Medical Laboratory Technologist

CURRICULUM VITAE.

[Name] Isaiah Kirimi Anampiu

[Address] 972 - 606002 Meru, (Meru Kenya)

[Mobile number] +254 –721281596/

[E-mail address *************@*****.***.

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Gender : Male.

[Marital status] : Married.

[Current Position] : Medical/ Research Laboratory Technologist and Laboratory in charge.

[Working experience] : Sixteen (17) years.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Being a fast learner, I have excelled in Communication, technical and organization skills enabling me to work under less supervision, meet targets and produce quality results.

• microbiological Diagnostic

skills

• Culture media preparation

skills

• Laboratory safety skills

• Machine calibration,

maintenance and

troubleshooting skills

• Standard Operation

Procedures writing skills.

• Basic Computer skills.

• Time management skills.

• Basic fire fighting skills.

WORKING HISTORY :

Meru University Of Science and Technology-9th June 2015 to date Medical/ Research Laboratory Technologist and Laboratory In charge university hospital.

• Responsibilities:

• Head of laboratory services responsible for the daily running of the university hospital laboratory.

• Orientating and training both new lab staff,Inturns and students on attachment in the university hospital

• Preparation and review of standard operation procedures

(SOPs).

• Maintenance and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment’s in hospital laboratory.

• Ordering of machines and laboratory consumables in the university hospital laboratory.

• Taking inventory of all consumables used in the hospital laboratory and ensuring all those which are expired are not used in the lab and are disposed according to the standard procedures on monthly basis.

• Preparation of culture media and reagents in microbiology laboratory

• Culturing, Isolation and Identification of pathogenic bacteria from various Microbiological specimens and performing antimicrobial susceptibility testing on all pathogenic Microorganisms.

• Validation of machines, test kits, and test procedures in the university hospital laboratory.

• Participation in continuous medical education (CME) in the university hospital.

• Attending all departmental and quality control meetings in the university and attending to all queries from the clinical team concerning the laboratory results.

Kenya medical research institute/Welcome Trust Research laboratories [Kilifi coast-Kenya].

Senior medical Research Laboratory Technologist.

[ 5th June2000] –8th June 2015:

• From year 2005 to Year 2015: Microbiology

Department,(KEMRI/WTRL)

• Achievements:

• Experience in carrying out a variety of laboratory diagnostic and research procedures in Microbiology laboratory.

• Good Clinical laboratory practice accreditation standards.

• Good Documentation practice.

• Experienced in internal and external quality control procedures and programs.

• Responsibilities:

• In charge quality control of antimicrobials

• Preparation of culture media and reagents.

• Culturing, Isolation and Identification of pathogenic bacteria from various Microbiological specimens.

• Performing antimicrobial susceptibility testing on pathogenic Microorganisms.

• Participation in both internal and External quality control schemes for Microbiology.(NEQAS,GSK/NICD, WHO/NICD)

• Orientating and training both new lab staff,Inturns and students on attachment

• Preparation and review of standard operation procedures

(SOPs).

• Maintenance and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment’s in Microbiology laboratory.

• Ordering of consumables in Microbiology laboratory.

• Taking inventory of all consumable’s used in Microbiology laboratory and ensuring all those which are expired are not used in the lab and are disposed according to the standard procedures on monthly basis.

• Validation of machines and test kits in Microbiology laboratory.

• Validation of test procedures in the Microbiology laboratory

• Participation in laboratory presentations.

• Maintenance of control strains in laboratory.

• Assist the head of department in carrying out competency testing for new employees.

• Attend the quality control laboratory Meetings

• Monitoring of the turnaround time of Microbiology samples in the laboratory.

• Attending to all queries from the clinical team concerning the laboratory results.

• Stand in for the Head of department when not around or when on leave.

• June 2000 – Sept 2005: High Dependency

Laboratory,(KEMRI/WTRL)

• Achievements:

• Routine diagnostic skills,

• Results confidentiality,

• Organization skills,

• Responsibilities:

• Analysis of Biochemistry Hematology and Parasitological specimens

• Participation in both internal and external quality assessment schemes ; National External Quality Assessment Scheme

(NEQAS) for clinical chemistry

• Ordering of consumables

• Machine calibration, maintenance and troubleshooting

ACADEMIC AND PROFFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• The Mombasa Polytechnic University College

2006/2007 Academic year

Higher National Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences

(Bacteriology option)

• Kenya Medical Training College -Mombasa

Sept 1996- July 1999

Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology

• St. Luke’s Secondary School-Meru

1991-1994

Kenya Certificate of Secondary School (KCSE).

• Kimachia Primary School 1982-1990

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE)

CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Conferences and short courses Attended :

• 11th April 2019 training on real time PCR at Meru University of science and technology.

• 8th May to 12th May 2017 training on Biosafety and biosecurity at thika level 5 Hospital.

