James White
Chandler,AZ
Summary
I am an ASU graduate with my bachelors in science in molecular biosciences and biotechnology. I have been employed by Caris for the last two and a half years. In that time I have worked as a laboratory operations specialist and was promoted to a supervisor position in less than one year. I hope to continue my journey with Caris as I expand my skillset as a molecular biologist.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor of Laboratory Operations
Caris Life Sciences
Phoenix, Arizona
02.2021 - Current
- Led a team of up to 9 techs on the late 2nd shift.
- Provided coaching, mentorship and training
- Oversaw all case workflow activities and provided direction to team based on department needs.
- Developed new protocols and SOPs to keep up with an ever changing work environment.
- Led routine one-on-one meetings.
- review/approve time off requests and payroll
Laboratory Operations Specialist
Caris Life Sciences
Phoenix, United States
02.2020 - 02.2021
- facilitated the movement of patient samples through the laboratory testing process.
- Operation, maintainance and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment, such as H&E & NFR stainers, slide scanners and slide & label printers.
- Track and transport cases and slides to various departments to ensure cases get through the entire testing process.
- Thoroughly document case activities through Carismatic and Sharepoint.
- Verified multiple patient identifiers to ensure the correct case was being processed at different points of testing throughout the lab.
Head Instructor
Sandoval Freestyle Karate
11.2008 - 02.2020
- Teach martial arts from ages 3 to adults
- Train a wide variety of students from nation competitors to casuals dabbling in the marital arts to special needs students
- Train assistant instructs to prepare them to become head instructors
- Front office work including answering phones, greeting new customers, record keeping, billing and electronic/paper filing
- Marketing and enrollment of new students
- Obtain clients who are interested in paying me for private lessons
- Setup curriculum plans on what the students will be learning
- Cleaning the studio to ensure students have a safe, clean and presentable environment to train
Education
Bachelor of Science - Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology
Arizona State University
12.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Applied Science
Chandler Gilbert Community College
07.2019
Skills
- Knowledge of basic lab safety protocol
- Experience with various lab techniques, such as pipetting, PCR and next generation sequencing
- Knowledge of record keeping via Carismatic, SharePoint and Microsoft office
- Years of experience in leadership/managerial positions
- Comfortable working in an everchanging fast paced environment
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to learn new skills quickly
Timeline
Supervisor of Laboratory Operations
Caris Life Sciences
02.2021 - Current
Laboratory Operations Specialist
Caris Life Sciences
02.2020 - 02.2021
Head Instructor
Sandoval Freestyle Karate
11.2008 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Science - Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology
Arizona State University
Associate of Applied Science - Applied Science
Chandler Gilbert Community College
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