James Warkentine

About Me

Recently received my MBA. I have 2 Master's degrees and vast experiences in leadership & management. Eager to showcase my abilities and master new frontiers.

Location

San Antonio, TX
Mission, TX
Education
    Texas A & M University-San Antonio
    August 2019 - June 2020
    degree
    MBA
    majors
    Business Administration
    Management
    coursework
    Organizational Leadership.
    Managerial Business Statistics
    Managerial Finance
    Managerial Economics
    Managerial Accounting
    Foundation Quantitative Methods
    Economics;
    Capstone Course
    Baylor University
    January 2000 - December 2002
    Sam Houston State University
    August 2005 - June 2007
Work Experience
    Docs Laboratory
    Laboratory Technical Manager & Toxicologist
    San Antonio, TX, US
    December 2017 - June 2018
    company
    Docs Laboratory
    title
    Laboratory Technical Manager & Toxicologist
    overview
    - Lab closed due to transferring of ownership - Responsibilities: staff management, billing/purchasing of equipment and inventory, vendor relations, toxicology interpretations, maintain accreditations, educate and train staff, and maintain safe workplace - Duties include maintaining SOPs, daily examination of QA/QC, maintain validations, troubleshooting issues, initiate LIMS program, communication with vendors, clients, physicians, and outside agencies - Laboratory set up and opening. Established lab operations and functions for new lab prior to open date - For additional technical manager experience, please see Alternate Health Labs and Sky Toxicology info
    Alternate Health Labs
    Laboratory Technical Manager/Toxicologist
    San Antonio, TX, US
    May 2016 - October 2017
    Sky Laboratory Ltd
    Laboratory Technical Manager/Toxicologist
    San Antonio, TX, US
    August 2014 - May 2016
    LabCorp
    Positive Certifying Scientist (DOT)
    Houston, TX, US
    August 2009 - July 2014
    Expertox Inc
    Forensic Toxicologist / Certifying Scientist
    Deer Park, TX, US
    June 2007 - August 2009
Fun Fact

After graduating from Baylor, I split my time between three jobs and taking more college classes to prepare for grad school. One such job was as a janitor. Despite higher pay at my other jobs , I remained a janitor throughout . I believed it humbled me, taught me humility, hard work, and empathy.

Skills
AdaptableDelegated,organized, self-motivated, adaptable, and havea strong Connection To the societyHigh degree of initiativeHigh volume production capability HPLCKnowledge in Crime Behavior and Statistics.Online ResearchOrganization SkillsQuality Assurance