Kimberly Secrist
Summerville,SC
Overview
1
1
Certification
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Associate
Aldi
North Charleston3, South Carolina
11.2025 - 09.2026
- Assisted Aldi customers with friendly service and product location guidance.
- Operated register and processed cash, card, and payment transactions.
- Rotated grocery stock and checked dates to support fresh inventory.
- Unloaded deliveries and moved pallets throughout store stock areas.
- Refilled coolers, freezers, and endcaps with Aldi merchandise.
- Stock Aldi shelves with merchandise and maintained organized product displays.
Merchandising Representative
MONDELEZ
01.2016 - 11.2025
- Develop strong professional relationships with store management
- Identify issue and have resolutions when calling headquarters
- Maintain timely and accurate call schedule
- Am a self-starter needing minimal supervision
- Ability to think on your feet
- Ensure that all safety regulations are followed
- Maintain full and neat shelf conditions
- Rotate inventory
- Ensure accurate pricing
- Maintain outstanding customer service
Laboratory Manager
Moncks Corner Pediatrics
10.2015 - 12.2015
- Responsible for opening the Lab and performing necessary instrument start up procedures.
- Perform necessary quality controls and calibration as indicated.
- Cross trained in Hematology, Coag, Chemistry, Allergy serum testing, Microbiology, and Immunological procedures.
- Complete routine venipuncture, Finger stick, and heel sticks in a timely manner.
- Report all critical values to Lab Director immediately.
- Documents corrective action in the Q.A. logs when specimens, results, and instrumentation are abnormal.
- Transfer results to computer lab system
- Update Standard Operating procedures, OSHA guidelines manual, and Lab use Guidelines manual as needed.
- Prepares reagents, controls, and standard solutions accurately
- Troubleshoot and performs routine maintenance
- Participated in continuing education programs
- Closes down Laboratory and follow shut down procedures
- Practice was sold to a Practice Management Company and the Lab was closed
Cross Trained Associate
Publix
02.2012 - 09.2015
- Trained in Customer Service, Grocery, and Bakery, Deli, and Produce departments.
- Utilized in various departments as need arises.
- Trained in opening and closing all departments.
- Educated in Standard Operating Procedures for all departments.
- Currently working 80% of time in Produce on the fresh fruit cut bar.
- Manage supply ordering, new employee training, and inventory counts
Laboratory Consultant
Independent Laboratory
01.2010 - 03.2011
- Consultant for various types of Physician practices
- Cold called prospects and identified if the practice had the critical patient mass and necessary Insurance payer mix to support an in-house Laboratory.
- Gathered necessary financial information to develop a Feasibility study.
- Presented findings to Physician board
- Built profitable business segment and paid a percentage of profits per month.
- Managed daily operations, presented monthly AR statements, and P/L analysis
- Educated practice staff on correct billing and coding procedures to maximize profits.
- Responsible for ensuring all regulatory compliance followed.
- Negotiated reimbursement from commercial Insurance companies
- Developed price structure for equipment and supplies
- Ensured Reference Lab personnel were onsite to collect Reference Lab blood work.
- Performed Phlebotomy and lab tech job requirements as necessary.
- Trained Phlebotomist and technicians on proper testing procedures and guidelines
Sales Representative
Physician Sales and Service
Charleston, SC
12.2005 - 10.2010
- Medical Supply Sales Representative
- Maintained and grew existing territory from $480k to $1,656,000 in 2 years.
- Ensured P/L statements, A/R statements were presented to board monthly.
- Analyzed reimbursement reports by payor and presented findings monthly.
- Participated in all company initiatives.
- Maximized gross profit % by utilizing preferred vendors, signing customers to local vendor contracts, and ensuring customers were receiving national contract pricing were applicable.
- Three years ranked in top 10% of sales
- Top sales representative in 2008 for closing the most new customers.
- Trained customers on company computer purchasing program so they could study the trends of their supply purchases.
- Cold called up to 20 new prospects per week.
- Exceeded sales forecast during 2006, 2008, and 2009.
- Trained clients on Lab procedures and new equipment start ups.
Director of Business Development
Doctors Management
01.2004 - 03.2005
- Created new Laboratory Consulting Business segment for existing Physician Management Company.
- Developed Standard Operating Procedures, Regulatory procedures, Quality Control procedure manuals, and Lab use Guidelines Manuals.
- Hired necessary personal
- Negotiated pricing for equipment and supplies.
- Developed in-house Laboratory menu
- Negotiated Reference lab pricing schedule and arranged for an in-house Reference Lab Phlebotomist.
- Presented A/R statement monthly to Physician board.
- Managed 24 employees
- Trained employees on Phlebotomy, new equipment procedures, and manual testing.
Director of Business Development
Group Practice Services
08.1996 - 09.2003
- Privately owned start-up company that set up and managed in house Laboratories for Multispecialty Physician groups
- Set up and managed two regional offices along with over 56 employees.
- Developed feasibility analysis and presented findings to practice decision makers
- Negotiated pricing for build out, equipment, and supplies
- Contracted reimbursement schedule with various Insurance companies
- Met monthly with board to review A/R statements and Physician utilization
- Ensured all regulatory guidelines were being followed
- Developed Standard Operating Procedures
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH11-1990
Associate of Science - Medical Technology
Cincinnati Technical College
Cincinnati, OH11-1986
Skills
- Laboratory Procedures (10 years)
- Phlebotomy (10 years)
- Medical Coding (10 years)
- Practice Management (10 years)
- Venipuncture (10 years)
- Calibration (10 years)
- EMR Systems (10 years)
- Insurance Verification (10 years)
- Experience Administering Injections (10 years)
- Microbiology (10 years)
- Laboratory Experience (10 years)
- Vital Signs (5 years)
- Produce Experience (10 years)
- Medical Billing (10 years)
- Patient Care
- Business Development
- Anatomy Knowledge
- Hospital Experience
- PCR
- Medical office experience
- Clinical laboratory experience
- Management
- Communication skills
- Customer service
- Basic math
- Time management
- Laboratory Management
- Triage
- Microscopy
- Medical Terminology
- Office Management
Personal Information
- Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
- Visa Status: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Certification
- MLT Certification
Timeline
Sales Associate
Aldi
11.2025 - 09.2026
Merchandising Representative
MONDELEZ
01.2016 - 11.2025
Laboratory Manager
Moncks Corner Pediatrics
10.2015 - 12.2015
Cross Trained Associate
Publix
02.2012 - 09.2015
Laboratory Consultant
Independent Laboratory
01.2010 - 03.2011
Sales Representative
Physician Sales and Service
12.2005 - 10.2010
Director of Business Development
Doctors Management
01.2004 - 03.2005
Director of Business Development
Group Practice Services
08.1996 - 09.2003
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry
University of Cincinnati
Associate of Science - Medical Technology
Cincinnati Technical College