Minal Mankad

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Phoenix, AZ ***41

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Summary of Qualification

* ***** ** **** ****** experience for entire operations of the entire lab including specimen processing, Chemistry, Hematology, Blood bank and Microbiology

8 years of experience in clinical research and diagnostic combined with 5 years of experience in human resources management

Solid understanding through 17 years of work in CLIA/CAP, cGLP, GMP, ISO 9001 environments

Experience in training new technologist on a variety of immunologic, coagulation and special chemistry equipment

Developed and performed troubleshooting for 60 different infectious disease, inflammatory and CVD bio markers.

Employment History

Team leader - Medical technologist 2006 to present

Maricopa Integral Health System, Phoenix, AZ

Key operator for centaur and gone to Siemens school for training and implement all reagent management program

Help in upper management to run lab operation smoothly at night and able to work in three departments -Chemistry, Hematology and Immunochemistry

Run and reported cap survey and QC evolution

Research scientist 2004 - 2005

Pathway Diagnostics, Malibu, CA

Scientifically validated new technology brought in by material, confidentiality, or work order agreements, including : Piece Searchlight Multiplex, Beckman ACL 10000 and Top and Advance

DPC Immulite 1000, Tecan GenPro, and Quantrametrix Lipoprints

Performed and composed Validations for over 30 immunoassays including statistical analysis

(Linearity, precision, stability, LLOQ, LLOD,ULOQ and reference ranges)

Produced clinical trial data for a large pharma (Pfizer, GSK, Novartis, Roche etc)

Responsible for CAP survey organization and reporting for various technologies

Laboratory Technician III. 1996 - 2003

Specialty Laboratories Inc. Santa Monica, CA

Assay developed and validated include (but not limited to): "Torch" ELISA for CSF, "Rapid Test" for 21 infectious disease markers, multiplexed pneumococcal and analyzer panel on Luminex.

Followed CLIA and NCCLS guidelines to validate assays for use in clinical laboratories

Technical support /Client Services representative for all Diagnostic services

Experience in purification and biotinylation of antibodies

Assisted clients such as Abbot Labs and DPC to obtain FDA approval for their systems

Worked as lead tech with 30 technicians in team Trained 15 new technician

Education

BACHELOR OF EDUCATION with emphasis in Science and Mathematics

Saurashtra University. Junagadh, INDIA. 1986-1988

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in Biochemistry

Gujrat University. Amdavad, INDIA. 1983- 1986