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Skills

  • Detailed-oriented specimen review
  • Collaborating with pathologists and lab staff
  • Immunohistochemical testing
  • Detailed record-keeping for specimens
  • Histopathological tissue processing
  • Collaborating with medical researchers
  • Customer service
  • Implementing continuous process improvements
  • Maintaining equipment uptime and servicing
  • Managing high-volume specimen intake

Work Experiences

  • Assisted pathologists in preparing digital slides.
  • Attained Scrum Master, increasing knowledge of advanced histology techniques like multiplex staining, which enhanced molecular diagnosis capabilities.
  • Kept track of supply, equipment, and reagent inventories and placed orders for replacements.
  • Collaborated with medical staff and researchers.
  • Attained Lean.
  • Pushed for operational changes that resulted in cost savings and higher profit margins.
  • Followed standards when making solutions, stains, and reagents.
  • Transported Microsoft Excel to several months customer locations.
  • Co-authored laboratory process improvement papers with pathologists based on research findings, contributing to a 48% reduction in biopsy turnaround time.
  • Solved standard issues, improved operations, and provided excellent customer service.

Summaries

  • Advanced knowledge of multiplex staining techniques, contributing to pathology reports with high-accuracy molecular diagnosis capabilities in oncology.
  • Achieved a 67% decrease in lab delays.
  • Certified in Six Sigma.
  • Collaborated with pathologists and lab personnel.
  • Mandarin and Portuguese fluent, with 14 weekly hours available.
  • Achieved a 34% accuracy rate.
  • Collaborated with pathologists and lab personnel to streamline the histopathology process, lowering sample processing time by 45% without compromising accuracy.
  • Preparing and staining lab specimens as well as maintaining job-related equipment such as Workday and HubSpot are two of my strongest skills.
  • Collaborated in multi-departmental pathology reviews.
  • Achieved a 36% improvement in diagnostic accessibility for remote hospitals.

Accomplishments

  • Enhanced error-checking procedures during slide preparation, achieving a 41%-point improvement in the lab's quality control standards.
  • Managed the procurement and proper storage of tissue samples, reducing sample loss by 85% through improved tracking systems.
  • Collaborated with team of 4 in the development of method.
  • Consistently met turnaround time goals for biopsies and resection specimens, aiding in the timely diagnosis for over 13 patients annually.
  • Trained incoming histology techs in cryosection methods, reducing their learning curve and improving specimen quality by 18% on average in 6 months.
  • Optimized laboratory data entry systems, resulting in a 65% improvement in documentation accuracy and ensuring compliance with regulatory bodies.
  • Spearheaded a tissue processing initiative, increasing compliance with laboratory standards and achieving a 63% higher audit pass rate.
  • Identified and corrected errors in specimen labeling, resulting in a 40% reduction in reprocessing time and misidentifications in 2016.
  • Collaborated with research teams to analyze tissue sections, supporting findings that were published in 6 peer-reviewed journals.
  • Coordinated special stain requests for research cases, accomplishing a 68% improvement in project turnaround times.

Affiliations

  • Society for Biomarker Exploratory Research (SBER) - Contributed to the development of tissue-based biomarkers for clinical investigation.
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals
  • Freemason
  • National Society for Histotechnology (NSH) - Active member since 2020, participating in annual conferences and continuing education programs.
  • American Medical Technologists (AMT) - Pursuing ongoing certification as a Registered Medical Technologist with a focus on histological competencies.
  • Society of Women Engineers
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • Pathology Lab Automation Consortium - Actively involved in optimizing workflows related to the acquisition, processing, and diagnostics of tissue samples.
  • The Microscopy Society of America (MSA) - Engaged with microscopy techniques advancing the precision of tissue sectioning in histopathology.
  • Lions Club

Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Advanced Oncology Laboratory Techniques Certificate
  • ISO 15189 - Medical Laboratories Accreditation
  • CompTIA Security+
  • ServSafe
  • Staining Techniques in Modern Histopathology Certificate
  • Cryosectioning and Frozen Section Competency
  • Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Certification
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)

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