William Letsoalo

As a skilled and dedicated professional with 17+ years of experience working within the laboratory environment as a Laboratory Analysis Specialist, Team Leader, Analyst and QC Technician, I am adept at conducting testing, performing quality control, and overseeing lab operations. I am confident that I could further make a significant contribution to your organisation.

My ability to achieve organisational goals—as well as my commitment to ensuring adherence to budgetary, deadline, and safety requirements—position me to make an immediate impact within this role. I am able to manage overall accountability for maintaining laboratory compliance to ISO/IEC 17025 and delivers results to meet both the customers and the regulatory requirements.

My comprehensive expertise in a wide variety of testing procedures and equipment positions me ready to vitally impact laboratory management and performance.

Consider the following highlights of my qualifications:

• Promoting all aspects of Health and Safety in the workplace, ensuring the highest level of quality and adherence to the QMS and all policies and procedures as documented.
• Driving compliance to all analysis standards. 
• Assisting in budgeting process for specific projects and new service development.
• Added value in developing and implementing operational tools and guidelines, and methodology / procedures.
• In-house Laboratory training.
• Ensure Environmental policies are being kept and followed.
• Providing supervision and leadership to staff. Evaluate and report all analytical results.
• Monitoring and evaluation. Conducting experiments, risk assessments, investigations and addressing non-conformance.
• Maintenance and care of equipment as well as timeous replacement of consumables.
• Overseeing day-to-day functioning for a healthy operating lab, including staff training, supply orders, and cross-departmental communication for superior patient care and laboratory success.

With my acute knowledge of laboratory operations and my expertise in performing quality control procedures, I am ready to extend my record of success with your organisation. I look forward to discussing the position, and my qualifications, with you further.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

William Sello Letsoalo

Experience Continued

• Perform administrative tasks in order to ensure effective administration systems in the laboratory, Register specimens on the laboratory information system. Capture results on the laboratory information system. 
• Labelling and identifying samples.
• Analysing and reporting on results. Lead process projects and provide reports on a regular, and as needed basis related to productivity, quality, and outcomes. 
• Performing mini risk assessments. Preparation of calibration standards for instruments.

Sep 2011 – Jul 2015 l 3 Years, 11 Months (Career Advancement)

KARBOCHEM (PTY) LTD, South Africa Position: Laboratory Team Leader

Key Achievements:

• Managed efficient and streamlined daily operations within the Laboratory, conducting physical, chemical, and statistical analysis.
• Implemented and maintained the running of the laboratory as per the ISO 17025 standard.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managed and co-ordinated efficient daily duties by carrying out statistical analysis of captured data, providing value-adding opportunities for improvement in the Laboratory. Supervised Analyst and Administration of the lab.
• Managed physical and chemical analysis as required. Performed all quality / hygiene-related duties in accordance with the laid down Quality Assurance Management System.
• Ensured that the Laboratory equipment is fully functional and calibrated. Ensured that the highest quality products are produced through regular checks.
• Analysed water sample (COD). Instruments FF; G.C; COD; UV; Karl Fischer; Mooney machine; R.I; Oxygen analyser; All wet chemistry analysis; Conductivities; Ordering supplies.
• Supervised staff in the Laboratory. Ensured efficient housekeeping of the laboratory and work space. 
• Ensured adherence to health and safety standards, removed bio‑hazardous waste.

May 2008 – Aug 2011 l 3 Years, 4 Months (Career Advancement)

BAYER CORP SCIENCE, South Africa Position: Laboratory Analyst

Key Achievements:

• In-depth knowledge of QHSE systems, preventative measures, and laboratory best practices. 
• Maintained equipment and assisted in ordering laboratory supplies. Ensured that all safety guidelines are always followed strictly and maintain a clean and orderly environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensured that all samples received in the Laboratory are done as per procedure, in-time and to high quality standard. Analysing of various products both finished and raw material.
• Managed the time and attendance of the Laboratory Analysts to ensure that all samples can be completed on-time.
• Implemented and maintained a quality system based on ISO 17025 and ensure all Analysts adhere to the quality standards and procedures.
• Ensured all safety and health requirements are followed in the Laboratory and report all deviations to the direct line manager.
• Quality control sample and contamination analysis. Method development and validation.
• Maintenance and care of equipment as well as timeous replacement of consumables.
• Instruments used: HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography); Karl Fischer; GC (gas chromatography); GC-MS; UV (ultra violet spectrometer}; Wet chemistry (all titrations); FT-IR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy); P.U(Polyurethane); PH meter; Melting points instrument; COD (chemical oxygen demand); Conductivity meter
• Prepared lab reports. Released batches from the system using zizo (computer program) and SAP.
• Developing the new methods on HPLC and G.C.
• Tested packing material.
• Analysed all poly urethane samples and adjusting the batches from the plant (polymers).

Jan 2004 – Jun 2011 l 7 Years, 6 Months (Career Advancement)

MEDIZONE, South Africa Position: Sales Representative

Key Achievements:

• Devised and initiated sales strategies to promote effective sales performances and enhance revenue growth, developed and built strategic relationships with key stakeholders.
• Developed “out of the box” sales strategies / models and evaluate their effectiveness.

Jan 2005 – Apr 2008 l 3 Years, 4 Months (Career Advancement)

RUTO MILLS, South Africa Position: Q.C Technician

Key Achievements:

• Analysed and graded wheat and corn samples (raw samples) using the following methods and instruments: NIR for determination of moisture and protein present in the sample; Mixograph instrument; 
• Falling number for determination of enzymes.
• Performed duties of the research and development (RnD).
• SHEQ co-ordinator and Representative.
• Enforced adherence to quality control procedures as well as OHSE.

Education

Lyceum: In Progress, National Higher Certificate in Total Quality Management

GIBS, Management Development Programme

Damelin, Certificate in Sales & Marketing

Tshwane University of Technology,

National Diploma in Analytical Chemistry

Kwena Ya Madiba High School, National Senior Certificate