KYARIKUNDA EDINNAH
Chemist/WASH Specialist
Mbarara,Western Region
Summary
Knowledgeable Quality Control Officer with 10 years experience and skills in meeting strict deadlines while maintaining quality standards. Excellent technical and analytical skills. First-rate problem-solving abilities and am quick to identify problem areas, diagnose root causes, and implement corrective actions. Excited to take on PhD studies in relation to climate change adaptation.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Quality Control Officer
National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC)
1 2018 - Current
- .Determination of chemical optimum doses required to treat a particular amount of water in the laboratory and transfer it to the treatment plant and ensure it treats water to the required standards for potable water
- Calibration of chemical dozers
- Network water quality monitoring and customer complaint handling
- Analytical method validations and product process validation
- Catchment pollution monitoring
- Standard Testing Procedures (STPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) preparations
- Internal audits and corrective action reports
- Preparation of daily, weekly monthly, and quarterly reports.
Achievements
Conducted thorough audits of water and wastewater treatment processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and company policies
- Increased efficiency in quality control processes by streamlining workflows and eliminating redundancies
- Planned and implemented performance improvement and quality assurance programs
- Collected and analyzed data to measure effectiveness of quality control processes
- Performed tests and inspections to conform to established standards
- Conducted investigations into questionable test results
- Documented and executed detailed test plans and test cases and summarized and logged audit findings for reporting purposes
- Minimized cost of production and customer complaints about water quality by optimizing chemical doses
Quality Control Officer
Alfasan Uganda Limited (AUL)
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Analysis of raw materials and water used for the production of drugs in collaboration with quality assurance and production departments
- Analysis of intermediates, finished products, stability study samples and following up the trends.
Quality Control Chemist
Rene Industries Limited (RIL)
11.2011 - 01.2016
- Instruments’ calibration and qualification
- New analysts’ training and qualification on instruments
- Analytical method validations and product process validation
- STP and SOP preparations
- Preparing working standards and their storage control
- Internal audits and corrective action reports.
Education
Masters of Science Water and Sustainable Development - Water and Health, Sanitation
IHE Delft, Institute For Water Education
Delft, South Holland 09.2022 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science Technology - Chemistry
Kyambogo University
Kampala, Uganda 08.2007 - 05.2010
Skills
Quality Control Analysis
Home District
MITOOMA
Religion
CHRISTIAN
Research
- MSc thesis, Understanding the operation and maintenance challenges and identifying improvement opportunities for onsite sanitation systems in small towns of Uganda. A case study of Kijungu slum Mbarara City
- Undergraduate research, Researched the study and identification of causes of high cloud point of cooking oil in the dry fractionation process at BIDCO Uganda Limited which helped the company to solve that problem and produce cooking oil of high quality as required by UNBS standards.
Contactable Referees
- Jackie Sparks, Principal Quality Control Officer, West and South Western Region, +256789-701-076, jackie.sparks@nwsc.co.ug, jackiesparks22@gmail.com
- Dr. Konstantina Velkushanova, Senior lecture Non-sewered sanitation, Department of Water supply, sanitation and environmental engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands, k.velkushanova@un-ihe.org, +31612692496, +27763565380
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 09/08/87
- Nationality: UGANDAN
Training
- 06/2008, 08/2008, Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), Trainee/ Laboratory Technician, Sample reception, recording samples in the sample reception book before analysis., Sampling and sample preparation done depending on the purpose of the inspection., Sealing of official samples and identification of chain of custody at all times., Determination of moisture content, fiber, protein contents in wheat flour, titratable acidity, solubility index and dissolved solids in the supernatant solution of milk powder. Vitamin C in pineapple juice, iodine content in fortified salt.
- 06/2009, 08/2009, BIDCO Uganda Ltd (BUL), Trainee/ Quality controller/ Quality assurance, Sampling samples for analysis at different stages of production to check the quality. The samples were for crude oil, in-process oil, soap raw materials in process soap and soap as a final product., Wastewater treatment and monitoring
- 06/2010, 12/2010, Quality Chemical Industry Ltd (QCIL), Trainee/ Quality controller/ Quality assurance, Sampling and analysis of raw materials, in-process products, packing materials and environmental monitoring both microbiologically and analytically., Production of drugs in the production department.
Timeline
Masters of Science Water and Sustainable Development - Water and Health, Sanitation
IHE Delft, Institute For Water Education
09.2022 - 05.2023
Quality Control Officer
Alfasan Uganda Limited (AUL)
01.2016 - 01.2018
Quality Control Chemist
Rene Industries Limited (RIL)
11.2011 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science Technology - Chemistry
Kyambogo University
08.2007 - 05.2010
Quality Control Officer
National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC)
1 2018 - Current
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