ZOSIMO PRADO III
MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST
Abu Dhabi
Summary
A highly skilled, goal-oriented professional with extensive laboratory experience. Organized with the ability to multi-task and meet high quality standards required in the profession of Clinical Laboratory Science. A strong work ethic combined with a commitment to excellence in all areas of assignment. A team leader, working effectively with co-workers, associates, and senior management in accomplishing objectives. Exemplary communication skills. Computer literate.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Senior Medical Technologist (Microbiology)
National Reference Laboratory
Abu Dhabi
05.2022 - Current
- Developing and implementing KPIs to track and measure performance of laboratory and making recommendations for improvement
- Maintaining and updating SOPs to ensure consistency in laboratory procedures and protocols
- Conducting quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) activities to ensure accuracy and reliability of laboratory tests results
- Collaborating with healthcare professionals, laboratory staff, and other stakeholders to ensure effective communication and dissemination of results
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and standards
- Developing, maintaining, and updating schedules for lab personnel to ensure proper staffing and coverage shift
- Performs routine Microbiology Bench work (blood, urine, stool, respiratory, genital, wound, tissue, and sterile body fluid culture)
- Performs screening test for MRSA, CRE, ESBL, GBS, VRE and Acinetobacter by using chromogenic media
- Performs ova and parasite wet preparations, concentration techniques, and trichrome stains
- Performs TB culture, TB PCR, sensitivity testing for first-line and second-line TB drugs
- Performs Auramine and Kinyoun Stain
- Performs Fungal culture, KOH (potassium hydroxide), Lactophenol Cotton Blue, and Calcofluor White Stain
- Performs Molecular Microbiology tests by using BIOFIRE, T2Dx, GENEXPERT, EPLEX and GENIE II machines.
Acting Senior Medical Technologist (Microbiology)
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi
06.2009 - 04.2022
- Daily, weekly, and monthly checks of Quality Control Programs adhered to by Laboratory.
- Validation of techniques and correlation studies whenever new methods, reagents or machines are introduced.
- Checks proper documentation of all machine maintenance, quality control program and daily problems encountered with all corrective actions taken.
- Parallel testing to check lot-to-lot performance of all reagents.
- Assist in maintaining and updating SOPs to ensure consistency in laboratory procedures and protocols.
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and standards
- Updating schedules for lab personnel to ensure proper staffing and coverage shifts.
- Ensuring that staff are properly trained and oriented prior to initiating their duties.
- Ensuring proper handling and storage of specimens
- Providing ongoing training and education for laboratory staff
- Performs TB culture, TB PCR, sensitivity testing for first- and second-line TB drugs.
- Performs Auramine, and Kinyoun Stain.
- Performs routine Microbiology Bench work (blood, urine, stool, respiratory, genital, wound, tissue and sterile body fluid culture)
- Performs Fungal culture, KOH (potassium hydroxide), Lactophenol Cotton Blue, and Calcofluor White Stain
- Performs ova and parasite wet preparations, concentration techniques, and trichrome stains.
Medical Laboratory Technologist (Microbiology)
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Jeddah
05.2005 - 06.2009
- Reviews and checks internal and external quality results before test results are sent out
- Is aware of and constantly complies with health and safety program of department.
- Training of Medical Technology Students and/or new staff
- Performs media preparation and then checks them with quality control organisms.
- Performs on-call duty on sterile body fluids.
- Performs routine Microbiology Benchwork (blood, urine, stool, wound, respiratory, genital, and sterile body fluid culture)
- Performs Auramine, Ziehl-Neelsen, and Kinyoun Stain
- Performs Mycobacterium culture for Identification and susceptibility testing
- Performs Fungal culture, KOH (potassium hydroxide), and Lactophenol Cotton Blue
- Performs ova and parasite wet preparations, concentration techniques, and trichrome stains.
Senior Medical Technologist (Mycobacteriology)
Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region
Khamis Mushayt
07.2002 - 07.2004
- Ensuring staff are properly trained and oriented prior to initiating their duties
- Managing and coordinating leave and time off requests for lab staff
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and standards
- Monitoring and evaluating performance of lab staff and providing feedback.
- Maintaining and updating SOPs to ensure consistency in laboratory procedures and protocols.
- Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and standards
- Updating schedules and rosters for lab personnel to ensure proper staffing and coverage shifts.
- Ensuring proper handling and storage of specimens
- Providing ongoing training and education for laboratory staff
- Performs Mycobacterium culture for Identification and susceptibility testing
- Performs Kinyoun stain, Auramine fluorescent stain, and responsible in screening of acid-fast bacilli smears.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Medical Technology
San Pedro College
Davao City Philippines 05.1996 - 05.2000
Skills
Expert in Bacteriologyundefined
Machines Equipment Used
- Bactec FX - Becton Dickinson
- Bactec MGIT 960 - Becton Dickinson
- Film Array Torch Biofire - Biomerieux
- T2Dx - T2 Biosystems
- Amplex - Genie II
- Vitek MS (MALDI-tof) - Biomerieux
- Vitek 2 - Biomerieux
- MicroScan WalkAway - Beckman Coulter
- Sensititre - Thermo Scientific
- GeneXpert - Cepheid
- EPLEX - Genmark
- Iris IQ200/ IChem Velocity Urine Analyzer - Beckman Coulter
- Whitly A45 Anaerobic Workstation – Don whitly scientific
- Previ- Color Gram Biomerieux - Automated Gram stain machine
- Class I Jouan and Class II Delta Series Biosafety cabinets - Labconco
- AMSCO C SERIES steam sterilizer - STERIS
Certifications Affiliations
- Philippine Board of Medical Technologists (PRC)
- Health Authority of Abu Dhabi License (HAAD)
- American Medical Technologists MLS (AMT)
- Technologist in Microbiology M (ASCP)CM
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/26/79
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Filipino
- Marital Status: Married
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Senior Medical Technologist (Microbiology)
National Reference Laboratory
05.2022 - Current
Acting Senior Medical Technologist (Microbiology)
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
06.2009 - 04.2022
Medical Laboratory Technologist (Microbiology)
King Abdulaziz Medical City
05.2005 - 06.2009
Senior Medical Technologist (Mycobacteriology)
Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region
07.2002 - 07.2004
Bachelor of Science - Medical Technology
San Pedro College
05.1996 - 05.2000
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