Laetitia Heita
Walvis Bay , Erongo Region
Summary
I am a passionate, hardworking and reliable individual who is result-driven, proficient in chemical compounding and establishing testing processes. Detail-oriented team player with strong analytical & organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. I am Well-versed in
maintaining fully calibrated equipment and instruments. I am also highly knowledgeable and skilled in Analytical chemistry and microbiology fields with proven history of lab safety and efficiency. There, I look forward to maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Biosystems Laboratory Supervisor
Kelp Blue
03.2022 - Current
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Resolved problems, improved operations and provided exceptional service.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Attended weekly meetings and collaborated with different workstreams to coordinate work operations.
- Laboratory data management.
- Procurement of work material and equipment.
- Contribute to Research and Development and infrastructure upgrades within the workstream.
- Reported all data and communicated with workstream lead on deviations in production (biomass) outputs
Biosysytems Laboratory Technician
Kelp Blue
- 05.2022
- Sewater Management -Provide sterile water -Maintain Water system 2.Laboratory Inventory management -Procurement of stock -Control Of stock 3.Equipment Maintenance -Maintaining water meter (Multiparameter) -Weighing scales -Maintaining hatchery 4.Biosecurity -Maintain laboratory and hatchery hygiene -Working Materials 5.Production -Data Capture -Production Work
- Mr Erastus Haindongo
- Lecturer: Biochemistry &
- Microbiology
- University of Namibia
- School of Medicine
- Email: ehaindongo@unam.na
- Cell: (+264) 81 311 3080
QUALITY
BREWERY
10.2020 - 05.2021
- Analytical Laboratory
- Laboratory safety practices, housekeeping and collaborated with management to discuss effective plans to resolve major quality problems
- Inspected and repaired products to meet project expectations
- Analysis of sodium and calibration of sodium meter
- Analysis and calibration of pH meter
- Sampling and analyzing Limited Extract in brewing yeast
- Analysis of Sulphates in beer samples, using spectrophotometric
- Method
- Monitored QA procedures for adherence by employees, notifying personnel of non-compliance issues by using BWC (Brewery Wide
- Control), the QA equipment verification concept
- Trained on Gas Chromatography and High Performance Liquid
- Chromatography.
GRADUATE TRAINEE
SKORPION ZINC MINE
01.2020 - 04.2020
- 3
- Metallurgy: Refinery section
- Induction for a week on every part of the Refinery section
- Carrying out Tests from different section in refinery such as Polaro,
- Gas Chromatography, Dissolved solids and Suspended Solids in solution
- Preparation of standard solutions
- Training on safety at the work place - Working at heights - Working in a confined space - Working with hazardous chemicals such as Sulfuric acid - Laboratory safety and rules
INTERN
AT NAMIBIAN WATER CORPORATION Ltd
03.2019 - 11.2019
- Entered and filed documents and record into system, did stock control
- Labelling samples
- Logistical: collect dam samples
- Preparation of reagents, QC standards and working solutions
- Perform Quality assurance
- Water analysis on water, waste water and effluent water samples
- Qualitative analysis of water samples using spectrophotometric methods
- Quantitative analysis of water samples
- Reading and recording of results
- Numerical Analysis (calculations)
- Reporting results to Supervisor
- Safely disposing of chemicals 2
- Role in Microbiology Lab
- Administrative tasks and stock control
- Labelling Samples
- Logistical: Collect dam samples for routine analysis
- Applying aseptic techniques such as sterilizing glassware and other equipment and disinfecting surfaces
- Analysing water samples for microbes (coliforms)
- Preparation of agar
- Counting of colonies using Heterotrophic plate count method
- Using the idexx methods to isolate and identify coliforms which may
- P.O Box 7036, Walvis Bay
LABORATORY ASSISTANT
TEST
09.2021 - 1 1
- AT DES-JO MEDICAL, Collecting Covid-19 specimen and record keeping
- Perfoming Real-time PCR on covid samples
- Maintenance of equipment and calibration of equipment
- Recording of results electronically.
Education
Bachelor’s Honors degree - Biochemistry
University of Namibia
2019
Grade 12 - Science, Technology, And Society
Westside High School
Swakopmund, Namibia12.2013
Skills
- Research methods and writing
- Excellent Laboratory practices
- Excellent administrative skills,
- Planning and organizational ability
- Good Analytical skills (Raw
- Materials)
- Good communication and
- Interpersonal skills - Assertive
- Hazardous Chemical Oversight
- Excellent use of basic laboratory
- Equipment and maintenance
- Good listening, writing and
- Comprehension skills
- Computer literate – MS Office
- Sound knowledge on Laboratory Information Management systems and
- ISO17025
- Laboratory Validation
- Laboratory Testing Techniques
- Routine Laboratory Testing
- Best Laboratory Practices
Accomplishments
- Student Representative Council(Grade 9 and 10) Regional Science fair projectcandidate (2009) Member of Debating team (2010) Regional spelling bee candidate(2012) Class representative for
- Biotechnology and
- Nanotechnology Successfully completed 6months internship at Namwater Certificate of service of 4months at Skorpion zinc mine
- Succesfully completed internshipat AB InBev
- 2 week training on seeweed
- Breeding at Hortimare in the
- Netherlands, WORKEXPEREINCECONT …
Certification
- First Aid Training - February - September
Cooking and experimenting with food
I love to try out new spices and come up with new recipes that are compatible with my pallet.
Languages
English
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Afrikaans
Advanced
C1
Timeline
Biosystems Laboratory Supervisor
Kelp Blue
03.2022 - Current
LABORATORY ASSISTANT
TEST
09.2021 - 1 1
QUALITY
BREWERY
10.2020 - 05.2021
GRADUATE TRAINEE
SKORPION ZINC MINE
01.2020 - 04.2020
INTERN
AT NAMIBIAN WATER CORPORATION Ltd
03.2019 - 11.2019
Biosysytems Laboratory Technician
Kelp Blue
- 05.2022
Bachelor’s Honors degree - Biochemistry
University of Namibia
Grade 12 - Science, Technology, And Society
Westside High School
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