Lab Associate

KE Krystal Estrada

Long Beach, CA ***** 323-***-**** **********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL

SUMMARY

Experienced Lab Tech with strong background in laboratory procedures and safety protocols. Proven ability to collaborate effectively within teams to achieve precise and reliable results.

SKILLS • Slide Dropping

• Slide banding

• Direct Harvest

• Lab equipment maintenance

• Laboratory safety

• Laboratory documentation

• Lab equipment processes

• Laboratory techniques

• Data entry

• Document processing

• Laboratory safety procedures

• Safety Protocols

• Multitasking Abilities

• Reliability

• Team building

• Troubleshooting

• Equipment Maintenance

WORK HISTORY LABORATORY TECHNICIAN II 07/2010 to CURRENT NeoGenomics Laboratories Aliso Viejo, CA

Maintain a high level of accuracy in test results by following quality control procedures.

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• Keep equipment up to date with cleaning

Operate basic laboratory equipment, fume hoods, cover slipper, hanabi, thermotron, metasystems

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• Perform testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures

• Execute lab procedures according to SOPs

Perform routine lab and department maintenance to keep area clean and orderly

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Complete quality documents and input and saved quality data in appropriate locations

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Help maintain safe, tidy and organized laboratory environment for accurate test results.

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Adhere to laboratory safety procedures to maintain compliance with quality control standards.

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• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment and process issues.

• Assist CLS with wet lab requests

• Direct harvest

• Slide dropping

• Slide banding

• Loading/unloading slides from metafers

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN 08/2007 to 06/2010

Genesis Laboratories Riverside, CA

Cleaned and sterilized tools and equipment to maximize purity of specimens.

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Operated basic laboratory equipment such as balances, pH meter, and autoclave

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Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instruments

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• Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.

• Documented information by maintaining daily logs and equipment books.

• Kept laboratory supplies prepared by restocking, and placing orders Prepared reagents, media and solutions to use for laboratory testing and analysis.

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• Direct Harvest

• Slide Dropping

• Flourescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

• Amniotic processing

• Tissue culture setup

EDUCATION Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA

Laboratory Assistant Certification

Newbridge College, Long Beach, CA

HS Diploma

Bell Gardens High School, Bell Gardens, CA

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