Gregory Kumi Amoako
Accra
Summary
My personal goal is to achieve excellence in practical knowledge and skills and to build upon my crafts in my field of study, organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude to improve upon my career sustainably, and to add more non-field related skills to equip me to contribute immensely to the socio-economic development and success of any institution I find myself working in. I am an energetic and ambitious young person with a responsible approach to any task I undertake and have developed an ethical way of handling pressure whenever the need arises.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Regulatory Personnel
Food and Drugs Authority
Kumasi
09.2020 - 12.2024
- Engaged in food product evaluation and registration.
- Participated in In-house morning meetings, Investigate into the proper Product Label Evaluation to determine their compliance with the labeling law of the Public Health Act 2012
- Engaged in routine market surveillance activity (MS) conducted at the District and Municipal levels within the Ashanti region as part of monitoring the post-registration product quality for safe consumption.
- Investigated into the compliance of good retailing practices (GRP), good storage and handling practices, and good manufacturing practices (GMP), Preparation and presentation of market surveillance reports gathered from routine market surveillance activity.
- Followed up on consumer complaints to ensure effective detention of non-conforming product in the market.
- Supervised the safe disposal of unwholesome, expired, and unregistered products displayed for sale (a collaboration between the Food and Drugs Authority and Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly Safe Disposal Unit).
- Participated in pharmacovigilance activity at the various hospitals and pharmacies in the region to determine, monitor, and follow up on any drug adverse problems, Preparation of label letters for approved clients' labels.
- Assistance to clients in filling out product registration, renewal, and facility inspection forms.
- Participated in the inspection of manufacturing, pack-houses and storage facilities to monitor conformity and compliance with good GMP.
- Investigated into the physicochemical testing of food product especially for pH, Acid insoluble Ash, and total ash content.
- Led efforts to implement best practices in data management, ensuring accuracy and accessibility of critical records for internal review or external inspection purposes.
- Facilitated process improvements through regular analysis of existing workflows related to regulatory coordination tasks.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop risk management strategies, mitigating potential compliance concerns.
- Managed regulatory submissions, ensuring timely and accurate information was provided to authorities.
Internship
Newmont Goldcorp Ghana
Accra
- Participated in In-house safety and work ethics meetings
- Preparation and arrangement of both weekly and monthly reports from various operation sites.
- Submission of documents to the Environmental Protection Agency - Accra for validation and acceptance.
- Participated in Stakeholder meetings and writing of minutes during engagements.
- Engaged in the proper filing of documents into their respective shelves for ease of recovery.
- Engaged in the review of submitted reports from the Dokyikrom Tailing Storage Facility.
- Assisted at the reception in receiving calls, welcoming visitors, running errands for supervisors, and documentation, Engaged in printing, scanning, and comb-binding of confidential documents
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry - Biochemistry And Biotechnology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
12.2020
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry -
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
12.2020
WASSCE - General Science
Kumasi Academy
12.2016
WASSCE - General Science
Kumasi Academy
12.2016
Basic Education -
Suhyenso District/Local Junior High School
12.2013
Skills
- Good Communication and Presentation Skills
- Writing and Communication Skills
- Logical Reasoning and Analytical skills
- Goal-oriented mindset
- Typing, Printing, Scanning and Comb-binding of documents
- Project Management
Languages
English
Twi
Careerattributesandcompetencies
- Very passionate and affirmative
- Very effective in learning new ideas and replicating them into practice
- Good interpersonal relationship
- Creative and Innovative
- Leadership Skills
- Execution Intelligence and Analytical Skills
- Ability to control pressure to meet demand
- Tenacity despite failure
- Patient
- Polite communication skills
Campusactivity
- Ghana Biochemistry Student Association, KNUST (as Sports Chairman and Active Member - 2020)
- Science Student Association (SCISSA) Sports Council (Member)
Personal Information
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Ghanaian
- Marital Status: Single
References
- Mrs. Deborah Owusu Afriyie, Marketing and Administration Manager, Methodist Investment and Properties Ltd., deborahowusuafriyie@gmail.com, +233242122787
- Mrs. Abena Asiamah, Principal Regulatory Officer, Food and Drugs Authority - Kumasi, +233242010777
- Professor F.K.N Arthur, fareedarthur@yahoo.com, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, KNUST
Hobbies and Interests
- Sports
- Reading
- Research
Timeline
Regulatory Personnel
Food and Drugs Authority
09.2020 - 12.2024
Internship
Newmont Goldcorp Ghana
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry - Biochemistry And Biotechnology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry -
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
WASSCE - General Science
Kumasi Academy
WASSCE - General Science
Kumasi Academy
Basic Education -
Suhyenso District/Local Junior High School