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Rhonda T Konkle

Piedmont,SC

Summary

Proven Laboratory Professional with over 30 years of experience. I have Hospital Management experience but I have been working in Toxicology for Thermo Fisher Scientific since 2014.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Field Application Engineer

Thermo Fisher Scientific
01.2020 - Current
  • Setup and validate Drug of Abuse assays on Indiko, Mindray and AU analyzers.
  • Train users to operate Indiko, Mindray and AU analyzers.
  • Troubleshoot technical issues on Indiko, Mindray and AU analyzers both on-site and virtually.

Account Manager III, Toxicology Corporate Accounts

Thermo Fisher Scientific
06.2014 - 01.2020
  • Key Liaison to Labcorp Toxicology Labs. Primary support person for all Labcorp Toxicology Labs.
  • Product and Technical Expert for DRI and CEDIA DAU product line.
  • Make on-site sales calls to each Labcorp site at least once per quarter and enter pertinent information into Salesforce.com.
  • Work with Labcorp team to accurately forecast product usage.
  • Perform on-site validations, create statistical reports, analyze data and present data to Labcorp leadership.
  • Promote the sale of new products to Labcorp leadership.
  • Daily monitoring of Open Order and Backorder Reports to manage any shipment and logistics issues with minimal disruption to customer.
  • Review sales reports and monitor to review sales performance.
  • Trainings for Indiko Benchtop System for Toxicology Corporate Accounts.
  • Provide on-site technical support for Corporate Accounts customers.
  • Provide training, validation and technical support for US Probation and Pretrial Account (20+ labs).
  • Direct Sales Responsibility for IDEXX, Antech and Cordant Health Solutions.

Laboratory Manager

Pelham Medical Center
06.2008 - 06.2014
  • Primary responsibility for 24 hour full service acute care hospital laboratory.
  • Responsible for staff supervision, mentoring, coaching, education and competency.
  • Developed all processes, policies and procedures for startup of new hospital lab.
  • Responsible for Quality Control and Proficiency Testing Program.
  • Responsible for designing Quality Assurance program. Captured, recorded, analyzed all data and presented to C-Suite monthly via Quality Scorecard.
  • Responsible for regulatory compliance with FDA, The Joint Commission and CAP.

Education

MBA - Healthcare Management

Florida Institute of Technology-Melbourne
Melbourne, FL
05.2012

Bachelor of Science - Medical Technology

University of Louisiana At Monroe
Monroe, LA
12.1988

Skills

  • Speaker at USP&P Drug Lab Conference, 2016 and 2018
  • Hospital Instructor for Cross-Functional 12 week Team Building Class
  • Project Manager for startup of new hospital lab

Timeline

Field Application Engineer

Thermo Fisher Scientific
01.2020 - Current

Account Manager III, Toxicology Corporate Accounts

Thermo Fisher Scientific
06.2014 - 01.2020

Laboratory Manager

Pelham Medical Center
06.2008 - 06.2014

Bachelor of Science - Medical Technology

University of Louisiana At Monroe

MBA - Healthcare Management

Florida Institute of Technology-Melbourne
Rhonda T Konkle