JASMINE PATEL

admcn0@r.postjobfree.com 703-***-****

Woodbridge, VA 22193

Summary

Knowledgeable lab professional skilled in laboratory techniques related to microbiology, biotechnology, immunology and biochemistry. Excellent troubleshooter dedicated to performing all tasks accurately and efficiently.

Skills

Aseptic / sterilization techniques

Bacterial gram staining / fungal staining

Cell viability assay

DNA/ RNA isolation and extraction

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Northern / southern / western blotting

Paper chromatography

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Experience

Lead Laboratory Technician

Loudoun Medical Group Practice, LMG Labs - Leesburg, VA 11/2017 - 12/2020

Assisted technologists by performing various test including analysis of blood, serum and urine using a Siemens dimension analyzer, hematology sysmex analyzer and Cinitek Advantus urine chemistry analyzer

Provided input to management relating to workflow which resulted in growth of LMG laboratory by introducing new laboratory tests.

Trained new staff on quality control and safety procedures.

Prepared quality control records, laboratory supply orders and patient documentation complying with all regulations.

Laboratory Technician

Loudoun Medical Group Practice, LMG Labs - Leesburg, VA 11/2015 - 11/2017

Managed workflow to ensure proper handling of all incoming clinical specimens in urinalysis, hematology and chemistry with requisition according to standard operating procedures.

Resolved errors of all specimen issues in the LIMS system which results in improved patient's satisfaction.

Processed, prepared and aliquoted add-on tests ordered for in-house LMG laboratory test samples for send-out specimens to reference laboratories.

Recorded all quality control solved all records, laboratory supply orders and patient documentation complying with all regulations.

Specimen Technician Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Sonic Healthcare USA - Chantilly, VA 04/2015 - 11/2015

Maintained integrity of incoming specimens by correcting errors of scanned data entered in computer system with requisitions.

Safely handled, identified, sorted, assigned accession numbers and test codes to all incoming clinical specimens according to established procedures.

Intern, Laboratory Associate Microbiology Grocery Manufacturers Association, GMA - Washington, DC 06/2014 - 08/2014

Assisted senior scientists by analyzing the results of microbiology laboratory experiments.

Analyzed causes of microbiological spoilage and bacterial pathogens of food matrices by using an automated immunoassay analyzer.

Performed laboratory techniques which included aseptic technique, sterilization, cleaning of glassware, autoclaving, plating and serial dilution.

Prepared different culture media, sterilized non-sterilized solutions, buffers and reagents.

Education and Training

Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Raipur, India

Master of Science: Biotechnology

Bachelor of Science: Microbiology

GPA: 3.5/4.0

Verified to be equivalent by IEE Education Evaluation and World Education Services

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