CURRICULUM VITAE
RIANA COLLINS
Personal Information:
Full name: Mariana Collins
Date of birth: 17 April 1995
Nationality: South African
Marital status: Married
Email address: *****************@*****.***
Contact number: 083*******
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/riana-collins-5900bb202
Home language: Afrikaans
Other languages: English
Driver’s license: Code B
Education:
National senior certificate - Sentraal High School (Bloemfontein)
Matriculated 2013 with the following subjects:
English and Afrikaans Home language, Accounting, Life orientation, Math (all three papers),
Life and Physical Science
BPharm - NWU Potchefstroom
Graduated May 2019
MSc Pharmaceutics - NWU Potchefstroom
Graduated 2021 with distinction
Dissertation topic: Curcumin delivery across excised sheep nasal mucosa from temperature sensitive gel formulations containing bioenhancers
Skills and other training:
Very creative, hardworking, patient, resilient
Excellent writing, communication, and interpersonal skills
Computer literate with excellent Microsoft office proficiency
Unisolve proficient with experience in ProPharm and Rx Solutions
Experience working with:
Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)
High Performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
ARES-G2 rheometer (TA instruments with TRIOS software)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Heartsaver First Aid, CPR & AED course by RCSA
Bleeding Control Basic v1.0 course
Current employment:
Community service at Heidedal CHC, Bloemfontein (Ending 31 May 2022)
Core Responsibilities:
Dispensing of medication to chronic and acute patients
Counseling of chronic and acute patients on medication use
Dispensing of MDR TB medication and third line ARV’s
Stock control i.e., receiving stock, issuing ward stock, doing cycle counts as well as quarterly stock take
Responsible for pediatric and antenatal vaccine stock control including completing monthly vaccine usage reports
Completing weekly PPE stock level reports
Attending PTC meetings
Presenting CPD presentations on discussed topics
Achievements:
In part hosted a successful vaccine awareness day at the clinic
Created posters that assisted patients with monthly clinic-visit bookings and chronic medication collection
Experience:
Retail experience as a Pharmacy student in the following Pharmacies (2011 – 2022):
Joal Pharmacy (Ladybrand)
Clicks (Mimosa Mall Bloemfontein)
Clicks (Potchefstroom)
Wilge Park Pharmacy (Potchefstroom)
Kampus Pharmacy (Potchefstroom)
DisChem (Vaal Mall, Vanderbijlpark)
DisChem (President Park, Vanderbijlpark)
DisChem (Jean Avenue, Pretoria)
DisChem (Langenhoven Park, Bloemfontein)
Administrative experience by planning and executing a MSc study to complete
and pass a dissertation regarding the project
Demonstrator for Pharmaceutics students during Msc studies
References and certificates:
Available on request
Professional registration:
Registered with the SAPC as a practicing Pharmacist
Hobbies
Reading, running, cooking, baking, sketching and painting