Experience

IANZ

• New Zealand
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Accreditation Assessor

  • Sep 2006 - Present

  Looking after the Health and Wealth of NZ

• Accreditation Assessor

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) "International Accreditation New Zealand is the national authority for the accreditation of testing and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies and radiology services. It is affiliated with APLAC, EA and ILAC world accreditation bodies."Summary of Responsibilities:Organising assessments (planning, travel arrangements, contacting assessors)Conducting assessments (Surveillance and Peer review)Conducting numerous meetingsAssessment report writingInvoicing and cost analysisLiaising with clients and technical assessorsResearching relevant international and national standards and materials for accreditationDeveloping a world first "Research Accreditation" programme.Involvement with several quality improvement projects and IT groupAttendance at relevant conferences and coursesWriting numerous guidelinesAug 2006; Sep 2007 (Under NZ Medical Technologists Board/NZIMLS); "An internationally recognised Teaching, Research and Specialist, 500+ bed hospital. It is affiliated with the University of Auckland Medical School and the University of Auckland School of Biological Sciences".

• Accreditation Assessor- Medical Testing, Radiology and Research

  • 2008 - Present

  Involved in the planning, cordination and completion of assessments of medical laboratories and radiology practcices. Currently involved in implementing a research accrediatation scheme .

• Accreditation Assessor

  • Sep 2007 - Present

  Completion of Accrediataion duties



Thomas Hospital Trust

• Medical Scientist

  • 2005 - 2007

  "An internationally recognised Teaching, Research and Specialist, 1000+ bed hospital. It is affiliated with the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, UCL and the University of London School of Medical Science and Research".(Also; Summary of Responsibilities:Duties in automation, involving a full range of automated and specialised tests.Running and maintenance of the following analysers; including Corning blood gas, Roche/Hitachi 737/917, Modular and Elecsys 2010, Olympus Auto, Abbott Axsym and TDX/IMx, DPC Architect, Variant and Immulite, Stratus, Atomic absorption spectrophotometer, Flame Photometer, Bilirubinometer, Array, Advanced and Micro Osmometer, Viva, GC and GC-MS, Waters, Decade and, Dionex HPLC, Cobas Core/Fara/Bio, and Advia Centaur.Duties in special chemistry and trace metals, involving a full range of specialized assaysDuties in endocrinology and specialised hormonal assays, including running of gamma and beta counters Duties in toxicology and drug analysis, including gas/paper chromatographyDuties in HPLC drug and metabolite analysis, including instrumentation set-upSpecimen reception and its associated duties; including ward rounds for urine collection, parcel and sendaways, day to day registration plus phone inquiriesManual collections of sweat for sweat tests and hydrogen breath testsMicro collection in children and neonatal, and macro-collection in adult wardsNew Zealand Refugee centre for blood collectionsWrite up of procedural and theoretical documentation, including new tests and QC set-upSupervisory and teaching of new interns and graduate students



LabPlus

• Senior Biochemistry Scientist

  • 1999 - 2007

  Biochemistry Scientist

• Senior Biochemist

  • 1999 - 2007

  Labporatory Duties and management