PERSONAL INFORMATION

FULL NAMES Edmund Aden Mushwana

CONTACT DETAILS Email:ad5bdf@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile : 065-***-****

ID NUMBER 710**********

DEMOGRAPHICS African Black Male

LANGUAGES English, Sipedi, Xitsonga

CURRENT LOCATION Johannesburg

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

My highest qualification is an National Diploma in Education Commerce from Tshwane University of Technology .My thesis is titled, Flow Cytometry ( Haematology ) CD4 Count on HIV patients in Gauteng Province .

I am registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Medical Technician in the category of Haematology .After I resigned at the Department of Education Gauteng as a Temporal Teacher for Four (4) years at Oakdale high at Ennerdale I entered into a two-year internship with the National Health Laboratory Services where I received extensive hands –on training inall aspects of Haematology . On successful completion of the internship, I passed the board examination administered by the Health Professions Council of South Africa and I am now a registered Medical Technician in the category ‘Indpendent Practice Haematology ‘.During my training as an intern Medical Technician I acquired the following practical skills:

1.Internal quality control (IQC)

2.External quality assurance (EQA)

3.Good laboratory practice (GLP)

4.Laboratory management

5.Troubleshooting

6.SANAS accreditation processes

7.Molecular diagnostic laboratory techniques

I have a keen interest in Medical Laboratory Micro Electronic Technician and would like to be a trainee .

CAREER HISTORY SUMMARY

DATE COMMPANY POSITION

January 2007 to date Natioanal Health Laboratory Medical Technician Haem

Services

May 2003 to Dec 2006 Department of Education Gauteng Teacher at Oakdale High

April 2000 to April 2003 Department Of Transport Limpopo Volunteer Public Road Safet

March 1999 to March 2000 AIDA Properties ( pty ) Ltd Marketing Consultant ( Sale)

SECONDARY EDUCATION

SCHOOL ATTENDED Hudson Ntsanwisi High school

QUALIFICATION Matric

YEAR 1994

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS

INSTITUTION Tshwane University of Technology

QUALIFICATION Diploma Education Commerce

DATE 1997

COURSES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

Computer literate (Microsoft word,Excel . PowerPoint,Web browsing and Communication): Dates

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Health Profession Coucil of South Africa: Registered Medical Technician Haematology

(Independent Practice Haematology)

PERSONAL SKILLS

Good communication :I am able to express myself verbally or in writing

Teamwork :I am able to work confidently within a group

Initiative and Self motivated :I am able to identify opportunities and am pro-active in putting

Forward ideas

Planning and organising :I am able to plan and prioritise my activities inorder to meet

Deadlines

Interpersonal skills :I respect other peoples views and open to new ideas or criticism

Hard working :I am able to work under pressure and go beyond the call of duty .

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

COMPANY NAME National Health Laboratory Services

TYPE OF FIRM Diagnostic Medical Laboratory

LOCATION Johannesburg

DATES OF EMPLOYMENT January 2007 to date

POSITION HELD Medical Technician-Haematology (Flow Cytomentry) CD4

Summary of flowcytometry Experience

As an intern-medical technician in flow cytometry bench haematology,I was trained to on how to work on the bench day to day workflow .

I was trained and achieved competency on specimen processing, gating and results interpretation .The gating and results interpretation was done together with a qualified technologist and Haematology consultant .

As part of my rotation I was given several cases in which I processed the specimen and together with the technologist and haematology consultant in charge and perfomed the gating and results interpretation

The final report for flow cytometry was written by the Haematology consultant .

During my rotation in haematology core laboratory I rotated on four benches the processing,Advia,Coagulation and Special coagulation benches

At Advia bench I was trained and achieved competency on daily and weekly maintenance of the machines, how to perform QC and how to process specimen automated and manually

On the coagulation bench I was also trained on daily and weekly maintenance of the machines,performance of QC and to process specimen and result interpretation

On Special coagulationI was trained on daily and weekly maintenance of the machines to process specimen and result interpretation although the results are entered and final report is done by haematology consultant on this bench

On all benches I was trained to work independently, I was also trained on how to review an SOP in haematology bench

I was also trained on how to perform and interpret blood grouping test.indirect Coombs and direct Coombs . On this bench the BMA,cytochemistry stains,klehaur,iron stains and hemosiderin are interpreted and resulted by haematology consultanats my duties were to perform the test and ensure the control has worked.

In the molecular haematology bench I was trained and achieved competency on how to handle myself in a molecular laboratory, good laboratory practice(GLP)in the molecular lab,DNA extraction and setting up a PCR run for prothrombin and Factor V Leiden

Trained on interpretation of results,the final report on PCR assays are done by haematology consultant part of my traing was to set up the run and ensure the control are within range

During my rotation here I was trained on PFA-100 and HPLC where I was trained on maintenace of the machines and processing of specimen for this tests . The report for the HPLC test is also done by consultants my duties were to process the sample ensure the controls or calibration has passed

I was also trained on how to perform Haemoglobin gel electrophoresis,of which the results are also interpreted and reported by haematology consultant .

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