LAUREN RENAYE BRIGANDI

10314 Little Creek Place

Dover, Fl 33527
(334) 306-8086
laurenbrigandi228@gmail (Home)

EDUCATION
University of South Florida 2015 - Present
College of Nursing VCARE/VBSN Tampa, Florida Expected graduation: Dec 2017
Graduating with Summa Cum Laude
Hillsborough Community College 2014 - 2015
Pre-nursing Tampa, Florida
Surgical Technician School United States Navy 2005
Naval School of Health Science - Portsmouth, Virginia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of South Florida Health System

Morsani Ambulatory Surgery Center Tampa, Florida (May 2017 - Present)

Surgical Technician
Lead orthopedics technician assisting in all orthopedic procedures.
Adventist Health Care System

Florida Hospital Tampa, Florida (July 2014 May 2017)

Surgical Technician
Proficient in general surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, ENT, urology, plastic surgery,
laparoscopic surgery, and robotic surgery.
Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs Pensacola Outpatient Clinic - Pensacola, Florida (October 2012-Present)

Surgical Technician (ENT, General Surgery, Urology)
Lead technician for ENT surgical services, assisting in all ENT, general surgery and urology
procedures. Coupled with running a weekly cerumen clinic.
Clerical duties include scheduling for new patients, follow-ups, minor procedures, cerumen
appointments and consultations.
United States Navy

Fleet Surgical Team Seven, Okinawa, Japan (February 2009 September 2012)
Forward deployed with Amphibious Force 7th Fleet, Responsible for providing surgical and critical
care to Sailors and Marines deployed with Essex Amphibious Ready Group.
Surgical Technician/ Hospital Corpsman
Organized a clinic onboard the USS ESSEX (LHD-2) for 303 pre and post-op care appointments and
scheduled 187 surgical procedures to include 47 emergency procedures.
Naval Hospital Clinic, Cherry Point, NC (May 2005 February 2009)
Provides primary and acute care, ancillary and occupational health services to over 33,000 ACDU,
retirees, and civilian beneficiaries from shore/operational commands.
Surgical Technician (Orthopedics/Podiatry)/ Hospital Corpsman/ Secretary
Assisted Surgeons with over 600 surgeries and managed and Operation Target (OPTAR) of $150K of
consumable supplies as well as surgical equipment valued over $300K
Managed the sterilization and updating of over 1200 clinic and satellite clinic instrumentation sets
while supervising 5 technicians and ensuring over 5,978 pieces of equipment were processed.