Emily D. Email & Phone Number

Tallassee, Al, Us

United States

As Division Manager of the Mycobacteriology and Mycotics division of the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories, I am familiar with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), performing and reporting proficiency tests through the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH), and writing SOPs. I work closely with the Laboratory Director, Assistant Director, Quality Management team, and staff to submit grants and grant proposals, proposals for fellowship opportunities, and verification/validation and establishment studies for clinical instrumentation and tests. I also:- Approve leave requests- Perform employee performance appraisals- Manage laboratory budget- Communicate with TB control officials and Private Health Care Providers- Review and approve patient results reports- Train new and existing personnel- Perform testing as needed- Facilitate regular staff meetings - Communicate with the laboratory directors and staff to ensure the laboratory is operating within CLIA guidelines- Write validation/verification studies of FDA approved test systems- Write establishment studies for laboratory developed testing in compliance with CLIA guidelines-Write and review procedure manuals/SOPs

United States

As Clinical Laboratory Supervisor of the Mycobacteriology and Mycotics division of the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories. I am familiar with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), performing and reporting proficiency tests through the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH), and writing SOPs. I work closely with the manager of the division to submit grants and grant proposals, proposals for fellowship opportunities, and verification/validation and establishment studies for clinical instrumentation and tests.My general tasks are listed below:- Approve leave requests- Perform employee performance appraisals- Manage laboratory budget- Communicate with TB control officials and Private Health Care Providers- Review and approve patient results reports- Train new and existing personnel- Perform testing as needed- Facilitate regular staff meetings - Communicate with the laboratory manager and staff to ensure the laboratory is operating within CLIA guidelines- Writing and performing validation/verification studies of FDA approved test systems- Writing and performing establishment studies for laboratory developed testing in compliance with CLIA guidelines

Montgomery, Alabama

Senior Microbiologist in the Mycobacteriology section of the Mycobacteriology and Mycotics Division:-Process specimens in preparation for identification and inoculating culture medium.-Prepare and examine smears for the presence of AFB (acid fast bacilli)-Examine cultures for colony growth and morphology.-Report culture results to health care providers and TB control officials.-Perform drug susceptibility testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex-Report drug suceptibility results to health care providers and TB control officials.-Perform DNA probes to identify certain types of Mycobacteria.-Perform NAAT (Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing) (real time PCR) to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex-Perform MALDI-TOF molecular testing to identify atypical mycobacterium species.-Delegate responsibilities to microbiologists-Train new and existing personnel -Communicate patient results to health care providers and TB control officials-Provide monthly counts of reported results for grant purposes-Perform daily, weekly, and monthly QA checks-Perform monthly QA reports-Packaging and shipping category A and category B specimens-Keeping track of supplies-Ordering supplies-Performing in-house quality assurance Senior Microbiologist in the Mycotic section of the Mycobacteriology and Mycotics Division.-Process clinical specimens in preparation for identification.-Prepare and examine wet-mount slides for the presence of fungal elements and/or yeast.-Perform MALDI-TOF on yeast specimens-Perform DNA probes on certain types of molds.-Process and prepare received cultures for identification.-Perform daily, weekly, and monthly QA checks.-Perform monthly QA audits and reports-Communicate with health care providers

Montgomery, Alabama Area

Microbiologist in the Tuberculosis section of the Microbiology department for the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories. My responsibilities include:-Processing specimens in preparation for identification and inoculating culture medium.-Preparing and examining smears for the presence of AFB (acid fast bacilli)-Examining cultures for colony growth and morphology.-Reporting culture results to health care providers and TB control officials.-Performing drug susceptibilities for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex-Performing DNA probes to identify certain types of Mycobacterium species-Performing NAAT (Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing) (real time PCR) to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis compex-Performing HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) testing to identify Mycobacterium species-Communicating patient results to health care providers and TB control officials

Tallassee, Alabama

Assistant to the veterinarian as needed.-General kennel cleaning and animal care-Bathing and minimal grooming of animals -Restraint of animals for examination and treatment - Administration of medications and vaccinations as directed by the veterinarian.-obtaining blood, fecal, urine, ear swab, and skin scraping samples for testing -performing heartworm tests, microscopically reading fecal floations, ear swab and blood smears.-Placing IV catheters-Administering IV and SQ fluids as directed by the veterinarian -Preparing animals for surgery and assisting the veterinarian in surgery -Assisting customers as needed-Performing end of day duties such as balancing and closing out cash drawer, backing up computer files, and closing out credit card transactions

-In addition to assisting with equine plasmapheresis, I managed the "product room". The product room was where the obtained equine plasma was aliquoted into 1 liter bottles and prepared for shipment.As manager of the product room, I:-created weekly schedules for rotating technicians in and out of product room responsibilities.-maintained product room supplies, and ordered in-house when needed. -trained other employees on proper aliquoting technique while maintaining aseptic technique.-trained other employees on preparing bottle kits for aliquoting.-performed preventative maintenance on product room equipment.-alerted project director and QA department on any potential problems.-checked off final paperwork and turned it in for review.

Auburn University, Alabama

-Assisted in the collection of equine plasma-Assisted in the processing of post-donation plasma-Assisted in the packing and shipping process-Operated automated pheresis machines-Performed daily, weekly, and monthly general and preventative maintenance of automated pheresis machines -Performed trouble shooting on automated pheresis machines