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Medical Laboratory technician

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Nashville, TN 37211 Portfolio: http://www.beyond.com/people/11750393

Professional Information Job Function: Healthcare & Medical, Science & Biotech, Research Education: Post Graduate Degree Experience: 3 – 5 Years Employment: Full-Time, Temporary, W-2 Contractor Salary: $40-50k Security Clearance: None Citizenship: H-1 Visa

Resume Seeking a challenging position where I can apply my current skills, learn new techniques and procedures, and also grow with the organization. Education *** Master of Science in Medical Technology from South Gujarat University, India with specialization in Clinical Biochemistry. GPA: *** and Total no of semester credits completed: *** Post Graduate Diploma in Medical Technology from South Gujarat University, ***: *** and Total no of semester credits completed: *** Bachelor of Science with principle subject Microbiology from South Gujarat University, ***: *** and Total no of semester credits completed: *** Summary of Skills *** - More than five years experience in diagnostics field and in Clinical Research Laboratory respectively. - Ability to work in and with a team. - Punctual, disciplined and hard working. - Excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. - Superb ability to work accurately and with minimal supervision. - Strong ability to do repetitive work without losing concentration. - Uncommon ability to work under pressure in a fast paced, clinical care laboratory.

Medical Laboratory technician - Worked in various field related to pathology, microbiology, hematology, immunology and biochemistry. - Good skill in immunological techniques like ELISA, latex agglutination tests, immunochromatographic flow through test. - Known various immunological techniques such as Immunoelectrophoresis, sodiumdodecyl polyacrylanmide gel electrophoresis, Gradient gel electrophoresis, Antibody purification by ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration chromatography, ion exchange chromatography, Affinity chromatography, dialysis, Gel diffusion, and CD8/CD4 determination by FACS coulter. - Immunological techniques: Blood Grouping, detection of various antibodies in blood, serum etc. - Routine microbiological techniques such as isolation, cultivation identification of organism, etc. - Special staining techniques and wet mount employed for microbial structures. - Various Hematological counts: RBC, WBC, DC, ESR, indices, platelets, MP detections, etc - Pathological field: Urine, stool, semen, sputum, body fluid, CSF Physical, chemical, and microscopic examination. - Basis Biochemical techniques such as determination of serum proteins, Glucose, urea, uric acid, bilirubin, Iron, TIBC, ACP, ALP, SGPT, SGOT, LDH, CPK, GTT, Creatinine, cholesterol, lipid by chemical and enzymatic (kinetic) method.

Professional Experience *** National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) Nov, *** to May, *** Pune, India Worked as Research Assistant Lab from ***th Nov *** to 9th May *** Appointment is under a John Hopkins University Baltimore, MD based AIDS clinical trial Unit (CTU) project, study implemented by National AIDS Research Institute, Indian Council of Medical Research. Worked as Lab technician from ***th Nov *** to ***st Nov *** Appointment is under a John Hopkins University Baltimore, MD based project, on a HIV Prevention Trial Network (HPTN O*** prep.), a clinical trial on Serodiscordant couple, implemented by National AIDS Research Institute, Indian Council of Medical Research. Job Profile *** - Routine work in STD Enrollment clinic. - Calibration and maintenance of instruments, taking corrective action, maintain data and records. - Filling in Pt’s Case report forms. - Performed various tests for diagnosis of HIV and secondary to HIV infection and other sexual Transmitted related diseases. - Generating Reports, and maintain data. - QA/QC of reports and CRFs. - Grading reports according to DAIDS grading table and informed to clinician. - Maintain communication with Pt’s, clinician and Central Laboratory.

