Stephen Mburu Email & Phone Number

Nairobi County, Kenya

Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

~ Act as Focal person for the co-ordination of WFP operations in Uganda offering food quality superintendent services. ~ Co-ordinating execution of operations in Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan by close monitoring and allocation of inspectors. ~ Carrying out inspections (Food and non-food items) as a third-party inspector. ~ Sampling as per various sampling protocols for food and non-food items. ~ Authorizing by signature; reports and certificates after checking documentation for completeness and correctness. ~ Communicating with customers on new nominations, job progress, solving or managing potentially sensitive operational situations with customers. ~ Providing guidance and answering queries relating to complex or technical aspects of inspection to customers and management. ~ Advising or providing operational information and or inspection expertise to management team members where required.~ Liaising with Superiors to ensure interdepartmental co-operation in the interest of meeting total job appointment conditions. ~ Ensuring that operational equipment are functioning optimally by facilitating repairs and ensuring they are carried out as to standard.~ Ensuring that procedures and standards are set and/ or maintained in the department. ~ Investigating disputes and discrepancies relating to job assignments and compiling official reports of findings and recommendation to customers. ~ Determining resource requirements for the department based on work volume and operations complexity. ~ Managing local staff by setting and communicating performance and role requirements, orienting new staff, monitoring staff performance and taking corrective actions, discipline, training, coaching, appraising.~ Allocation of duties to local inspectors and planning on execution of operations in a cost effectively. ~ Managing& Reporting expenditure/petty cash at various field offices. ~ Act as Custodian of company assets/operations equipment in Uganda.

Mombasa, Kenya

~ Receiving samples in the lab, registration and manipulation. ~ Performing chemical analysis of both processed and unprocessed foods. ~ Carrying out analysis of both crude and refined vegetable oils. ~ Carrying out microbiology analysis of food, water, oils and packaging materials. ~ Part of the Quality control team ensuring conformance to the QMS, identifying gaps in procedures, raising amendment requests, participating in audits, investigating nonconformities, and ensuring adherence to ISO 17025,1720,22000 and 9001. ~ Quality control- Participating in PTs, QCs development, monitoring, results verification & method development. ~ Carrying out chemical analysis of water and effluent samples. ~ Analyzing fortified foods e.g. CSB for levels of essential vitamins and minerals using HPLC & ICP EOS respectively. ~ Managing junior analysts and attachees in the lab and allocating responsibilities. ~ Operating and monitoring lab equipment to ensure maintenance and calibration records are up to date. ~ Monitoring and recording laboratory and sample stores’ environmental conditions. ~ Drafting reports, releasing them to clients and ensuring proper record keeping and filing ~ Monitoring laboratory consumables inventory, making requisitions and placing orders. ~ Active member of the Company safety committee.

Rwanda

Carried out petroleum products and veg oil shore tanks Inspection and gaugingGauged ship tanks pre, during and after discharge and loadings for the determination of quantity.Superintended petroleum products and vegetable oil discharge ex-vessels did relevant calculations and documentation.Sampled petroleum & veg oil vessels & ex-shore tanks, determined line fullness and carried out line isolationsSent updates to clients and drafted operation reports. Participated in end of month/year stock counts. Superintended vegetable oil and pet products RTW loadings.

Mombasa County, Kenya

~ Receiving samples in the lab, registration and manipulation. ~ Performing chemical analysis of both processed and unprocessed foods. ~ Carrying out analysis of both crude and refined vegetable oils. ~ Carrying out microbiology analysis of food, water, oils and packaging materials. ~ Part of the Quality control team ensuring conformance to the QMS, identifying gaps in procedures, raising amendment requests, participating in audits, investigating nonconformities, and ensuring adherence to ISO 17025,1720,22000 and 9001. ~ Quality control- Participating in PTs, QCs development, monitoring, results verification & method development. ~ Carrying out chemical analysis of water and effluent samples. ~ Analyzing fortified foods e.g. CSB for levels of essential vitamins and minerals using HPLC & ICP EOS respectively. ~ Managing junior analysts and attachees in the lab and allocating responsibilities. ~ Operating and monitoring lab equipment to ensure maintenance and calibration records are up to date. ~ Monitoring and recording laboratory and sample stores’ environmental conditions. ~ Drafting reports, releasing them to clients and ensuring proper record keeping and filing ~ Monitoring laboratory consumables inventory, making requisitions and placing orders. ~ Active member of the Company safety committee.

Mombasa County, Kenya

~ Collecting and preparing samples: prepare swabs from an infection site and place them on microscope slides. Use stains to improve the visibility of the organisms on the slide.~ Performing laboratory tests: use microscopes to observe the structure and morphology of microorganisms.~ Maintaining laboratory equipment: prepare and maintain equipment, such as test tubes, microscopes, machines, reagents etc.~ Preparing reports and summaries of results: by documenting findings.~ Involved in the development, validation, and implementation of laboratory procedures

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Microbiology, General, Second Class Upper Division

Activities and Societies: Project Coordinator Microbiology Students Organization, University Badminton Team Captain Member.

Cpa, Accounting

CPA (Section 1-3)