Jake Payne

Experience

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  University of Kentucky

  Aug 2015 - May 2017

  Resident Advisor

  Entrusted to a group of incoming students residing in the freshman dorms at the University of Kentucky. I functioned as a resource for the students if they had any questions about classes, campus life, and adjusting to their new home. I got to meet with all of them frequently, helped them manage roommate conflicts, and ran small events for them to attend for various purposes, from studying, to gaining familiarity with other campus staff.

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  UnityPoint Health

  Feb 2018 - Feb 2020

  Clinical Laboratory Scientist

  I was one of three 3rd shift lab workers who performed daily maintenance and quality control for instrumentation in the lab. I oversaw the running of up to 4 departments at once, ensuring turn-around times stayed within desired ranges and demonstrated proficiency in testing by achieving accurate results so patients treatments would be as effective as possible. Trained new employees to perform the same tasks I had on various other shifts, as well as helping other departments by covering them when their workloads increased drastically. Show less

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  HONORHEALTH SCOTTSDALE SHEA MEDICAL CENTER

  Jul 2020 - May 2021

  Clinical Lab Scientist

  I worked with a team of up to 4 other lab workers during the night shift running a variety of tests on hospital lab patients and ensuring accurate results. Reporting results consisted of reviewing the primary run of the specimen and notifying proper hospital staff of critical results. I would frequently help with validations for instrumentation, as well as performing daily quality control and maintenance both asked of me and extra if I had available time. Utilized my multitasking skills to keep efficiency of my departments high as well as prioritizing tasks that were deemed highly important for patient safety and health, Show less

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  Epiq

  Jun 2022 - now

  Associate Software Engineer