Software Developer Associate

• Sep 2020 - Present

Histo-Pathology Laboratory Supervisor

• Jan 2017 - Mar 2019

Supervises the daily operations of the histology department and personnel to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, and established procedures. • Assists the Director in developing, implementing, revising, interpreting, and enforcing the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), company policies and procedures, and service standards. • Complies data and prepares reports and may work on special assigned projects. • Assists Director in recruiting, interviewing, selecting, orienting, training, monitoring, evaluating, and supervising assigned personnel, delegates work activities, and recommends merit increases, promotions, transfers, and disciplinary actions. • Attends required meetings and participates in committees as requested. • Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional affiliations. • Performs all necessary functions required of a Histology Technician including: • Ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies. • Coordinates the proper storage of hazardous materials and the laboratory safety program. • Examines slides and/or blocks to ensure tissue preparation is meeting laboratory requirements. • Performs and documents daily quality control and quality assurance measures, • Prepares sections of human tissue for microscopic examination and patient diagnosis, using techniques to gross (dissect tissue), embed (orient specimen in paraffin block), section (cut thin sections of tissue), stain (enhance contrast of tissue and highlight specific features of interest with routine hematoxylin and eosin stains), and mount tissue (adhere tissue onto glass slides), from surgical procedures. • Performs recuts and additional stains including special and immunohistochemistry stains, as requested by a Pathologist. • Operates computerized laboratory equipment to fix, dehydrate, and infiltrate with wax, tissue specimens to be preserved for study by Pathologist. • Adherence to CLIA, State Regulations, HIPAA, Safety and OSHA Regulations. Show less

IHC Histology Technician

• Feb 2012 - Dec 2016

The Histo Tech will ensure proper identification of specimens; process, embed, sort, cut, file and stain slides of tissue samples for diagnosis by surgical pathologists. The Histo Tech will prepare solutions, maintain general organizational paperwork, monitor and maintain equipment, record daily stats and quality control items, maintain laboratory supplies and perform other general lab responsibilities as needed. Immuno-Histo Chemistry stains are highly specific antibody-antigen identifiers for marking specific cellular structures. Show less

Histologist

• Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

Medical Laboratory Technician

• May 2002 - May 2007