Blanca Moreira
Salinas,CA
Summary
Dedicated Forensic Autopsy Technician with over 6 years of experience in forensic support roles. Skilled in attention to detail, multitasking, and adapting to high-pressure situations. Committed to providing respectful and compassionate assistance to families in sensitive environments. Proven ability to assist in critical postmortem processes while maintaining high standards of organization and accuracy.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Forensic Autopsy Technician
Monterey County Sheriff-Coroner's Department
Salinas, CA
08.2020 - Current
- Assist Forensic Pathologist with postmortem exams, including assisting with the opening and closing of deceased persons and gathering organ weights.
- Receives, identifies, releases, and moves decedents from morgue to autopsy suite for autopsy examination.
- Gather decedents' weight, height, remove clothing, and inventory and release decedent's personal property.
- Collects and prepare evidence, clothing, and specimens.
- Assist with specimen collection, data entry, chain of custody, and prepare specimens for Toxicology testing.
- Prepares for transport, bodies containing contagious or infectious diseases and may transport bodies for cremation.
- Prepare decedent's for final disposition.
- Transcribe autopsy reports, including homicide reports.
- Recent collateral job of Background Investigator through the Monterey County Sheriffs Office, with 22 completed interviews and executive summaries completed.
- Completed a Background Investigation Training through POST in May 2026.
Body Removal Personnel
JK Mortuary Services
Ben Lomond, CA
09.2017 - 07.2020
- Provide transportation of decedents from place of death to the assigned funeral home/mortuary or county morgue.
- Respond to various locations, in and out of the County, such as homes, hospitals, nursing homes, or accident scenes in a timely manner.
- Interact compassionately and professionally with grieving families or faculty staff to gather information and prepare deceased for transport.
- Verify identification, complete release forms and specific documentation, before adjusting identification band prior to transport.
Body Removal Personnel
Drake Transportation
Salinas, CA
09.2015 - 07.2017
- Respond promptly to removal calls and provide transportation of decedent's to the assigned funeral home/county morgue.
- Interact compassionately with grieving families and faculty staff to gather decedent information and document and collect personal property.
- Interact professionally with families, medical staff, law enforcement, and funeral home personnel.
Funeral Ambassador
Darling and Fischer Garden Chapel
San Jose, CA
06.2016 - 01.2017
- Assist with Funeral services, providing compassionate, professional assistance to grieving families and guests, assisting the funeral director in making sure the service is running smoothly.
- Greeting and directing guests to various locations.
- Assist with setting up and taking down visitations, services, and provide transport of flowers, placing caskets, and distribute funerary materials to guests.
- Ensure funeral home areas are clean and organized.
Restorative Certified Nursing Assistant
Salinas Valley Post Acute
Salinas, CA
06.2013 - 09.2015
- Assist with CNA (Certified Nursing Assistance) and RNA (Restorative Nursing Assistant) duties.
- Helped patients in the subacute unit with restorative care, to help maintain and regain their functional independence.
- Provide physical therapy and ROM (range of motion) exercises to assist with walking (ambulation) and self-care training.
- Assist with specialized feeding, dressing, and grooming.
- Apply and monitor restorative equipment like splints, braces, and prosthetics.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes in patient conditions to nursing staff promptly.
Education
High School Diploma -
Salinas Union High School
Salinas06-2006
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Works Well Under Pressure
- Communicate compassionately
- Multitasking and organization
Certification
CPR and First-aid certification (expired)
Pending Medicolegal Death Investigator Certification Exam
Languages
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Forensic Autopsy Technician
Monterey County Sheriff-Coroner's Department
08.2020 - Current
Body Removal Personnel
JK Mortuary Services
09.2017 - 07.2020
Funeral Ambassador
Darling and Fischer Garden Chapel
06.2016 - 01.2017
Body Removal Personnel
Drake Transportation
09.2015 - 07.2017
Restorative Certified Nursing Assistant
Salinas Valley Post Acute
06.2013 - 09.2015
High School Diploma -
Salinas Union High School