Education
Bachelor of Arts, Evolutionary and Ecological Biology, Minnesota State University: Moorhead, 2013 – Transcript
Histotechnologist (HTL) ASCP
Skills (click for description of skills)
Experience
Histotechnologist, Pacific Pathology Associates, Salem, OR, June 2019 – present
- Primary duties include: embedding, microtomy, IHC and special staining, and molecular testing for HPV/Chlamydia/Gonorrhea
- Part of safety committee, wrote SOPs, helped prepare lab for CAP inspection
Histotechnologist, Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Mankato MN, May 2017 – June 2019
- Performed routine histology in a diagnostic lab in the hospital system
- Rapid turn-around, cryostat, microtomy, embedding, accessioning, IHC, special stains, and maintenance
Histotech, Mankato Clinic Dermatopathology Laboratory
Mankato, MN, March 2016-May 2017
- Conducted routine histology for a dermatology department
- Performed: Microtomy, Tissue Processing, Embedding, Special Staining, IHC staining, and Grossing
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Histotechnician, Caris Lifesciences, Phoenix, AZ, Jan 2012- July 2015
- Performed microtomy on formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue cassettes
- Implemented a new Tissue MicroArray (TMA) process and saved firm ~150k+/year in tissue cost
- Grossed surgical and biopsy specimens
- Wrote and edited standard operating procedures
Biological Survey Technician, United State Fish & Wildlife Service, Bismarck, ND, 2010 & 2011
- Conducted west river waterfowl population surveys on land easements throughout North and South Dakota
- Geo referenced aerial imagery, edited, and created new features using ArcGIS
- Communicated directly with land owners
- Surveyed land-cover and land-use for accuracy in the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) model in South Dakota
- Created MS Access templates for data entry
Banding Technician, Ducks Unlimited, Garrison, ND, 2010
- Captured and leg banded waterfowl around Lake Sakakawea, ND
- Screened for avian influenza
Biological Technician, Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge, Pingree, ND, 2008
- Identified and quantified all graminoids and forbs to determine a baseline percentage of invasive grass species in waterfowl production and wildlife management areas (WPAs & WMAs)
- Screened for avian influenza
- Supervised a crew of volunteers
Research Associate, Desert Studies Center, Zzyzx, CA, 2007
- Assisted a graduate student to develop a life history of the Mohave Tui Chub
- Conducted zooplankton ID and counting
- Recorded physiochemical and environmental water data
- Developed mesocosms and performed mark and recapture
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