CAREER OBJECTIVE

Highly driven, Goal-oriented and Self-motivated Food Safety and Quality Engineering Graduate student

I am experienced with Food safety management ISO 22000: 2018, ISO 17025:2017 standards, Internal Audit, 3M petrifilm Tech. Well-versed with Laboratory and Quality Assurance knowledge and skills. My Areas of Focus is Food Quality, Food & Nutritional Science, Food Microbiology, Hygiene and Safety. Seeking for an opportunity to utilize skills developed in advanced food science related research. DIGITAL SKILLS

My Digital Skills

Microsoft Office / Microsoft Powerpoint / Microsoft Excel / Data entry skills Soft Skills

Team-work oriented / Problem-Solving / Good listener and communicator Technical Skills

Physical-chemical testing / Microbial testing / GLP Good Laboratory Practice experience / ISO220002018 Food safety management system / Implementation of ISO 170252017 Standard WORK EXPERIENCE

Laboratory Manager

Happy Cow Dairy Ltd [ 31/01/2021 – 02/08/2021 ]

City: Nakuru

Country: Kenya

Implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Standards & Accreditation Services Administrative stock control of consumables in the laboratory Preparing reagents and performing Physico-chemical & microbial and PT samples analysis (QLIP- Netherlands & KEBs-Kenya)

Review and Update of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Quality Manual systems. Maintain a professional level of hygiene and good laboratory practices in the laboratory. Implementation of Food safety management system ISO 22000:2018 standard -water treatment, hand and surface swabs..

Coordinating and carrying out ISO/IEC 17025:2017 laboratory internal audit. Laboratory Analyst & Quality controller

Happy Cow Dairy Ltd [ 05/06/2019 – 30/01/2021 ]

Felix Ayiera

+36-203****** Email address: adszpq@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-ayiera

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City: Nakuru

Country: Kenya

Preparing reagents and Analysis of milk

Receiving of Raw materials from the supplier and ensuring companys' specification is met. Preparation and analysis of PT samples and participation in interlaboratory/inter-laboratory Maintain a professional level of hygiene and good laboratory practices in the laboratory. Implementation of Food Safety Management System ISO 22000:2018 standards- staff hygiene compliance, Milk quality, alignment of quality standards and procedures to customer spe Receing and handling customer complaints.-Root cause analysis & corrective action. Laboratory Assessor Intern

Kenya Accreditation Services (KENAS) [ 31/03/2019 – 04/06/2019 ] City: Nairobi

Country: Kenya

Promoting the uptake of the Accreditation Services. Sensitization and providing support during training on the benefits of Accreditation, ISO standards, Risk Management and Method validation and Uncertainty measurement. Assist in the management of assessment files -Entry of data in Q-pulse software and compile assessment finding report.

Participate in witnessing of assessment at KENAS accredited laboratories. EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Masters Degree in Food Safety and Quality Engineering Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences [ 31/08/2021 – Current ] Address: Budapest (Hungary)

Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Nutrition (First Class Honours, 1:1) Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology [ 11/09/2014 – 29/11/2018 ] Address: Nairobi (Kenya)

Implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Standard Requirement for competene of Testing and Calibration Labotatories

ISO/IEC 19011:2018 Internal Quality Audit based on ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Standard Requirements. Basic Statistics, Method Validation and Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty based on ISO/ IEC 17025 Standards

ISO/IEC 17011 Accreditation Assessment Assessor Training based on ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 19011 Guideline for Auditing Management Systems

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CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

Nakuru Country Dairy Value Chain Forum-Nakuru County Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

[ Nakuru County-Merica Hotel, 02/02/2021 – 03/02/2021 ] The Launch of The Nakuru County Dairy Strategic Plan 2019-2023

[ Njoro, Nakuru, 10/09/2020 – 11/09/2020 ]

Issuance of Accreditation Certificate to Nairobi University Aflatoxin Laboratory

[ University Of Nairobi Towers, Nairobi, 17/05/2019 – 17/05/2019 ] Sensitization of Accreditation and Implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017

[ Chiromo Nairobi University, 09/05/2019 – 11/05/2019 ] AFRAC/ISO-CASCO, NQI policy review

[ Radisson Blue Hotel, Kenya, 09/04/2019 – 11/04/2019 ] HONOURS AND AWARDS

Bachelor of Science Degree Certificate in Food Science and Nutrition, First Class Honours Certificate of Participation in the Society of Food Technologist and Nutritionist Program Certificate of Appreciation In Recognition of Dedication and Commitment to Laboratory services Merit-Based Pangea Network Organization Sponsorship

[ 2012 – 2018 ]

Merit-Based Fully-Funded Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Award

[ 2021 – 2023 ]

Merit-Based Fully-Funded Russian Federal Government Scholarship Award ACHIEVEMENTS

Successfully hosted the 1st JKUAT Food Industry Nutrition & Career Research Expo (JFINCRE), 2018

[ 09/01/2015 – 05/07/2018 ]

Successfully completed the Quality Milk Based Payment System (QMBPs) project under Happy Cow Dairy Limited-sponsored by SNV-Netherland.

[ 05/06/2019 – Current ]

Successfully being endorsed as Technical microbiologist signatory, 2020 By KENAS Accreditation body

[ 24/08/2020 – Current ]

Successful Implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and maintaining Accreditation for the Happy Cow Dairy laboratory

[ 05/06/2019 – Current ]

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HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Reading Motivational materials

Watching Documentaries

Working as Team member, research and innovation

Playing Football

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Mother tongue(s): English Swahili

RECOMMENDATIONS

Assistant Director Testing and Calibration

Name: Mrs. Felista Kerubo Nyakoe

Phone number: +254-*********

Email: adszpq@r.postjobfree.com

Internship Supervisor

Chairperson of the Department (COD) JKUAT, Food & Nutrition Lecturer Name: Dr. Florence Kyallo

Phone number: +254-*********

Email: adszpq@r.postjobfree.com

Bachelor Degree, Professor & Mentor.

JKUAT Lecturer/Food Technologist/Project Supervisor Name: Dr. Okoth Everlyn Musenya, Ph.D.

Phone number: +254-*********

Email: adszpq@r.postjobfree.com

Bachelor degree, Project Supervisor

Professor Emeritus, University of Houston-Downtown, USA Name: Dr. Jean M. Dewitt, Ph.D.

Email: adszpq@r.postjobfree.com

Pangea Network Organization, Mentor

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