Microbiologist
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I am a professionally trained microbiologist. am proactive, resourceful, self-motivated, result-oriented, tactful and dependable individual with skills in team work and communication
Quality Controller at Giant Millers Limited.
1st April,2020 to 30th June,2022
✓ Aflatoxin analysis of maize grains and flour using ELISA.
✓ Carrying out Iron Spot Test.
✓ Receiving and thorough inspection of raw materials.
✓ Monitoring moisture content of maize grains during production.
✓ Performing online inspection for in-process and finished goods.
✓ Checking the quality of flour during milling.
✓ Handling Quality Related customer complaints and ensuring that feedback is given to customers.
✓ Preparing of customer’s grading certificate with all deductions as per the standards set.
✓ Overseeing maize fumigation in the warehouse
✓ Reinforcing occupational, health and safety measures in the entire workplace.
✓ Upload of data on ERP system on a daily basis.
✓ Training and supervising students on attachment.
3rd. March, 2019 to 10th March, 2020 - Quality Control Analyst at Premium Hygiene Products Limited.
✓ Maintaining cleanliness of quality laboratory and lab equipment.
✓ Performing online inspection for in-process and finished goods.
✓ Performing batch wise inspection to the finished goods lot, pass or reject the batch number.
✓ Overseeing and ensuring proper segregation of rejected products to avoid mix ups.
✓ Reporting of rejected, hold SFG, RM and PM during shift.
✓ Sample collection and performing wet and dry lab tests of SFG.
✓ Documentation and upload of QA reports on a daily basis.
3rd. December,2018–28th February,2019: Intern at Trufoods Limited, Nairobi in the following sections: Microbiology laboratory, quality laboratory, vegetables line, sauce line, jam line, paste line, powder and peanut section, product release and utility and raw packaging materials.
✓ Ensuring machine were in good condition before production began.
✓ Microbiological analysis of various products in the laboratory such as peanut butter, margarine, sauce, paste, tomato sauce and icing sugar.
✓ Microbial analysis of raw water and treated water.
✓ Aflatoxin analysis of peanut butter and raw peanuts using the Elisa Kit.
✓ Checking moisture content of icing sugar, custard powder, Choco primo using the moisture content reader.
✓ Carrying out salt, acid test and brix testing of products such as; paste, jam and sauces.
✓ Conducting online quality control checks of jam, sauces, icing sugar and peanut butter.
✓ Collection of swabs from cooking vessels and all packaging machine for microbial analysis.
✓ Supervising various lines during production and filling of the in-process quality records.
✓ Daily calibration of equipment such as weighing scale, ph. meter and refractometer.
✓ Cross-checking and labelling of control samples.
✓ Receiving and inspection of raw and packaging materials and ensuring they comply with standards.
✓ Assisting other food technologists in generation of new products ideas and recipes.
✓ Product release of manufactured products and filling in the record books.
8th May, 2016-8th July, 2016: Attache at Central Veterinary Laboratories, Kabete in the following laboratories: bacteriology, virology, molecular biology, chemistry, pathology, helminthology and acarology.
✓ Culturing and isolation of various bacterial strains.
✓ Preparation of media, dyes and stains.
✓ Carrying out serological tests such as ELISA on mycoplasma pneumoniae bovine.
✓ Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for bacteria and viruses and gel electrophoresis.
✓ Conducted TLC and HPLC in the chemistry laboratory.
✓ Carrying out post-mortem of live and dead animals such as chicken in pathology lab.
✓ Carrying out tests for haemoparasites.
✓ Resistance testing of ticks such as larvae packet test and adult immersion test.
Bachelor Of Science in Microbiology, Karatina University.
Attained; Second Class Honours (Lower Division).
2013-2013
Certificate of Computer Literacy, Kiamariga Computer Training.
2009-2012
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, grade: (B plain), Gataragwa Girls High School.
1999-2008
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, Lela Academy.
