Medical Technologist

SAMUEL S. LIU- MT (ASCP), CLS, MS.

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Objective: Seeking a challenge in the field of medical technology

Expertise:

More than 30 years’ experience as a Medical Technologist with special emphasis in the fields of chemistry, special chemistry, toxicology, hematology, Blood Bank, and flow cytometry. Extensive experience in technically complex tertiary academic medical center.

Team management, teaching and technical supervisory skills developed in my role as Lead and Senior Technologist, Supervisor.

Experience implementing new processes and procedures including procedure development, staff training, and development of quality assurance and quality control processes.

Managed laboratory workflow and staffing assignments in my role as Lead Technologist, and Supervisor.

Project management skills developed through completion of special projects.

Expertise in quality assurance, performance improvement and monitoring and reporting of laboratory quality indicators.

Financial and project management skills developed via participation in community-based, not-for-profit volunteer work.

Dedication to continuous education and skills development via participation in state level medical technology professional organizations.

Education: MS, BS in Clinical Science, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA

Certification Clinical Laboratory Scientist, CA, (CA Lic. 32623)

Medical Technologist (ASCP Lic. 167895)

LIS: Meditech, Sun Quest, Misys, Epic, Beaker, Cerner

Experience:

2/18-PREENT St. Mary Medical Center SF, CA, Sr. Clinical Laboratory Scientist, Per Diem

6/14-2/18 Stanford University, Department of Comparative Medicine- Diagnostic Laboratory: 300 Pasteur Drive, Edwards R320B, Stanford, CA 94305, F/T: Supporting the medical research of the university. Key duties include hematology and chemistry on a variety of species. Independently plan and carry out the procedures necessary to complete the analysis, handles problems and corrects errors. Uses theoretical knowledge to design new protocols or assays regarding new species or procedures or to enhance existing testing protocols. in hematology, clinical chemistry and veterinary hematology and microbiology, Using Misys/Sunquest commercial lab software, general computer skills i.e. Word, Excel, etc.

Stanford Medical Center-3375 Hill view, Palo Alto, CA. Special Coagulation and Flow Cytometry Lab, Sr. CLS P/T, Per Diem, Contracted Position, Perform all platelets function testing :e.g. impedance aggregation, mutiplates, clotting, mapping, profiling, factors and activity, by manual and automated methods.

9/13-5/14 Queen of the Valley Medical Ctr, NAPA, CA

PM shift supervisor Contracted Position Perform all clinical testing.

2/13 -8/13 UCSF-NCPL (Neonatal Clinical Physiology Lab) S.F.CA

Sr. Supervisory Tech, Contracted Position, STAT blood gas testing lab.

9/12 –2/13 Regional Medical Center Of San Jose, S.J., CA

Clinical Laboratory – Chemistry Dept. Lead Tech

Lead/ Supervising the operation of Clinical lab, Chemistry testing, Siemens

Vista, and Centaur, using Meditech IT operation System, and Special

Immunology testing, Q C, Trauma, and Critical Laboratory Response.

12/97 – 8/12 California Pacific Medical Center- Davies Campus, S.F., CA

Clinical Laboratory

Medical Technologist – Generalist, F/T, Night Shift

Full time Medical Technologist working Third shift with responsibilities in Hematology, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Chemistry, Special Chemistry, Blood Bank, Covering all the in-patients, Emergency Department laboratories workload. Supervise the morning blood draws, Completed all laboratory workload,including start-up Q.C, maintenance, critical results calls, Downtime Manual operation and documentation, Follow the strict rule and regulations regarding Turn- around time, Rapid Response Laboratory Practice.

03/96-12/97 Memorial City Memorial Hosp. /Twelve Oaks Hosp. Houston, TX

Medical Technologist- Generalist,

3rd Shift General Lab Supervisor/Lead Tech.

F/T Medical Technologist working third shift with responsibilities in

Immunohematology, Chemistry, Hematology, and Microbiology.

01/93- 09/95 UCSF San Francisco General Hospital, Clinical Lab, Chemistry Dept.

Medical Technologist - Clinical Testing including AAS, Ekta700, Stat, RAXT,

MIRA, TORCH, TDX/FLX, CD4/CD8, IMMUNOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY, and

SPECIAL CHEMISTRY.

09/90 - 12/92 Pathology Institute, Berkeley, CA

Senior Medical Technologist: Special Chemistry and Toxicology Department.

Research & Development Specialist: Chiron 2nd generation RIBA HCV.

04/89 - 04/91 UCSF MT. ZION Hospital (DAMON Clinical Lab.), San Francisco, CA

Medical Technologist-Generalist, in all phases of clinical laboratory testing,

01/88 - 03/89 Stanford University Hospital, Clinical Laboratory, Palo Alto, CA

Medical Technologist-Generalist: Instrumentation including: Etkachem,

Cobas, Tdx, Atomic Absorption, and Coulter Counter 4+, ZBI, Cytospin

in body fluids, Drug testing in Toxicology.

02/82- 12/87 Letterman Army Institute of Research, Clinical Research Specialist: Research and development of blood substitute, prolongation on blood products storage, clinical trial, decontamination of storage blood, oxygen consumption test, free radical measurement, etc. HPLC assay and analysis of various research products, RS/l (BBN) and RPL statistical analysis on medical research and development projects, VAX and VMS computer system management, and BMDP statistical and graphic analysis. Manage clinical laboratory testing for Pathology Research, including all sources of laboratory samples, SOPS write-up procedure, supplies, and studies performed in compliance with FDA good laboratory Practice regulation. Research Development - Computer data file/statistical analysis between different methods for Rubella testing by BMDP for accuracy/precision comparison.

12/80- 12/81 SmithKline Clinical Laboratory, Burlingame, CA.

RIA section, Performing thyroid panel testing (T3 uptake, T4, TSH), early

Pregnancy test, hepatitis screening, human growth hormone, and all other

Hormone tests; “stat” drugs therapeutic range monitoring, and reagents

Preparations. Operate multichannel automatic pipetting machine and gamma

Counter. Computer results transcription, and reporting of results.

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