Dr. Bhavesh Patel

* ******* ***, ******** ****, New York 12019

adzw9f@r.postjobfree.com linkedin.com/in/drbhaveshpatel, Cell: +1-518-***-**** CAREER SUMMARY:

• Self-motivated individual having 30 years of experience in the field of higher education, laboratory management, research with proven leadership, organizational, and supervisory skills.

• An academician turned into researcher, administrator, and an auditor.

• Respected team leader with excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact lucidly with individuals from diverse culture at all professional level. Encompassing key values of integrity, honesty, appreciation, teamwork, growth, and result orientation with an eye toward continuous improvement.

• Effectively managed multiple responsibilities.

EDUCATION:

MBA (Human Resource Management)

IGNOU, New Delhi

Ph. D.-Microbiology

Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

Master of Science-Microbiology

Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. June 1988- April 1990 Bachelor of Science-Microbiology

Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. June 1986-April 1988 EXPERIENCE:

Clinical Lab Technologist II (Microbiology)

Albany Medical Center, Albany (NY)

• Preparing and plating samples for microbiological examination viz. stool, abscess, fluids, respiratory, genital, urine, wounds etc.

• Reading and reporting Gram stain for all the above samples.

• Performing and reporting tests for detection of Gardnerella, Trichomonas and candida and Cryptococcal antigen.

• Processing reporting positive blood cultures using BCID.

• Performing and reporting viral respiratory penal (including SARS, Flu), Meningitis.

• Analyzing blood parasites (malaria and Babesia).

• Analyzing and reporting Urine cultures and sensitivity.

• Testing A1C, Tacrolimus, Sirolimus, Cyclosporine (special chemistry)

• Reporting all the results using Sunquest and Misyslab. Principal – Professor

V.P. and R.P.T.P. Science College, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India Oct’21 - present

May’12 – Sep’21

• Managing a team of 60 teaching and 30 Administrative staff members.

• Conducting theory and lab sessions for BS Microbiology students.

• Responsibilities mainly involved Planning, Implementing, and monitoring (budgeting, recruiting, promoting, accreditation) all the aspects of an academic organization. Clinical laboratory technologist June’12 - June’14 Clinical laboratory supervisor July’14 – Sep’21

Darpan Pathology Laboratory, Anand, Gujarat, India

• Managing inventory, reading gram stain, culture and sensitivity, hematology, serology testing.

• Performed daily QA and QC and maintained equipment, calibration of instruments and aseptic technique.

• Prepared culture media for Culture- Blood, Urine, Stool, Semen, CSF etc.

• Plating and reading, Gram stain and reading, ID and Sensitivity.

• Maintain records and reagents, Inventory management and Stock checking of consumables, reagents, and chemicals.

• Supervising, instructing, and grooming other technicians or laboratory assistants.

• Sterility testing of media and environmental testing of lab area. Head of Department (Microbiology and Biotechnology) – Associate Professor Aug’90 – April’12 P.M.B. Gujarati Science College, Indore, India

• Managed department of Microbiology and Biotechnology (10 teaching and 06 Administrative staff members).

• Conducted lectures, tutorials, and practical sessions at UG and PG level (Microbiology, Virology, Mycology, Hematology, Blood Bank, Serology, Immunology, Fermentation, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Industrial Microbiology, Genetics Engineering, Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology).

• Organized guest talks, visiting lectures, seminar, workshops, student activities. Principal, School of Undergraduate Studies Jul’07 – Jul’10 Sanghvi Institute of Management and Science, Indore, India

• Managed 20 teaching and 20 Administrative staff members.

• Conducting theoretical and practical classes for UG students of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Microbiology, Virology, Mycology, Hematology, Blood Bank, Serology, Immunology, Fermentation, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Industrial Microbiology, Genetics Engineering, Environmental Microbiology & Biotechnology).

• Handled multiple tasks like recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff, developing laboratories, creating policies.

• Developing faculties through FDPs, monitoring students and faculty performance, reporting to management.

• Promotion of UG program.

RESEARCH:

(Google scholar citation 307, h-index 08, i-10 index 07)

• Major research areas are alkalophiles, Enzymology, Multiple drug resistance, phosphate solubilization.

• Published 33 research papers in various areas of Microbiology.

• Presented 22 research papers and posters at various conferences, seminars and workshops.

• Deposited partial sequence of 16S ribosomal RNA gene of an alkalophilic bacterial isolate to National Center of Biotechnology Information (NCBI, U.S.) gene bank. Accessible at European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Europe along with DNA Data Bank of Japan. Name of isolated bacterium- Exiguobacteriumacetylicum, Accession Number- GenBank: JN852813.

• Co-author of partial sequence of 16S ribosomal RNA gene of bacterial isolate, Bacillus agaradhaerens, submitted to NCBI gene bank, Accession Number- GenBank JN703504.1.

• Co-author of partial sequence of 18S ribosomal RNA gene of fungal isolate, Cladosporium cladosporioides strain YAP12, submitted to NCBI gene bank, Accession Number - Gen Bank JX416326.

• Co-author of partial sequence of 18S ribosomal RNA gene of bacterial isolate, Bacillus cereus strain YAP13, submitted to NCBI gene bank, Accession Number- GenBank JX416327.

• Deposited bacterial culture at Microbial Type Culture Collection (MTCC), Chandigarh. Name of Bacterium- Exiguobacterium acetylicum, MTCC Accession Number- 6281. SKILLS:

• Basic and advance techniques in Microbiology & Biotechnology Particularly in Fermentation Technology, Membrane Filtration, Identification of cultures, enzymology, Protein separation, Analytical techniques, Culture identification, Immunology, and serology.

• Familiar with the equipment like LAF, UV-VIS spectrophotometer, Gel filtration, Calorimeter, Sterilizer, Incubators, Membrane filtration, Electrophoresis, Microscopes, Centrifuges, Sonicator.

• Trained for analytical equipment (at SICART) including TEM, SEM, HPLC, Gel Permeation Chromatography, C-H- N-S-O analyzer, Environmental testing equipment.

BOOKS PUBLISHED:

• “Elementary Microbiology” (Contributor) Vol. 1, Editor Dr. H. A. Modi.

• “Microbiology a Practical approach” (2000) by Dr. Bhavesh Patel& Dr. N. Phanse (ISBN-***-**-****-388-1).

• “Solutions to Practical Microbiology” (2001) by Dr. Bhavesh Patel& Dr. N. Phanse (ISBN-***-**-****-389-8).

• “Microbial Applications” Volume -1 (Chapter - Bioremediation and Bio energy) Editor Vipin Chandra Kalia and Prasun Kumar, Springer Publication (PP 91-124).

EQUIVALENCE SUMMERY:

• Span Tran, the evaluation company evaluated that the total semester credit hours are 216.50 and provided US equivalence for the following courses:

Bachelor of Science (Microbiology)

Master of Science (Microbiology)

Doctor of Philosophy (Microbiology)

Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management) CERTIFICATION:

• Certified by American Medical Technologists (AMT ID: 2892693) for AHI.

• Certified Lab Technologist and Director by New York State Department of Health (CQ code: PATEB10) (CQ CATEGORY-BACTERIOLOGY).

(According to Section 58-1.3 of Title 10 New York Code of Rules and Regulations (10NYCRR), a CQ license holder can work in any clinical lab as Laboratory Technologist up to director level)

(Link to check certification- https://www.wadsworth.org/regulatory-programs/clep/qualifications)

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