Medical Technologist Laboratory Scientist

FERNANDO S. DE VERA

Address: **** ****** ****, *********, ** 92025

Cell: 619-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST/CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST Skilled and seasoned Medical Technologist and Laboratory Technician with over 20+ years of laboratory management operations, policies and performance improvement. Highly experienced in providing laboratory results to aid doctors in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases. Team leader and builder with strong skills and experience working with hospital staff, registered nurses, doctors, patients and their families. Skills and expertise include Advanced Laboratory Procedures & Testing, Blood Banking Procedures, Quality Improvement, Patient Care & Relations, Data & Records Management, Personnel Management, and Microsoft, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

National University

Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Health (June 2016) Naval School of Health Sciences

Advanced Medical Laboratory Technician (8506); Nov 1991 University of California San Diego

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Feb 1992

Medical Technologist (AMT), Mar 2017

Clinical Laboratory Scientist (MTA 01014206), Aug 2017 AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Earned Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Health from National University in June 2016.

Achieved Medical Technologist certification from the American Medical Technologist (2017).

Merited for (4) Navy Achievement Medal, (5) Good Conduct Medal, (2) Navy Expeditionary Medal,

(2) National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, (2) Sea Service Ribbon, and Enlisted Surface Warfare pin while serving in the United States Navy from 1986-2006.

Selected as Sailor of the Quarter and Laboratorian of the Quarter numerous times while serving in the military and civilian.

FERNANDO S. DE VERA

Address: 3722 Orchid Glen, Escondido, CA 92025

Cell: 619-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Medical Technologist/Clinical Laboratory Scientist

Laboratory generalist; operates in all phases of blood donor processing and Blood Banking procedures, Bacteriology, Mycology, Serology, Hematology, Chemistry, Parasitology, Coagulation, and Urinalysis.

Perform laboratory testing independently and review results for accuracy prior to certification

Highly experienced in performing quality control, proficiency testing, and implementation of corrective actions to address deficiencies.

Maintain, operate, and troubleshoot laboratory equipment.

Validate, perform correlation studies, and written several standard operating procedures (SOP) in the laboratory.

Certified trainer in chemistry section for the new technicians on rotation and students from the Naval School of Health Sciences.

Highly skilled in the operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of Beckman Coulter Chemistry and Immunoassays Analyzer DxC 660i.

PERSONAL REFERENCES

LT Amanda Randles (Division Officer at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton) 760-***-****

Ms. Jennifer Fischer (Hematology Supervisor at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton) 410-***-****

Mr. Tony Illana (Chemistry Supervisor) 760-***-**** WORK HISTORY

Medical Technologist or Clinical Laboratory Scientist employed by Laboratory Corporation of America Jul 2020 – Present

Primary assigned to Chemistry Department performing duties in the General Chemistry section.

Duties and responsibilities are to include technical operator, performing maintenance, calibration, and quality control of COBAS Integra and Optilite.

Perform testing of approximately 4000 – 8000 patient samples on a daily basis to include random therapeutic drugs, peak and trough, high sensitive CRP, Rheumatoid Factors, Immunoglobulins, Kappa-Lambda, Anti-Streptolysin O, Fructosamine, and other general chemistries. FERNANDO S. DE VERA

Address: 3722 Orchid Glen, Escondido, CA 92025

Cell: 619-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***

WORK HISTORY

Medical Technologist or Clinical Laboratory Scientist employed by Laboratory Corporation of America. Sep 2017 – June 2024

Primary assigned to Chemistry Department performing duties in the General Chemistry section.

Duties and responsibilities are to include technical operator, performing maintenance, calibration, and quality control of COBAS Integra and Optilite.

Perform testing of approximately 4000 – 8000 patient samples daily to include random therapeutic drugs, peak and trough, highly sensitive CRP, Rheumatoid Factors, Immunoglobulins, Kappa-Lambda, Anti-Streptolysin O, Fructosamine, and other general chemistries.

