CASSANDRA A. PLUMB

**** ****** *******

Hamburg, NY 14075

716-***-****

ocgdw2@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

Medical Technologist

**/**** – present, Buffalo Womenservices

• Manage laboratory and all laboratory functions.

• Perform all patient testing including hemoglobin, glucose, urinalysis, urine pregnancy and Rh phenotyping.

• Identify and report all abnormal results to Laboratory Director and repeat as necessary.

• Utilize skills in venipuncture to obtain samples from all clinic patients.

• Non-testing duties include procedure writing, maintaining all clinic records, sending out patient specimens, keeping inventory and processing shipment.

• Perform all proficiency testing from New York State Department of Health and College of American Pathologists.

• Ensure quality control is performed and documented on daily, monthly and yearly bases.

• Attend and participate in all quality control meetings.

• Annual review of NYSDOH Standards and BWS Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management System.

Key Contributions:

• Updated existing policies and procedures to be in accord with all NYSDOH regulations. Wrote and implemented new policies and procedures for all updated regulations.

• Was an integral part of selecting a new reference laboratory which enabled faster turn-around times of greater than 7 days for Pap smear and STD testing.

• All proficiency testing performed returned with an accuracy of greater than 95%.

Medical Technologist

9/2004 – 8/2010, Upstate New York Transplant Services/Immco Diagnostics, Buffalo, NY

• Performed HLA DNA typing for solid organ and bone marrow patients using SSP, SSO and Luminex technology; including PCR amplification and gel electrophoresis.

• Used Flow Cytometry to crossmatch prospective organ donors with patients. Also used Flow Cytometry to identify patient antibodies.

• Tested patient serum using ELISA method for the qualitative and quantitative detection of HLA antibodies.

• Serologically analyzed potential organ donors for infectious disease.

• Performed Nucleic Acid Testing on potential organ donors for HIV and HCV.

• Accurately interpreted test data. Relayed test results to Director for review, staff and clients.

• Participated in the development of new testing. Assisted and spearheaded in the validation and verification of new testing methods.

• Read available resources and attended conferences. Shared information gained to teach other staff members. Assisted in the training of students.

• Evaluated new test kits before use. Maintained accurate reagent logs, equipment standards and patient records. Participated in external and internal proficiency testing.

Key Contributions:

• Implementation and validation of Luminex technology for HLA antibody screen and identification, which caused higher accuracy and greater efficiency of patient results.

• Validation of Sequence Specific Oligonucleotide (SS0) assays for HLA Class I and Class II, which resulted in higher resolution of patient alleles.

• External proficiency surveys (UCLA and CAP) for high resolution of HLA Class I and Class II alleles and antibody screen and identification with accuracy rate of greater than 97%.

• Validation of most current versions of Histotrac database for accuracy of patient records.

• Technical contribution to the article “HLA Typing and DNA Techniques” published in ASCP Clinical Laboratory magazine.

• Clinical Instructor of Biotechnical and Clinical Laboratory Sciences; SUNY University at Buffalo

EDUCATION

9/1999 – 5/2003: BS degree in Biology (cum laude); Syracuse University

• Minor in Psychology

Additional Training:

• American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) sponsored Regional Workshop

• HIPAA Privacy and Security Workshop

• Tepnel Lifecodes LifeMatch Workshop

• Gen-Probe Transplant Diagnostics Workshop

Certifications:

• Certified Histocompatibility Technologist (CHT) from American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ABHI)

• Licensed Clinical Technologist from New York State Department of Health

• CPR certified from the American Heart Association

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