Joseph Nyanzi
Chemical Engineering
Kampala,Uganda
Summary
Determined Quality Control Chemist offering a strong background in lab sample testing, analysis, interpretation and reporting to assure quality. Meticulous in maintaining safety and cleanliness in the lab while performing tests and documenting information. Driven to consistently adhere to standard operating procedures when performing all work in the lab.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Quality Assurance Chemist
East Africa Medical Vitals Ltd
Kampala, Uganda
03.2021 - Current
- Prepared a variety of different written communications, reports and documents to ensure smooth operations.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
Laboratory Chemist
Kangulumira Public Senior Secondary School
Kayunga, Uganda
02.2019 - 03.2021
- Performed standardized tests on organic and inorganic compounds to observe fundamental differences in properties.
- Established quality control measures for instrumentation and monitored data quality to operate instrument with control limits.
- Repaired, calibrated and safely operated laboratory equipment to reduce costly instrument downtime.
- Cleaned and organized laboratory and kept supplies well-stocked to save time, money and promote laboratory efficiency.
- Decreased lab spending by purchasing cost-effective supplies and closely monitoring laboratory inventory.
- Resolved routine issues and escalated non-standard or critical issues to department for corrective action.
Process Chemist
Sugar Corporation of Uganda Ltd Factory
Buikwe, Uganda
05.2012 - 07.2013
- Maintained organized, safe and efficient production process to minimize accidents and prevent cross contamination.
- Cleaned and organized the production process and kept supplies well-stocked to save time, money and promote laboratory efficiency.
- Control of all operational and maintenance activities of the process in the shift to produce good quality sugar.
- Cleaning and testing of equipment in the boiling house section during annual shut down.
- Maintaining of stock for lime, sulphur and any other chemicals required for the process in
sub store.
Quality Control Chemist
Rene Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
11.2010 - 04.2012
- Calibrated weighing scales, UV and HPLC equipment and documented readings and adjustments to improve equipment accuracy.
- Conducting Lab analyses of pharmaceutical raw materials and medicine samples.
- CGMP inspections of local drug manufacturing facilities.
- Analysing inorganic and organic compounds to determine physical and chemical properties, compositions, relationships, structure and reactions utilizing spectroscopy and chromatography techniques.
Education
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Kangwon National University
Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea. 03.2015 - 02.2017
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Chemistry
Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda. 08.2007 - 01.2011
Skills
Technical reports
Testing samples and specimens
Equipment calibration
Operations monitoring
MS Office
Performance testing
Additional Information
Publications
▪ Muhammad Asif Hussain, Nyanzi Joseph, Onyu Kang, Young-Hun Cho, Byung-Hun Um, Jung Won Kim, Supported Metal Nanoparticles: Their catalytic Application to Selective Alcohol Oxidation. Applied Chemistry for Engineering, 27, 2016, 227-238.
Conferences
▪ Nyanzi Joseph, Jung Won Kim, One-pot Heterogeneous Catalytic Decarbonylation of Alcohols Using Supported PdO-doped on Silica Nanoparticles (PdO@SNP). The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2016 Fall Conference, ICC, Jeju, Republic of Korea.
▪ Nyanzi Joseph, Muhammad Asif Hussain, Hyeon Bin Kim, Seunghwan Seok, Do Hyun Kim, Jung Won Kim, Dehydrogenative Decarbonylation of Primary Alcohols Using Efficient Heterogeneous PdO@Silica Nanocatalyst. The Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2016 Spring Conference, BEXCO, Busan, Republic of Korea.
▪ Muhammad Asif Hussain, Seunghwan Seok, Nyanzi Joseph, Do Hyun Kim, Bong Gill Choi, Jung Won Kim, A Green Sonochemical Synthesis of PdO@Silica Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Decarbonylation of Alcohols. The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2015 Fall Conference, KINTEX, Ilsan, Republic of Korea.
Honours and awards
▪ A cover article for the Scopus journal “Applied Chemistry for Engineering” Vol. 27 (3), June 2016.
▪ Korean Government Scholarship grantee for a Master’s degree in Energy and Chemical Engineering.
Memberships
▪ Active member of LGSC (Laboratory for Green Sustainable Catalysis) for my master’s research work at Kangwon National University.
▪ Executive member of MUCS (Makerere University Chemical Society) under this association I served as the general secretory.
▪ Executive member of MUCS (Makerere University Chemical Society) under this
association I served as the general secretory.
Timeline
Quality Assurance Chemist
East Africa Medical Vitals Ltd
03.2021 - Current
Laboratory Chemist
Kangulumira Public Senior Secondary School
02.2019 - 03.2021
Master of Science - Chemical Engineering
Kangwon National University
03.2015 - 02.2017
Process Chemist
Sugar Corporation of Uganda Ltd Factory
05.2012 - 07.2013
Quality Control Chemist
Rene Pharmaceutical Industries Limited Uganda
11.2010 - 04.2012
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Chemistry
Makerere University
08.2007 - 01.2011