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Positioned in the Chemistry Lab performing routine and non-routine testing (including moistures, totals solids, foreign matter, pH, insolubilities, lactose, particle size and viscosity), equipment calibration, and sample management.

- Part-time work for the FY24 GHG inventory in addition to my regular Beekeeping activities.- Worked collaboratively with internal and external contacts to collect, collate and analyse data across numerous areas including Scope 1 emissions, Upstream and Downstream Transportation & Distribution, Waste, and Investments.

Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand

- Worked in the Queen Production Unit managing up to 1200 hives and nucs.- Completed the NZQA New Zealand Certificate in Apiculture (Level 4).- Contributed to the production of a record number of mated queens and queens cells, allowing 66% of all hives to be requeened during the season, surpassing the 50% target.- Implemented and monitored seasonal beehive.

Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand

- Worked in the Queen Production Unit managing up to 600 hives and nucs.- Completed the NZQA New Zealand Certificate in Apiculture (Level 3).- Responsible for grafting, caging and requeening hives, disease monitoring and management, feeding, supering hives, harvesting honey, and wintering down hives. - Decontaminated and extracted honey from supers.

Auckland, New Zealand

- Worked at the forefront of customer service to deliver a meaningful, memorable brand experience that changed visitors' perceptions of Comvita products and built brand affinity, reputation and recognition within New Zealand. - Hosted intimate 45-minute honey-tasting sessions with groups of up to eight people.- Educated consumers of all ages on bees.

- Worked in the Formulation Development Team within New Product Development.- Prepared and executed trial lab batches of new drug and nutraceutical formulations including tablets, oral liquids and ointments following a Quality by Design approach.- Tested these new formulations against a variety of specifications such as weight, hardness, friability, pH.

Paengaroa

- External audit preparation - 2020 BRC audit - Created and updated Quality manuals and Production SOPs, trained the Warehouse team, and completed internal audits to identify further gaps in our processes, resulting in a BRC grade change from ‘C’ to ‘AA’ - the highest grade attainable.- Internal auditing - Planned and conducted various internal audits.

Paengaroa

- Produced a comprehensive literature review covering the health benefits of propolis.- Read and critically appraised over 100 scientific papers- Presented findings and recommendations to Comvita’s senior leadership team and staff.- 10-week internship under the Callaghan Innovation R&D Experience Grant.

Tauranga

- Part-time work during my final year of high school. - Involved in merchandising, stock management, and taking and processing orders in the copy centre.

Tauranga

- Tutored students from primary school to college in Mathematics and English.- Created individualised teaching plans according to each student's areas of need.- Evaluated progress and discussed results with the students and their parents.

Bachelor Of Pharmacy With Honours- Bpharm (Hon), Pharmacy, Cumulative Gpa: 8/9 (A)

First Class Honours. Awarded the 2020 Senior Scholar Award in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Biomedical Sciences, General, Cumulative Gpa - 7.9/9 (A-)

Changed to BPharm programme in 2018 after being selected for a position in the course

New Zealand Apprenticeship In Apiculture Level 4

New Zealand Apprenticeship In Apiculture Level 3

Ncea Levels 1, 2, 3 Endorsed With Excellence

Activities and Societies: School swim team, Rotary National Science and Technology Forum, Waikato Regional NZIC Analytical Chemistry.