KJ AQUINO
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Lab Inventory Management Lead
Simple HealthKit
02.2024 - Current
- Monitor CLIA and R&D inventory weekly to maintain sufficient supply levels to meet demand.
- Restock inventory to sustain rapid consumption with incoming sporadic influxes of specimens.
- Communicate with vendors to resolve PO errors, backorders, and damaged items.
- Implemented a new workflow to record cost and ordering tracking for internal and external purchases.
- Perform data entry to track the specimens processed each month for each assay.
- Developed job aids to assist lab staff with handling inventory management.
Research Lab Associate
Simple HealthKit
01.2022 - Current
- Independently prepare and process specimens on ELISA and lateral flow experiments.
- Prepare dilutions of specimens and reagents as requested by scientists.
- Process specimens on high complexity quantitative and qualitative assays.
- Assist scientists with recording and analyzing data.
- Provide support and guidance to CLS's to produce intra/inter-precision data to validate new assays.
Clinical Lab Associate
Simple HealthKit
09.2021 - Current
- Inspect and process approximately 150 patient specimens daily.
- Troubleshoot machine errors and inefficient specimen processing workflow methods.
- Daily state reporting of abnormal reported specimens in accordance with state regulations.
- Ensure compliance with CLIA regulatory requirements by accurately recording data for QC and Calibration.
- Maintain quality and safety standards through adherence to OSHA safety protocols and CLIA guidelines.
Clinical Coordinator
Simple HealthKit - Juvenile Justice Center
02.2024 - 07.2024
- Worked independently, facilitating patient registration and requisitions.
- Followed SOPs, clinical site workflows, and timelines as instructed.
- Instructed patients on proper sample collection to ensure accuracy in the detection of the targeted specimen.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology And Biomedical Sciences
CSU East Bay
Hayward08-2023
Skills
- Infectious specimen acessioning, handling, preparation, and processing
- LIMS ABC/LIS ABC, Pipetting, Centrifuge, Incubator, Varioskan LUX: Plate Reader, Specimen Dilution and Reagent Preparation
- MS: Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Google: Sheets , Docs
- Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST), UCSC Genome Browser
- Meticulous Organization, Adaptation to Fast Paced/Changing Environments, Strong Multitasker, Time-Management, Documentation, Literature Research
- Abbott GS HIV Combo, Abbott HIV Determine ½ Ag/Ab, Afinion ACR/A1C, Orasure Tech Health Test Kit Syphilis, OraQuick HCV, Polymedco OC-Auto Sensor io, Roche Cobas 6800, Tosoh G8
Affiliations
- Center for Student Research (CSR) - 2019 - 2022
- UC Davis Graduate Admissions Pathways (UCDGAP) - Summer 2021
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Lab Inventory Management Lead
Simple HealthKit
02.2024 - Current
Clinical Coordinator
Simple HealthKit - Juvenile Justice Center
02.2024 - 07.2024
Research Lab Associate
Simple HealthKit
01.2022 - Current
Clinical Lab Associate
Simple HealthKit
09.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Microbiology And Biomedical Sciences
CSU East Bay