Alivia Sokolovsky
Suffolk,VA
Summary
With over 7 years of customer service experience consisting of teamwork, individual work, leadership, math and cash handling, and customer service. I have developed strong interpersonal communication skills and teamwork skills. The skills I have learned and developed as a waitress, cashier, and barista over the past few years of my young adult life, has given me a practical way of pursuing my education and developing my character. My experience has given me really good insight into how to have better people skills and become more detail oriented with my environment. I have developed strong organizational skills and I believe these traits and skills will serve me and my future employer positively.
As a Lab Technician with proven track record of success in contributing to successful running of clinical laboratories,
I have became polished in conducting lab tests and preparing reagents, solutions and specimens for microscopic examination and preservation.
I am a proactive job seeker always ready for the opportunity to work with diverse animal needs. I am knowledgeable about animal nutrition, care, and differences between breeds and behaviors. I believe I will be capable to maintain the health and safety of groups of animals by calmly observing and controlling situations.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Histology Lab Assistant
Dominion Pathology Laboratories
, Norfolk
06.2022 - Current
- My responsibilities in this position includes working in a CAP accredited lab making reagents for dying slides, coverslipping slides manually and on various machines, correctly labeling surgical slides for diagnoses, properly operating and taking care of processing machines to ensure proper care of slides, filing of slides, and inspecting slides to ensure proper dying has been reached
- This job requires personal knowledge from college to be able to understand how to dye and care for specimens.
- My job is to also comply with local, federal, CLIA, and CAP regulations.
Processing Technician
Lifenet Health
Beach, Virginia
11.2021 - 06.2022
- At lifenet health I am responsible for processing, storing, and preserving donated tissues in a FDA regulated environment
- I am working in their placenta department also sometimes helping with their dermis (skin) department as well
- Working in aseptic conditions as a team and individually is a big part of this job
- Along with using my motor skills, a variety of equipment, meeting physical demands, and being proficient in timing and scheduling
- While working on the preservation and cleaning of tissue, learning the different medicines and chemicals used in certain processes is required of me along with using certain mixtures to create solutions necessary to the processes I am responsible for
- Other duties and responsibilities that come with processing tissue include disinfection, cutting and sizing, cleaning, dissection, decontamination, and assessing
- All of these steps are done while following the most current procedures and protocol
- Performing documentation, quality assessment, production processes, culturing and reviewing documentations, are a huge part of my role here.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA12.2022
Skills
- Knowledge with lab settings, Equipment, and Etiquette including Reagent Mixing, File Organization and Maintenance, Hazardous Chemical handling and Disposal Procedures
- Data Entry, Recording, and Attention to Details
- Strong Analytical Skills and Problem Solving Independently and in Group Settings
- Strong Written, Verbal, and Presentation Skills along with 7 years of Customer Service
- Computer Applications: experienced with working on Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Google docs, Sheets and Slides
- Biology, Environmental and Chemistry Experience
Accomplishments
- Tick Training Course from CDC Southeastern Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases
- Completion of small animal training and curriculum from CITI for mice, rats, and fish
- Completion of research training from CITI in Wildlife research OSHA, Biosafety, working with IACUC and lab animal research.
Additional Information
- Pepsi Bridge the Gap Scholarship 2020
- 2021 Landmark Opportunity Scholarship 2021 and 2022
Volunteering
ODU Tick Team Member since March 2022
Timeline
Histology Lab Assistant
Dominion Pathology Laboratories
06.2022 - Current
Processing Technician
Lifenet Health
11.2021 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Old Dominion University
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