I bring over 6 years of healthcare and laboratory diagnostic experience in the industry to help clients solve some of their toughest business challenges. Many of the challenges I aid in involve reagent selection, method selection and fine-tuning, and regulation and accreditation inquiries.GLG is the world’s insight network. It connects decision makers to the right experts so they can act with the confidence that comes from true clarity and have what it takes to get ahead. Its network of experts is the world’s largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise.

Assisted in the creation of the lab’s requisition forms, molecular panels, and LIS. Validated all molecular panels, including GI, RPP, UTI w/ ABR, Wound w/ ABR. Experienced with talking to various vendors for product/testing inquiries and coordinating agreements. Comfortable leading meetings and discussions. Comfortable directing others and correcting actions. Knowledgeable about various accrediting entities and their requirements, including CLIA, CAP, COLA, and upcoming FDA changes.

Competent completing WBC differentials, RBC morphologies, and performing estimates forvarious indices. Comfortable categorizing WBC cells including cells with immature, blast-like characteristics, identifying RBC morphology trends, RBC inclusions, anemias, and more. Confident processing and testing various body fluids, including CSF, pericardial, pleural,synovial, peritoneal, and urine. Experienced with various testing protocols utilizing semen, including semen analysis, post-vasectomy analysis, and intrauterine insemination (IUI). Familiar with Sysmex 9100, STAGO STA R Max, TEG 5000 and 6s, PFA100, and VerifyNowmachinery.

Comfortable interacting with multiple facets of the practice including physician, medical assistants, lab directors, lab supervisors, couriers, and various vendors. Familiar with multiple aspects of UTI testing, including but not limited to accessioning samples, manually processing and extracting urine samples via KingFisher Duo Prime, manually performing PCR via QuantStudio 5, and determining presence of infectious pathogens and ABRs in patient samples for patient reports. Familiar with BioPathogenix PCR kits, MagMax Viral/Pathogen Nucleic Acid Isolation kits, and MagMax Viral/Pathogen Ultra Nucleic Acid Isolation kits. Capable of properly operating, maintaining, calibrating, and troubleshooting various instruments such as QuantStudio 5 and KingFisher Duo Prime. Knowledgeable on criteria required for CAP and CLIA accreditation

Comfortable directing others, assisting with troubleshooting, and maintaining time efficiency through all steps of testing processes. Well-versed with the process of writing standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other directives. Capable of maintaining meticulous records of cGMP for CAP and CLIA accreditation, including calibration and installation records and personnel qualifications. Familiar with aseptic manual pipetting techniques for various infectious disease sample types, including urine and nail. Acquainted with Pharmozyme, TaqPath, and CoDx PCR kits, MagMax Viral/Pathogen Nucleic Acid Isolation kit, MagMax Viral/Pathogen Ultra Nucleic Acid Isolation kit, and DTT. Aware of proper operation and troubleshooting protocol for KingFisher Flex, QuantStudio 5 and 12K RT-PCR machinery, Geno/Grinder Automated Tissue Homogenizer, thermomixers, and centrifuges. Extremely knowledgeable with respective criteria to determine presence of COVID-19 and various infectious diseases, including state reportable diseases, in samples.

Familiar with aseptic manual pipetting techniques to prepare nasal samples to determine the presence of various viral markers of COVID-19 and its variants via RT-PCR testing. Versed and knowledgeable of specific reagents, protocols, technology, and troubleshooting required for COVID-19 testing, including KingFisher Flex and QuantStudio 3 and 5 RT-PCR machinery. Maintain high safety parameters, including social distancing and proper PPE wear, while working with live COVID-19 strains and possible-positive nasal samples

Proficiently received and organized blood donations according to size and time. Competently received products in accordance to BUI and Product Code. Efficient in loading products according to manufacturer’s protocol. Effectively processed blood into various products using Macopharma Macopress and CompoMat G5. Familiar in maintaining and following SOPs.