KIMBERLY PARSONS
Oxford, CT 06478 acxjzg@r.postjobfree.com
PROFILE
Perform animal euthanasia, all aspects including gross observations of necropsy for large and small animals. Routine tissue trimming,
processing and embedding. Microtomy on paraffin embedded and frozen tissue. Routine H&E, special stains and IHC.
Experienced in routine lab purchasing, capital equipment purchasing, and service contracts for all of the equipment maintenance and
repairs and computer literate. I am a team leader of eight or more people at a time. I write SOP’s and OI’s for the histology lab. Conducts
meetings for studies. I set up study protocols being conducted in the ToxLims system for Histology/Pathology.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals 1998-PRESENT
Ridgefield, CT
Perform animal euthanasia, all aspects of necropsy for large and small animals. Routine tissue trimming, processing and
embedding. Microtomy on paraffin embedded and frozen tissue. Routine H&E stains including frozen and special stains. Computer
literate. Experienced in routine lab purchasing, capital equipment purchasing, and service contracts for equipment, plus the
Maintenance and repairs.
Senior Laboratory Technologist
Training others in purchasing and service contracts.
Aseptic techniques for tissue removal
Immunohistochemistry
RNA collection
DDS Support/Transitional Sciences
Perfusion of Liver and Heart
Perform euthanasia, necropsy, organ weights, and bone marrow smears, tissue trim, processing and embedding of small and large animals.
Regularly perform microtomy on paraffin embedded tissue and routine H&E staining.
Perform frozen sections with special stains. I have also trained new hires on all aspects of the job including frozen sections and Oil Red O stains.
Responsible for GLP and non-GLP studies that involve the set up for necropsy, tissue trim, sectioning and the archive phase.
Experienced with budgeting and lab purchasing of routine supplies and capital equipment.
Manage and organize the service contracts of all lab equipment maintenance and repairs.
Involved with the development of the CD ROM training manual with a digital camera, video camera and computer software.
Designed a Cost Savings Plan. Keep tack of the savings per item.
Experienced in surplus equipment.
Set up of Demo equipment for the lab
Took on some manager roles while manager was unavailable
Train new employees in all aspects of the necropsy/histology protocols including SOP’s and routine lab tasks.
Micronucleus smears
Reconditioning of slides for the CL Davis Foundation
Involved with Partner’s in Science visits.
Learned basic techniques on necropsy for large and small animals,
Tissue trim, processing, embedding microtomy and routine H&E staining.
Involved with purchasing lab supplies. Section frozen tissue and perform Oil Red O staining
Involved with research on frozen samples.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES
Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, Outlook Calendar, Spreadsheet, and PowerPoint
Tox LIMS systems Xybion, Path Data System, ELN, ARIBA, and Fed Ex
EDUCATION
Medical Assisting Certificate, Porter and Chester Institute
Watertown, CT 1998
Major: Medical Assisting Program
Danbury Hospital residents for LPN 150 hours, 1998
TRIANING
GLP Annually
FrontPage 2002
Documentum 2000, 2005
Team Leader (National Seminars) 2002
Team Building course 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005
Digital Imagining (CD-ROM Training Manual) 2001-2009
National Society of Histotechnology Conference 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012
Diversity 2006-present
Managing multiple priorities and deadlines (Fred Pryor) 2006
Climate Survey Panel 2006-Present
Lean Six Sigma 2007
Leadership course 2013
Technician Week committee 2014