Work:
IDEXX Laboratories - New York, NY
Medical Laboratory Technician II
ALX Laboritories - New York, NY
Medical Laboratory Technician
Education:
York College, City University of New York - New York, NY
Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science / Medical Technology
Broome Community College, State University of New York - Binghamton, NY
Associate of Applied Science in Medical Laboratory Technology
Skills:
Hematology Manual slide preparation Microscopic interpretation of blood smears Performing and interpreting complete blood counts via automated Beckman Coulter UniCel DxH 800 Workcell Sysmex, XT-V and Cell Dyne 3700 automated analyzers Performing manual reticulocyte counts Performing manual CSF counts on Neubauer hemocytometer Reading Manual Pack Cell volume Preforming coagulation testing on Sysmex CA-1500, Stago STart 4 analyzer and Haemonetics Thromboelastograph Urinalysis Operation and routine maintenance Clinitek 500 and Clinitek Atlas Analyzers Analysis and evaluation of chemical and microscopic components of urine samples, using manual techniques Chemistry Loading and unloading serum samples automated analyzers. Start up, routine maintenance and operation of Olympus AU400, Beckman Coulter AU680, Siemens Dimensions Vista 1500, Siemens Immulite 1000 Ultracentrifugation of lipemic samples before chemical analysis Preparation and reconstitution of lyophilized reagents Microbiology Plating urine, aerobic and anaerobic samples on various selective and non selective media Reading plates macroscopically Preforming and reading gram stains Spot testing bacterial isolates Identification and MIC testing of bacterial isolates using manual Kirby Bauer plate reading and the automated Vitek 2 analyzer