Assistant Quality

Richard Voci, BA, BS, HT, LATG

**** ******* *****, *******, ** 49002

269-***-****, bhr9d1@r.postjobfree.com

Professional goals

My goals are to create the highest quality histological sections possible in order to provide the pathologist and physician with the information they need to make an accurate diagnosis and to provide an example of leadership, quality, and ethics to my peers.

Education and Certifications

• B.S. in Biomedical Sciences, Cum Laude, 2003, Western Michigan University

• B.A. in Business Administration, 1991, Hope College

• Histotechnician (HT), 2007, American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

• Laboratory Animal Technologist (LATG), 2009, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)

• Registered Pet Partners Team, 2002, Delta Society

Employment

• MPI Research, Project Leader, 6/05 to 10/10

My first three years at MPI were spent as a Research Associate learning the craft of Histology and obtaining Histotechnician (HT) certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Duties included:

• Active as a new recruit trainer to promote my peers quality of work.

• Active in the Process Improvement Group.

• Became fully trained in processing, embedding, microtomy, staining, and microscopic quality review.

When I was promoted to Project Leader in 2008, I became part of the administrative team for the 50+ employees of the lab. In that role I became directly responsible for:

• Day-to-day operations, workflow, and technical oversight of the microtomy and staining areas in the GLP-compliant Histology lab.

• GLP-compliant development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures, Authorized Forms, Study Specific Procedures, and Departmental Appendices.

• Effectively communicating time-off policies and requests, important job-function information, and items out of the scope of the standard workflow.

• Oversight of area-specific training, engaging in cross-departmental planning, and writing performance reviews.

• Kalamazoo Brewing Company, Warehouse Assistant, 11/91 to 6/05

During my time at Kalamazoo Brewing I was able to experience all facets of the brewing process. My last position within the company was that of the Warehouse Assistant. As I was involved in the very beginning and very end of the process, my responsibilities included:

• The receipt and disposition of raw materials.

• Assisting in workflow and inventory management.

• Collation and shipment of customer orders.

• Foster a team atmosphere.

• Promote smooth transitions of incomings and outgoings.

• Effectively communicate in order to enable the smooth operation of the middle parts of the process.

• Bronson Hospital, Pet Therapy Volunteer, 3/05 to present

In my role as a Pet Therapy volunteer I am responsible for:

• The promotion of patient well-being through the encouragement of interactions with a trained, certified therapy dog.

• Follow facility guidelines with regards to patient confidentiality and disinfection procedures.

• Follow Pet Therapy Program guidelines in order to maintain the privilege of brining in the therapy dog.

References

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