Experience

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  Naval air station keflavik

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Gs-5 secretary

  • Lead Secretary for the Public Works Officer and the Assistant Public Works Officer• Responsible for coordinating correspondence workflow from 10 departments reporting to the Public Works Officer (housing, transportation, contracts, engineering, public works, etc.)• Classified material custodian responsible for inventory, transport and storage of classified materials• Scheduled and coordinated appointments for the Public Works Officer and visiting U.S. and Icelandic dignitaries Show less

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  State of florida department of health

  Jan 1992 - Jan 2003

  Chemist iii

  • Developed and monitored the Quality Assurance Program for the Infant Screening Department• Achieved a $50,000 cost savings for the Infant Screening Department in FY 1996 – 1997• Beta tested AUTODELFIA workstation software (v 1.30) for Wallac, Oy – Finland• Collaborated with Wallac, Oy – Finland on Thyroxine and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia studies resulting in poster presentation at the Neonatal Symposiums held in Boston and Texas• Supervised 9 employees in the Infant Screening Program. Show less

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  Uf health jacksonville

  Jan 1998 - Jul 2018

  Managed annual budget for Point of Care Testing Department ($141K) – 3 employees, Transfusion Service Department ($4.0M) – 1 supervisor and 17 employees and Pavilion Outpatient Lab Draw station ($354K) – 1 supervisor and 6 employees• Responsible for renewing the State of Florida License and CMS CLIA certificates for the UF Health Jacksonville Clinical Laboratory, UFJPI Outreach Laboratory, Nursing Services and the Transitional Care Unit (TCU) Total Clinical Laboratory test volumes = ~1.7M inpatient tests/year• Administered and monitored the laboratory’s accreditation for compliance under The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and AABB for the Transfusion Service Department• Ensured the biannual Laboratory, Transfusion Medicine and Pathology Performance Improvement Committee (PIC) reports were compiled and submitted to the hospital’s Quality Department• Responsible for ensuring the laboratories (UF Health and UFJPI) operated and met thefederal standards for laboratory testing as set for in 42 CFR Ch. IV, Part 493• Chaired the Waived Testing chapter under the Hospital’s Joint Commission Regulatory Accreditation Committee• Served as Interim Core Lab Manager (Jan – June 2013 and Oct 2013 – June 2014) overseeingthree supervisors and thirty full time staff members Show less Researched and provided supporting information that allowed the hospital to bill for inpatient glucoses resulting in over $1M in reimbursable revenue.• Supervised and administered the Hospital’s Waived Testing program held under Nursing Services’ and TCU CLIA certificates. This included competency oversight for ~1800 operators across 10 different instrument platforms with varying testing complexities • Administered the laboratory’s Alternate Site Program for accreditation compliance under the College of American Pathologists• Ensured the POCT program operated and complied with Federal and State regulations and met all applicable accreditation standards under Joint Commission• Additional duties included budgetary responsibilities for POCT ($132K) and the Phlebotomy cost ($152K) centers Show less

  • Laboratory Quality Manager

    Jan 2010 - Jul 2018

  • Point of Care Testing (POCT) Supervisor II

    Jan 2003 - Jan 2010

  • Lab Supervisor I

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2003
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  St. vincent's healthcare

  Jan 2012 - Jul 2018

  Medical technologist - prn

  Oversaw assaying and troubleshooting instrumentation (Beckman DXC Chemistry Analyzer, Beckman DXH Hematology analyzer, Beckman Access 2 Immunoassay analyzer, IL ACL Top coagulation analyzer, Iris Arkray Urinalysis analyzer, Abbott Architect, Gem Premier 4000 Blood Gas Analyzer, manual serology rapid tests for Flu, Strep A, RSV, and manual body fluid counts. • General Technologist in Core Lab • Proficient with Cerner Millemium LIS

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  Instrumentation laboratory, a werfen company

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2021

  Applications consultant- remote

  Performed installation, validation, and operator training on IL analyzers (GEM Premier, Chemstat, Hemochron, AVOX 1000/4000), Rotem Viscoelastic Analyzer, and Verify Now).-Provided ongoing clinical support, customer education, and consults with customers regarding matters of regulatory requirements and compliance.-Instructed customers on proper operation and clinical utilization of IL products.-Performed product demonstrations and participated in seminars, workshops, and convention exhibit activities.-Developed and maintained territory account lists and calls on each with required frequencies. Show less

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  Talis biomedical corporation

  Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

  Technical implementation specialist- remote

  Assisted with development of tools and aids for Talis One instrument. Trained 16 sales team members on use and setup of Talis One instrument to facilitate implementation timelines.

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  Abbott

  May 2022 - now

  Implementation project manager