Medical Laboratory Technologist at Aspen Medical USA Inc-Haiti UNSOH contract (2026-03 – Present)
Deployed within Aspen Medical Clinic affiliated clinical laboratory conducting medical laboratory Tests that require compliance with UNSOH standards and international clinical ethics frameworks.
- Processed and analyzed specimens across microbiology, haematology, clinical chemistry, and blood transfusion, adhering to established SOPs and supporting the full diagnostic cycle from specimen receipt to results communication.
- Served as laboratory superintendent, overseeing day-to-day laboratory operations, equipment maintenance, quality control on all testing devices, and waste management protocols.
- Performed comprehensive QA/QC activities, including calibration, standardization, and troubleshooting of equipment and test systems, ensuring laboratory outputs met study protocol requirements.
- Implemented bio-safety and infection control protocols consistently, maintaining a safe laboratory environment in a high-risk biological research setting.
- Prepared monthly activity reports covering all tests performed, providing clinical and management teams with reliable utilization and outcome data.
- Communicated results directly to attending clinicians to support diagnosis, treatment, and patient management decisions.
- Maintained strict confidentiality of patient results in line with professional and institutional standards.
- Sample collection, training, wastes segregation and maintaining a clean laboratory environment.
- Placing laboratory purchase orders, stock taking and general laboratory inventory management.
Medical Laboratory Technologist at KEMRI / USAMRD Walter Reed Program (2022-07 – 2025-12)
Deployed within a US Army-affiliated clinical research laboratory conducting studies that require compliance with US federal standards and international research ethics frameworks.
- Executed multi-discipline specimen analysis across clinical chemistry, haematology, parasitology (blood parasites), urinalysis, and flow cytometry, contributing to research studies requiring high-precision, reproducible data.
- Operated and maintained automated and semi-automated analyzers, centrifuges, incubators, refrigerators, and freezers to manufacturer specifications, with zero instrument downtime attributable to missed preventive maintenance.
- Performed comprehensive QA/QC activities, including calibration, standardization, and troubleshooting of equipment and test systems, ensuring laboratory outputs met study protocol requirements.
- Reviewed and validated test results for clinical accuracy and patient safety, escalating critical and panic values to treating clinicians in accordance with established notification protocols.
- Maintained all laboratory records, specimen inventories, and results within the information management system in full compliance with USAMRD regulatory requirements.
- Contributed to the development and revision of technical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and procedural manuals, strengthening the laboratory's quality management documentation.
- Supervised and mentored medical laboratory students and interns, building institutional capacity within the clinical research environment.
Medical Laboratory Technologist at Hope Matters International (Village of Hope Hospital) (2020-03 – 2022-07)
- Processed and analyzed specimens across microbiology, haematology, clinical chemistry, and blood transfusion, adhering to established SOPs and supporting the full diagnostic cycle from specimen receipt to results communication.
- Served as laboratory superintendent, overseeing day-to-day laboratory operations, equipment maintenance, quality control on all testing devices, and waste management protocols.
- Developed and maintained laboratory SOPs, institutionalizing best-practice procedures across all testing disciplines.
- Completed NASCOP reporting tools for the clinic, ensuring HIV programme data was accurately captured and submitted within required timelines.
- Prepared monthly activity reports covering all tests performed, providing clinical and management teams with reliable utilization and outcome data.
- Communicated results directly to attending clinicians to support diagnosis, treatment, and patient management decisions.
- Maintained strict confidentiality of patient results in line with professional and institutional standards.
Medical Laboratory Technologist at Access Afya (2019-10 – 2020-03)
- Performed specimen analysis across microbiology, haematology, clinical chemistry, and blood transfusion disciplines, operating within a lean primary-care laboratory environment serving undeserved urban populations.
- Managed laboratory stocks, equipment maintenance, and instrument calibration, ensuring uninterrupted testing capacity.
- Completed NASCOP reporting tools and produced monthly test activity reports in compliance with programme requirements.
- Reviewed and verified test results for accuracy, correlating findings with patient clinical presentations before release.
Satellite Laboratory Technologist at Ministry of Health / ICAP at Columbia University – KenPHIA Survey (CDC-Funded) (2018-05 – 2018-12)
Kenya Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (KenPHIA): a national HIV prevalence survey led by the Government of Kenya in partnership with ICAP at Columbia University, with CDC funding.
- Received, validated, and processed biomedical specimens from field teams, including blood separation, DBS preparation, and plasma aliquoting for downstream laboratory analysis.
- Conducted HIV prevalence testing using the Geenius HIV-1 assay and GeneXpert HIV-1 QUAL assay for Early Infant Diagnosis (EID), contributing directly to nationally representative HIV impact data.
- Performed QA/QC HIV retesting on all received biomedical samples, maintaining the chain of specimen integrity required for a population-level research study.
- Documented all received, tested, and stored specimens within the Laboratory Data Management System (LDMS), ensuring complete traceability across the specimen life-cycle.
- Prepared and shipped specimens from the satellite laboratory to the central laboratory in compliance with SAF-T-PAK infectious substance shipping standards.
- Prepare, elute, and aliquot QC materials for field teams, supporting consistent testing quality across multiple field sites.
Laboratory Technologist at Transmara West Sub-County Hospital (World Vision / Global Fund TB Programme) (2016-08 – 2018-12)
- Provided TB screening services using both GeneXpert MTB/RIF and AFB microscopy at a county referral hospital, directly supporting the Global Fund TB programme diagnostic objectives.
- Compiled and submitted laboratory reports within the first week of each month, meeting donor reporting requirements consistently throughout the programme period.
- Documented programme successes, operational challenges, and laboratory gaps for stakeholder reporting, contributing to evidence-based advocacy and resource mobilization.
- Participated in multi-site activities across Narok County as scheduled under the Global Fund TB grant, extending diagnostic support beyond the primary facility.
Associate Field Manager – Laboratory at Innovation for Poverty Action (IPA) (2016-03 – 2016-08)
- Processed water samples collected from the field for microbial analysis, including culture media preparation and bacterial plate counting.
- Managed laboratory and field supply inventories, maintaining uninterrupted availability of materials for ongoing study activities.
- Assumed team leader responsibilities when required, coordinating field and laboratory personnel to meet project timelines.
- Maintained sterility and equipment integrity through routine autoclaving, apparatus maintenance, and proper waste disposal.
