Medical Technologist

Daniel Z. Tarekegne, MT ( ASCP)

*** **** ***** ****** ***** NW

Washington DC, 20010.

Tel. 202-***-**** (cell)

E-mail: ***************@*****.***

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging Laboratory Technologist position to utilize my successful educational background and laboratory experience

EDUCATION

B.S in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Howard University, Washington-DC, G.P.A 3.62

Associate Degree in industrial chemistry, Bahirdar POLTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Bahirdar , Ethiopia, 07/1998

EXPERIENCES

Chemistry: Performed a routine and stat analysis, utilized Beckman Coulter LX20 PRO, Beckman Coulter DXC 800, Beckman Coulter Unicel DXI 800, Beckman Coulter Access 2 (Immunoassay System), Beckman Coulter IMMAGE (Immunochemistry System), and ROSCH ELECSYS 2010, ABBOTT 1MX, and ABBOTT TDX.

Hematology: Performed manual and automated hematological tests using Coulter GEN*S

Coagulation: Performed a job on coagulation analyzer (BCS), STAGO (Coagulation system), and AUTION MAX to analyze Prothrombin time; Activated Partial Thromboplastin time; fibrinogen (quantitative); and D-dimmer assays.

Microbiology: Routine microbiology procedures including accessioning, reading gram stains and culture plates, and organism identification.

Blood Bank: Routine blood banking procedures; antibody screening, cross matching etc.

Virology/Serology: Used IMMULITE 1000 system, and ETI-MAX 3000, and Gen-Probe etc.

Management: Familiar with laboratory policies; general laboratory safety; OSHA Standards for blood borne pathogens.

Hospital Information Systems: Siemens Novius System

August 2009- until now- Howard University Hospital Washington, DC.

Medical Technologist I. In Microbiology Department. Main responsibility reads and records culture results for all blood cultures, sterile body fluid, catheter tips, wounds, and miscellaneous cultures from sterile sites. Performs identification and susceptibility procedures. Enter preliminary and final culture report in to computer. Assist technologist 2 as time permits. Perform concentration procedure for pending eggs and parasites examination ast time permits.

July 2005/ Dec 2005 -Invitrogen life technology, Frederick, MD. Manufacture technician, Main responsibility, Oligonucleotide synthesis on the Jurassic machine. I.e. DNA Synthesis and RNA Synthesis.Trityl measurement and analysis by spectophoto metry.Solution preparation for pre-synthesis.

July 1999 /Oct 2000 - Ethio-Leather industry P.L.C, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Physical and chemical analyst –chemist-I in Quality control department.

Conducting control inspection on incoming materials (water, Chemical, raw material), semi-finished and finished products. Working in the main Chemical Laboratory on titrimetric, gravimetric, Spectrophotmetric and Colorimetric analysis. Leading more than 15 employs in Quality control department.

Oct 1998/ Apr 1999 - EHTIOPIAN TANNERY, Mojo, Ethiopia, junior Chemist in a chemical Laboratory. Conducting chemical and physical analysis.

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES

Participated in the educational activity entitled Bioterrorism Preparedness Training for LRN Sentinel Laboratories on Brucella, Laboratory Response Network, Tularemia, Anthrax, Burkholderia, Laboratory Biosecurity, and Plague modules- 03/2009

Successfully completed the Interactive Training CD IMMULITE 1000 at Howard University Hospital.

Volunteer Student Health Initiative- Howard University, Washington, DC

HONORS AND AWARDS

Howard University Honor Society membership and awarded a brass medallion.

Membership for Epsilon Tau Sigma of the National Society of Allied Health.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Fluent in English and Amharic (Ethiopian language)

Windows XP, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

REFERENCES:

1- Marguerite E. Neita, Ph.D., MT (ASCP)

Associate professor/chairperson

Tel: 202-***-****/5632

2- Dereje Tekle, MPH, MT (ASCP)

Instructor

Tel: 202-***-****

3- Brenda Morris, MT (ASCP)

Microbiology Supervisor /Howard university hospital/

Tel: 202-***-****

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