiglobulin Tests.

Transfusion Volume 27, Issue 2, March-April 1987, Pages 125-133.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Data collection, electronic work process, and project management using

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Power Point, EMR, HCLL, McKeason Star,

Soft, and Sunquest.

OTHER

U.S. Citizen

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