Histotechnologist - All Shift

Amanda Kunsman, B.S.

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OBJECTIVE I am a preclinical biopharmaceutical research technician with over four years of benchwork

experience and a dynamic educational background in forensic chemistry, mathematics, and

criminal justice. I excel in collaborative project coordination with accelerated timelines and

department workload scheduling. I am currently seeking professional growth with an

organization that aligns with my values and strengths.

EDUCATION York College of Pennsylvania, York, PA

Bachelor of Science

Major: Forensic Chemistry

Minor: Mathematics, Criminal Justice

Constellation focus: Health and Wellness

Graduated: May 2023

Extracurricular Activities

? Sigma Delta Tau Sorority, York College, February 2020-present

? VP of Finance, January 2021-December 2021

? VP of New Member Connections January 2022- May 2022

? VP of Finance/Judicial, Panhellenic Council, August 2021- May 2023

Projects

?Determination of Calcium, Magnesium, and Zinc in Multivitamins

? Collaborated with a partner and faculty to determine metal

composition, performed EDTA titration, presented final project

through formal lab and slide deck presentation

?Determining the Purity of Olive Oil

? Collaborated with partner and faculty to verify olive oil content,

performed infrared spectroscopy to identify the structure of each oil,

used matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) to identify

the mass of each oil, presented final project through formal lab and

slide deck presentation

WORK EXPERIENCE

Charles River Laboratories, Horsham PA (July 2023-Present)

Histology Technician I (Current Role)

? Performing routine histological processing on tissue samples,

maintaining regulatory requirements while ensuring high-quality

outcomes, streamlining workflow to improve efficiency, developing

training guides to improve performance, distribute slides and

paperwork to pathologists, slide and block archiving, addressing data

audit findings

Necropsy Technician II

? Independently perform basic necropsy laboratory procedures. Assist

with and perform with specialized necropsy procedures. Preliminary

data review for quality and accuracy.

Necropsy Technician I

? Assist with and perform basic necropsy procedures such as basic

dissection, tissue collection and preservation, fresh trimming, sample

collection. Participate in the documentation of all activities as required.

York College Department of Chemistry, York, PA. February 2021- May 2022

Laboratory Assistant

? Preparation and presentation of experiments in Criminalistics and

Crime Scene Processing

? Presented and Modeled experiments for students

? Assisted students in proper lab protocols and techniques

RELEVANT SKILLS

? Instrumentation (NMR, UV-Vis, MALDI, HPLC, GC-MS, ICP, FT-IR, XRF)

? WebMO, Gaussian software

? Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

? EZ Anesthesia Machine proficiency, vena cava blood collection, bone marrow smears,

Controlled Substances, PCR tissue harvest and retention, aseptic tissue collection, adult

rodent perfusion, individual bone retention

? Embedding, microtomy, tissue grossing and processing,, decalcification, basic slide

staining, interpretation and analysis, slide quality control

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