• 23rd February to 24th February 2017-attended international Workshop on Clinical Health Research and Writing Grant Applications-Thiri Center, Meru County Kenya.

• 11thOctober - 14th October 2016 -Attended 23rd AKMLSO Scientific Conference, at Acacia Premier Hotel, Kisumu City

• 31st October 2015- 23rd November 2015 contracted by World Health Organization (WHO) to train medical laboratory technologist at Central reference laboratory Mogadishu, Somalia.

• 10th September - 12th September 2015-Attended malaria case management training-Diagnosis, management and prevention of malaria- at Incredible Hotel-Meru Kenya.

• 14th May - 15th May 2015- Basic Good clinical laboratory practice Training at kemri –welcome trust research labs Kilifi Kenya.

• 18th March -23rd March 2013-Training on operation and troubleshooting of Microscan Auto Scan 4 machine for the bacterial identification and Antimicrobial susceptibility testing.

• 14th January 2013-18th January 2013- training on Bio risk management-(Kemri-Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories Kilifi Kenya)

• 4th August -25th August 2012-Training on Group A streptococcus sample handling and DNA extraction-(Wellcome trust Sanger institute Cambridge United Kingdom)

• 9th August 2011-15th March 2012-Internal Auditor Training Course

(KEMRI/WTRL Kilifi)

• 5th -9th December 2011:Quality Control Program Training Workshop(KEMRI/WTRL-Kilifi)

• 10th TO 12th August 2011 -Attended 18th AKMLSO Scientific Conference, at Thomson’s Falls Lodge, Nyahururu as a Paper presenter.

• 28th –29th April 2009 -Good Clinical Laboratory Practice (GCLP) training, at Lusaka Zambia.

• 3rd –5th February 2009-attended a user-training course on The BD BACTEC TM MGITTM 960 Mycobacterium detection system.

• 30th –31st March 2009-Good Clinical Practice training(GCP) at KEMRI/WTRL Kilifi Kenya.

• 26th November2008- Good Clinical Practice training(GCP) at KEMRI/WTRL Kilifi Kenya.

• 8th July 2008-attended a presentation on validation and qualification of Bactec 9050 at KEMRI/WTRL kilifi Kenya

• 1st July 2008- Good Clinical Practice training (GCP)at KEMRI/WTRL Kilifi Kenya

• April 2008- Good Clinical Practice training (GCP) at KEMRI/WTRL Kilifi Kenya

• December 2007 - Basic fire fighting techniques; By KENSIL Limited

• May 2004- Operator and troubleshooting training on Coulter models

–Kilifi Kenya

• May 2004-Operator and troubleshooting training on blood gas analyzer –Kilifi Kenya

• 10th December 2003. - Beckman Coulter Hematology quality control workshop-Serena Hotels Nairobi

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Association of Kenya Medical Laboratory and Scientific Officers

(AKLMSO)

• Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board

(KMLTTB).

PUBLICATIONS AS A CO-AUTHOR.

Prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacterial etiologies of urinary tract infections among students attending Health services clinic at Meru university of Science and Technology, Kenya(ongoing study)

Evaluation of urinary tract infections and antibiotic sensitivity patterns among male patients visiting public hospitals in meru county

Antimicrobial Resistance in Kilifi.(ongoing study)

Carriage and Acquisition of Extended-spectrum β-Lactamase– producing Enterobacterales among Neonates Admitted to Hospital in Kilifi, Kenya.

Streptococcus agalactiae in Kenya: maternal colonization, stillbirth and neonatal disease.

Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology of invasive Streptococcus pyrogens (Group a Streptococcus): prospective surveillance amongst infants and children’s in Kilifi, Kenya2008-2011.

Horse blood vs. Sheep blood in the Preparation of Primary Non- selective and Susceptibility-testing Agar to Support Bacterial Growth of Standard bacterial strains and Clinically Important Isolate.

Enhanced Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Meningitis with Use of the Binax NOW® Immunochromatographic Test of Streptococcus pneumoniae Antigen.

REFEREES:

Brett Stuart Lowe

Head of Laboratory Services East Africa

KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme,

PO Box 230 Kilifi, Kenya. & Centre for Tropical

Medicine & Global Health, University of Oxford, UK. Tel +254-***-****** skype: blowe124

Email: *****@*****-********.***

www.kemri.wellcome.org www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk And

Laboratory Director: EBOVAC

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine,

Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.

Mr. Salim Mwarumba Yawa.

Laboratory Manager –Microbiology Department

KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Laboratories

P.O Box 230 kilifi Kenya

Office telephone-+254 (041-*******, 7522535, 7525043, Mobile: +254-***-******

Email:, *********@******.*****-********.***

Dr. Fredrick mate

Deputy university hospital in charge,

School of Health Sciences.

P.O Box, 972-60200 Meru Kenya.

Mobile: +254-*********.

Email:*****@****.**.**

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