Highly motivated and hungry to learn professional with 2 years experience of providing/coordinating support, over 5 years of small business management experience and over 15 years of strong focus on customer service, Strong Knowledge in Biomedical Science, High Competency in written and verbal Communication and Competent knowledge in five languages: English, Arabic, Tigre, Tigrigna and Amharic.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Individual Support Worker
Sole Trader
10.2021 - Current
Maintained strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge.
Built and maintained rapport with client and family members to facilitate trusting caregiver relationship.
Provided care/taught life skills to severely autistic client and monitored client's overall health and well-being and noted significant changes.
Achieved excellent community access, social support, and life skills goals for client.
Maintained client's schedule and helped organize events.
Identified needs and coordinated plans for travel and out-of-town functions.
Scheduled daily and weekly care hours for client caseload.
Laundered items, changed sheets and made bed to keep client's bedroom/home clean.
Provided compassionate and client-focused care to cultivate well-being.
Entrusted to handle confidential and sensitive situations in professional matter.
Support Coordinator
Decent Care
02.2022 - 03.2024
Helped participants understand NDIS plan.
Planned and coordinated participants supports.
Connected participants with supports and services.
Established and maintained participants supports.
Achieved excellent capacity building targets for participants independence.
Prepared participants for unexpected events.
Taxi Owner/ Operator
Self Employed/Contractor With Adelaide IndependentTaxis
12.2018 - 12.2020
Established good work ethic to be able to successfully run and manage small business
Provided professional customer transport business serving on average of over 20 to 30 customers per day
Utilized competent customer service skills to grow and maintain clientele base and to achieve increased number repeat customers
Worked with people from all cultures and walks of life as well as people with all types of personalities and situations thus establishing excellent cultural awareness and excellent ability to appropriately diffuse tension and show empathy when necessary
Worked different shift hours and rosters being flexible to accommodate work demand and profitability
Utilized excellent communication skills to comfort, assist and exchange ideas with clients and managed to receive clients' genuine complements either directly or via the taxi company, Yellow Cabs (13Cabs).
Demonstrated excellent attention for detail to better tailor services to clients' needs and to assess risk of danger and make quick decisions.
Taxi Owner/Operator
Self Employed /Contractor With Yellow Cabs
11.2011 - 12.2018
Demonstrated excellent learning ability to move from being taxi driver to become taxi owner/operator
Established good work ethic to be able to successfully run and manage small business
Provided professional customer transport business serving on average of over 20 to 30 customers per day
Utilized competent customer service skills to grow and maintain clientele base and increase number of repeat customers
Worked with people from all cultures and walks of life as well as people with all types of personalities and situations thus establishing excellent cultural awareness and excellent ability to appropriately diffuse tension and show empathy when necessary
Worked different shift hours and rosters being flexible to accommodate work demand and profitability
Utilized excellent communication skills to comfort, assist and exchange ideas with clients and manage to receive have had many genuine complements either directly or via the taxi company, Adelaide Independent taxis
Demonstrated excellent attention for detail to better tailor services to clients' needs and to assess risk of danger and make quick decisions.
Medical Scientist
Clinpath Laboratories
12.2009 - 10.2011
Confidently worked as part of dynamic core hospital medical laboratory team as well as alone and with minimal supervision
Operated departments of Hematology, Biochemistry, Coagulation
Routinely performed preliminary Blood Bank testing/screening and preparing
Performed preliminary Urine Culture and Sensitivity and preliminary Fertility Testing
Performed blood ordering/receiving duties from other laboratories and The Australian Red Cross.
Performed specimen reception and data entry duties
Performed regular scheduled analyzers maintenance and quality control
Routinely received and carried out clinical test and/or test add-on requests
Preformed specimen preparation duties for clinical diagnostic testing
Obtained, reviewed and validated clinical test results
Competently communicated results to health professionals in doctor surgeries and/or hospital wards including Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit
Performed Phlebotomy for patients when necessary
Competently rotated between Clinpath's different Core Laboratories located in the hospitals of Wakefield (multi-staffed), Calvary North Adelaide (staffed by one person) and St Andrews (staffed by one person).
