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Yaw Darkwa Boateng

Yaw Darkwa Boateng

Brighton And Hove

Summary

Resourceful Quality Control Chemist with over eight years of expertise in performing lab tests to maintain established quality standards. Accomplished in following safety measures while conducting tests and providing detailed reports based on findings. Highly adept in communicating quality issues and offering corrective actions.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Biomedical Scientist

Ghana Health Service
12.2019 - Current
  • Maintained accurate records of all methods and research conducted and wrote in-depth medical reports.

· Guide and supervise junior staff and technicians

· Evaluate test results and prepare reports

· Receive blood samples and other body fluid for experimentation and analysis

· Quality assurance and quality control

· Instrumentation selection and evaluation

Blood bank and transfusion services

  • Led and managed production team of [Number] employees and confirmed adherence to updated safety procedures

Chemist & Quality Assurance

Intertek Ghana Ltd
05.2016 - Current
  • Writing technical procedures and work instructions
  • Works with ISO: 17025 standards
  • Conduct quality testing and analysis on crude oil, gasoil, gasoline, fuel oil, lube oil and other petroleum product according to ASTM/IP methods, customer or other international specification with minimum turnaround time and consistent quality in delivery
  • Training of interns and National service personnel's
  • Ensures compliance of Health and safety requirement with company policy
  • Conduct water quality testing on effluent and portable water according to client specification
  • Prepared and standardized test equipment, test solutions and reagents to enable successful testing completion
  • Performed standard and proprietary physical testing and chemical analysis of raw and finished petroleum products products
  • Developed analytical reports based on testing observations
  • Operated specialized scientific equipment and performed complex procedures to execute high-level analytical testing tasks
  • Tested a lot samples per per day to analyze quality
  • Performed preventive maintenance and calibrated equipment to keep laboratory in compliance with accepted standards
  • Coordinated and performed analytical tests to comply with established standards and specifications
  • Cleaned and organized laboratory and kept supplies well-stocked to save time, money and promote laboratory efficiency
  • Developed laboratory testing programs and data analysis while adhering to SOPs, ECOs, batch records and work instructions.
  • Daily Calibration /verification of laboratory equipment's e.g. balances, pH meters etc.)
  • Coordination of external of routine external maintenance activities for QC equipment.
  • Coordination and preparation of dispatch of samples for external analysis

Laboratory Technician

Ghana Sumatra Limited
09.2012 - 04.2016
  • Isolation of pollen grains from palm fruits
  • Aseptic preparation of pollen grains for storage and export
  • Supervised of pollen collectors in their daily field activities
  • Pollen viability test, embryo test, moisture content
  • Analysis of oil palm, (FFA, dirt, dobi carotene, iodine value, moisture content etc
  • Performed routine lab and department maintenance to keep area clean and orderly
  • Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instrumentation
  • Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab
  • Kept laboratory supplies prepared by inventorying stock, placing orders and verifying receipt
  • Supported laboratory staff with advanced troubleshooting, resolving complex problems and helping with special projects
  • Registered and prepared samples for general analytical testing through data entry, weighing and physical homogenization
  • Completed quality documents and input and saved quality data in appropriate locations
  • Prepared and assured accuracy of standards and reagents needed for analyses
  • Inspected laboratory equipment to maintain good working condition for optimal results
  • Prepared reagents, media and solutions to use for laboratory testing and analysis
  • Operated and performed preventative maintenance on laboratory equipment and instruments
  • Interpreted laboratory results to provide technical advice to scientists

Laboratory Technician

Science Division, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana
10.2011 - 08.2012
  • Preparation of solutions
  • Determination of %Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus in soil and plants
  • Determination of soil Ph
  • Determination of heavy metals in soil samples
  • Sampling of plants and soils for analysis
  • UV-Spectroscopic analysis of plant and Soil Sample
  • Analysis of minerals using Atomic Absorption Spectrometer
  • Maintenance and calibration of AAS, UV Spectrophotometer, Ph meter, analytical balance etc
  • Worked at Plant breeding laboratory of Council for Scientific Research

Education

BSC. - Medical Laboratory Technology

Garden City University College
Kumasi-Kenyasi
07.2017

HND - Science Laboratory Technology

Accra Polytechnic
ACCRA-GHANA
05.2011

Skills

  • Good writing and verbal presentation skills
  • Good human relations and managerial skills
  • Able to accept supervision and get along with co-workers
  • Willing to accept new innovations and interested in improving efficiency on assigned tasks
  • Like to see assigned areas of responsibility completed correctly
  • Able to prioritize own workload with good communication skills
  • Has strong numerical, literacy and analytical skills
  • Ability to proactively communicate status and issues
  • Dive with valid Ghanaian driving incense

Languages

English
Upper intermediate (B2)

Timeline

Biomedical Scientist

Ghana Health Service
12.2019 - Current

Chemist & Quality Assurance

Intertek Ghana Ltd
05.2016 - Current

Laboratory Technician

Ghana Sumatra Limited
09.2012 - 04.2016

Laboratory Technician

Science Division, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana
10.2011 - 08.2012

BSC. - Medical Laboratory Technology

Garden City University College

HND - Science Laboratory Technology

Accra Polytechnic
Yaw Darkwa Boateng