Clayton, California, United States
Qualities: Skilled coach who mentors, teaches, and fully develops talent, creating committed followership and accountability. Passionate, tireless and inspiring leader; who creates and builds loyalty and motivation to drive organizational goals. Thrive in fast-paced, challenging environments with highly transferable skill sets.
Specializing in Set-up, QC/QA and Technical Support Consulting for General Histology, GI, Dermatopathology, IHC and Tissue Microarray Laboratories Dedicated exclusively to the anatomical pathology laboratory industry by providing strategic tools, best practice technology, and innovative solutions to meet the specific needs of my clients. These services have included, but are not limited to assisting with laboratory design plans and cost effective negotiations of histology equipment.
• Organize, manage, and mentor the laboratory support staff. Serve as the primary point of contact for laboratory staff. • Upgraded laboratory policies and procedures to comply to CAP regulations. • Company Safety Officer. • Optimized H&E protocol’s on newly purchased Sakura Prisma Autostainer, as well as special stains. • Optimized Concentrated IHC antibodies for the Leica Bond 3 and Bond Prime IHC stainer’s • Train and cross-train team members as needed to enable continuous service to the company. • Manage the ordering and restocking of common supplies, and coordinate with vendors for optimal pricing and delivery. • Responsible for lifecycle management of lab equipment including service contracts, repairs, calibrations, preventative maintenance, and record retention. • Oversee and maintain equipment service contracts. • Establish and maintain relationships with vendors, sales representatives and service providers. • Source lab equipment and consumables, identify alternatives and negotiate pricing. • Assisted in design of new 8,000 sq ft laboratory launching 08/25.
• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Anatomical Pathology Department. • Gross, process and embed tissue, perform microtomy, stain slides and train staff in these functions • Managed and prepared Procedure Manuals, SOP’s and QC/QA reports in preparation for CAP, CLIA and other regulatory agencies. CLIA 2018, 2016, 2014 and 2012: Prepared Anatomical Pathology, Accessioning, Reporting, and Transcription team members to pass with (0) deficiencies. • Oversaw department budget, workflow, staffing, scheduling, QC/QA, performance evaluations and inventory control. • Six Sigma Lean: Incorporated Lean processing technology and decrease of over-time; resulting in up to 50% decrease in chemical, reagent, and ancillary product cost by 40%. • Implemented standard work, cross training, productivity standards, one piece workflow and resource allocation that resulted in significant daily improvements of 9% decrease in slide delivery turn-around-time, 28% decrease in time from accession to sign-out and 100% in all blocks section metric • Implemented new LIS System (AP Easy) for the Pathology Department within two months. • Interfaced new Cassette and Slide Printer’s (Sakura) with AP Easy and existing Athena Platforms to reduce errors and maximize throughput.
• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Accessioning, Reporting, Transcription, Client Services and Shipping & Receiving Teams and Outsourced Courier’s and delivery services (Fed- Ex). These responsibilities included, but were not limited to staffing, coverage, training, work quality and monitoring of activities. • Managed and prepared SOP’s and QC/QA reports in preparation for CAP, NY State or other inspections by regulatory agencies. • CAP 2008: Prepared Accessioning, Reporting, Transcription, Client Services and Shipping & Receiving Department team members to pass with (0) deficiencies. • Monitored and provided timely and concise feedback on client volume, usage, test numbers, report trends and patterns to marketing, sales, and management. • Evaluated workload and staffing levels, and recommended changes as needed. • Served as the Client Services liaison for the internal and external pathologists, lab supervisors, Sales and Marketing and IT staff. • Worked closely with pathologists and department heads to determine and create service enhancing testing practices and instructions for internal and external clients.
2003-2005: Director of Histology and TMA Coordinator 2001-2003: Histology and Marketing Manager; Developed and Launched the “Masterpiece Line” of H&E’s and Special Stains 1998-2003: Operations Manager who also continued in Sales/Marketing, R&D, Manufacturing and QC/QA of the IHC Product Line 1998-1999: 1st full time sales representative • Key member of the foundation team of this Start-Up Company reporting directly to the President/CEO and COO/CFO. • Planned and monitored construction of a 4000 sq. ft. diagnostics R&D facility and TMA lab; specified and purchased equipment, and set up the facility in accordance with GLP. • Experienced manager of biomedical assay and product development who excels in a cross functioning role as a scientific liaison with manufacturing, regulatory, sales/marketing and customer support. • Led the cancer diagnostics R&D team from initial concept through the hand-off to manufacturing of the “Masterpiece Line” of the H&E and Special Stain Line from concept to actual product launch: Chemistry and Development. Provided Global Technical Support and training for IHC, H&E’s and Special Stains. • Provided regulatory guidance for set-up of GMP manufacturing and external beta-test sites. • Supervised the R&D scientists responsible for synthetic organic chemistry adhering to GLP, FDA and CLIA guidelines. • Built the liaison and cooperative environment between the SU and BU for successful product testing, product introduction, marketing communication, and feedback for new product development.