Marley Chobotiuk
Orillia,ON
Summary
Detail-oriented Laboratory Attendant 2 for Public Health Ontario (PHO). Skilled using Laboratory Information Management Software, processing water samples, and training summer staff. Over 11 years of strong communication, team work, and interpersonal skills; that would make an asset to the Aquatic and Environmental Laboratory .
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Laboratory Attendant 2
Public Health Ontario
05.2023 - Current
- Completed all training documentation for Summer Students, to assist Senior Medical Lab Technologist
- Ensures all logs and documentation in Environmental department is updated via Q-pulse and filled out properly, in adherence with Laboratory standards and audits
- Ability to run a team and complete 500+ water samples and data entry in a single day
- Efficiently reads private and beach water samples
- Demonstrated importance of Official waters and chain of custody for specimens
- Maintenance of weekly microbiological plates and stock cultures
- Bi-weekly Quality Control on all incoming Environmental media
Laboratory Attendant 1
Public Health Ontario
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Provide data entry and scanning of laboratory requisitions into Laboratory Information System (LIS)
- Strong communication with clients via phone to confirm information for efficient and accurate data entry
- Primary environmental water data entry for Orillia PHL
- Assists in maintenance of filing system
- Ability to search for requisitions and troubleshoot
- Capable of fixing errors in data entry and effectively amending reports in a timely manner
- Understanding of medical terminology on patient requisitions
Server
Kelsey's Restaurant
08.2011 - 05.2023
- Built excellent rapport with new and returning guests
- Managed groups of 15 or more independently and as a team member
- Quality assurance for food, beverage, and customer experience
- Trained incoming staff on restaurant's practices, culture and procedures to maximize job satisfaction and productivity
Laboratory Attendant 2
Public Health Ontario
05.2022 - 09.2022
- Extensive processing of Official Agency Drinking water for HPPA O.REG 319/08 and Non-regulated samples
- Performs Quality Control for Heterotrophic Plate Count, Fecal coliform, Differential coliform media, among other various other medias to aid in health protection and promotion
- Aware of process of accreditation through CALA and ISO 17025 and proficiency testing
Laboratory Attendant 2
Public Health Ontario
05.2021 - 09.2021
- Trained laboratory summer students in Environmental department
- Performed daily water logging, batching, processing and data entry
- Processed private citizen well water, beach water, pool samples and official agency drinking water samples
- Completed quality control (QC) of environmental media
- Ensured any rejected water samples were canceled for appropriate reason and transported for scanning and filing
Laboratory Attendant 2
Public Health Ontario
11.2020 - 05.2021
- Sorting and accessioning of all clinical specimens submitted for laboratory testing
- Prelog of Clinical, Covid19, and influenza specimens
- Preparation of specimens for molecular testing
- Ability to transfer out samples to other Public Health Laboratories (PHL)
- Shipping & receiving of various samples and supplies
- Performs Quality Control on Environmental and Mycology media coming into the laboratory
- Environmental processing of various water samples (Well, Official, Beach, Pool/Spa & Sewage samples)
- Reading and interpretation of growth for water samples
- Preparation of monthly target colonies and confirmatory testing for Laboratory Attendant/Technologist proficiency testing
- Calibration of all thermometers in the laboratory
- Performs inventory management functions including ordering, unpacking and storing of laboratory goods
Laboratory Attendant 2
Public Health Ontario
05.2020 - 09.2020
- Shipping & receiving of various specimens into and out of the laboratory
- Strong ability to sort and accession all specimens submitted for Laboratory testing and perform Clinical specimen pre-log
- Work within a team environment to ensure priority samples are completed with a high-degree of quality and scientific competence
- Centrifugation of specimens in preparation for High-Volume Testing (HVT)
- Ability to recognize, modify, and cancel samples
- Identification of non-routine procedures and non-conformances
- Proper maintenance of logs and laboratory equipment
- Accepting specimen fulfillments from Public Health Laboratories across Ontario
- Strong ability to use Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)
- Water processing using membrane filtration techniques; to detect Escherichia coli and total coliforms
- Performed quality control of air and water on DC media
Server
Kelsey's Restaurant
05.2019 - 03.2020
Laboratory Assistant
Public Health Ontario
05.2018 - 12.2018
- Proficient with many laboratory techniques: pipetting, titrations, inoculation, membrane filtration, reagent preparations and serial dilutions
- Excellent understanding of proper personal and laboratory safety related to handling hazardous materials to mitigate risks associated with working with infectious specimens and materials
- Familiar with navigating LIS (LabWare) logging, modifying, data entry, searching, and batching data
- Prepared samples for High-Volume Testing: Helicobacter pylori, Hepatitis, HIV, Rubella, and Syphilis, using two immunoassay analyzers (Architect i2000 sr and the Liaison instrument)
- Preparation of biological specimens using aseptic techniques: familiar with media preparation, staining methods (Gram & Acid Fast) and the use of light microscopy to examine cell morphology
Education
Medical Laboratory Science
Cambrian College of Applied Arts And Technology
Greater Sudbury, ONAdvanced Diploma - Biotechnology Forensics
Sir Sandford Fleming College
Peterborough, ON06.2019
Graduate Certificate - Pre-Health Science
Georgian College
Barrie, ON06.2014
Skills
- Extensive processing of Official and Private water samples
- Multitasking in fast-paced environments
- Medical terminology course
- Quality Control of media
- Management of lab inventory
- Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
- Environmental water processing for Total Coliform and Ecoli
- Trained summer students in Environmental department as Environmental lead
- Logs, sorts, labels specimens for testing
- Data Entry of Clinical and Environmental water samples
- Constant collaborator and team player
Certification
- First Aid, CPR & AED Certified (St John Ambulance Canada) 2021.08- 2024.08
- Smart Serve - Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO)
Timeline
Laboratory Attendant 2
Public Health Ontario
05.2023 - Current
Laboratory Attendant 1
Public Health Ontario
09.2022 - 05.2023
Laboratory Attendant 2
Public Health Ontario
05.2022 - 09.2022
Laboratory Attendant 2
Public Health Ontario
05.2021 - 09.2021
Laboratory Attendant 2
Public Health Ontario
11.2020 - 05.2021
Laboratory Attendant 2
Public Health Ontario
05.2020 - 09.2020
Server
Kelsey's Restaurant
05.2019 - 03.2020
Laboratory Assistant
Public Health Ontario
05.2018 - 12.2018
Server
Kelsey's Restaurant
08.2011 - 05.2023
Medical Laboratory Science
Cambrian College of Applied Arts And Technology
Advanced Diploma - Biotechnology Forensics
Sir Sandford Fleming College
Graduate Certificate - Pre-Health Science
Georgian College
- First Aid, CPR & AED Certified (St John Ambulance Canada) 2021.08- 2024.08
- Smart Serve - Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO)
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