I am a proactive and achievement-oriented professional with 15 years of rich experience in Strategic and Business roles in heading laboratory operations of a large size lab in a tertiary care super-specialized 500 bedded hospital; led the expansion of laboratory services to zonal regions of East Delhi catering to more than 100 collections centers, 5 HLMS around 50 PAS collection I have Expertise in all departments of Laboratory Medicine i.e. hematology, biochemistry, immunology, serology, clinical pathology, cytopathology, histopathology, microbiology, mycobacteriology, mycology & molecular biology management of laboratory functions including monitoring, auditing as well quality functions in all departments Supervising and training a team of 50 senior and junior lab technologists in all sectionsI am well Proficient in auditing under ISO15189:2012 as a Certified External Assessor Adhered to SOP, good laboratory practices, MSDS requirements and performed validation studies, shelf-life studies, and selected QC strains in order to build the QC matrix Streamlining all medical affairs of the laboratory as well as hospital administration in various committees as ICU, OT, triaging, covid wards for smooth operations Facilitated yearly NABL of Max Lab and NABH of Max Hospitals at various locations including Patparganj, Noida, Vaishali and Greater Noida Managed the JCI Audit of ‘Infection Control Processes’ at Max Super Specialty Hospital Possess experience as an Infection Control Officer, formulated policies and ensured its execution, and imparted education of infection control practices within the organization The merit of establishing the first fully automated microbiology lab in M.P. at a mid-size Private Nursing Home, SuyashHospital, Indore.KEY RESULT AREAS*Expertise in Automated Blood Culture BacT Alert 3D System, Vitek 2 Culture and Sensitivity Methods *Pivotal role in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for Critical Care Units and Clinicians*Molecular Testing for COVID 19 & Microarray Technique by Biofire Diagnostics*Hands-on experience of Fully Automated Mycobactriology Solutions Gene-Expert, HAINS, and MGIT*Molecular Testing by PCR method, Performing fungal culture and serology and immunoassays.*Taking part in planning and organizing routine activities of the Microbiology in compliance with quality and various regulatory requirements, ensuring that results were provided within the TATKey role as Infection control officer for all training, monitoring trends, auditing, and doing PDCA cycle