Tracey McPherson
Williams, IA *****
**********@*****.***
Work Experience
the Farrowing Department Head
Iowa Select Farms-Blairsburg, IA
July 2011 to Present
Iowa Select Farms, Blairsburg, Iowa: July 11, 2011- Present: Day 1-3 lead, manages farrowing of sows/ gilts, manage colostrums, manage litters, and medicate sows and pigs. Process and castrate young pigs. Promoted to the Farrowing Department Head 9/12. Manage employees in area to ensure work is completed; SOP's are followed and ensure health/safety of employees and livestock, monitor health/feed/ air quality and perform light maintenance as needed. AHBA Stockdog Trial Judge
2000 to Present
2000-Present: Raise/train/breed Australian Shepherds for livestock management. Give stock lessons to people/stock dogs to help train them and their dogs to better manage the livestock in a low stress manner. Manage the farm, schedule vaccines, de-worming of cattle and sheep, raising free range chickens and ducks. Keep track of breeding of livestock, due dates, ram used. Keep track of stock sold, where it went all tag numbers, grain/hay amount fed. AHBA Stockdog Trial Judge. Quick Books site-Iowa City, IA
April 2010 to July 2011
Take care of the boarding dogs/cats/rabbits and ferrets. Perform/train basic obedience and manners to the dogs. Manage the payouts/petty cash drawer. Schedule appointments, drop offs and pickups of animals. Answer phone, manage the Quick Books site. Clean/disinfect runs/cages as need. Clean office as needed.
Quality Management Representative
BioLife Plasma Services-Coralville, IA
July 1992 to March 2009
Iowa City/Coralville, Iowa:
Quality Management Representative-Oversee all aspects of the Plasmapheresis process from medical history, physical exam, donor floor, sample prep, shipment, lab results and donor notification of abnormal results, reviewed all paperwork as they pertained to each area. Handled all FDA, iQPP, EMEA, OSHA and internal audits. Completed audit follow up and responses. Performed weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly inspections as required. Ensured all employees were following guidelines outlined in current SOP, HIPPA laws, OSHA and FDA. Maintained a solid working relationship with centers Medical Supervisors and Medical Director.
Donor Floor Coordinator-supervised the donor floor area and Sample prep. Prepared shipment paper work and boxing of samples/units. Coordinated all breaks and schedules of both areas. Monitored donor flow to all areas, ordered supplies and performed monthly/quarterly/yearly inventory of all supplies and plasma count.
Sample Prep technician-collected samples from whole blood tubes and from plasma units. Performed daily boxing of samples and units.
Phlebotomist-performed phlebotomy on donors for the withdrawl of plasma and/or whole blood samples as required. Handled mild to moderate donor reactions-vasovagal, citrus reactions. Medical historian/Supervisor-retrieved medical history, vital signs, hct/tp. Filed donor charts, answered telephone. Coordinated breaks and monitored donor flow in MH area. Monroe Dialysis Center-Monroe, NC
March 1990 to April 1992
Dialysis Technician-performed phlebotomy on in and out patients. Monitored vitals, performed record keeping, answered telephone.
Computer Experience
MS word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint
Windows 11, XP, Vista, Quick Books
Education
Adams City High School
Skills
• QuickBooks
• Dog Handling
• Vital Signs
• Communication skills
• Microsoft Windows
• Dog Training
• Quality Control
• Nutrition
• Triage
• Microsoft Word
• Supervising Experience
• Kennel Experience
• Pet Care
• Auditing
• Quality Management
• CPR
• Computer literacy
• HIPAA
• First aid
• Phlebotomy
• Microsoft Excel
• Computer skills
• Animal Care
• Quality Assurance
• Management
• Experience Administering Injections
• Math
• Laboratory Experience
• Patient Care
• English
Certifications and Licenses
CPR Certification