Experience

Health Protection Surveillance Centre
• Ireland
• Public Health
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Epidemiologist

  • Jan 2023 - Present


Health Service Executive

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Surveillance Officer

  • Dec 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Management of Infectious disease databases including Computerised Infectious Disease Reporting Programme (CIDR),CRM) and ICNet • Liaising with GPs, HPSC and other public health departments’ staff to obtain comprehensive data. • Creating reports on CIDR to produce routine lines list and using formula on excel to perform simple descriptive analysis for COVID-19 cases in the Mid-West. • Preforming data verification and validation on CIDR to resolve queries and clean data so the reports produced are reliable. • Reviewing Tuberculosis (TB) cases and performing gap analysis for data obtained between 2019 and 2022 in Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary. • Creating, reviewing and updating COVID-19 outbreaks to monitor trends of the disease in the region. Show less



The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Clinical Research Officer

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2020

  • Monitored population-based HIV drug resistance Early Warning Indicators (EWI) to determine uptake of treatment in Southern Regions of Tanzania. • Utilized SmartGene a bioinformatics application for analysis and interpretation of of genetic sequences to HIVDR reports. • Conducted community outreach activities in rural areas including rapid HIV tests and educating individuals most at risk for contracting HIV. • Utilized different database software for data entry, query resolution, analysis and report generation including SPPS, Laboratory Information System (LIMS) and HIV Infant Tracking System. • Conducted quality assurance of study documents such as case report forms and informed consent forms for clinical research • Participated in development including Standard Operating Procedures and Manual of Procedures (MOP). • Liaised with laboratory teams to ensure activities are conducted according to study protocols. • Organized research conferences, journal clubs and continuous medical education sessions to enhance capacity building and teamwork. • Designed scopes of work for field activities, reports for projects progress and reviewed research papers for publication. • Participated in field data collection and supervision of peripheral healthcare facilities. • Conducted a study titled to ‘Pre-Analytical Errors That Impact the Provision of Quality Laboratory Testing in Referral Laboratory Tanzania’ to amend sample collection manual and facilitate IS015189 accreditation process. Show less



Mbeya Referal Hospital

• Intern Medical Laboratory Scientist

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2015

  Monitored and rectified laboratory non-conformance. Conducted continuous medical education sessions. Carried out medical laboratory tests and procedures in hematology, microbiology, parasitology and molecular biology. Monitored and rectified laboratory non-conformance. Conducted continuous medical education sessions. Carried out medical laboratory tests and procedures in hematology, microbiology, parasitology and molecular biology.



Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre

• Microbiology Analyst

  • Jul 2014 - Sep 2014

  Assisted different microbiology activities. Conducted a research study titled "Bacterial contamination and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolates from stethoscopes at a referral hospital in Tanzania" Assisted different microbiology activities. Conducted a research study titled "Bacterial contamination and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolates from stethoscopes at a referral hospital in Tanzania"



Lugalo Millitary Hospital

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

  Medical Laboratory Volunteer. Medical Laboratory Volunteer.



Muhimbili National Hospital

• Botswana
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laboratory Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - Oct 2012

  Medical Laboratory Volunteer. Medical Laboratory Volunteer.