CHRISTOPHER WOLFE

I currently work as a traveling MLS for various Medical field contractors. My prior assignment was with Bon Secours St. Francis where I was chosen specifically for my Blood Bank expertise. In addition, I have returned to core lab with no issue, continue to expand my familiarity with the methodologies and technology of the industry, and look forward to helping any future laboratories that will have me.

In 2019 I transferred to SMC's Transfusion Services department, a level I trauma center responsible for all of the traumas in the county. It was here, working third shift that I participated in:

• Traditional blood banking with tube, gel, and solid phase techniques.
• Innumerable Massive Transfusion protocols.
• Complex blood bank testing such as cell separations, auto adsorptions, DTT treatments and antibody titers.
• Neonatal aliquot preparations, intrauterine & exchange transfusions.

This department definitively taught me how to work well under extreme pressure, coordinate with others, and gave me the confidence to make the right decisions when management is unavailable.

Working at Mary Black specifically as a second shift tech was a monumental factor in my growth in this field. A faster more demanding workflow and the responsibility of handling multiple departments at once taught me a great deal.

• Following through on individual tasks until completion while still performing other tasks correctly and efficiently
• Being willing to take charge of unusual situations and work towards a solution
• Better handle high stress situations while remaining composed
• Check behind my own and everyone else's work constantly to ensure quality results
• Being flexible and adapting as necessary

I joined the military in 2013 to become an MLT through their 68kilo program. While going through the program a few experiences worthy of note were:

• Participated In morning phlebotomy rotations and would stick in the drawing department for the duration of my time at Womack, earning an immeasurable amount of experience with a needle
• Rotated into the blood donor center on base and would collect blood for transfusion
• Assisted in autopsies whenever available

All of this while both learning and performing the duties required of me as a soldier made my experience at Womack a fast paced, challenging and invigorating time in my clinical career.