Susan S. Taylor, MT608Colony Lakes Drive, Lexington, SC 29073Cell 803-550-6695 Home 803-520-0368

Email: suzetaylorsc@gmail.com

Expertise Ten (10) years of experience as skilled Administrative Specialist. Manage call screening of numerous external

telephone lines with the greatest of respect with critical incoming information, client interaction and follow-up,

Six (6) years of supervisory experience; ran Blood Banks/Donor Suitability-Property Retrieval Department under AABB and JCAH standards

Two (2) years of experience as a Laboratory System Manager of Hemocare Blood Bank software, including the implementation, training, validation, and ongoing management of this software at the hospital during position as Blood Bank Supervisor

A Pronounced Proficiency and familiarity with MS Office: Over (10) years with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Seven (7) years with prepared MS Access databases. Five (5) years with MS Publisher. Familiarity with Social Media posting through my own Blog, Twitter, and small business Facebook posting to expand my small business.

Experience:

January 1, 2015 to presentOwner

Lexington, SCSuzeTaylor Bead Creations

Twitter: suzetaylorsc Blog: https://suzetaylorbeaddesigns.wordpress.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suzetaylorbeaddesigns

Taking skills as twenty (20) years as a leisure beader, now sharing my creative talents with others so they can where them too! Growing skills with designing clay beads, and continue to design jewelry for special occasions and every day use. Repair pearl necklaces that have become unstrung, to give many more years of wear. Computer skills, social media, and blogging to promote this business have expanded my skill set for small business.

June 26, 2013 to March 2014: Columbia, SC

Volunteer ReceptionistSt. Mary’s Episcopal ChurchAnswer phone calls for the church staff and other individuals with questions of need, using professional phone skills, and compassion and assistance tools for those individuals in need. Assist visitors to the church premises, and those with appointments with church staff. Assist the Sunday servant ministry to contact all upcoming ushers, greeters and coffee hostesses to ensure that these positions are filled for the upcoming Sunday. Routinely volunteer 3 days each week.

Oct 8, 2012 to December 31, 2014 Columbia, SCEstablished Independent Mary Kay ConsultantProvide skin care classes, pampering sessions, and professional image sessions for businesses. Initially established in June, 2005, and has developed into full-time business from October 2012 forward. Computer skills used to prepare brochures, sales tools and invitations. Enjoy the interaction with customers, teaching good skin care techniques and providing an enriching customer experience.

February 7, 2012 to October 7, 2012RetireEase Senior Services Lugoff, SCCompanion Care Aide Provide companionship and care to seniors who are unable to care for themselves. Prepare meals, perform light housework, assist and care for your “senior” assignment, as many of the clients to which you are assigned have Alzheimer’s or another depilating disease truly need your time and attention.

June-2007 to February 6, 2012Palmetto Gal and Guy, LLC Columbia, SCAlzheimer’s Caregiver and Website OwnerAttended to the physical care needs of my Mother, whose dementia and Alzheimer’s disease symptoms had been worsening since 2007. In 2009 she required transfer to assisted living. Built web site, Everythingdaybeds.com, from the ground up. Website shut down; since that time am working on a new site for selling teas and gourmet foods. Have experience with Search Engine Marketing and Search Engine and blogging.

1997-May 2007American Red Cross Columbia, SCDonor Counselor I & II (1997-2002), Donor Suitability Supervisor (2003-2005) and Donor Suitability-Property Retrieval Manager (2005-July 2006), Medical Office Coordinator (July 2006-May-2007)Responsibilities included Management of Test Results, post donation information, and Donor Counseling. Managed department in preparation for bi-yearly AABB and CAP inspections and standards set by a Continuing Consent Agreement between the Food and Drug Administration and the American Red Cross. Monthly budget management, scheduling, training new staff, filing, data entry. Required to meet monthly timelines.

1995-1997Aiken Region Medical Center Aiken, SCBlood Bank Supervisor/ LIS Manager Hemocare SoftwareHemocare software install, validation, training, testing, annual competency assessments. Wrote procedures, trained all department staff new to the department in order to release to work. Ran department according to AABB standards to pass yearly JCAHO inspections. Performed crossmatches, antibody identification, Rhogam, and was member of Hospital Transfusion and Training Committees.

1990-1994 Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital Columbia, SCER Lab Technologist; QA Coordinator; Bone Marrow Processing Technician Worked in the ER lab performing laboratory tests for the Emergency Room and Open Heart Surgery; Sunquest computer system maintenance, initiated ancillary testing tracking for lab, prepared monthly QA reports and QA monitoring points. Bone marrow wbc counts, bone marrow culture plating and culture counting, maintenance on Coulter cell analyzer.

1980-1990

Dorn Veterans Medical Center Columbia, SCBlood Bank TechnologistCrossmatched blood for surgery, cancer, and internal medicine patients. Performed antibody identification, equipment maintenance, prepared procedures for the procedure manual, monthly reports for transfusion committees, and trained medical technician students and all new staff in the Blood Bank.

1978-1980 Baptist Hospital Columbia, SCBlood Bank TechnologistCrossmatched blood for all patient types treated. Performed antibody identification, Rhogam, equipment maintenance, prenatal workups, taught medical technologist students in class, and trained the new staff in the Blood Bank.

Education:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Technology, Clemson University, Completed ASCP accreditation MT (ASCP) 124462School of Medical Technology, Anderson Memorial Hospital, Anderson, South Carolina