Clinical Laboratory Technician

Brett A. Paslow

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Bethel Park, PA 15102 412-***-****

JOB TARGET Business opportunity where transferable skills and degree can be utilized.

EDUCATION California University of Pennsylvania, California, Pennsylvania

Bachelors Degree Biological Science –Minor: Chemistry

GPA: 3.546

WORK EXPERIENCE

Precision Therapeutics Inc. , Pittsburgh, Pa Current

Precision Therapeutics Inc. is a clinical laboratory which introduced a relatively new way to treat cancer without a single patient side effect. Using their patented ChemoFX response marker, we determine how chemotherapy will impact specific cancer cells before it impacts cancer patients. The simple test Precision Therapeutics developed determines how particular cancer cells will respond to different chemotherapies in the lab- not the patient.

• Accessioning patient tissue samples

• Processing tissue specimens

• Create successful cell cultures

• Fixing, staining and drug treatment via liquid handlers.

• Responsible for manufacturing antibodies, reagents, and media.

• Immunocytochemistry (ICC)

• Cell counting

• Media Changing

• Work efficiently and accurately in a high paced, stressful environment to meet deadlines.

• Communicate in a clear, concise manner with team members, doctors and other health care personnel.

• QC maintenance

• Complying with OSHA guidelines and regulations

• Maintain a clean work environment while using aseptic techniques to avoid contamination.

• Comply with HIPPA laws and regulations.

The Institute for Transfusion Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa April 2009-April 2010

The Institute for Transfusion Medicine is a network of integrated transfusion services which supports an extensive group of major hospitals and other healthcare facilities in the Pittsburgh region.

• Exposure to various diseases and trauma situations

• Accurately issue the proper unit blood type depending on the patient’s special needs.

• Perform modifications to blood units to be transfused.

• Work efficiently and accurately in a high paced, stressful environment.

• Responsible for manufacturing blood products such as, thawing plasma, pooling cryo, pooling platelets, irradiation, leukoreduction of red blood cells and platelets, running verax tests in search of bacterial growth via donor platelets.

• Communicate in a clear, concise manner with doctors and other health care personnel.

• Ensuring all hospitals contracted through ITxM are supplied with proper amount of blood product.

• Maintain a clean work environment while using aseptic techniques to avoid contamination.

• Comply with HIPPA laws and regulations.

Pizza Hut, Bethel Park, PA July 2004-April 2006.

• Cooking a variety of foods aside from pizza.

• Maintaining a clean work station

• Preparing dough for the following business day

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND ABILITIES, ETC

• Received two academic scholarships from the brotherhood of Free-Masonry at Lodge 45- July 2008 and July 2009

• Member of the Medical Interest Club at California University- September 2010- December 2011

• Shadowed multiple Physician’s Assistants and in this time of shadowing, accrued over 50 hours of shadowing experience- September 2010- December 2011

• Participated in judging a science fair sponsored by California area high school and middle school- March 2011

• Inducted to the national honor society for biological and environmental science known as Beta Beta Beta- April 2011

• Provided care for foster dogs through Western Pennsylvania Doberman Pincher Rescue- Summer 2011

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Power Point and Excel

• Experience using SPSS statistical analysis software

REFERENCES

1. Tammy Lynn Herbst, Supervisor, The Institute for Transfusion Medicine, 412-***-****

2. Dr. Summer J. Arrigo-Nelson, Professor of Biology- California University of Pennsylvania, 724-***-****

3. Donald Waltmire, Pharmacist- Waltmire Pharmacy, 412-***-****

4. Maria Abraham, Physician’s Assistant- UPMC Mercy Hospital, 412-***-****

5. Arnell Abbott, Trainer/Supervisor- Precision Therapeutics INC. 412-***-****

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