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Filimone Gutugutuwai Laboratory Technician

Fiji

Name: Filimone Belolevu Gutugutuwai

Gender: Male

Residential Address: Lot 65 Tacirua Heights, Tacirua

Postal Address: P.O. Box 16865, Suva.

Phone: 9068230/9363754

Hobbies: Travelling, Sailing, Field work

E-MAIL:[email protected]

EDUCATION:

TERTIARY INSTITUTE                                PROGRAMME        YEAR

Fiji Institute of Technology                   Bachelor of Applied Science                               2008

Fiji Institute of Technology                   Diploma in Laboratory Technology                    2005

Fiji Institute of Technology                   Diploma in Environmental Science                     2004

WORK EXPERIENCE

Year                                          Company                                                    Position

 

2016 to date                             Pacific Coating Limited                        Laboratory Technician

Duties:

Checking raw materials before production
Viscosity test
Drying test
Weight test
Pot life test
Opacity test
Solvent test

 

2014-2015                        Sugar Industry Tribunal   Cane Quality Analyst/ Lab Technician

Duties
Conducting lab analysis for raw materials (POL,BRIX,CCS,TCTS,FIBRE)
Maintaining Good Laboratory Practices
Calibrating and maintaining laboratory equipment and tracking devices
Tracking-ensure that every sample are tracked >95%
Report Writing
Daily Check of Tracking Devices and other equipment

 

2012-2013                                Ministry of Fisheries                                    Fisheries Observer

 

Duties- Worked onboard fishing vessel fishing around the Pacific:
Record information on fishing effort and location
Estimate and record the catch weight
Sample catches to determine species composition
Collect biological data (length measurements & sex ratios)
Collect fish and samples for return to shore
Verify fishing gear measurements and configuration
Monitor fishing activity for compliance to regulations
Record incidentally captured marine mammals, turtles & seabirds
Keep a detailed record of vessel activities
Report Writing

 

2011-2012                World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)   –       Field Assistance

Duties
Freshwater survey (stream health survey)
Physical sampling: temperature, conductivity, PH, turbidity, Dissolved oxygen
Biological sampling- collection of organism
Laboratory works- sorting and identification of organism
Report Writing

 

 

 

2010                      Department of Town Planning               Research and Surveying Assistant

Duties
Urban profiling and surveying
Data entry
Research

 

 

2006              National Water Quality Laboratory   (NWE)   Trainee Laboratory Technician.   Duties
Physical analysis on all water sample
Preservation of samples
COD, BOD, Microbiology, Solids and Sulphide Analysis
Environmental sampling

 

 

COURSE/TRAINING

 

Life Skills Training                                2010
First Aid                                                 2012
Fire Fighting                                          2012
Occupational Health and Safety            2012
OHS modules1 & 2 Accredited Training Course –  2016

(Occupational Health and Safety at Work Act 1996)

 

 

ATTRIBUTES

 

Fast Learner
Friendly and Approachable
Reliable
Honest and Committed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFEREES:
Name: Sikeli Waqatakirewa

Cane Quality Manager

Sugar Industry Tribunal

Ph: 6666900/6666920

Name: Sher Singh

Senior Scientific Officer

National Water Quality Laboratory

Water Authority of Fiji

Ph: 3392133

Name: Ms Talei Rokotuibua

Director Town and Country Planning-Urban Profiling

Ph: 3305336