CHARITY AZUMAH
READING
Summary
Personal Profile A resourceful, hardworking, and dedicated Laboratory Technologist who is a creative thinker with a penchant for detail and devotion to logic. Able to work independently or as part of a productive team with multi-tasking abilities required to meet demanding deadlines whilst maintaining the highest standards. CAREER OBJECTIVE To use my analytical and quality control skills to continuously improve the quality of products and services and maintain the highest standard in practices in any organization in which I find myself.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Biomedical Procurement Officer
West African Genetic Medicine Centre
04.2021 - 09.2021
- Receiving and processing procurement requests from post-graduate fellows and laboratories and frequent updates on the status of requests
- Participating in procurement committee meetings and providing management with weekly reports of the status of requests
- Preparing quarterly procurement performance reports and market research reports for review by management
- Developing and maintaining a list of approved suppliers to track the quality of supplies/equipment, encourage competitive pricing and ensure timely awards and execution of contracts
- Developing a strong professional relationship with suppliers to encourage prompt responses to requests, open dialogue, and cooperation in identifying the best options that add value to purchasing decisions
- Liaising with suppliers to ensure adherence to contract agreements and lead corrective action plans in the instance of breach of contract
- Receiving and inspecting items/equipment/consumables on delivery to ascertain compliance with stated specifications
- Take on any other related duties which may be assigned.
Technical Sales Promoter and Product manager
MES Equipment Limited
04.2018 - 04.2021
- Travelling all over the country to visit customers in their respective organizations or institutions to introduce new products and discuss existing business
- Configuration of instruments such as HPLC, GC, MP-AES, and GC-MS together according to customers' needs
- Preparing price quotations for customers
- Performing jar text with Kemira products at the various water Companies
Quality Control / Assurance Officer
Avnash Industries Ghana Limited
08.2017 - 04.2018
- Determination of moisture content of oil
- Determination of disintegration of bleach ability index of oil
- Cloud point determination
- Colour determination using the tintometer
- Slip melting point determination
- Peroxide value determination Iodine value
- Vitamin A determination
- Physical examination of jerry cans
- Physical examination of caps.
Microbiology Lab Research Assistant
NATIONAL SERVICE, University of Ghana School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences
09.2016 - 08.2017
- Helping students with practicals
- Preparing bacteriological media
- Marking of the script
- Preparation of agarose gel
- Polymerized chain reaction
- Culturing, identification, and isolation of bacteria.
Lab. Technician
Manhyia District Hospital
Kumasi
07.2015 - 09.2015
- General sample processing
- Phlebotomy
- Widal test Determination
- Urine Routine Examination
- Stool examination
- HIV test
- VDRL determination
- Sputum analysis
Education
MSc - Food systems
University of Reading
09.2021 - 05.2023
Technology
Ghana) Technical University Science, BTech
09.2016 - 05.2018
Skills
Effective communication
Timeline
MSc - Food systems
University of Reading
09.2021 - 05.2023
Biomedical Procurement Officer
West African Genetic Medicine Centre
04.2021 - 09.2021
Technical Sales Promoter and Product manager
MES Equipment Limited
04.2018 - 04.2021
Quality Control / Assurance Officer
Avnash Industries Ghana Limited
08.2017 - 04.2018
Microbiology Lab Research Assistant
NATIONAL SERVICE, University of Ghana School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences
09.2016 - 08.2017
Technology
Ghana) Technical University Science, BTech
09.2016 - 05.2018
Lab. Technician
Manhyia District Hospital
07.2015 - 09.2015
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