Dedicated professional with a proactive attitude and the ability to learn quickly. I have a strong work ethic and look forward to returning to the job force full time and contributing to a team and to the community.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Cashier Part time
J & H Corporation
Westphalia
04.2025 - Current
Ring in transactions and maintain cash drawer while delivering good customer service
Balance sales at shifts end
Close store properly at the nights end including cleaning, lights, locking outdoor items, turning off pumps and eequipment. Ready for a clean start the following morning.
Microbiology Lab Technician
St Mary's Hospital
Grand Rapids
12.2022 - 04.2023
Training for the microbiology lab
Aseptically plated urine samples for microbial and fungal growth
Aseptically created slides in hood from various tissue samples for viewing samples by pathology technicians.
Aseptically tested samples for Covid-19 by preparing tubes in hood for analysis equipment. Reported results.
Training was interrupted by human resources whom had hired new people, putting them to the top of the training list because they did not have the skills to sort samples coming into the lab.
I received all of the hospital specimens and operating room specimens and centrifuged those necessary and labeled all tube with the appropriate tests and ran them on the automate or hand delivered them to various departments within the lab for testing.
Compounding Certified Pharmacy Tecnician
Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy
Grand Rapids
12.2007 - 09.2014
Order chemicals, update inventory, bar code chemicals upon receipt
Compound chemicals and prescription medications into customized suspensions, capsules, creams, lotions, troches to meet the dosing requirements for children, pets and specialty patients.
Answer telephone and process prescription and insurance information.
Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy sold the business and closed the location in 2014.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology - Natural Resources
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
08.1997 - 12.1999
Skills
Have used Autoclave, Centrifuges including Microcentifuges, Pipettes, Auto-line, Spectrophotometers, Gel Electrophoresis, Hoods, Incubators, Anaerobic gas incubators
Software programs include Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Epic
Online programs include Teams, Arcview, Arcinfo, Zoom, Outlier AI and All Google programs
Biohazard level 3 dressing and working
Good customer service skills internal and external customers and the use of purchase orders and inventory management