Officer-Microbiology at Square Pharmaceutical Kenya Limited (2025-10 – Present)
- Environmental monitoring; conduct air, surface and personnel monitoring
- Disinfectant efficacy testing
- Investigate deviations and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA)
- Validate sterilization processes (filtration, autoclaving): Sterility assurance
- Determine microbial limits and contamination levels
- Maintain accurate documentation following ALCOA+ principle
- Water system management; monitor water quality, ensuring the systems meet the standards
- Raw material and water sampling for microbial analysis
Laboratory Analyst at Medhill Clinic (2018-11 – 2022-12)
- Preparing culture media, autoclaving, and cleaning of media
- Enumeration, and identification of microorganisms
- Microscopic examination of patient's samples i.e., urine, stool
- Collection and processing of samples
- Maintaining, cleaning, and testing the sterility of laboratory equipment
- Preparing patients for sample collection and examination of specimens
- Performing culture and sensitivity tests and reporting results
- Performing AFB and Gene expert for sputum specimen
Part-time Assistant Laboratory analyst at Medhill Clinic (2016-01 – 2017-12)
- Decontaminating of the benches
- Receiving and scrutinizing lab requisition forms and specimens
- Disaggregating specimens for processing and analyses
- Examining specimens writing and recording of the results
- Dispatching the results for use in clinical management
- Performing culture and sensitivity and reporting
Research Assistant at Kenyatta National Hospital (2021-04 – 2021-06)
Cost-Utility Analysis & Budget Impact of Renal Replacement Therapies in ESRD (End Stage Renal Disease) in Kenya. Principal investigator: Dr. Patricia Nyokabi, Co-investigator: Mr. Kennedy Okinda
- Communication and Reporting; Regularly giving progress updates, challenges, and preliminary findings to the research team and principal investigator
- Ethical Consideration: Ensuring that data collection activities adhere to ethical principles and regulatory requirements, particularly regarding participant confidentiality, privacy, and informed consent
- Data collection; Conducting face-to-face interviews with patients and doctors, administering surveys, and extracting data from medical records and administrative databases to gather information on healthcare costs, treatment outcomes, and quality of life
- Participant recruitment; Assisting in the recruitment of ESRD patients undergoing renal replacement therapies; dialysis or kidney transplantation, from healthcare facilities in Kenya
- Quality assurance through double-checking data entries, conducting periodic audits, and resolving discrepancies and missing information
Undergraduate Research Assistant at Microbiology Lab & Genetics Lab, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi (2018-01 – 2019-12)
Undergraduate thesis title: "Isolation and characterization of bacteria in raw and pasteurized milk". Research Focus: Investigated bacterial contamination in raw and pasteurized milk to understand differences in microbial profiles and safety implications. Supervisor: Professor. Maina Wagacha. Project duration: 1 year
- Conducted comprehensive literature reviews on bacterial flora in milk and the effects of pasteurization
- Developed and optimized protocols for isolating bacteria from raw and pasteurized milk samples
- Used biochemical tests (gram staining & catalase tests) to characterize isolated bacterial species
- Presented research findings to the departmental committee
- Analyzed & interpreted the data obtained to compare the composition and diversity of bacteria between raw and pasteurized milk samples
- Provided recommendations for further research on optimizing milk processing techniques to enhance product safety & quality
- Identified potential pathogens and the beneficial bacteria present in raw and pasteurized milk
- Highlighted the threat of biofilms to the milk industry
