Highlights:

Skills:medical technologist, clinical microbiology, molecular laboratory

Membership:INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST ASCP Board of Certification IMLS (ASCPi) ? VISASCREEN: CERTIFIED CGFNS International ? IELTS Academic British Council IELTS ? VERIFIED INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS World Education Services (WES) ? REGISTERED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST Professional Regulation Commission

Certification:VISASCREEN: CERTIFIED CGFNS International IELTS Academic British Council IELTS ? VERIFIED INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS World Education Services (WES)

Molecular Laboratory Technologist 04/2021 - 02/2023
LIFECORE BIOINTEGRATIVE INC., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig Philippines
Industry: healthcare
A molecular diagnostic laboratory that primarily offers COVID-19 testing.
Key Responsibilities ? Receives and process samples for PCR testing for COVID-19 ? Extracts nucleic acid through BioTeke AU1001-32 and Zybio semi-automatic extraction instruments ? Runs RT-PCR testing on Healforce x960 qPCR ? Appointed as Pollution Control Officer ? Releases and forwards laboratory results to patients ? Trains new staff on the workflow molecular laboratory Achievements/Projects ? Registration of the laboratory in the Environmental Management Bureau ? Updated the laboratory standard operating procedures ? Benchmarked new reagents by parallel testing--
Molecular Laboratory Technologist 02/2020 - 09/2020
Safeguard DNA Diagnostics Inc., Mandaluyong, NCR Philippines
Industry: healthcare
A molecular diagnostic laboratory that primarily offers COVID-19 testing.
Key Responsibilities ? Involved primarily with COVID-19 testing through RT-PCR Method. ? Receives and assess VTM swab specimen integrity, labelling, and storage. ? Deactivates samples prior to nucleic acid extraction. ? Extraction and purification of nucleic acid through the usage of TAIGEN LabTurbo 48. ? Transfer of PCR test kit mastermix, test kit controls, and purified nucleic acid into PCR wells with TAIGEN LabTurbo Liquid Handling Robot. ? PCR testing with Biorad 384-well RT PCR Instrument. ? Result interpretation and uploading to LIS. ? Review, verification, signing, and releasing of results. ? Responsible for staff training on the operation, cleaning, and maintenance of laboratory equipment. ? Disposal of possibly infectious agents and their sterilization through autoclaving. ? Point person for troubleshooting of laboratory equipment through working closely with equipment manufacturer engineers. ? Responsible for the installation of spare parts of equipment. Achievements/Projects ? Creation of standard operating procedures for sample deactivation and laboratory equipment operation. ? Performs operational and performance qualification of laboratory equipment. ? Performs calibration of laboratory equipment. ? Validation of PCR test kit performance.--
Microbiology Laboratory Technologist 04/2016 - 08/2019
MediLinx laboratory Inc./Makati Medical Center, Makati, NCR Philippines
Industry: healthcare
A tertiary-level laboratory operating inside one of the Philippines' top hospitals with JICA accreditation, and 600 bed capacity.
Key Responsibilities ? Handling of specimens for testing including receiving, quality inspection, processing, storage and disposal. ? Reading of microbial growth on media and assessing their respective pathogenicity in relation to their respective sample type. ? Identification of possibly infectious organisms via conventional and novel method approach (through Vitek Mass Spectrometry). ? Antibiotic susceptibility testing through manual and semiautomated equipment (e.g. Vitek XL, Sensititre) ? Performance of TB Culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing for both first and second-line drugs through MGIT 960. ? Blood culture performance through fully automated Virtuo equipment. ? Water bacteriological culture. ? Microbiological/sterility testing of products (e.g. food or cleaning agents) ? Bactericidal testing of antimicrobial soaps and related products. ? Bacterial and fungal culture media preparation and quality control analysis. ? Daily quality control of stains for gram stain and acid-fast bacilli stain. ? Preparation of control slides for QC of microbiological stains. ? Maintains an inventory log of working and non-working reagents and consumables. ? Disposal of possibly infectious agents and their sterilization through autoclaving. Achievements/Projects ? Trained newly hired medical technologists on microbiological diagnostic techniques and practices. ? Monitored blood contamination rates to ensure adherence to hospital standards and proper specimen collection. ? Kept MSDS certificate of laboratory reagents up to date for reference and compliance to regulation.--

UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA 06/2010 - 04/2014
Las Pinas, NCR, Philippines
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Medical technology
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