Bruce Finlay

Experience

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  Shared Laboratory Services

  Nov 2002 - Jun 2003

  Medical Laboratory Technician

  ● Performed set-up duties (including accessioning, plating and culturing) on medical microbiological specimens in the Microbiology Department. ● Performed other laboratory duties, including inventory, biohazardous waste disposal, and quality control (QC). ● Set-up and performed medical tests, such as C. difficile assays, Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) cultures and smears, direct fluorescent staining of Chlamydia slides, occult blood testing, and ova and parasite (OP) plating and trichrome staining. Show less

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  Eastern Virginia Medical School

  Jun 2003 - Jun 2007

  Environmental Health & Safety Technician

  ● Removal of any chemical or biological waste from each laboratory. Performed neutralizations, minimizations, and reductions on various forms of hazardous waste. ● Coordinated with contracted companies for shipment and delivery of hazardous and non hazardous chemical and biological waste.● Performed consolidation of hazardous, flammable materials for shipment. ● Performed water quality testing, including pH and silver testing, as well as on-site silver reclamation. ● Initiated, coordinated, and built a database for the >10,000 MSDS of the Environmental Health and Safety Office. Maintained and updated MSDS database. ● Tracking incoming chemicals through an ordering program and onto a chemical inventory of each Principle Investigator. ● Kept informed of OSHA regulations as they applied to EVMS. ● Carried out inspections of eye washes, safety showers, and fume hoods of each building of Eastern Virginia Medical School Show less

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  Eastern Virginia Medical School

  Jun 2013 - Jul 2024

  ● Assist research laboratories with all biological safety matters (regulations, shipping requirements, containment practices and equipment, work practices, decontamination/disinfection procedures). ● Review research protocols that involve human tissues, fluids, cells or cell cultures, rDNA, infectious agents, animals and carcinogens. ● Develop policies and procedures for the safe use of biohazards and recombinant DNA. ● Monitor institutional compliance with NIH and CDC guidelines for biological research. ● Develop and deliver training and education programs for researchers and research support staff. ● Conduct risk assessments and laboratory surveys. Respond to all bio-hazardous emergencies. ● Advise Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of trends in biological safety and impact of new regulations and standards. ● Work as part of a multi-disciplinary Environmental Health and Safety team to ensure a safe and compliant research institution. Show less ● Assist research laboratories with all biological safety matters (regulations, shipping requirements, containment practices and equipment, work practices, decontamination/disinfection procedures). ● Review research protocols that involve human tissues, fluids, cells or cell cultures, rDNA, infectious agents, animals and carcinogens. ● Develop policies and procedures for the safe use of biohazards and recombinant DNA. ● Monitor institutional compliance with NIH and CDC guidelines for biological research. ● Develop and deliver training and education programs for researchers and research support staff. ● Conduct risk assessments and laboratory surveys. Respond to all bio-hazardous emergencies. ● Advise Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of trends in biological safety and impact of new regulations and standards. ● Work as part of a multi-disciplinary Environmental Health and Safety team to ensure a safe and compliant research institution. Show less

  • Biological Safety Officer

    Jun 2007 - Jul 2024

  • EH&S Associate Director, Biological Safety Officer

    Jun 2013 - Jun 2024
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  Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University

  Jul 2024 - Jul 2024

  EH&S Associate Director, Biological Safety Officer