Medical Technologist

Gustavo B. Garcia

• 602-***-**** • *********@**.*****.***

SUMMARY STATEMENT: Language of Caring (English and Spanish), Flexible, Great persona and attitude in professional environment, passionate about learning new things that are work related, and enjoy working on complex procedures while multitasking.

EDUCATION

DEVRY UNIVERSITY, PHOENIX, AZ July 2011 – Aug 2015

B.S. Clinical Laboratory Science

EXPERIENCE:

JOHN C. LINCOLN NORTH MOUNTAIN HOSPITAL, PHOENIX, AZ Nov 2015 – June 2016

Microbiology Department/ Medical Technologist

• Conducted routine microbiological testings’ for the identification of clinical significant pathogens in accordance with SOP’s and/or client specifications

• Responsible and efficient for the results sent out from working multiple cultures.

• Performed daily gram stain readings and accurately recorded and filed results onto the system.

• Recorded and maintained records of quality control results, specimens, and instrument logs with high accuracy.

• Assisted techs in troubleshooting laboratory equipment, instruments, and analyzers as needed.

• Properly prepared micro scan panel for identification and susceptibilities of the organism.

MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER “MIHS”, PHOENIX, AZ July 2015 – Aug 2015

Medical/Clinical Laboratory Scientist Student

• Aseptically prepared client test specimens such as human tissue, stools, sputum, CSF/BF, urines for sterility testing.

• Correlates and distinguishes patient results with knowledge of clinical studies to aid in the diagnosis of the patient and condition.

• Performed laboratory tests, procedures, and analysis according to the laboratory’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) across a wide variety of assays in agreement with CLIA standards and coordinator’s instructions.

• Support in processing of specimens, testing, and reporting test results with constant attention to detail and excellence in quality.

• Records and maintains records of quality control results, specimens, and instrument logs with high accuracy.

• Assisted techs in troubleshooting laboratory equipment, instruments, and analyzers as needed.

• Properly prepares reagents used for laboratory testing such as AST or biochemical.

• Independently troubleshoots and identifies basic problems that adversely affect test performance or reporting of results.

LABXPRESS, PHOENIX, AZ June 2015 – July 2015

QC Chemistry, Hematology/Urinalysis Lab as Medical/Clinical Laboratory Scientist Student

• Calibrated and maintained laboratory instruments, logbooks, and documents to ensure full quality function in the laboratory environment.

• Processed QCs and reagents for daily/weekly/ monthly maintenance and calibration.

• Tracked, trended, maintained and resolved all QC equipment device system errors and repairs by working with technical support.

• Maintained waste collection area; processed chemical and hazardous waste for collection, restocked inventory, approved requests, and issued materials from the reference system to internal customers.

• Processed documentation for work orders and batch records of incoming raw materials requiring labeling and physical inspection.

• Coordinated with a range of internal groups to distribute stability study samples into test chambers.

• Generated stability study worksheets for data trending, assisted in stability data review, and maintained stability chamber storage.

• Assisted in labeling work for reference material production as needed.

• Competent with quality systems, such as lab investigations, non-conformance reports, corrective actions, and CAP.

• Organized, restocked, ordered, and maintained laboratories supplies for QC product testing.

DEVRY UNIVERSITY LABORATORY, PHOENIX, AZ Apr 2014 – June 2015

Clinical Laboratory Faculty Assistant, Immunohematology (Bloodbank) Medical/Clinical Laboratory Scientist Student

• Conducted Phlebotomist procedures by guiding students on proper venipuncturing protocol in the CLS 100 class.

• Verged into inventory stocking by keeping quality material for every class assisted for the professor and students specifically.

• Aseptically produced nutrient broths, nutrient plates, slants, and stabs from scratch for basic and advanced micro classes.

• Independently worked on DAT/IAT, ABO blood grouping, Rh typing, weak D typing, and other antigen typing procedures.

•Aided in vital routine compatibility testing such as donor selection, cross matching, and blood release knowledge.

•Enjoyed taking action in interpreting QC procedures such as bank inventory, dating incoming supplies, typing units, checking temperatures, preparing cell suspensions, preparing controls, and reagent checkups.

•Proficient in instrument operation such as cells washer, gel testing, etcetera by starting up, calibrating, specimen processing/operation, shut down, and troubleshooting.

•With knowledge of component preparation for random donor platelet, single donor platelet, packed red cells, leuko-reduced red cells, whole blood, fresh frozen plasma, and cryoglobulins.

COMPUTER/SKILLS/INSTRUMENTS

Computer: All Windows, Mac OS X, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, LIS, Epic, Meditech

Skills: GDP, GMP, GLP

Instruments: Beckman Coulter Chem., BD Veritor System (Group A and B Strep), CYTO-TEK Centrifuge, Film Array Multiplex PCR, BIOMERIUEX PEVi Color Gram, BACTEC 9240 (Blood Cultures), Bactec MGIT 960, Sysmex SP-1000i, VITEK 2 Compact, GeneXpert Infinity, TOSOH, Phoenix 100(ID/AST), Mechanical Vortex, Water Baths, Cell Washer, Refractometer, Incubators, Microscan, and Anaerobic Hood

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