Sam Cornell

Resume

Download PDF

Experience

OurLegacy of Florida — Organ Procurement Surgical Services Coordinator
Orlando & Tampa, FL · May 2026–present · rotating 24-hour call

Time-critical OR coordination, organ preservation, first assistance, and clinical documentation in CMS-regulated transplant environments; multi-agency logistics across hospitals, transplant centers, and aviation providers throughout the Southeast.

SCOPE LLC — Founder & Operator
Remote, self-employed · 2022–present

Independent eCommerce and contracting business scaled to 30% year-over-year revenue growth; full customer lifecycle, analytics (Tableau, SQL), automation, and AI-assisted workflows.

LifeQuest Organ Recovery Services / UF Health — Organ Donation Surgical Contractor
Gainesville & North Florida · June 2021–January 2025 · on-call PRN

Surgical first assistance for organ donation and procurement cases, including Lead Surgeon on research-only cases, across dozens of institutions; concurrent NIH-funded biomedical research at UF and Mayo Clinic Jacksonville.

Camp Crystal Lake, School Board of Alachua County — Staff Manager
Starke, FL · summers 2018–2019, 2021–2024

Managed and trained seasonal staff for outdoor education programs serving 200+ participants; directed sailing and waterfront safety operations.

Education

University of Florida, B.S. Zoology (Pre-Medicine), 2022
Western Governors University, MBA, IT Management (expected 2026)
Saint James School of Medicine, Accepted, deferred (2026)

Research

American College of Surgeons abstract #5345 (pending, co-author): lateral extraperitoneal positioning of renal allograft vein in human kidney transplantation. Prior labs: UF Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery (Dr. Zarrinpar), Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Liver Transplant Laboratory (Dr. Nguyen), UF Honey Bee Research Laboratory.

Languages & Additional

Assisted in 2,250+ organ recovery surgeries across 850+ cases (500+ research cases); observed surgical technique abroad in the United Kingdom and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Spanish (fluent), Italian (intermediate), Mandarin (beginner). FAA student pilot. University of Florida ROTC participant. Independent travel to 50+ countries across six continents. Healthcare policy advocacy before U.S. Senate and Congressional offices and school boards; ongoing county-level government transparency research, with findings on automated license plate reader programs presented to local officials.