LIONEL LAPITAN

• Validated specimen integrity, prioritized urgent samples, and routed workflows to support timely patient care.
• Troubleshot complex equipment issues, ensuring minimal downtime and consistent performance of laboratory instruments.
• Provided technical guidance and training to laboratory staff.
• Calibrated analyzers, completed quality control checks, and resolved instrument issues to maintain reliable results.
• Interpreted abnormal findings and communicated critical values promptly to support clinical decision-making.
• Trained new technologists on test procedures, instrumentation, and department protocols to strengthen team readiness.

• Performed complex hematology, chemistry, and microbiology testing to support accurate patient diagnosis.
• Interpreted abnormal results and escalated critical values to clinical staff promptly.
• Verified specimen integrity and resolved pre-analytical issues before analysis.
• Calibrated laboratory instruments and maintained quality control compliance with testing standards.

Worked part-time as a medical technologist in blood bank and hematology.