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United States

Burnsville, Minnesota, United States

Organized and directed daily laboratory operations, provided supervisory, daily testing, collaborative and technical guidance for CLIA-certified clinical lab.• Provided supervision, technical competency training and support for diagnostic molecular laboratory team performing high complexity / high volume PCR (Covid, Human STR) and ELISA (Covid) assays.• Organized quality control (QC) and test performance metrics, coordinated CAP proficiency testing for regulatory compliance. • Coordinated review and reorganization of SOP documentation reference library.• Reviewed daily test results and documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness.• Led preparations and represented laboratory during CLIA licensure inspection.• Coordinated lab process improvements and documentation review for CLIA licensure inspection.• Collaborated with staff to implement new lab tests and instrumentation for process improvement projects. • Liaison to lab team, supply vendors and lab client services to troubleshoot daily lab testing and reporting, instrumentation problems and software.• Led and prepared SOPs, staff communications, validation study reports, CAP proficiency survey and supporting technical documentation.

St Louis Park, Minnesota, United States

Improved and supported ongoing molecular biology based infectious disease lab testing for CAP licensed hospital clinical laboratory. Administered test performance metrics, instrumentation maintenance, Quality Assurance, Regulatory proficiency testing, staff competency testing, licensure inspections, new test validation and technical documentation, project process improvements and staff training for cooperative hospital laboratory teams.

Eden Prairie, Mn

ACCESS GENETICS/ ORAL DNA LABS, Eden Prairie, MNSupervised daily operations and performed lab testing in a CLIA-certified, high-complexity molecular based testing reference laboratory. Provided testing support and resolved technical problems. Improved laboratory operations for regulatory compliance, staff competency training, laboratory proficiency testing, quality analysis (QA) and lab TAT performance metrics.

Minnetonka, Mn

VIROMED LABORATORIES, Minnetonka, MNWorked collaboratively for ongoing operations and accreditation of CAP/ ISO 15189 certified diagnostic laboratory. Performed daily testing, manual/ automated DNA/ RNA extraction and PCR amplification, prepared mammalian tissue cell culture lines in GMP compliant mammalian cell culture manufacturing facility. Reviewed/ reported lab results following HIPAA/ Good Documentation Practices. Revised laboratory SOPs, qualified new instrumentation and trained laboratory staff.

Rochester, Mn

MAYO CLINIC, Rochester, MNSenior Research Technologist I — Clinical Lab Development and Basic ResearchConducted studies of the effects of cell growth factors on mouse bone marrow differentiation in tissue cell culture.

M.S., Microbiology

Emphasis in molecular biology techniques, biochemistry, clinical microbiology, anaerobic microbiology and germ free microbiome animal.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Biology, General