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Augusta, Georgia Area

Responsible for various aspects of regulatory compliance and training for Shepeard Community Blood Center.

Augusta, Georgia Area

Responsible for various aspects regulatory compliance and staff training functions for the Technical Services department. Duties included: tracking, coordinating and conducting training and competency assessment for department staff; management of deviation reporting, investigating, and follow-up; validation of equipment and procedures for department; writing/reviewing standard operating procedures; compiling and reporting of statistical data; conducting internal audits.

Augusta, Georgia Area

Responsible for the maintenance and improvements of the Medical Laboratory Technician program. Duties include hiring and management of program instructors, academic progress of students, job placement of graduates, instruction of classes, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and accreditation agencies.

Augusta, Georgia Area

Managed a staff of 26 military and 17 civilian employees and was personally responsible for $1.6 million in equipment for a blood collection facility and hospital transfusion services. Responsible for care, maintenance, quality control, troubleshooting and staff training on all equipment. Coordinated with vendors to ensure selection of new equipment best suited for section requirements. Ensured regulatory compliance in training, standard operating procedures, and record-keeping for the section. Completed section workload planning and coordinated use of personnel to complete missions. Acted as reviewer on blood drive, checking quality control and all blood drive documentation to ensure the safety of blood products collected. Assisted with creation, validation, and review of standard operating procedures for blood services.

Augusta, Georgia Area

Planned and executed blood collection operations for the highest collecting blood donor center in the Army. Performed lot release, and supervised quality control, blood collection processes, processing and shipment of blood products, and maintenance of documentation from mobile blood drives. Ensured proper care, maintenance and usage of $300,000 of blood collection equipment used on mobile blood drives. Managed 18 military employees' schedules, training, and work. Ensured staff training on equipment usage, troubleshooting malfunctioning mobile equipment, and quality assurance testing on equipment.

Augusta, Georgia Area

Served as a Medical Laboratory Technician. Duties included blood drive planning, donor screening, quality control procedures, drawing, processing, testing, and shipping blood products worldwide in support of the Armed Services Blood Program.