Medical Laboratory technician - Taking out monthly lab data, etc. - Maintain Bio safety and its record in Laboratory. - Participate in competency, continuing education and proficiency test and maintain Personal records. - To maintain communication between Pt’s, nurse and clinician. - Documentation work related to various ongoing projects. Worked on various ongoing projects like, - HPTN ***:- this is a cohort study of HIV incidence in patients attending STD clinics in Pune, to determine the current incidence of HIV among a cohort of discordant couples - HPTN ***:- A randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy plus HIV primary care verses HIV primary care alone to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV 1 in Serodiscordant couples. - ACTG ***:- A phase IV, prospective, randomized, open label evaluation of the efficacy of once daily protease inhibitor & once daily non nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-containing therapy combinations for initial treatment of HIV 1infected individuals from resource limited settings trials. - NeuroAIDS Dementia Bridge Study a cohort study with HPTN *** - Study of Immunological and virological characterization in HIV*** early infection.

RUBY HALL CLINIC Sep, *** to Nov, *** Pune, India. I worked as a Laboratory Technician in Microbiology and immunology laboratory in Ruby hall clinic. Job profile: - Performed all routine work related to patients sample in generalized hospital laboratory. - Sorting out case paper and samples. - Perform all routine work related to microbiology laboratory, like Pt’s sample bacteriological examination and culture with antibiotics susceptibility testing, various staining techniques, preparation of Bacteriological media, etc. - Performed Immunological tests related to pt’s sample like, ELISA, Various agglutination latex tests, Quantitative Hormones determination by auto analyzers, widal test., CD4 and CD8 determination, etc related to serology and immunology.

SPAN DIAGNOSTICS LTD.***Jun, *** to Apr, *** Surat, India. I was working as a R&D officer in SPAN DIAGNOSTIC LTD (an ISO *** company) Surat, India. Worked under projects of Development of ELISA and immunodot comb test for Tuberculosis and

Medical Laboratory technician

- Comparative study and evaluation for Thyroid (T3, T4, TSH) hormone determination kit. - Development and comparative study of flow through test for syphilis. - HIV Tridot flow though test. Job profile: - Development of new products in R&D. - Improve Existing Products. - Gathering Analytical information and sort out different technique to attain successful implementation of research work. - To prepared Departmental manual and standard Operating procedure. - Perform experiments as per planned programmed and SOP. - Calibrate instrument as per ISO norms and implement ISO: *** in R&D activities. - Maintain literature and proper documentation as per standards of experiment conducted.

Trainings and Lectures *** - Bio safety training program held at NARI Pune. - Application of Quality Control in Laboratory program held at NARI Pune. - refresher training on Sysmex KX***haematology Analyzer held at NARI Pune. - Three days training program on Good Clinical Laboratory Practice Presented by Tiri Towondo MT(HPCSA) and Michael Stirewalt, SC MT (ASCP) held at NARI, Pune., Course include training on following items as they apply for GCP Organization and personnel, Facilities and Equipment, Testing Facility Operations, Laboratory Information systems, verification of Performance Specification, Records and Reports, External Quality Assurance, Quality management, Quality control, Specimen Management and Transport, Laboratory Safety. - HPTN *** protocol specific training held at NARI. - AACTG *** protocol specific training held at NARI. - Certified online exam of Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) basic and Good Clinical Practice course Affiliated with HIV Prevention Trial network (HPTN) institute. - Laboratory trainings under the various departments of NARI i.e. serology, Virology, Molecular virology, Immunology, Microbiology, clinical pathology, computer and data management.

Certificates: - AMT Medical Laboratory technician certification. - Biosafety training programme certification. - PPD Good clinical Laboratory Participation certificates. - Training attended on application of Quality control in Laboratory. - Certificates of refresher taining on sysmex KX***Haematology Analyser. - certified online exam of Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) basic and Good Clinical Practice course Affiliated with HIV Prevention Trial network (HPTN) institute.

Medical Laboratory technician

Projects & Review Work - As a part of the academic course I have to work on a dissertation project during Master of Science. The title of my project was "Comparison and evaluation of diagnostics tests for syphilis”. - A seminar was presented during Master of Science on "Other Blood group system related to cold antibodies” and on "sterility testing". - A seminar was presented during PGDMT on "Automation in clinical Biochemistry"