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Ian Trevor Grant

Ian Trevor Grant

Frederick,MD

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Phlebotomy Supervisor

Laboratory Corporation of America
01.2014 - 11.2022
  • Worked as a phlebotomy Supervisor in Virginia for over two years then transferred to Maryland where I worked until November of 2022.
  • Duties:
  • Collected specimens according to established procedures. This including drug screens and biometric screening.
  • Extensive front desk experience which involved greeting patients and looking up necessary orders and test information using computer systems available. Data entry, billing and payment collection while protecting the integrity of patient information.
  • Experienced in specimen processing and shipping.
  • Follow SOPs and departmental policies.
  • Manage inventories and supplies for the lab and maintained phlebotomy logs in a timely manner e.g.; maintenance logs and temperature logs.
  • Helped in training of new staff.
  • Strictly adhered to verification of patient demographics, initialing and correct labelling of specimens.
  • Kept updated with updates and recent technological advances.
  • Travelled frequently to various worksites to perform phlebotomy and any other necessary procedures on patients of all age groups.
  • Frequently worked with the Latin-American community as I also speak Spanish.

Phlebotomist

Frederick Memorial Hospital
05.1992 - 07.2011
  • Worked as a phlebotomist.

01.2004 - 01.2008
  • Flow Cytometry (2004 to 2008). Job duties entailed
  • Ran Quality Controls routinely on instruments used.
  • Daily and routine maintenance of the Cytometers by keeping error logs of software or hardware problems that may occur; follow S.O.Ps for Startup and Shut-down of the Cytometers and maintaining proper Fluidic levels etc.
  • Data analysis using different software programs to generate report-files for evaluation.
  • Maintain proper documentation of patient samples and data regularly and other related duties.

National Cancer Institute / NIH
01.2004 - 01.2005
  • Worked with Dr Alan Perantoni’s team studying embryonic and post-natal tumors of kidney and experimental carcinogenesis using endpoint studies in vitro model systems in mice.
  • Investigate the mechanisms of Cell signaling control, Gene expression and normal development, implementing the use of cell cultures to aid in these studies.
  • Evaluate aberrant mechanisms in the development of Cancer

Laboratory Manager

Hillcrest Clinic
05.2000 - 08.2004

Medical Laboratory Assistant / phlebotomist

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
01.1991 - 01.2003

Director

National Blood Transfusion Service
01.1985 - 01.1990
  • Performed and trained medical technologists to do HIV testing by the ELISA and Western Blot methods.
  • Served as Nosocomial Infection officer for Georgetown hospital.
  • Lectured Immunohematology at University of Guyana (1988-1989).
  • Prepared blood components (fresh frozen plasma, packed cells, platelets and cryoprecipitates).
  • Served on Board Committee for HIV infections in the Department of Health, Guyana (1989-1991)

Education

Medical Technology Certificate - undefined

University of Guyana

Doctor of Human Medicine - undefined

University of Havana
Havana

Certificate-Science Biotechnology - undefined

Montgomery College
Germantown, MD

High School - undefined

Charlestown Government Secondary

Skills

  • Preformed or studied the following techniques
  • Protein Studies
  • Protein extraction
  • Western Blot
  • ELISA( direct and indirect)
  • Gel Electrophoresis
  • Protein Microarrays
  • Nucleic Acid Studies
  • RNA/DNA extraction
  • Northern Blot analysis
  • Southern Blot analysis
  • Tissue Culture
  • PCR
  • Transfection of Cells
  • Restriction Digest
  • Si-RNA (concept and application)
  • CDNA and Oligo- Microarray analysis
  • Laboratory Instrumentation
  • Principles of HPLC studied at Montgomery College, Paper and Gas Chromatography
  • UV Fluorescence
  • Mass Spectroscopy studied at MC
  • Other skills and accomplishments
  • Computer knowledge ( Oracle programming, MS Office Applications, Windows)
  • Supervisory skills in Control of Diarrheal Disease ( WHO)
  • Proficient in Spanish

Accomplishments

Certificate of recognition for outstanding performance in the field of Medicine in 1987 in Guyana.

Timeline

Phlebotomy Supervisor

Laboratory Corporation of America
01.2014 - 11.2022

01.2004 - 01.2008

National Cancer Institute / NIH
01.2004 - 01.2005

Laboratory Manager

Hillcrest Clinic
05.2000 - 08.2004

Phlebotomist

Frederick Memorial Hospital
05.1992 - 07.2011

Medical Laboratory Assistant / phlebotomist

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
01.1991 - 01.2003

Director

National Blood Transfusion Service
01.1985 - 01.1990

Medical Technology Certificate - undefined

University of Guyana

Doctor of Human Medicine - undefined

University of Havana

Certificate-Science Biotechnology - undefined

Montgomery College

High School - undefined

Charlestown Government Secondary
Ian Trevor Grant