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• Implemented departmental standard operating procedures to perform routine and complex procedures for high volume analytical testing utilizing Immunoassays (including ELISA, Western blot) and HPLC-MS• Operated and troubleshoot various laboratory instruments (including Quanta-lysers, Dynex, Immunoblot, and HPLC-MS systems) for optimal performance• Utilized scientific principles and formed technical decisions regarding testing and problem-solving• Performed and documented assay validation procedures, including but not limited to precision, stability and intra/inter-laboratory variability• Awarded Employee of the Quarter for Q1 and Q2 2023

• Developed and utilized standardized protocols for receiving, sorting and preparing specimens for analysis• Operated complex laboratory instruments and assured quality control• Ensured adherence to industry quality and safety standards as part of the accreditation team• Kept rigorous documentation of test results and technical errors

• Communicated with diverse audience/teams to ensure cohesive clinical experience from first call to post-operative care• Organized operating room schedules, surgical equipment and patient discharge• Maintained confidential and accurate patient records to support patient care and billing• Communicated with diverse audience/teams to ensure cohesive clinical experience

• Performed intake process and collected vital signs • Assisted physicians during procedures• Conducted electrocardiograms and placed long term cardiac event monitors on patient• Provided patients with after-visit, follow-up, self-care or procedural instructions

• Collected data regarding canine seizures from video and accelerometers• Formed family lineages for detection of genetic relation in Steroid-Responsive Meningitis-Arteritis• Processed blood samples and performed DNA extraction techniquesProject Contributions • Lau, Jeanie, et al. "Clinical characteristics, breed differences, and quality of life in North American dogs with acute steroid‐responsive meningitis‐arteritis." Journal of veterinary internal medicine 33.4 (2019): 1719-1727.• Muñana, Karen R., et al. "Evaluation of a collar‐mounted accelerometer for detecting seizure activity in dogs." Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine 34.3 (2020): 1239-1247.