Medical Technologist

Amanda Berman

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Montgomery Village, Maryland 20886

301-***-****

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EDUCATION

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD - (Microbiology M

(ASCP) - May 2014)

University of Maryland, College Park, MD - (B.S. in Biology, Minor in

Spanish; May 2011)

University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC - (August 2006 -

December 2009)

Syracuse University Madrid, Madrid, Spain - (Spring 2008)

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD - (February 2014 -

Present)

Externship - working on every microbiology bench to gain competence

for the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) certified

Microbiology Technologist board examination. Benches include Plateout,

Gram stains, BacTAlert, Positive Blood, CathTips and CSF, Urine,

Respiratory, Transudates/Exudates, Anaerobes, Mycology,

Parasitology/Virology, Susceptibilities, AFB/TB, Molecular/Rapid

Diagnostics, QC.

Not Your Average Joe's, Gaithersburg, MD - (May 2012 - Present)

Bartender - provide customer service; mix drinks, wait tables, use

point of sale & register, clean and stock the bar throughout the

shift; up-sell higher shelf liquors or drinks to boost sales for the

shift.

Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery County, MD - (February 2012 -

Present)

JV Girls Lacrosse Coach - teach the game and specific skills to 9th

and 10th grade girls; conduct training, conditioning, drills, and

strategy sessions; run practices 5 days a week and coach

interscholastic games.

FJB Engineering, Rockville, MD - (May 2011 - May 2012)

Administrative Assistant - organize and file paperwork; fax; copy;

answer phones; provide customer service; type; provide bookkeeping

using Peachtree Accounting. Additional responsibilities included

cleaning, counting, wrapping, packaging, and shipping parts;

delivering parts to or from other companies;

Greater Washington Orthopedic Group, Rockville, MD - (March 2011 - May

2011)

Intern - shadowed physical therapists and aides; observing and

learning; retrieved ice and heat packs; monitored exercise programs

and ensured patients had proper count and weights per exercise;

observed electro-stimulation and placement of electrodes.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

- Experience in the Microbiology laboratory and on all equipment within

the laboratory

(E.g., Vitek2, API systems, proper aseptic plating and incubation

techniques, use of biochemicals and reagents for organism ID, BacT

Alert system, etc.)

- Relevant Courses: Clinical Microbiology, Clinical

Parasitology/Mycology, Clinical Immunology, Laboratory Management,

Laboratory Techniques, General Biology, Chemistry and Physics courses.

Strong background in ecological and evolutional biology subjects.

Vast knowledge of human anatomy/physiology and genetics.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Peachtree Accounting and Windows

Operating Systems

- Fluent in Spanish, both verbal and written

CERTIFICATIONS

- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

- MT (ASCP), Microbiology

o Member since 02/2013, Member ID: 25456341

o Board certification with specialty in Microbiology (M), ASCP

expected by May 2014

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Private Tutor, MD - (September 2010 - December 2012)

Tutored local high school students in math, science, and Spanish.

Helped the students better understand the subject matter, by providing

alternate explanations; helped students develop study techniques that

they could use throughout education.

Watkins Mill High School, Montgomery Village, MD - (January 2009 - May

2011)

Volunteer Coach - Volunteer coach for girls varsity lacrosse and girls

junior varsity soccer; assisted the head coaches with coaching

techniques, i.e. conditioning, drills, keeping the athletes moving and

hydrated; add input in drills and assist in game situations with

feedback and advice; run practices when the head coach was late or

absent.

References Available Upon Request

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