Lab Technician

Highly motivated graduate with Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Biology and extensive academic and hands-on training in lab and clinical settings seeking to take next career step with a greatly respected establishment to achieve advancement and growth as a technician and for the company.

Experience

Allergan - Lifecell Corporation 05/2017-Present

Alloderm Select Laboratory Technician

Responsible for aseptically processing human tissue for surgeons to apply to patients suffering from damaged tissue through injury or disease using the regenerative power of the patients’ own tissues.

Soma Intimates, Scottsdale, AZ 09/2016-01/2017

Sales Associate

Provide excellent customer service, maximum profitability, and establish customer relationships.

Maintain standards in merchandise handling, presentation, and loss prevention.

Primary Care Physicians, Passaic, NJ 07/2014-07/2015

Receptionist

Check-in patients.

Collect personal, medical, and insurance information.

Schedule and verify patient appointments; schedule appointments with secondary care providers.

Coordinate physician schedules and maintain patient flow by communicating patient arrivals or delays.

Use EMR software to manage patient records and files.

Reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA and clinic.

MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ 01/2014-06/2014

Patient care handling and management.

Review blood smears and PET scans.

Exposed to the methods of professionalism in patient care.

Discuss documentation, safety of chemotherapy administration, and patient education about side effects.

Gold and Diamond Trading Inc., Harrison, NJ 01/2013-07/2014

Sales Associate

Responsible for providing outstanding customer service and maximum profitability.

Opening and closing store.

Maintain floor standards, presentation, and appearance of store.

Celgene- Lifebank USA, Cedar Knolls, NJ 11/2011-12/2012

Laboratory Technician

Placental and umbilical cord engineering.

Sustain a sterile workplace using general aseptic techniques.

Responsible for the collection, revision, and distribution of collection kits to various labs for processing and for the composition and revision of lab documents and records.

Education

American Institute, Clifton, NJ 07/2014-12/2015

Certified Diagnostic Medical Sonographer – Magna Cum Laude

Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ 09/2006-01/2011

B.S. Biology

Related Courses and Lab Experience

Principles of Biology I and II – PCR for DNA amplification

Chemistry I and II – Pure culture preparation

Organic Chemistry I and II – Cytological techniques

Experimental Organic Chemistry I – GC, TLC, High Performance Liquid Chromatography, H/C13-NMr

Cell and Molecular Biology – Bioenergetics and energy transformations in cells, DNA replication and expression, protein synthesis

Genetics – Prepare and analyze DNA Gel Electrophoresis using micropipette techniques

Cell Culture – Tissue culture techniques, cell communication, differentiation, regeneration, and aging in several living cell systems.

Gross Mammalian Anatomy – Studied tissues and organs at microscopic and gross levels, Dissection of cat and various organs.

Vision Science – Studied visual perception, the visual system and diseases, Dissection of cow’s eye.

Immunology – Cellular and humoral/immunal responses, antigen-antibody reactions, immunopathology.

Skills

Laboratory/Technical: FDA GMP, CAPA, GDP, ISO-compliant, cryopreservation, general aseptic technique, pipetting, data entry, PhRMA code, biomaterials processing, equipment management. Proficient in Oracle, PACS, MS Office (Word, Excel, & PowerPoint) for MAC OS X and Windows.

Personal: Communication, time-management, detail-oriented, adaptability, team work, ability to work under pressure.

Bilingual – English, Arabic.

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