CURRICULUM VITAE FOR SAMUNDERU MITCHELL WADZANAYI
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 4 EDWARD ROAD KHUMALO, BULAWAYO
PHONE NUMBER: +263 775 253 296
EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
Personal details
Name Mitchell Wadzanayi
Surname Samunderu
Date of birth 08/03/1994
Citizenship Zimbabwean
ID Number 42-259552 V80
Gender Female
Marital Status Single
Language Shona and English
Religion Christianity

PERSONAL SUMMARY
I am a hardworking Medical Laboratory Scientist with a great ability to work under pressure and perform multiple tasks both independently and within a team. I have excellent time management skills which make me meet my daily targets timely. I am self-motivated and highly passionate to execute the best practices in the laboratory setting.
Work Experience
Organization: Ministry Of Health and Child Care (stationed at United Bulawayo Hospital)
Position: Medical Laboratory Scientist (General)
Current Position: Serology Head of Department/ Quality Officer
Period: June 2018 to current

Duties and Responsibilities
Specimen reception
Sorting out samples for appropriate tests and assigning sample IDs using the Laboratory Information System.
Serology
Carrying out rapid immunological tests such as Rheumatoid Factor, ASOT.
Rapid HIV Testing using the National Algorithm.
Carrying out ELISA for viral load.
Preparation and storage of known positive and negative samples to be used as controls and for the distribution to Primary Care Counsellors.
Environmental monitoring which include recording and monitoring room and fridge temperature charts.
Capturing immunochemistry results.
Preparation of Dry Blood Spots aliquots from whole blood
Monitoring and training Primary Care Councilors on HIV Testing
Microbiology
Media preparation.
Processing of clinical bacteriology and parasitology specimens according to the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that is; selection of appropriate culture media, culturing suitable samples and incubation conditions.
Microscopy that is; wet preparation, Giemsa stain, ZN stain, Gram stain, CSF cell count etc
Staining and examination of microorganisms under microscope for example TB and malaria.
Biochemical testing and serological typing of notifiable pathogens such as Salmonella Typhi, Shigella Dysenteriae and Vibrio Cholera.
Performing TB PCR testing using Gene Expert
Environmental monitoring which include recording and monitoring room and fridge temperature charts.
Carrying out anti-microbial sensitivity using the Kirby Bauer method and monitoring patterns of anti-microbial drug resistance.
Ensuring proper sterilization and disposal of cultures and reporting accidents to head of department.

Chemistry
Daily maintenance and calibration of machines.
Running internal quality controls before patient’s samples are run.
Processing of samples and authorization of test results.
Environmental monitoring which include recording and monitoring room and fridge temperature charts.
Undertaking External Quality Assurance (EQA)
Stock control and ordering of reagents and any other consumables at departmental level.
Haematology
Performing daily, weekly and monthly maintenance and troubleshooting analyzer errors.
Running internal quality controls before patient’s samples are run.
Running urgent and routine haematological tests especially full blood count (FBC), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), INR and APTT.
Preparing, staining and reading peripheral smears to check and confirm abnormal results.
Performing T cell profiles and CD4 counts.
Environmental monitoring which include recording and monitoring room and fridge temperature charts.
Stock taking reagents and other consumables.
Undertaking External quality assurance with organisations like ZIMQAP.
Histology
Aiding in cut up of tissues
Tissue processing fixation, dehydration, clearing ,embedding, sectioning, staining using H and E
Performing special stains like ZN stain, Masson Fontana, Pearls Prussian.
Preparing cytology slides (papanicolauear smear) and immunohistochemistry.
Reconstituting stains from stock solutions.
Environmental monitoring which include recording and monitoring room and fridge temperature charts.
Stock taking reagents and other consumables.

ATTACHMENT
Worked as a student at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals Laboratory from September 2015 to May 2016 (1 year) serving in: Haematology, Serology, Microbiology and Chemistry.
Attached to National Blood Services of Zimbabwe ( NBSZ ) for five weeks serving in thefollowing sections: Quality Productions, Compatibility Testing, Transfusion Transmissible Infections (TTI).
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Tertiary Level (University of Zimbabwe 2013-2017)
Professional Qualifications
Bachelor in Medical Laboratory Sciences Honors Degree (HBMLS):
Overall degree class 2.2
Registered on the register of MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTISTS kept by the Medical Laboratory and Clinical council Zimbabwe
Z.G.C. ADVANCED LEVEL (Kriste Mambo High School 2011-2012)
3 ‘A’ Level Pass
Z.G.C. ORDINARY LEVEL (Kriste Mambo High School 2009-2010)
10 ‘O’ Level Pass including Mathematics and English Language
ZILACODS
Undergrad Research Topic
Process evaluation of HIV infected infants (EID) at Parirenyatwa Central Hospital.
HOBBIES
Reading
Travelling and site seeing
Sports
Outreach programs

REFERENCES
Mrs F Chabata
Senior Clinical Chemistry Technologist
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals-Biochemistry Laboratory
Cell +263 712 417 034
Dr Maramba
Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
College of Health Sciences
University of Zimbabwe
Mazoe Street
Harare
Cell + 263 717 687 791
The Headmaster
Mr Mvere
Kriste Mambo Secondary School
Private Bag 8095
Rusape
0773 023 340
Mrs B Sibanda
Chief Medical Laboratory Scientist
United Bulawayo Hospitals
PO Box 958
Bulawayo
0783 854 208