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Auckland, NZ

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

• Achieved Competency to train team members in unpacking, registering, and confirming COVID-19 samples while strictly adhering to PPE requirements and other restrictions.
• Conducted training sessions for new technicians on laboratory procedures, particularly in processing saliva and swab samples, ensuring optimal efficiency and accuracy in testing.
• Provided advanced troubleshooting support to laboratory staff, effectively resolving complex problems that arise during COVID testing and with the LIMS system. Assisted with special projects to enhance testing.
• Proficiently plated, extracted, and analyzed samples using Quntstudio 5 and real-time PCR technologies, contributing to accurate and timely COVID-19 diagnosis.
• Calibrated and maintained laboratory equipment in strict compliance with IANZ regulations, ensuring reliable and accurate testing processes.
• Demonstrated meticulous attention to detail in preparing, aliquoting, and maintaining validation records for essential reagents and controls, ensuring consistent quality in testing procedures.

Auckland, New Zealand

• Skilled in processing, imaging, and meticulously curating invertebrate specimens.
• Efficiently integrating scientific information to compose and deliver lab reports promptly.
• Committed to adhering to IANZ ISO 17025 standards, Approved PC2 containment lab user status
• Adept at fostering positive customer and stakeholder relationships, ensuring an exemplary level of service.