Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Accomplishments
Certification
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Nikki Singh

Centreville,VA

Summary

Energetic Supervisor successful at motivating and building positive team dynamics to accomplish aggressive goals. Dedicated to open, communicative culture where employees feel empowered to contribute to company's success. Quick-thinking Supervisor recognized for success in guiding teams and boosting performance. Practical problem-solver with excellent issue and conflict resolution skills to drive team and organizational success. Highly effective and knowledgeable in process improvement and inventory control. Experienced Supervisor leading team members on-time job completion. Assign tasks, train employees, provide feedback, mediate interpersonal conflicts and implement company procedures. Excellent communication and listening skills. Provide leadership and vision which drives teams to meet goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Supervisor

Quest Diagnostics
Chantilly, VA
01.2019 - Current

• Demonstrating strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
• Responsible for handling customer concerns by performing root cause analysis to prevent recurrences
• Responsible for evaluating employee performance and providing appropriate coaching and training to improve poor performance
• Maintain compliance with company policies, objectives, and communication goals.
• Set overall vision and provide team leadership.
• Develop training, task, and process guidelines and communicate clear and concise directions to employees.
• Create successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staffed shifts.
• Perform annual evaluations and reviews for a large staff of employees.
• Help in the implementation of new processes and improvement projects.
• Assist with daily reports, production tracking, and internal departmental reports.

Problem Resolution - Lab Coordinator

Quest Diagnostics
Chantilly, VA
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Prioritized work assigned, maintained accurate records of work performed, and initiated corrective action in case of defective records or inadequate care plans.
  • Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness, and willingness to help wherever needed.
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
  • Handled remnant requests from other laboratories.
  • Trained new hires and facilitated direct observation.
  • Created daily assignment schedules for the team.

Problem Resolution- Pediatric Specialist

Quest Diagnostics
Chantilly, VA
01.2007 - 01.2011
  • Followed all company policies and procedures to deliver quality work.
  • Listened and responded to customer requests and forwarded necessary information to superiors.
  • Attended training programs to deepen professional skillset and assisted in training co-workers on existing and new training programs.
  • Contacted clients for resolution of the pediatric specimen that had insufficient volume.
  • Helped maintain the priority of testing as instructed by the client.

Problem Resolution Tech

Quest Diagnostics
Chantilly, VA
02.2003 - 01.2007
    • Responded proactively and positively to rapid change.
    • Exhibited high energy and professionalism when dealing with clients and team members.
    • Delivered prompt service to prioritize customer needs.
    • Delivered exceptional customer service to every customer by leveraging extensive knowledge of services and creating welcoming, positive experiences.
    • Investigated and resolved customer inquiries and complaints quickly.
    • Answered calls, emails, and faxes per day addressed customer inquiries, solving problems.
    • Communicated professionally with colleagues, and clients.
    • Promptly responded to inquiries and requests from internal and external customers.
    • Cross-trained and backed up other functions within the area.
    • Handled tom forms, and various TIQ and Problem workstations.

Specimen Processing Technician

Quest Diagnostics
Chantilly, VA
02.2001 - 01.2003
  • Processed specimen in Chantilly legacy system.
  • Mastered FES.
  • Handled multiple accounts on daily basis.
  • Maintained high productivity while handling the complex workload.
  • Handled STATs, special handling, and time-sensitive specimen.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
12.2024

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Staff Supervision
  • Planning and Execution
  • Microsoft Office
  • Staff Training
  • Team Management
  • Staff Hiring and Evaluations
  • Adaptable and Flexible
  • Continuous Improvement Projects
  • Employee Work Scheduling
  • Change Management
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Managing Operations and Efficiency
  • Attention to Detail
  • Critical Thinking
  • Resolving Concerns
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Problem Resolution
  • Leadership

Timeline

Supervisor

Quest Diagnostics
01.2019 - Current

Problem Resolution - Lab Coordinator

Quest Diagnostics
01.2013 - 01.2019

Problem Resolution- Pediatric Specialist

Quest Diagnostics
01.2007 - 01.2011

Problem Resolution Tech

Quest Diagnostics
02.2003 - 01.2007

Specimen Processing Technician

Quest Diagnostics
02.2001 - 01.2003

Bachelor of Science - Business

Capella University

Accomplishments

  • Successfully managing team of +45 staff members.
  • Acted as Team Leader of Kaizen event in Chantilly, VA to improve Cycle Time of testing T-SPOT samples by 50%.
  • Coordinated with training supervisor improve efficiency of accessioning team by revamping training program to increase overall productivity of Specimen Management ~5%.
  • QMS Bronze certified for creating a visual aid for the front line to properly label specimens to reduce the reject rate of specimens in CSSS.
  • Successfully completed transition of handling misroutes and non-transmitted orders to problem resolution team by increasing efficiency of floor group leaders.
  • Mastered and built a team for swivel chair process in 2 different LIS environments (i.e., IDAA & COPIA) to process T-SPOT and Transplant samples.
  • Assisted in developing program to manage remnants samples for high profile clients.
  • Successfully implemented POD model for accessioning team.
  • Contacted clients for resolution of the pediatric specimen that had insufficient volume.
  • Helped maintain the priority of testing as instructed by the client.

Certification

Green Belt

Six Sigma

QMS Bronze

Leading Quest Supervisor Manager (LQSM)

Organization Change Management (OCM)

Languages

Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
Urdu
Full Professional
English
Native or Bilingual
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Nikki Singh