Josiah Mwenda Njeru
Laboratory Technologist
Nairobi (+254) Kenya
Professional Status
Employed
Open to opportunities
About Me
Am a young Kenyan who is hardworking, creative,motivated, Flexible and quality conscious.
Career Aspiration- Strive acquire advanced diagnostic & lab management skills, to be able to work in an organization that offers challenging tasks and room for growth.
Career Aspiration- Strive acquire advanced diagnostic & lab management skills, to be able to work in an organization that offers challenging tasks and room for growth.
Laboratory Technologist(Microbiology/Phlebotomy)
Pathcare Kenya
Since February 2011
Full-time
Nairobi
Kenya
- lab data entry;Medtech, Lab Master
- Collection of clinical specimens and receiving from satellite labs
- performing and reporting routine & Specialist diagnostic tests in clinical chemistry & Microbiology(Bacterial biotyping, sensitivity testing,mycobacteriology culture & Sensitivity, serology)
- Preparation of reagents and QC documentation
- Implementing ISO 15189 audit reports recommendations and review of SOPs
- Participation in proficiency testing of new technologists and recruitments
- Calibration of chemistry auto-analyzers
- mentoring intern med lab students
- Monthly report writing
Laboratory Technologist, Part time volunteer
Nyeri Provincial General Hospital
February 2012
to July 2012
Volunteer Work
Nyeri, Kenya
Kenya
- Preparation of reagents and QC
- performing routine & Specialist diagnostic tests in Parasitology/microbiology, Hematology, virology and clinical chemistry & test reporting as per guideline of MOH
- mentoring intern med lab students
- Calibration of Biochemistry auto-analyzers
- Volunteer on part time basis
Office assistant
Compassion Inc.-Kanyuambora Child development centre, project
March 2005
to August 2006
Volunteer Work
Mbeere
Kenya
- Office management
- School and home visits
- Health screening for sponsored children
- Monthly reporting
- Assisting children communicate with sponsors through letter writing
Trainee
Kenya Medical Research Institute
May 2009
to August 2009
Internship
Nairobi
Kenya
- Conducting Laboratory safety procedures
- Food handlers certification
- HIV/AIDs Screening
- Biotyping bacterial isolates
- Carrying out Basic molecular biology techniques(Plasmids extraction, DNA, Gel electrophoresis, PCR)
- In depth training on TB diagnostics(Routine & Molecular) and enterobactericeae
- Performing chemistry and hematology diagnostic tests by (Spectrophotometry,ELISA, ,Flow Cytometry)
- Advanced laboratory diseases diagnostics in molecular biology, microbiology and immunology
- Data enumeration and Analysis
- Excellent computer applications skills
- Questionnaire development
- Community/public mobilization
- First Aid
- Excellent communication & Presentation skills
- Office management
- Report writing
- Basic bioinformatics skills
Science degree with major focus on medical researches and clinical diagnostics
Secondary education in Kenya- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Clinical lab sciences-Microbiology,Parasitology, Clinical Chemistry, Histology, Haematology & Blood Transfusion
- Lab quality management systems
- diagnostic bio-markers discovery and evaluation
- Reading articles of diverse subjects over internet, print
- Community services- Boy child Empowerment
- First aid
- playing piano
- watching Forensic evidence movies
