Christopher Dorsey
Windsor Mill
Summary
Strategic Management Specialist known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in strategic planning, project management, and operational improvement. Excel at communication, leadership, and problem-solving to achieve goals and improve organizational performance. Committed to leveraging these skills to drive success and efficiency in challenging environments.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Autopsy Specialist
Medstar Washinton Hospital Center
Washington
08.2025 - Current
- Supported pathologists during autopsy procedures and ensured accurate documentation of findings.
- Collected and preserved tissue samples for laboratory analysis following established guidelines.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of autopsy suite and equipment used daily.
- Prepared bodies for examination by cleaning and positioning according to protocols.
- Oversaw inventory management, ensuring timely availability of supplies for seamless autopsy procedures.
- Educated new assistants on safety protocols and operational procedures, enhancing team readiness and compliance.
- Managed daily operations and ensured cleanliness of designated areas.
- Collaborated with team members to maintain efficient workflow and operations.
- Cleaned work areas and equipment at the end of each shift.
- Monitored main areas to replenish inventory items when supplies ran low.
- Eliminated safety hazards, removed soiled items, and collected trash from customer areas.
Photographer
The Chris Cam Photography and Photo Booths
12.2010 - Current
- Determine project goals, locations, and equipment needs by studying assignments and consulting with clients or advertising staff.
- Direct activities of workers who are setting up photographic equipment.
- Determine desired images and picture composition, selecting and adjusting subjects, equipment, and lighting to achieve desired effects.
- Estimate or measure light levels, distances, and numbers of exposures needed, using measuring devices and formulas.
- Take pictures of individuals, families, and small groups, either in studio or on location.
- Researched and developed innovative photographic procedures and materials to enhance visual storytelling.
- Craft descriptive captions for photographs to enhance storytelling.
- Develop visual aids and charts for use in lectures or to present evidence in court.
- Captured legal evidence at crime scenes, hospitals, and forensic laboratories, ensuring accurate documentation for legal purposes.
- Select and assemble equipment and required background properties, according to subjects, materials, and conditions.
- Perform general office duties such as scheduling appointments, keeping books, and ordering supplies.
- Mount, frame, laminate, or lacquer finished photographs.
- Use traditional or digital cameras, along with a variety of equipment such as tripods, filters, and flash attachments.
- Transfer photographs to computers for editing, archiving, and electronic transmission.
- Enhance, retouch, and resize photographs and negatives, using airbrushing and other techniques.
- Load and unload film.
- License the use of photographs through stock photo agencies.
- Test equipment prior to use to ensure that it is in good working order.
- Manipulate and enhance scanned or digital images to create desired effects, using computers and specialized software.
- Review sets of photographs to select the best work.
- Employ a variety of specialized photographic materials and techniques, including infrared and ultraviolet films, macro photography, photogrammetry and sensitometry.
- Produce computer-readable, digital images from film, using flatbed scanners and photofinishing laboratories.
- Perform maintenance tasks necessary to keep equipment working properly.
- Set up, mount, or install photographic equipment and cameras.
Medical Librarian
Medstar Washinton Hospital Center
Washington
06.2025 - 08.2025
- Facilitated access to medical databases and online resources, enabling effective research and informed clinical decisions.
- Collaborated with clinical staff to ensure information needs were met effectively.
- Managed library resources and collections to support healthcare professionals and enhance patient access to information.
- Trained staff on best practices for cataloging and classifying medical materials, improving resource organization and retrieval.
- Developed training materials for staff on library systems and information retrieval.
Medical Laboratory Technician
MedStar Washington Hospital
Washington
04.2025 - 06.2025
- Conducted laboratory tests on patient samples following established protocols.
- Operated and maintained laboratory equipment to ensure optimal performance.
- Analyzed test results and communicated findings to healthcare professionals promptly.
- Collaborated with medical staff to support accurate diagnosis and treatment plans.
Residential Manager
Nurturing Hands LLC
Baltimore
09.2022 - 06.2024
- Oversee facilities management for the university, including construction, repair, and maintenance projects.
- Established operational policies and procedures, modifying them based on operation and demographic analyses to enhance service delivery.
- Formulate strategic plans for the institution.
- Appoint individuals to faculty positions, and evaluate their performance.
Laboratory Manager
Johns Hopkins University
05.1999 - 09.2023
- Restructured operating practices to optimize performance based on current literature.
- Participated in numerous neuroscience research projects utilizing advanced microscopy, 3D cell culture, survival transplant surgery, and adenoviral gene manipulation.
- Manage daily operation of an academic cell culture lab/biorepository service center.
- Train staff and assist in the design and analyses of studies involved in the research for genetic mutations in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia and other inherited heart diseases.
- Supporting laboratory-based research in environmental microbiology and chemistry.
- Managing animal care protocols, reviewing grants, general safety procedures, supervising student workers.
- Directed Histology activities to achieve turnaround time targets for Clinical Cytology and Autopsy results.
- Designed, created, and documented auditory neurological research tests for neurosurgical patients.
- Maintained and trouble-shot an automated histamine machine for the Allergy and Clinical Immunology Division, including training of new division members on the protocol and analysis of experiments.
- Worked to lead team members in delivering high quality and expert work product that exhibited targeted findings.
- Designing and troubleshooting research projects.
- Oversaw administrative tasks for laboratory operations.
- Interviewed, hired, trained and evaluated staff performance with yearly reviews.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Biology/Biological Sciences
Bowie State University
Bowie, Maryland03-2026
Skills
- Autopsy Techniques
- Pathology Reporting
- Post-Mortem Analysis
- Forensic Research
- Cytology
- IHC Testing
- Quality Control
- Laboratory Management
- Laboratory techniques
- Medical Imaging
- Tissue Preservation
- Laboratory Inventory
- Documentation
- Clinical Documentation
- Research
- Compliance
- Oversight
- Client Consultation
- Project Management
- Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Analysis
- Equipment Maintenance
- Facilities Management
- Data Analysis
- Medical Billing
- Medical Coding
- Pathology Coding
- Training
- Medical Coding
- Pathology Coding
- Medical Billing
Timeline
Autopsy Specialist
Medstar Washinton Hospital Center
08.2025 - Current
Medical Librarian
Medstar Washinton Hospital Center
06.2025 - 08.2025
Medical Laboratory Technician
MedStar Washington Hospital
04.2025 - 06.2025
Residential Manager
Nurturing Hands LLC
09.2022 - 06.2024
Photographer
The Chris Cam Photography and Photo Booths
12.2010 - Current
Laboratory Manager
Johns Hopkins University
05.1999 - 09.2023
Bachelor's Degree - Biology/Biological Sciences
Bowie State University