Medical Scientist
Gribbles Pathology
07.2008 - 11.2009
Confidently worked as part of dynamic core hospital medical laboratory team as well as alone and with minimal supervision
Operated departments of Hematology, Biochemistry, Coagulation
Performed specimen reception and data entry duties
Performed regular scheduled analyzers maintenance and quality control
Routinely received clinical test requests and specimen preparation for diagnostic testing
Performed clinical tests and validated results
Competently communicated results to hospital wards including Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit.
Hospital Scientist
Mayne Health Laverty (Symbion) Parhology
07.2005 - 10.2007
Confidently worked as part of dynamic core hospital medical laboratory team as well as alone and with minimal supervision
Operated departments of Hematology, Biochemistry, Coagulation
Performed preliminary Blood bank testing/screening and preparing/ordering transfusion blood
Performed preliminary Urine Culture and Sensitivity and preliminary Fertility Testing
Performed specimen reception and data entry duties
Performed regular scheduled analyzers maintenance and quality control
Routinely received clinical test requests and specimen preparation for diagnostic testing
Performed clinical tests and validated results
Competently communicated results to hospital wards including Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit and
Regularly performed after-hours Phlebotomy for patients in hospital wads.
Managed and run alone the Baulkham Hills Hospital Mayne Health Laverty (Symbion) Pathology core laboratory during my night shift duties
Specimen Reception Supervisor
Medlab Australia
01.2004 - 07.2005
Successfully supervised Specimen Reception Department with over 10 staff members
Worked closely with team members to deliver work requirements and meet deadlines
Competently produced work shift rosters and task allocation that accommodate staff ability, availability and work load requirement
Created agendas and communication materials for team meetings
Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to work flow and service delivery
Demonstrated leadership by making improvements to work processes and helping to train staff
Motivated and encouraged team members to communicate more openly and constructively with each other
Kept team on track by assigning and supervising their activities and giving constructive feedback
Competently used communication skills to make sure that specimen reception staff know and follow right procedure to process received clinical specimen, test requests and request forms, spotting errors and/or specimen mix-ups, specimen preparation and specimen delivery to appropriate department of laboratory for diagnostic testing
Demonstrated successful liaison and collaboration with other laboratory departments, couriers, collection centers and/or surgeries, hospitals and doctors
Technical Officer
Institute Of Medical And Veterinary Science
04.2002 - 12.2003
Performing specimen reception duties
Entering patient and clinical data into laboratory's computer system
Performing scheduled maintenance on clinical analyzers and equipment
Performing quality control
Receiving clinical test requests
Performing clinical specimen preparation
Performing clinical tests
Forwarding test results to supervisor for validation.
Education
Bachelor - Biomedical Science
University Of South Australia
ADELAIDE, SA
05.2002
Skills
Excellent customer service skills
Flexible, adaptable and able to work under pressure and time constraint
Organised, quick learner, able to manage workload and to work various shift hours
Strong focus on Occupational Health and Safety
Strong team work and task prioritizing, decision making and problem solving skills
Strong emphasis on customer empathy and duty of care
Excellent communication skills and attention to detail
Certification
Practical Venipuncture Certificate, WA School of Pathology - 2003
MNQ20103 Certificate II in Extractive Industries, Aust-Link P/L (Training For Industry) - 2009
Taxi Operator Accreditation Certificate, South Australian taxi Council - 2015
COVID-19 Health And Wellbeing Certificate, Sentrient - 2021
COVID-19 Safety at Work Certificate, Sentrient - 2021
COVID-19 Infection Prevention And Control Certificate , Sentrient - 2021
COVID-19 Working From Home Certificate, Sentrient - 2021
COVID-19 Managing Remote Teams Certificate, Sentrient - 2021
Certificate IV in Disability, Interntional Institute of Education and Training, 2024
Cerificate of First Aid and CPR, TRAINING COURSE EXPERTS, 2024
Manual Handling Training Certificate, ALBERT EDUCATION AND TRAINING, 2024
Timeline
Support Coordinator
Decent Care
02.2022 - 03.2024
Individual Support Worker
Sole Trader
10.2021 - Current
Taxi Owner/ Operator
Self Employed/Contractor With Adelaide IndependentTaxis