Amy Sweeney
McLeansville,NC
Summary
To seek and maintain a full-time teaching position at Burlington Christian Academy. I offer 24 years of professional experience in the microbiology field. This included educating, directing, and encouraging college students, new microbiologist, and new doctors in the hospital about microbiology.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Medical Microbiology Laboratory Technologist
McLendon Clinical Laboratories, UNC Hospitals
04.2006 - Current
- Training and monitoring the technical accuracy of bacterial identifications and susceptibility results performed by the staff.
- Teaching Microbiology Fellows, Clinical Laboratory Science students and Infectious Disease Fellows how to identify the good bacteria vs pathogenic bacteria and how to achieve accurate antimicrobial results.
- Maintain and creating standard operating procedures using PolicyStat software.
- Assisted in the validation and implementation of the BD Kiestra™ Total Lab Automation (TLA) System, and the BD Phoenix™ Automated Identification and Susceptibility Instrument, ensuring optimal performance before implementing in daily operations.
Lead Medical Technologist in Microbiology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
07.2003 - 02.2006
- Mycobacteriology training and development of microbiology personnel in the Bio Safety Level 3 (BSL-3) Laboratory.
- Validated and implemented the BD BACTEC MGIT 960 Mycobacteria Detection System.
- Adapted to security guidelines mandated by the CDC of BSL-3 laboratory for select agents after Sept 11, 2001.
- Wrote and maintained standard operating procedures.
Microbiology, Medical Technologist
Johns Hopkins Hospital
07.2000 - 07.2003
- Maintained a standard of excellence in a high volume laboratory.
- Utilized agar dilution for the identification and susceptibility testing of pathogenic bacteria.
- Newly recognized antibiotic resistance bacterial testing for extended spectrum beta-lactamases and inducible clindamycin resistance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Clinical Laboratory Science
Saint Louis University
St Louis, MO05.2000
Skills
- Adaptive to teaching college students and other professionals at different knowledge levels
- Maintains a calm demeanor in highly stressful situations
- Evaluation and triage difficult situations with efficiency and accuracy
- Written and developed Standard Operating Procedures
Certification
- American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) September 2000
Timeline
Sr. Medical Microbiology Laboratory Technologist
McLendon Clinical Laboratories, UNC Hospitals
04.2006 - Current
Lead Medical Technologist in Microbiology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
07.2003 - 02.2006
Microbiology, Medical Technologist
Johns Hopkins Hospital
07.2000 - 07.2003
Bachelor of Science - Clinical Laboratory Science
Saint Louis University