Quality Control Technician
Resume:
Candice F. Wiggins
Houston, TX 77063
OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a career opportunity for professional growth, where my years of experience and
skills in histology would benefit the continued success of an organization or employer.
EDUCATION:
May 2008 Houston Community College Houston, Texas
Associates of Applied Science
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Middlesex Hospital, 28 Cresent St, Middletown,CT 06457
June 23, 2014-October 18, 2014
~Staining on Tissue-Tek Prisma
~Embeding on Tissue Tek (Sakura)
~Tissue Tek VIP & Tissue-Tek Xpress x120
~Special Stains on Artisan (Dako)
~Leica Microtome (RM2255)
~Maintain quality control of procedures and equipment.
~Label and maintain slides in an orderly fashion and file all blocks and slides properly.
Penrose Hospital, 2222 N. Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
December 02, 2013-June 07,2014
~Embed, Stain and coverslipping routine H&E specimens, prepare cut and stain perform special
staining by hand.
~Maintain fresh solutions, stain/reagents.
~Label and maintain slides in an orderly fashion and file blocks and slides properly.
~Maintain microtome, cryostat and maintenance records.
~Maintain quality control of procedures and equipment.
~Maintain a clean workstation and inventory of supplies.
ST. Francis Hospital, 2122 Manchester Expressway, Columbus GA
31904
July 17, 2013- October 12, 2013
~ Embedding using Tissue –Tek
~ Frozen Sections
~ Microtomy Thermo Scientific Microm HM 355S, Thermo Scientific Shandon Finesse
me+,
Leica RM 2255
~ Working Knowledge of Tissue –Tek VIP Sakura
~ Label and maintain slides in an orderly fashion and file all blocks and slides properly.
~ Special Stains by Hand, Maintain fresh solutions, stains and/or reagents.
~ Receiving, accessioning and labeling surgical specimens accurately.
~ Non-Gynecologic Cytology, Body Fluids, Pleural,Peritoneal, Spinal Fluids, Bronchial
Washing, Bronchial Brushings, FNA, Cell Blocks and PAP Stain.
~ Centrifuge (cytospin3) Shandon, Hettich Zentrifugen EBA 205
Carolinas Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte,NC 28203
May 6, 2013-June 29, 2013
~ Embedding using a Tissue-Tek TEC
~ Removing specimens from Leica Peloris II and VIP Tissue Processing Machine
~ Stocking work station with all needed supplies.
LYNDON B. JOHNSON HOSPITAL 5656 Kelly Street Houston
<TX 77026
May 2008- May 2013 (Histology Technician ASCP Board Certified)
~ Embed, cut H&E Stain and coverslip routine specimens, prepare cut and stain frozen
sections, and perform special staining.
~Maintain fresh solutions, stains and/or reagents.
~Label and maintain slides in an orderly fashion and file all blocks and slides properly.
~Maintain microtome, cryostat and maintenance records.
~Maintain quality control of procedures and equipment.
~Assist in training of students and new employees.
~Maintain a clean workstation and inventory of supplies.
~Responsible for proper disposal and handling of hazardous waste.
~Receiving, accessioning and labeling surgical specimens accurately and maintaining a
accurate log of specimens.
~Maintain Gross Room and frozen section room in a clean and orderly manner and ensure
all are adequately stocked with necessary supplies.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:
Medical Examiner Houston, Texas
06/2007-12/2007
Trained in Microtomy, embedding, manual coverslipping, special stain by hand
Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Histology Department
01/2008-05/2008
Trained in Microtomy, embedding, automated and manual coverslipping, frozen sections,
special stains, working the VIP processing machines.
Organizations And Memberships:
Texas Society of Histology Tech (ASCP Board Certified)
COMPUTER SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE:
Microsoft Windows: Vista, XP. Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
REFERENCES:
Allison Scott Histology MGR 713-***-****
Christine Obura Clinical Laboratory Technician………713-***-****
Letitia Broussard CT (ASCP 713-566-
5043
Dr. Anna Castiglione Richmond, MD 713-***-****
Crystal J. Trujillo Surgical Pathology Fellow 210-***-****
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