Michael Alege
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
QA Laboratory Supervisor with expertise in laboratory quality and compliance across Blood Bank, Chemistry, Hematology, and Microbiology. Achieved consistent regulatory adherence through enhanced process efficiency and analytical skills. Successfully led lab administration to pass NYS and CAP inspections for five consecutive years without deficiencies while mentoring emerging professionals in the field.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
MLT Adjunct Professor
Cuny BCC
01.2023 - Current
- Prepare and deliver lectures on assigned topics.
- Provide mentorship, advising, and guidance to students in the classroom setting.
- Grade student assignments, examinations, and respond to student emails and issues in a timely manner.
- Supervise laboratory work, and provide guidance to students.
- Conduct student evaluations, and provide feedback to students.
QA Laboratory Supervisor / Assistant Manager
New York Presbyterian Hospital
03.2022 - Current
- Ensure compliance with laboratory accreditation, including AABB, FDA, and CAP, regulatory standards, and information management policies, by providing leadership and guidance to staff to ensure that quality policies, processes, and procedures are established, current, and adhered to by all laboratory staff.
- I am the main focal point in all inspections for the laboratory, helping managers ensure they are ready for state inspections.
- Oversee internal audit processes, external assessments, proficiency testing programs, document control systems, competency assessment, training, and other quality processes.
- Identify training needs, as well as design and implement training programs specific to the quality system.
- Oversee the maintenance of accurate and complete records for all blood bank activities, including inventory control, testing, and transfusion.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure timely and accurate processing of blood samples and transfusions.
- Monitor quality control procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and hospital policies.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure the safe and effective use of blood products.
- Recommend best practices to maintain and improve project outcomes, or laboratory functions; facilitate laboratory improvement activities.
- Analyze data, identify trends, monitor the prevention and correction of quality deviations, and develop reports for management, utilizing technical knowledge and laboratory experience.
- Identify and report quality issues and problems to management, with recommendations for resolution.
- Establish processes and policies for effective and professional communication between laboratory staff and among other interested parties.
- Work with the safety officer and security/biosecurity officer to align quality practices, including data analysis, monitoring of trends, prevention, corrections, and continuous quality improvement.
Lead/Senior Laboratory Technologist
New York Presbyterian Hospital
08.2016 - 03.2022
- Prepare for inspections and responsible for ensuring staff are up to date on training and certificates, ensures inventories are maintained, and hazardous materials are disposed of properly
- Issues blood products upon request by performing an accurate clerical check of patient and donor information by cross-referencing requests with Blood Bank files according to standard operating procedure
- Prepares and labels components made from blood such as packed red cells, pedi packs, washing red cells, thawing frozen products, pooling products and irradiating products according to standard operating procedure
- Performs a variety of diversified and complex laboratory tests.
- Provide maintenance of laboratory equipment and supplies for teaching labs and research labs
- Handle disposed of and stored any biohazard and chemical substances using OSHA and EHS safety regulations
- Perform complex tests and laboratory audits and assist with the training of fellow employees
- Ability to work independently with a high volume of work, handle multiple tasks, have excellent organizational skills, and answer e-mails and phone calls from the care provider
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree - Clinical Lab Science
Cuny College of Staten Island
Staten Island, NYMasters in Education - STEM-Quality Management
Louisiana State University
Skills
- Teaching Quality Management in lab setting for all departments
- Strong analytical skills
- Teaching MLS Classes
- Managing the lab
- QA
- Process improvement
- Quality control analysis
- Organized and Detailed
- Hazardous waste management
- Motivated and Dedicated
- Instrument calibration
- Project Management
- Excellent clinical laboratory skills
- Strong work ethic
Certification
- NYS License as a Clinical Laboratory Technologist
- American Society for Clinical Pathologist (ASCP)– Medical Laboratory Scientist
- LABORATORY QUALITY CERTIFICATE - RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
References
Available upon request
Timeline
MLT Adjunct Professor
Cuny BCC
01.2023 - Current
QA Laboratory Supervisor / Assistant Manager
New York Presbyterian Hospital
03.2022 - Current
Lead/Senior Laboratory Technologist
New York Presbyterian Hospital
08.2016 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Science Degree - Clinical Lab Science
Cuny College of Staten Island
Masters in Education - STEM-Quality Management
Louisiana State University
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