1. CURRICULUM VITAE
11 Garw Fechan
Pontyrhyl
Bridgend
CF32 8BX
07474849133
patsymcc4@yahoo.co.uk
Trish Matthews
Profile
An individual who is competent in adhering to quality systems and frequently
contributed to external proficiency schemes. Self motivated and displays
competency in working in biological and chemical laboratories.
• Conducting QC product analysis.
• Good communication skills.
• Adept at following SOP’s and ensuring all product records are maintained.
• Demonstrates understanding of statistical analytical control charts.
• Understands the importance and experienced in following methods within
compliant and accredited laboratories, ISO 9001, 17025 and 15189 international
standards which are components of a Quality Management Systems. Experienced
in working under cGMP and GLP protocols.
• Monitoring environmentally controlled areas and water testing.
• Good computer skills adept at generating and maintaining spread-sheets and
graphical representations. Experienced in working with data management systems
(LIMS).
• Bio- burden limit testing and aseptic techniques.
• Authorising and releasing results.
• Participated in bench top validation immunoassays.
• Calibrations and trouble shooting.
• Part of a team analysing drinking water for metals by ICPMS and ICP OES
• ICPMS instrument calibration, routine maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Cold Vapour Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry analysis.
• QC testing –sample preparation and wet chemistry
• Adept in writing phosphorous semi quantitative reports
Career History
02/13-present Laboratory Assistant (MLA)
NHS Public Health Wales – Bacteriology
• Preparing controls
• Laboratories equipped to isolate pathogens such as Campylobacter,
Cryptosporidium and Escherichia coli and STI’s
• Providing support for the screening of MRSA and C. difficile (legal
requirement)

2. • Running instrumentation for analysing blood and urine - BACTEC and
IRIS
• Processing high volume of samples/day.
• Rotating between enteric, blood, urine and pus laboratories
• Inoculating and spreading specific media
• Ensuring correct incubation temperatures and times.
• Maintaining laboratory logs
• Excellent computer skills (LIMS) and dealing with patient results from
reference laboratories.
11/12-01/13 Ecolab (manufacturing) contract
QC testing
• Following QC procedures
• Maintaining testing record and investigate deviations
• Titrations
• Specific gravity measurements
• Ensuring in process / end product is within specific parameters
2/11- 05/12 Environment Agency (contract)
Analysing biota and sediments
Assistant scientist
• Analysing biota and sediments for trace metals by ICPMS and ICP OES
• Cold Vapour Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry analysis
12/10-12/11 EPLanimal care
Equine Parasitology
Laboratory analyst
• Equine parasite isolation and identification
06/09 -12/09 Cabot Carbon (contract)
Chemical manufacturer
Analytical Chemist
• Performing trace metal analysis by ICP OES
• On site water sampling
2003 - 2008 Severn Trent Laboratories
Water analysis (environmental testing)
Analytical Chemist
• Performing metal analysis by ICP Mass Spectrometry
• Cold Vapour Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry
Qualifications
2008 - 2014 BSc Biological Sciences (Open University)
2002 - 2003 Cert. Natural Sciences (Open University)
1998-2000 HND Legal studies

3. 1995-1997 HNC Science
Hobbies and Interests:
I am a keen coastal, hill walker and amateur surfer. I am also a member of a sea
rowing club.
Referees supplied on request