Primary assigned to the Hematology Department and performed duties in the Hematology, Coagulation, and Urinalysis.

Operated, maintained and troubleshooted Sysmex Blood Analyzer, SP 10 & SP 1000 for slide preparation, monitor WAM and perform cell identification using Cell-Vision DM 9 600 and manual microscopy. Handled maintenance, troubleshooting procedures, quality control testing, and calibrations for ATLAS and IQ 200 for Urinalysis.

Performed semen analysis, sedimentation rate testing, monospot, and manual cell count for body fluids.

Served as a liaison with the Department head of the pathology to ensure that abnormal cells are properly identified and verified any malignancies.

Supervisor: Rey Salta at 858-***-****

Medical Technologist or Clinical Laboratory Scientist employed by Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. June 2006 – Aug 2017

Primary assigned to the main laboratory as a generalist and rotate to different sections of Hematology, Urinalysis, Coagulation, Blood Bank, Serology, and Chemistry.

Conducted maintenance, troubleshooting procedures, quality control testing, calibrations, and validations on several instruments to include Beckman Coulter Dxc 660i, Beckman Coulter Access Immunoassay, DxH 880 (Hematology), Elite-Pro (Coagulation), Atlas (Urinalysis), and semen analyzer.

Served as a lead technician and function as a supervisor in Chemistry section for three years; directly responsible for validations, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, training of all personnel, and implementation of the SOP on the Beckman Coulter DxC 660i Chemistry and Immunoassays.

Monitored specimen master log for accurate reporting of patient sample by the technician and ensure that delta and critical call backs are being reported to medical officer in a timely manner.

Represented Chemistry section during CAP inspection and ensuring compliance with national accrediting agencies and federal regulations; Oversaw training of all technicians and MLT students.

Ordered reagent supplies, calibrators, and quality control materials

Supervisor: LCDR Rafael Domingo at 760-***-**** and LT. Amanda Randles at 760-***-**** FERNANDO S. DE VERA

Address: 3722 Orchid Glen, Escondido, CA 92025

Cell: 619-***-**** Email: ********@*****.***

WORK HISTORY

Medical Laboratory Technician at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA Feb 2000 – Jun 2006

Assigned as Laboratory technician in Core-lab and stat lab; operated, performed and evaluated quality controls for several instruments to include Beckman Coulter Lx20 and LxI (Chemistry), Beckman Coulter Access, Bayer Centaur for Immunoassays, LH 800 and Abbott Sysmex CBC analyzer, Atlas

(Urinalysis), ensuring validity, reliability, and acceptability of all equipment prior to operations.

Verified quality control results, confirmed acceptability and integrity of specimens, and authenticated patients results for accuracy.

Performed manual microscopy for cell count and identification of crystal examination; qualified to review abnormal slides in Hematology for pathology examination.

Assisted Oncology physicians in the preparation, collection, and staining of bone marrow slides for pathology review.

Supervisor: Mary Trask at 619-***-**** (retired) Medical Laboratory Technician at Naval Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan Jan 1997 – Jan 2000

Assigned as Laboratory technician worked in various areas of the laboratory to include blood bank, donor center, serology, microbiology, chemistry, urinalysis, hematology, and coagulation.

Served as section supervisor for Hematology and Coagulation; oversaw the operation, maintenance, calibration, training of all personnel.

Checked specimen master log for accuracy in reporting patient results by the technician and ensure that delta and critical call backs are being reported to medical officer in a timely manner; ordered reagent supplies, calibrators, and quality control materials.

Involved in the troubleshooting, repair, and validation of the Beckman Coulter Stk-R, Stk-S, Coulter Gen-S, and ACL 100 for coagulation equipment.

Performed testing in hematology, coagulation, semen analysis, and blood gas specimens.

Performed maintenance, calibrations, and troubleshooting on Vitros 250, Kodak Ektachem 900

(Chemistry analyzers), and TDX Flex immunoassays.

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