Brenda Becerra
Chicago Ridge
Summary
Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Surgical Pathology Technologist
Northwestern Medicine
Winfield, IL
07.2022 - Current
- Represent the gross room in departmental meetings by contributing to discussions on procedural updates, quality improvement initiatives, and laboratory operations.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for resolving complex specimen-related issues, ensuring timely and accurate processing while maintaining patient safety.
- Providing assistance to all staff pathologists and pathologists assistants with pickup and order entry of tissue specimens into the laboratory computer system
- Accessioning specimens into the laboratory information system
- Labeling requisitions and specimen containers accurately
- Conduct frozen section procedures to support pathologists with timely diagnostic results
- Collaborate with pathologists to create tissue microarray (TMA) blocks utilized as controls for designated immunohistochemical stains
Teacher's Assistant
Lizney Land Learning Center
Chicago, IL
03.2021 - 10.2021
- Assisted teacher by supervising 18 children
- Maintained a safe environment and performed light housekeeping duties
- Assisted children with projects and prepared meals
Operations Intern
United Scrap Metal
Cicero, IL
05.2019 - 03.2021
- Created PowerPoints and Excel Workbooks
- Input data into system
- Assisted in updating daily logs
Project Controller Intern
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Chicago, IL
09.2017 - 05.2018
- Showed teamwork by rotating with each person every week
- Maintained pricing models
- Recorded standard tracking tools
- Presented various PowerPoints
- Organized meetings every week with different colleagues
- Communicated with colleagues on daily tasks
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL05.2022
High School Diploma -
Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy
Chicago, IL06.2018
Associate of Science - Computer Science
Richard J. Daley College
Chicago, IL05.2018
Skills
- Planning and organizing skills
- Time management skills
- Self-management
- Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
- Problem-Solving
- Teamwork
- Specimen handling
Timeline
Lead Surgical Pathology Technologist
Northwestern Medicine
07.2022 - Current
Teacher's Assistant
Lizney Land Learning Center
03.2021 - 10.2021
Operations Intern
United Scrap Metal
05.2019 - 03.2021
Project Controller Intern
Deloitte & Touche LLP
09.2017 - 05.2018
Associate of Science - Computer Science
Richard J. Daley College
High School Diploma -
Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Loyola University of Chicago