Kenny Restrepo
Queens, NY
***************@*****.***
Laboratory Technician with a special interest in Microbiology. Work Experience
Parasitology Technician
Antech Diagnostics - Lake Success, NY
January 2023 to Present
• Set up, run, read, and release lab tests within assigned deadlines.
• Read ova and parasite slides and report results at a rate of 42/hour and Giardia at 100/hour.
• Perform routine testing including fecal egg count, Baermann, Giardia ELISA, C. difficile toxin, Cryptosporidium – Giardia IFA, fecal occult blood and Parvovirus antigen testing on samples.
• Perform equipment maintenance activities including quality control and calibration
• Assist lead or supervisor with rechecks as directed.
• Read, understand and follow applicable Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), including safety and quality procedures.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area. Restock supplies as needed.
• Occasionally perform lesser tasks typically assigned to Para Aids.
• Participates in improving lab efficiency, quality, and cooperation. Centralized Sterile Technician/Compound Filling Operator/Cleanroom Operator ALK ABELLO - Port Washington, NY
February 2022 to January 2023
• Prepare the clean room (materials, resources, prescriptions, etc.) with the aim of eliminating any errors and to work according to Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Maintains a sterile environment in the clean room, by garbing, cleaning the room, and behaving according to clean room procedures that align with CGMP practices or guidelines.
• Prepares and sterilizes components/vials for appropriate solutions; sterilizes solutions and fills into specified containers.
• Prepare individual pharmaceutical compounds according to schedule and prescribed medication as well as GMP requirements, with the aim of providing the patient with the correct medication.
• Check prescriptions and compound preparations (personal details, dosing, validity date, etc.) and label and send the medication out, with the aim of ensuring that the patient is provided with the correct medication.
• According to defined guidelines, clean the equipment and the workplace as well as monitor possible residual materials with the aim of working in a neat and clean environment which adheres to the quality guidelines so as to prevent accidents and incidents.
• Show respect for the quality, neatness and safety guidelines when carrying out production orders with the aim of preventing accidents, contamination and other unwanted incidents. COVID Technician
LAbQ Diagnostics LLC - Brooklyn, NY
October 2021 to October 2022
• Set up/prepared mobile testing center
• Checked in patients with registered testing appointments
• Administered the Nasopharyngeal/Oropharyngeal Swab while wearing applicable PPE
• Collect and prepare specimens and relevant documentation, assuring accuracy in labeling and documenting
• Phlebotomy for IgG testing
• Comply with all designated safety policies and procedures in the work area, including the use of applicable protective equipment when necessary to prevent exposure to potentially infectious agents
• Maintain all HIPAA standards
Sterilization Technician Supervisor - Brooklyn MTA A1 Cleaning - Huntington, NY
April 2020 to November 2020
• Sterilized Subway platforms and common areas during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic.
• Ensured the safety of passengers while handling sterilizing equipment and chemicals
• Practiced quality control to sterilize area as indicated in SOP's Pharmacy Assistant
Bliss Drugs - Sunnyside, NY
March 2017 to September 2017
• Maintained inventory of all medication and pharmaceutical supplies.
• Processed sales transactions for medications and other pharmaceutical supplies.
• Directed all questions relating to prescriptions, health matters, or medications to the pharmacist.
• Answered all incoming telephone calls in a professional manner.
• Restocked shelves with medications and other pharmaceutical supplies.
• Accurately typed and printed out prescription labels.
• Attended to emails and fax messages.
• Ensured that work areas are organized and clean. Education
Bachelor's degree in Clinical Laboratory Technician CUNY York College - Jamaica, NY
January 2019 to Present
Skills
• Laboratory experience
• Microbiology
• Microscopy
• Aseptic Technique
• ELISA
• Quality Control
• CGMP
• Anatomy Knowledge
• Molecular Biology
• Bilingual
• Physiology Knowledge