Sarah Silveira

• Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
• Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
• Maintained a professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
• Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
• Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
• Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
• Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
• Monitored and analyzed business performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments.
• Perform all necessary monitoring of Laboratory Quality Assurance and participation and compliance in a CAP, COLA, and CLIA-regulated toxicology laboratory.
• Proficient in EIA and LCMS instrumentation as well as Masshunter and Agilent programming and chromatographic data analysis.
• Able to perform and instruct on how to troubleshoot LCMS stacks and triple quads when necessary.

• Perform diagnostic testing on blood and serum for sterol and fatty acid extractions for the GC/MS department
• GC/MS analyst in a CAP and CLIA certified, cardiovascular diagnostic laboratory where the measuring of plant sterols and fatty acid biomarkers within a patients' serum or plasma is calculated in accordance to retention time
• Perform liquid-liquid lipid extractions using Hamilton instruments Both assays use Hamilton Star 12 channels during extraction and GCMS for analysis
• Able to use various instrument analysis programs such as Chemstation, Masshunter, Analyst, as well as LIMS systems which include; Seacoast, ECM and Unity
• Occasionally assist with research and development for potentially new assay methods.
• Followed laboratory protocols for specimen processing, analysis, and results reporting.
• Analyzed laboratory findings to check accuracy of results.
• Trained and oriented new medical technologists to perform and interpret tests.
• Identified patient and labeled specimens with correct information to protect patient from adverse errors.
• Operated, calibrated, and maintained sophisticated instruments and equipment to facilitate quality laboratory and patient care operations.

• Performed various automated and manual toxicology extractions in a CAP & CLIA certified lab by urinalysis using instruments such as Agilent 6890 & 7890 GC/MS, Agilent LC/MS with API 4000 Mass Spec, Hamilton Star automated liquid handler, Zephyr Automated 96 well liquid handlers, ELISA, DPX-disposable pipette extractors, and manual Eppendorf pipettes
• Maintained and organized a safe and efficient laboratory environment to minimize accidents and prevent cross-contamination.
• Able to use various instrument analyses.
• Maintained an organized, safe, and efficient laboratory environment to minimize accidents and prevent cross-contamination.
• Performed technical laboratory functions in compliance with regulatory agencies and safety requirements.
• Coordinated and performed analytical tests to comply with established standards and specifications.
• Cleaned and organized laboratory and kept supplies well-stocked to save time, increase revenue, and promote laboratory efficiency.

• Performed Sterilization of all surgical equipment, Assisted Oral Surgeons during various surgeries including dental tooth extractions, dental implants, Tori removal, and frenectomies
• Performed and developed panoramic X-rays
• Headed the post-operative patient care recovery unit as well as maintained surgical supply inventory for both office locations.
• Arranged supplies and instrumentation to meet the needs of individual surgeons and enhance team efficiency.
• Arranged supplies and instrumentation to meet the needs of individual surgeons and enhance team efficiency.
• Kept views unobstructed by retracting, sponging, and suctioning surgical sites.
• Protected patients from infection by setting up and managing sterile operating fields.
• Gowned and gloved staff to help the team prepare for surgeries.
• Paid close attention to operating procedures for adherence to established surgical techniques.

As a student in UMass Boston's Biology BS program, you'll examine life processes from the cellular and molecular to the organismal and environmental levels of life. You will gain the tools you need to launch your career—whether you want to engage in biological research, become an educator, practice medicine, work in the biotechnology industry, or contribute to important work in environmental conservation and management. Biology majors have a great many career opportunities.

https://www.umb.edu/academics/program-finder/biology-bs/#:~:text=Build%20a%20foundation%20of%20knowledge,and%20environmental%20levels%20of%20life.