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Responsible for oversight of Customer Service Analytical Lab, including management of technicians, support of internal data reporting system and data QA, chemical inventories, vendor specifications, ordering, instrument maintenance contracts and lifecycle forecasts. -Managed evaluation, hiring and review of independent contractors. -Championed initiatives to automate repetitive tasks and reduce employee workload with pre-printed sample labeling and barcoding as well as automated email reporting and notification systems.-Developed and implemented analytical methods and SOPs internally and at customer locations with a focus on continuing processes improvement.-Led multiple industry-wide method standardization/validations with the industry group AWPA.-Improved laboratory safety, incident readiness and worked toward implementation of a 5S style program.-Radiation Safety and Compliance Officer

-Developed methods, maintained instruments, prepared and carried out testing on new chemical formulations and ensured compatibility with older formulations-Prepared accurate updates and final technical reports of completed projects-Increased laboratory safety check intervals and maintained compliance records-Reduced reoccurring costs $7000.00/year in my first year

-Responsible for the triage, accessioning, staging, and preparation of blood samples for automated testing-Assisted Hematology Department in the preparation of staining slides; testing sickle cell anemia, mononucleosis and Hemoglobin A1C; and troubleshooting instrumentation and samples-Performed Vitamin D chemiluminescent immunoassay testing, including preparation, maintenance, and release of sample data

-Independent research into new methods in capillary electrophoresis using instrumentation and methods developed in-house.-Analyzed hydrogen peroxide emitted as a byproduct of physiologically significant enzyme reactions to indirectly quantify concentration of those enzymes-Presentation of determinations and results: “Indirect Determination of Enzyme -Kinetics Using Capillary Electrophoresis with Chemiluminescence Detection”