Robert Michael Perales
Garden Grove,CA
Summary
To obtain the position in a field where I can develop my skills in a high level, to advance and to learn promotion opportunities that will enable me to contribute my professional experience in and established company growth.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Hospital Laboratory Technician II
UCI Medical Center
01.2021 - Current
- Familiar with working with Urine, blood and body fluid samples.
- Experience with Beaker software, trouble shooting, location of samples in and out of my department.
- Experience in daily, weekly and monthly preventative maintenance, repairing and trouble shooting on the following instruments, DXC700, AU5800, DXU IRIS, ARKRAY, RAPIDPOINT500, DI water system, Track automation system.
- Also I am familiar with usage of DXI800.
- Reason for seeking other opportunities is due to being limited to part time.
Lab Assistant in Microbiology
U.C.I MEDICAL CENTER
01.2020 - 01.2021
- I accession with softwares such as Rhodes, Sunquest, Epic and Lifepoint. I receive samples, prep, stock supplies and have experience with streaking plates, used instruments such as Architect and BD Bactect.
- I have trained other HLAs in the Central Processing Area (CPA Microbiology) with what I have learned with the new software (Rhodes) and they are still operating with the knowledge that I trained them with to this day.
Lab Tech II Pier Diem
U.C.I MEDICAL CENTER
08.2015 - 05.2018
- Similar pre-analytical duties as a Hospital lab assistant 1 but worked with any tissues that came from the operating room with a software named Copath. Also took an anatomy class on my own time to be more knowledgeable in my field. Also have had some training with frozen section, CryoStat machine and staining of slides.
- I've also been trained a skill for brain only autopsy for Alzheimer's research program through UCI as well as closing procedures for full body autopsies for natural caused cases.
- Reason for leaving was that my weekly working hours had been reduced.
Hospital Lab Assistant 1
U.C.I MEDICAL CENTER
08.2013 - 08.2015
- Trained in ordering requested test as well as receive pending test through software such as LifePoint and Sunquest. Also notify the assigned nurse when there is an error that needs to be adjusted such as wrong specimen received or mismatch accuracy is crucial.
- I also have been doing decant where I aliquot samples and send them to the appropriate technical department for testing or sent out with a partnering lab.
Histology Assistant 1
ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS
05.2012 - 11.2013
- I scanned and stored cytology slides as well as histology slides also with biopsy blocks.
- I pull slides, blocks when requested by a pathologist and add on test when requested.
Processor
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
06.2011 - 05.2012
- I work for Quest diagnostics as a processor I went through three promotions.
- I ordered test and aliquot (pour off or decant) specimens when necessary for additional test.
- I have experience with receiving ambient, refrigerated, and frozen samples
Processor (accessioning)
WESTCLIFF MEDICAL LABORATORIES
11.2009 - 08.2011
- I went through two promotion and I became a dayshift lead
- I collected samples from the processor and separated samples by test in which departments they had to go to such as chemistry, special chem., hematology, urinalysis serology etc.
- I am very hands on and well experience in aliquoting.
- I have done inventory in my department I have kept note in how many supplies we went through on the daily basis and kept note when we had our highest volume and always kept prepared.
Education
High School -
Santiago High School
Garden Grove, CA06.2008
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Santa Ana college
Santa Ana, CASkills
- Skilled in working under pressure and multitasking while pressure is being applied
- I've been trained on Cranial Autopsy and closing of full autopsy procedures
- I take great pride in maintaining, trouble shooting, and repairing instruments that are crucial for daily analytical testing
- I've been trained on multiple software's
Timeline
Hospital Laboratory Technician II
UCI Medical Center
01.2021 - Current
Lab Assistant in Microbiology
U.C.I MEDICAL CENTER
01.2020 - 01.2021
Lab Tech II Pier Diem
U.C.I MEDICAL CENTER
08.2015 - 05.2018
Hospital Lab Assistant 1
U.C.I MEDICAL CENTER
08.2013 - 08.2015
Histology Assistant 1
ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS
05.2012 - 11.2013
Processor
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
06.2011 - 05.2012
Processor (accessioning)
WESTCLIFF MEDICAL LABORATORIES
11.2009 - 08.2011
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Santa Ana college
High School -
Santiago High School
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