Experience

National Labs Inc

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Laboratory Scientist

  • Jan 2021 - Present



BASS Medical Group

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Clinical Laboratory Scientist

  • May 2020 - Jan 2021



NORTHBAY MEDICAL CENTER-CLINICAL LAB

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Lab Scientist II

  • Apr 2020 - Jan 2021

• Clinical Lab Scientist Trainee

  • Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

  Under supervision by a CLS, performed patient testing and daily/weekly/monthly maintenance on Vitek, Sysmex XN 2000, Cobas e411, Stago Compact Max, and Vista 500 instruments



San Francisco State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Lab Scientist trainee

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019



Kean Health

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Clinical Laboratory Associate

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2019

  Assisted R&D department with development, validation, and deployment of new SOPs Revised/updated SOPs to better fit current lab practices and improve teachability Trained new employees on SOPs Led several projects that improved and created tools and systems to improve the lab workflow Reworked CLA scheduling to optimize time and self-sufficiency Performed column-cleanup based DNA extraction, 16S PCR, PCR purification, size selection, qPCR, and Illumina NextSeq 500 library preparation and loading Operated Biomek 2000 automated liquid handlers and troubleshooted issues with our Automation Engineering team Decontaminated lab surfaces daily, performed preventative maintenance on instruments as needed, followed all CLIA and CAP guidelines for lab procedures and maintained good clinical practices Coordinated with software engineers to fix bugs and make improvements to our in-house LIMS Show less



Foundation Laboratory

• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cytology Processing Lead

  • Jul 2016 - Mar 2017

  Scheduled lab personnel to ensure balanced workload and that advertised turn-around time was metInterviewed and trained new employees on lab procedures and their job dutiesTracked quantities of lab's chemicals and consumables and ordered more as neededActed as liaison between outside contracted labs and Foundation LaboratoryCommunicated with clients in order to investigate and address issues with ordersProofread, entered, and issued Cytology and Pathology reportsCreated monthly and yearly QA reports and ensured compliance with CLIA regulationsCalled clinics to report critical results and maintained log of high-grade calls Show less

• Cytology Processing Assistant

  • Nov 2015 - Jul 2016

  Entered patient demographics and insurance information, and created lab orders in our databaseProcessed ThinPrep and SurePath Pap samples in T2000s, T3000s, and SurePath PrepStain instrumentsProcessed non-gynecological specimens including urine, sputum, breast discharges, and FNAs from many different sitesTroubleshot errors with instruments and spoke with technicians or resolved problems independentlyResolved any problems with slides, including making new slides, treating samples with glacial acid, or re-coverslipping slidesMaintained sterile lab conditions by bleaching counter-tops and surfaces twice daily Show less



University of California, Riverside

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Volunteer Lab Assistant

  • May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Taking soil samples Properly storing soil samples Extracting DNA from soil and insect samples Cleaning and sterilizing lab equipment Running gel electrophoresis Taking soil samples Properly storing soil samples Extracting DNA from soil and insect samples Cleaning and sterilizing lab equipment Running gel electrophoresis



University of California, Riverside

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Assistant

  • 2011 - 2013