1. RENEE M. KREVINKO
724.562.4673rkrevinko@gmail.com627 Meadowview LaneMont Clare, PA 19453
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
Quest Diagnostics, Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory Jan 2011- April 2015
Forensic Scientist II
Primarily responsible for completing daily instrument maintenance and setup, instrument
operation, analysis of tests and interpretation of results for urine and blood patient samples.
Responsible for measuring and identifying the presence of drugs and other toxic substances
using Immunoassay and Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry.
o Instrument Operation Duties:
 GC/MS: 22 Total Instruments
 Daily Maintenance and Setup: Replacing liner and septum. Tuning instrument.
Responsible for providing accurate passing tunes for the day, following SOP values
and ranges.
 Proficient in Chemstation Software
 LC/MS: 16 Total Instruments
 Daily Maintenance and Setup: Mobile phase preparation. Replacing inlet valves and
columns as needed. Cleaning and reaming curtain plate. Purging of streams. Startup
of correctly functioning Analyst MPX driver for sample loading.
 LC Multiplexing
 Analyzing various drugs and drug metabolites
 HPLC LC/MS/MS
 Proficient in Analyst Software
 Hamilton Microlab STARlet: 2 Instruments
 Daily Maintenance and Setup: Preparation of mobile phases. Proper setup of
instrument deck.
 Proficient in STAR Venus Software
 Comprehensive supervision during instrument operation for assigned instruments,
Responsibilities include:
 Troubleshooting
 Directing scientists to designated drug-specific validated instruments to load prepared
samples for testing.
 Offer direction and input to peers and other Forensic Tech I’s with less experience in
analysis and instrumentation.
 Conduct, monitor and direct workflow traffic with maximum efficiency
 Performance of repeat runs and/or re-injections as needed, based on SOP standards
 Review processed results of calibrators, standards, QC’s and patient specimen for
accuracy before submitting results to interpretation for review
 Accurate documentation of chain of custody and work list issues
o Extraction Experience: Extraction of patient samples for various drug assays manually or by
automation. Preparation of a calibration curve, proper QC’s,diluents, reagent and standard
checks. Documentation of all dilutions. Extraction experience:
 Liquid-Liquid Extraction
 Solid phase extraction using positive pressure manifolds
 Dilute and Shoot assays
 Clean up method

2.  Regulatory procedures
 Sample prep using simple hydrolysis
o Interpretation of Processed Results:
 Confirmation of a positive, negative or impassable test result
 Liable for reviewing, interpreting and reporting test results
 Responsible for scheduling to repeat a patient
 Ability to fail a load of samples for rescheduling if invalid QC’s,calibration , or
handling of load is observed
 Ensure that proper remedial actions are taken in response to test systems that are out
of control limits or when erroneous results are detected
 Final input of results into LIMS
 Submission to Certifying Department for review and release of results to client
o Miscellaneous General Duties:
 Complete method, instrument, drug standard purity evaluations, and QC and reagent
material validation studies
 Maintains chain of custody and follow approved procedures for all activities.
 Participated in numerous government and regulated inspections
o Forensic Scientist Tech II Duties:
 R and D
 Method and Instrument validation
 Preparing, evaluating and monitoring working standards, internal standards and QC’s
 Preparing, evaluating and monitoring synthetic and human negative
 Monitor and maintaining temperature logs
 Monitor and maintaining pipettes for in house quarterly calibrations
 Identify, assign and monitor priority batches
 Ensure a professional environment while ensuring there is an equal distribution of
work
 Ensure adequate coverage for workload preventing gaps in coverage or over coverage
 Facilitate production by assisting with scheduling and answering technical questions
 Serve as a role model by maintaining and promoting a positive attitude, displaying a
solid work ethic and foster a co-operative environment
 Promote quality by identifying and correcting technique issues and being proactive
with regards to QA and QC
PERFORMANCEACHIEVEMENTS
Quest Diagnostics, Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory Jan 2011-April 2015
Forensic Scientist II
o Significant Company Achievements:
 Currently the industry leader in diagnostic testing, conducting approximately 9
million tests per year between four Forensic Toxicology Laboratories
 Contributed to a new company record high output of 1 million drug acquisitions
tested in a month during May 2014. This metric was also hit again in September and
November 2014, providing a new 2015 monthly reach goal
o Key Personal Laboratory Accomplishments:
 Began working as a Forensic Scientist I Jan 2011-Nov 2013
 Difficult to move up in company and by receiving an Excellent or better on
Performance Reviews was able to move up in the first round of promotions
in November of 2013

3.  Began working as a part of a skeleton staff on Sundays to clean up
 Worked with no supervision
 Trusted to make own educated decisions
 Pushed work through by processing and interpretation data
 Laboratory Mentor: Trains newly hired and previously existing scientists I and II on
various general lab practices, GLP, extractions, instrumentation and interpretation.
Mentors on developing an efficient and optimal method for completion of each lab
function on a daily basis. Helps each to understand the flow of the toxicology laboratory
environment and procedures,while offering any tips or advice to be successful
individually and as a team.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Quest Diagnostics, Norristown, PA
Forensic Scientist II Nov 2013-April 2015
Forensic Scientist I/Confirmations Technologist Jan 2011 – Nov 2013
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar, East Norriton and Uniontown, PA
Waitress Nov 2007 – Feb 2012
Pasta Lorenzo, Uniontown, PA Aug 2007 – Nov 2007
Waitress
Ruby Tuesday, Uniontown, PA Feb 2006 – Aug 2007
Waitress
EDUCATION
California University ofPennsylvania, California PA Dec 2008
Eberly College of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science in Biology
Minor in Chemistry and Forensic Science
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA Aug 2008
Duquesne University School of Law and the Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law
Certificate in Forensic Science and Law
SKILLS
 Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
 HPLC
 ABSciex
 Shimadzu
 Agilent
 Various Shimadzu LC/MS instruments: 3000, 3200, 4000, 4500
 Headspace GC