Experience

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  Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System

  • Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

  • Medical Technologist

    • Mar 2016 - Present
    • Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

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  Belton ISD

  • TEACHER

    • Aug 2014 - Present

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  Temple College

  • Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

  • Chemical Safety Officier/EPA and Lab Coordinator

    • Feb 2010 - Feb 2012
    • Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

    -Implement OSHA and Chemical Hygiene Plan on a routine basis to maintain a safe work environment for all Temple College campus-Participate in DOT and Hazardous Waste Management training provided by HRP Associates at Temple College-Liaison between laboratory operations and VPAS’s office by bringing unresolved and potentially serious health and safety problem to the VPAS’s attention-Maintain a collection of laboratory, safety and hazardous materials including current MSDS for all chemicals

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  Texas A&M Health Science Center

  • Temple, Texas

  • Research Assistant

    • Mar 2004 - Jun 2006
    • Temple, Texas

    Conducted basic research: Including tissue culture, protein estimations, nucleic acid purification, gel electrophoresis. Extensive experience in cell culture under sterile conditions, and thorough knowledge of regulations for preparation of cells for clinical trials by the FDA.

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  Scott & White Healthcare

  • Temple, Texas

  • Medical Technologist

    • Apr 1988 - Feb 2001
    • Temple, Texas

    -Main investigator in completing a “beta site” evaluation of the Coulter Onyx at Scott and White. A beta site laboratory is chosen by a company to field test a new product or equipment prior to releasing it to the public. The coulter Onyx is an automated hematology analyzer intended for invitro diagnostic use in the clinical laboratory -Ensured that laboratory department and point-of-care testing (POCT) sites have QA program plans that meet applicable College of American Pathologist (CAP), JCAHO, federal (CLIA), and state requirements.