Anthony Torres

• Resolved client issues and provided support services for department operations.
• Managed hiring processes for department personnel.
• Conducted quality assurance audits for laboratory compliance with CLIA/CAP standards.
• Monitored employee performance and executed performance evaluations.
• Performed corporate metric audits to assess productivity levels.
• Addressed technical inquiries from medical providers and clients regarding clinical matters.
• Implemented and updated compliance and quality assurance policies to enhance operational standards.

Head of Operations for Lone Star Lab -Women’s Health Laboratory

• Presided over the Quality Assurance and Operations departments.
• Lead representative for CLIA and CAP inspections.
• Implemented improved compliance policies in response to inspection surveys.
• Purchaser for laboratory inventory and the acquisition of new molecular instrumentation.
• Acted as the customer service interface for client medical providers regarding lab reporting and client concerns.
• Conducted and presented budget analysis, sales conversion rate reports, and daily revenue reports for the CEO and company ownership.
• Assisted the scientific director in the research of applicable testing and reagent development for the Women’s Health Laboratory.
• Responsible for hiring all personnel and continuously monitoring employee performance.
• Performed internal audits and trained personnel in health and safety techniques.

• Supervised high-complexity testing conducted by qualified personnel daily.
• Established and managed Clinical COVID-19 PCR Testing for Warner Brothers, AMC, and Universal Productions nationwide.
• Provided daily revenue reports to company CEO and CFO
• Director of Inventory Management Company-wide.
• Executed clinical testing, including DNA extraction, PCR testing, and molecular techniques, within CLIA regulations.
• Conducted proficiency testing in alignment with laboratory SOPs, CLIA, and CAP standards.
• Maintained comprehensive records for inventory, personnel, and compliance on daily, monthly, and annual bases.
• Identified and reported issues affecting testing platforms, results, and clinical reports.
• Trained molecular technicians on special projects involving statistical analysis and laboratory inspections.

• Executed viral and antibody diagnostic testing for SARS-2 COVID-19, Zika, West Nile Virus, and Chikungunya.
• Conducted validation studies for new diagnostic tests and molecular instrumentation.
• Served as Safety Coordinator for Microbiological Branch at Texas Department of State Health Services.
• Ensured compliance with CAP and CLIA safety and regulatory standards.
• Applied knowledge of cGMP and OSHA policies to maintain laboratory safety.
• Managed procurement of reagents and materials for state laboratories.

• Microbiologist - Molecular Biology - HIV /STD Team
• Multiplexing Testing and Detection for HIV and Syphilis Diseases.
• Antibody Detection for Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, & Hepatitis.
• PCR Testing Amplification for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
• Rapid Plasmid detection for Syphilis.
• Epidemiological Surveillance monitoring high risk populations with Sexual Transmitted Disease.

• Conducted PCR testing pathological parasitic organisms for diagnostics.
• QPCR Testing of West Nile Virus on potential infected Mosquitoes.
• Microscopy identification of intestinal parasites.

Supervised operations and compliance departments to enhance departmental efficiency.

• Managed financial reporting, including bookkeeping, forecasting, and budget analysis.
• Conducted Marketing / Sales visits to Medical centers and physical therapy clinics for referral acquisition.
• Oversaw financial and information technology departments, ensuring accurate daily reporting.
• Demonstrated expertise in project management and coordination across various roles.
• Ensured adherence to federal and state health care laws and Medicare policies.
• Coordinated technical and logistical aspects of office operations for optimal functionality.