Melanie Kevin Mls, Mt (ASCP AAB)

Melanie Kevin has significant work experience in the field of laboratory science and support. Melanie currently works as a Technical Support Specialist at Vitalant, a role they have held since July 2021. Prior to that, they spent over two decades at Creative Testing Solutions, where they held the position of Clinical Laboratory Specialist IV- R&D Support. In this role, Melanie was responsible for various tasks including red blood cell antigen phenotyping, antibody screening and identification, and ABORh type discrepancy resolution workups. Melanie also gained experience in SOP authorships, instrument implementations and validations, vendor relationships, and client contact information maintenance. In addition to their work in the laboratory field, Melanie has also held positions outside of the medical field. Melanie worked as a Session Aide Coordinator at AAAS, where they remotely collected student volunteers for their annual meeting and analyzed data gathered by the students. Melanie also worked as an Assistant Archivist at Mayo Clinic Arizona, where they started and implemented the Historical Unit, assessed and cataloged collections, and created an internal website for the unit. Additionally, Melanie has experience in recruitment and staff management through their role as the Lead Telerecruiter at United Blood Services, where they recruited blood donors, monitored staff statistics, and provided counseling and advice on call quality and recruitment retention. Throughout their career, Melanie has demonstrated a diverse range of skills and knowledge in the laboratory sciences and related fields.

Melanie Kevin earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biology, General from Arizona State University from 1994 to 1999. Later, from 2012 to 2014, they pursued a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences, also from Arizona State University. Melanie obtained their MLS (ASCP) certification from the American Society for Clinical Pathology in July 2014. Additionally, they hold an MT certification from AAB, although the specific date of obtaining this certification is not provided.