Senior Laboratory Executive

• May 2023 - Present

Microbiologist

• Nov 2021 - May 2023

 In House method development for the detection of Salmonella Enteritidis and Typhimurium by Real-Time PCR  In House method development for the detection of SARS-CoV2 in Wastewater by Real-Time PCR  In House method development for the detection of SARS-CoV2 on Food Packaging Surfaces by Real-Time PCR  In House method development for the detection of Norovirus and Hepatitis A by Real-Time PCR  USP 41 Chapter 85 LAL Kinetic Chromogenic Bacterial Endotoxin Test  ISO 11731:2017 Enumeration and Confirmation of Legionella  VITEK® 2 System and API® 20E confirmation rapid test for microbial identification  Developing Standard Operating Procedures and Validation reports for in house methods.  Handling other miscellaneous projects (i.e Shelf Life, Test kit stability etc) Show less

Assistant Manager

• Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

 Assist current Store Manager and provide quality service to the customers.  Quality check of operation and implement sales/operation strategy  Responsible for resolving customer complaints regarding food quality and service and making sure the daily operation complies with health and food safety regulations  Analyze daily operation and plan PDCA with Management  Coaching current staff, provide training to new staff  Assist current Store Manager and provide quality service to the customers.  Quality check of operation and implement sales/operation strategy  Responsible for resolving customer complaints regarding food quality and service and making sure the daily operation complies with health and food safety regulations  Analyze daily operation and plan PDCA with Management  Coaching current staff, provide training to new staff

Management Executive

• Dec 2019 - Oct 2020

Practice Standard of Leadership in the following areas: Handling day to day operations, from opening to closing of an F&B outlet Tasks  General responsibility such as cleaning, washing and set up of business before opening and after closing  Overseeing inventory, including food and beverages, supplies and other outlet equipment  Responsible for resolving customer complaints regarding food quality and service and making sure the daily operation complies with health and food safety regulations  Assist in prep work and involved with cooking the dishes as per customer’s order. Show less

Research Associate

• Sep 2014 - Jun 2016

Supervised by Dr. Roy R. Mondesire, Ph.D To develop Point of Care rapid diagnostic tools for the medical diagnostic industry. To be able to create an array of intellectual property for the development of research in RVR Diagnostics Sdn Bhd. Currently handling the molecular diagnostics development for Dengue Serotyping, HIV, STD’s and Ganoderma. Conduct research, sample collection and analysis, experimental designs and evaluation. Skills  Ability to understand the antibody (IgM/IgG) and antigen pathway in disease diagnostic.  Analysis of SNP’s and Locked Nucleic Acid in disease specific detection.  Knowledge on the Complementary Determining Region, Paratope and epitope.  Knowledge on various molecular amplification i.e Loop-Mediated-Isothermal-Amplification (LAMP), Conventional PCR, Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Amplification (NASBA), Real-Time PCR etc.  Developing a shorter time amplification technique for Nucleic acid testing.  Binding chemistry Avidin-Biotin, FITC Anti-FITC, Thiol - Gold Colloid Nanoparticles and modifiers.  Incorporating molecular diagnostics test to Lateral Flow System.  In-depth understanding on conjugation techniques, buffer system, striping on Nitrocellulose Membrane, materials used in a lateral flow, construction of lateral flow system  Developing diagnostic protocols for development of products. Show less

Assistant Technical Manager

• Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

Practice Standard of Leadership in the following areas: To provide leadership and define standards for the organization on all issues technical, ensuring the products it sells meet the needs of the customer, are safe and are correctly labelled. • To approve the quality of all products that the company sell. • To approve the suppliers of all the products in the business’s portfolio. • To hold a technical specification for all products. • To carry out weekly briefing with Purchasing and Marketing to ensure Critical Paths targets are being met. • Support technical marketing activities including warranty management and technical support. • Working together with the customer to grow the market share of the company’s product. • Assist the Technical Manager in training and uplifting the technical skills of internal staffs and key customers. Show less

Research & Development Executive / Quality Manager

• Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

Practice Standard of Leadership in the following areas: • Customer /Marketplace Focus – Seek to understand key competitors’ strength and weaknesses and plan prospective market strategies. • Innovation – Demonstrate ability to bring out new ideas in the development of diagnostic kits. • Integrity/Credo Values – Demonstrate Credo value in own behavior. • Managing Complexity – ability to balance multiple tasks without compromising quality • Organizational and People development – Collaboratively develops challenging performance expectation Laboratory Responsibilities • Responsible in managing the Research & Development team on formulation of new products and improving existing products. • Responsible in managing the Quality Control and Assurance team on the control of incoming raw materials and outgoing finish products from the company. To ensure the production floor is following GMP, ISO regulations and strict Halal control. • Work closely with the Business Development team on ensuring the product pipeline of the company is ever growing. • Responsible in primer designing and optimization of diagnostic kits. • A part of the daily routine laboratory which runs tests for detecting Aquaculture Viruses. • Responsible in maintaining the overall conditions of the laboratory. • Working close with the Fishery Departments, looking at prospective development projects. • Responsible in training external parties on PCR and DNA Extraction. • Perform routine Halal checks for licensing. • To connect with various suppliers both locally and internationally regarding the supply of raw materials for research (lab scale) and production scale. • Responsible to bring in and maintain good relationship with academic institutions for the purpose of research and development • Issuance of monthly report of consumables used and samples received. • Process orders and productions for diagnostic kits. Show less

Volunteer

• Jun 2011 - Jun 2012

Registration at blood drives and office work administration level Registration at blood drives and office work administration level

Laboratory Assistant

• Jan 2012 - Mar 2012

• Lab duties -Labeling, workplace safety, workplace cleanliness, hazard control, recording and data collecting. • Conducting research on chemical compounds -Making emulsions, paints and other chemical compounds with different specifications. Processing and recording the outcomes of the experiment. • Handling machines and technical works -Operate different types of machines and making sure that the machines are calibrated properly before starting an experiment. • Handling microbial substances -Experimenting on paints and paint emulsion products for the occurrence of micro-organisms. Show less