JOHN NEVILLE GWANYAMA GIMAE-mail: gima_gwanyama@yahoo.ca - Phone: 647 608 1870

100 parkway forest drive. Apt 903 Toronto ON. M2J 1L6

CAREER OBJECTIVES A career oriented Chemical Laboratory Technician

who is seeking a position as a lab technician where I can contribute my laboratory skills and applied Chemistry.

HIGHLIGHTS Computer Skills: MS Office Suite, Windows, MS Word,

MS Excel, Internet Browser and E-mail. Good knowledge and understanding of WHMIS, MSDs,

HACCP, CCP's , SOPs, GMPs and ISO17025. Good knowledge and understanding of QC/QA requirements. Enthusiastic, versatile and a fast learner Strong organizational skills, problem solving and good

decision making Excellent communication skills both verbal and

written Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines Speaks English fluently and Understands French. First Aid training. ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Sample collection, preparation and analysis as per

required SOP. Analysis of substances by Classical column

chromatography, GC and HPLC using ChemStation and Empower soft wares.

Analysis of chemicals and substances using the concept of Titrimetric chemical analysis to a relative mean deviation less than 5.0 ppt and iusing colorimetric, Visible, Ultraviolet, Infrared, and Fluorimetric instrumentation

Analysis of water, purification of water and determining the contamination rate of water (suspended particles).

Conductivity, alkalinity and pH of water. Titration, Separation of components of substances using

classical column chromatography. Properly use Spec 20 to determine the absorbance

spectrum and determine the concentration of a substance.

Properly choose and use volumetric glassware, in particular, burets, volumetric pipets and volumetric flasks.

Select and use appropriate top-loading and analytical balances, as well as melting point,boiling point apparatus, refractometer and vacuum filtration.

Identify possible experimental errors in laboratory endeavors.

Solution preparation, cleaning glassware, ordering chemical supplies, and preparation of sample equipment.

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY Rapid Pharmaceutical Methods for Bacterial testing: - Biochemical : IMVIC test, Enteropluri, Multiwell

microfilter and API20e - Immunological: ELISA, Immunofluorescence, Latex

aglutination, DNA probes - (southern blot analysis and colony blot hybridization)

- SDS PAGE - Western blot Analysis Limit Testing of a Pharmaceutical Raw Material

(Product): Test for specific pathogens like :Staphylococcus

aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. testing involved the The Pre-test (validation), Total Plate Count and Total Fungal Count and Tests for Specific Bacteria.

Air and surface testing using Swab method and RODAC plates.

Water testing using Membrane filtration technique and MPN methods.

EDUCATION

May 2014 - December 2015

SENECA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY

Toronto Canada, Ontario

Diploma Two years CHEMICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

GPA of 3.45/4

October 2012 - June 2013

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CAMEROON

Bamenda, Cameroon, North West

BIOCHEMISTRY (degree program)

EXPERIENCEFebruary 2014 - November 2015

Primaryresponse.inc Toronto, Ontario

Security Concierge Deal with tenants and guess in order to understand their

needs Maintain a calm and safe environment. Resolve tenants problems and conflicts hand in hand

with the board of management

June 2012 - January 2013

Tangui Mineral Water Bamenda Cameroon, North West

Intern-Assistant Lab Technician Tangui Mineral Water provides clean consumable water to

the country. Assisted in testing process and purification process in the

lab. Tested for Micro organisms and other contaminants.

VOLUNTEERING

June 2012 - August 2012

CS St John Primary School

Bamenda Cameroon, North West

Tutor Teaching young people the Basics in Mathematics and

Biochemistry. Helping them reach their full potential in Studying as a

whole. Organizing sports activities to keep the body and brains fresh

and fit for studying.

June 2010 - September 2010

Bali general hospital

Bamenda, Cameroon, North West

Lab Technician Assisted in collecting blood samples from patients to be

tested. Help in Analyzing blood samples collected by centrifuging Helped Organize and clean the Laboratory.