Ly Huong Nguyen
Houston
Summary
Hardworking, highly motivated professional eager to lend combined knowledge and skills to enhance business performance. Operates well in both individual and team capacities, leveraging seasoned work ethic to quickly adapt to different processes and drive company objectives. Resourceful and results-driven with a passion for growth and efficiency to meet company needs and increase service value.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
HLA Technologist
Baylor College Of Medicine
04.2025 - Current
- Maintains patient records and results documentation in Epic and Histotrac, entry of patient inquiry, specimen inquiry, test results.
- Analyzed complex genetic data to identify potential matches, leading to improved donor-recipient compatibility and reduced rejection rates.
- Performs reagent inventory and ordering.
- Performing Complement-Dependent Cytotoxicity Crossmatching (CDC-XM)
- Performing Flow Cytometry Crossmatch (Flow-XM)
- STAT testing, analyze, and report generation
- Database Donor and Patient transplant on the United Network of Organ
- Perform Deceased Donor crossmatch
- Processing and cell isolation including B cells and T cells
- Perform crossmatch on Texas children, VA, St. Luke’s specimens for kidney, heart, lung, uterus.
- Perform PCR, DNA, Falcon and Cells count
- Perform ABO compatibility
Cytology Medical Technician II
Md Anderson Medical Cancer Center
05.2024 - Current
- Followed safety protocols when handling hazardous materials.
- Set up, maintained, calibrated, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment.
- Using Epics to checking patients history and medical condition.
- Thinprep technology for urine slides.
- GYN/HPV testing
- Going to OR to collect patients specimens including GI (endoscopy), IR (Biopsy), Pulmonary, Breast, head and neck.
- Processing sample including fluids, washing, urine, BAL, CSF, FISH urine.
- Colloids Testing
- Staining Slides to visualize specimen clearly under the microscope.
- Structuring and analyzing cell pathology.
- Cell blocking tissues and fat pad.
- Cytospin cell specimens
- Skin punching biopsy to remove a small sample of skin and tissue from the layers of the skin.
- FNA Clinical and Deep Clinical
- Cell count leukemia and lymphoma patients.
- Utilized problem-solving techniques to quickly and efficiently resolve complex issues.
- Prepared detailed reports to document test results for further physician review.
- Falcol leukemia specimens
Laboratory Technician BLOOD BANK
MDAnderson Cancer Center
05.2022 - 05.2024
- Sample Processing and prepare blood samples for testing and transfusion, which involves separating blood components (such as red blood cells, plasma, and platelets)
- Testing and Analysis perform blood typing (ABO and Rh) and crossmatching tests to ensure compatibility between donor and recipient blood.
- Quality Control to strict protocols and regulations to maintain high standards of quality and safety in blood banking.
- Epic use to collect patient sample and medical history.
- Trouble shooting and problem solving.
- Preparing tissues for patient in OR including bones, sclera, fibula and tibia, etc.
- Receiving, centrifuging and irradiating blood products, plasma and platelet.
- Platelet processing includes concentrating platelet for pediatric and Adults.
- Preparing RDP pools for patient platelet concentration, and splitting platelet.
- Preparing plasma exchange for patient.
- Shipping and packing platelets.
- Training new employee
- Conducted laboratory tests to produce reliable and precise data and support scientific investigations.
Specimen Processor
Quest Diagnostics
10.2020 - 05.2022
- Correctly receives, accessions, processes, and assures proper identification of specimens.
- Evaluates specimen integrity and notifies appropriate personnel of unacceptable specimens in accordance with departmental procedure.
- Remains knowledgeable of processes and pre-analytical procedures enabling efficient trouble shooting and problem solving.
- Assists with monitoring and documenting sections inventory control system while assuring effective use of supplies.
- Presort, pickup and delivery processed of specimens to laboratory.
- Centrifuge and aliquot specimen sample.
- Collaborated with other departments within the facility to ensure efficient workflow between teams.
Medical Assistant
Dzung Nguyen MDPA
09.2019 - 05.2022
- Processing patient in and out, answers multiples phones lines
- Prepare treatment for patients
- Performs medical histories, provides instruction to patients regarding medications
- Organized and schedule appointments, Confirming patients' appointments
- Updated and file medical records and insurances reports
- Insurance verification & work on referral and get prior authorization for patients to see specialist.
- Calling in prescription for patients & Calling patients lab results
- Preparing patients requisition & Collecting patients' specimens.
- Requisitions for Quest diagnostics and Path group.
Research Assistant Prostate Cancer
The University of New Mexico
01.2016 - 07.2018
- Performing medical research to further control and cure disease
- Cancer research lab, extracting mice cells for prostate cancer cells study
- Protein purification & isolating mice prostate cells and culturing
- MRNA isolation and DNA techniques
- Operated and maintained research equipment following established protocols and best practices.
- Extracted and entered relevant scientific data and information into appropriate databases.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks while remaining adaptable and flexible.
Education
B.S - Biochemistry
University of New Mexico
Diploma - undefined
Albuquerque high school
Skills
- Multi-tasking
- Critical Thinking
- Medical terminology
- Biomedical laboratory skills
- Preparing and processing Specimen
- Quality control and Quality assurance
- Sterile Procedures and Techniques
- Specimen analysis
- Equipment testing and calibration
- Medical Equipment Operation
- Patient instruction
- Hardware maintenance
- Machine learning
- IT troubleshooting
Accomplishments
- Achieved [Result] by completing [
LANGUAGES
Vietnamese - Bilingual
Timeline
HLA Technologist
Baylor College Of Medicine
04.2025 - Current
Cytology Medical Technician II
Md Anderson Medical Cancer Center
05.2024 - Current
Laboratory Technician BLOOD BANK
MDAnderson Cancer Center
05.2022 - 05.2024
Specimen Processor
Quest Diagnostics
10.2020 - 05.2022
Medical Assistant
Dzung Nguyen MDPA
09.2019 - 05.2022
Research Assistant Prostate Cancer
The University of New Mexico
01.2016 - 07.2018
Diploma - undefined
Albuquerque high school
B.S - Biochemistry
University of New Mexico
Awards
Undergraduate honor research, Lab Award Of Certification
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