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Peter Gitau

Fawkner,Vic

Summary

My dream is to work as a Lab Technician so I can serve and demonstrate competence, capability and learn from other professionals and hence support the goals and the development agendas of the organization I work for.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Field Research Trainee

Curtin University
, WA
03.2015 - 09.2015
  • Company Overview: Dept
  • Of Environment & Agriculture
  • Preparing study site and field trial area
  • Deriving research structures for frost resistance in wheat varieties
  • Collecting data and sampling plant growth parameters including: - weighing, counting, drying, sizing and hectolitre weighing
  • Analysing research data for improving grain quality parameters including varieties of wheat and barley adapted in Western Australia
  • Completing data analysis, report writing and presentation
  • Dept
  • Of Environment & Agriculture

Technical Officer

Department of Food of Western Australia
, WA
01.2014 - 03.2014
  • Assessing wheat samples for frost induced sterility tests
  • Assessing harvest index for head viability and tiller counts in cereals
  • Sample preparations including: - weighing, counting, drying, sizing and hectolitre weighing
  • Grain quality analysis
  • Threshing wheat using threshing machine
  • Cleaning and weighing of threshed grains
  • Oven drying and weighing of wheat

Laboratory Trainee

National research labs
01.2006 - 05.2006
  • Company Overview: Nairobi Kenya
  • Parasitology section: Sample collection, preservation, categorization, distribution and specimen submission
  • Chemistry: Dip analysis and toxicology
  • Microscopy: Histology, staining, worm/worm egg counts
  • Bacteriology: Microbial culture, biochemical typing, media preparation, inoculation, serological tests, bacterial microscopy
  • Virology: Inoculation of media and small animals and microscopy (FAT)
  • Acarology: Tick identification and Acaricide resistance testing
  • Nairobi Kenya

Laboratory Trainee

Provisional Research Laboratory
09.2004 - 12.2004
  • Company Overview: Nakuru, Kenya
  • Samples preparation for microscopy and other lab tests involving virology, bacteriology, parasitology, hematology, and histology
  • Planning for day-to-day work as per the laboratory test schedules
  • Capturing data and writing reports as required
  • Nakuru, Kenya

Support Worker: Mental Health

Lifestyle Centred
, VIC
11.2023 - Current
  • Company Overview: VIC
  • All above roles required reporting to the site manager all duties, obligations, responsibilities, location, and other work conditions
  • Ensured to follow all obligations and lawful directions given to by the company
  • Complied with the employers' Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures as amended from time to time
  • Complied with any applicable order issued under the States Public Health Act including that of Covid-19 requirements
  • VIC

Support Worker: Mental Health

The Disability Trust
, NSW
12.2022 - 06.2023
  • Company Overview: NSW
  • All above roles required reporting to the site manager all duties, obligations, responsibilities, location, and other work conditions
  • Ensured to follow all obligations and lawful directions given to by the company
  • Complied with the employers' Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures as amended from time to time
  • Complied with any applicable order issued under the States Public Health Act including that of Covid-19 requirements
  • NSW

Support Worker: Mental Health

Disability Services Australia
, NSW
02.2020 - 12.2022
  • Company Overview: NSW
  • All above roles required reporting to the site manager all duties, obligations, responsibilities, location, and other work conditions
  • Ensured to follow all obligations and lawful directions given to by the company
  • Complied with the employers' Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures as amended from time to time
  • Complied with any applicable order issued under the States Public Health Act including that of Covid-19 requirements
  • NSW

Support Worker: Mental Health

Nulsen Disability Services
, WA
11.2013 - 11.2017
  • Company Overview: WA
  • All above roles required reporting to the site manager all duties, obligations, responsibilities, location, and other work conditions
  • Ensured to follow all obligations and lawful directions given to by the company
  • Complied with the employers' Code of Conduct and all policies and procedures as amended from time to time
  • Complied with any applicable order issued under the States Public Health Act including that of Covid-19 requirements
  • WA

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Science & Technology

Maseno University
Kenya
11.2006

Cert IV in Mental Health

Upskilled
NSW
05.2021

Skills


Competent, educated and experienced in Laboratory procedures

Good Communication skills, speaks fluent English

Advanced in computer software skills

Hardworking, committed, honest, punctual, and able to follow instructions and work processes effectively

Motivated, physically fit, reliable, and willing to work in any region

Able to work as individual and within a team environment

Willing to do any work-related training to improve skills

Timeline

Support Worker: Mental Health

Lifestyle Centred
11.2023 - Current

Support Worker: Mental Health

The Disability Trust
12.2022 - 06.2023

Support Worker: Mental Health

Disability Services Australia
02.2020 - 12.2022

Field Research Trainee

Curtin University
03.2015 - 09.2015

Technical Officer

Department of Food of Western Australia
01.2014 - 03.2014

Support Worker: Mental Health

Nulsen Disability Services
11.2013 - 11.2017

Laboratory Trainee

National research labs
01.2006 - 05.2006

Laboratory Trainee

Provisional Research Laboratory
09.2004 - 12.2004

Bachelor of Science - Biomedical Science & Technology

Maseno University

Cert IV in Mental Health

Upskilled

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