Medical Research
Calvin Kamau Williamson
Quality Assurance Officer
NGARA
Summary
Experienced team contributor with 2 years in laboratory quality management systems and team leadership, along with 2 years as a sales consultant. Specializing in systems strengthening, excelling in monitoring and compliance. Demonstrates valuable assets in driving organizational goals forward through skills and effective team membership.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages
Work History
Quality Assurance Officer
Metropolitan Hospital Laboratory
11.2023 - Current
- Successfully led the laboratory department to COHSASA re-accreditation by a 97% score in November 2024.
- Conducted evaluations to identify weak areas and identify problematic issues while promoting corrective methods.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams for timely resolution of quality issues and concerns.
- Streamlined workflows by automating repetitive tasks, increasing efficiency in the QA department.
- Developed training programs for employees to enhance their understanding of quality assurance principles and practices.
- Liaised with external auditors during certification processes, demonstrating an unwavering commitment to meeting stringent regulatory requirements for product safety and effectiveness.
- Designed custom reports for management highlighting key performance indicators related to quality control activities.
- Monitored activities and supporting systems to meet compliance regulations.
Secretary IPC Committee
Metropolitan Hospital Nairobi
11.2023 - Current
- Successfully led Metropolitan Hospital IPCC to 90% score on COHSASA IPC Service Elements for COHSASA re-accreditation in November 2024.
- Upheld correct protocols for infection prevention and control and successfully led the IPC Committee to adopt WHO guidelines for IPC by utilizing the WHO IPCAF tool for IPC framework implementation, strengthening the hospital IPC structure.
- Promoted a culture of safety by enforcing infection control measures and risk management strategies.
- Maintained committee meeting minutes, report documents, memos, policies and calendars.
- Conducting IPC audits and collecting environmental and unit sterility reports from the microbiologist.
- Reducing patient safety incidents by providing comprehensive training on best practices in infection control and prevention.
- Served as a liaison between departments to facilitate communication regarding best practices in infection prevention and control.
Medical Laboratory Technologist
METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL
5 2018 - 11.2023
- Conducts routine diagnosis and result validation
- Engages in interpretation of laboratory results and development of standard operating procedures
- Took part in setting up and running molecular laboratory diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2
- Joined Molecular Department as the Head of Department after the annual staff appraisal exercise
- Coordinating the Head of Department, Laboratory Safety on safety gaps as well as noting and conducting safety trainings in the laboratory and hospital at large whenever necessary
- Scheduling and posting monthly staff duties to the staff and to the Human Resource Office for compliance
- Conducting regular studies for process improvement in the laboratory
Sales Executive
JESTA EAST AFRICA LIMITED
05.2017 - 05.2018
- Working with customers to find out what they want and closing sales deals
- Finding and onboarding new sales leads through visits and phone calls to potential clientele
- Retention of existing clientele through site follow ups, technical application assistance, and ensuring smooth after sales services
- Establishing and maintaining healthy customer relations
- Working towards and realizing quarterly sales targets set by the company as part of my key performance indicators
- Training new recruits on good customer relations and sales and marketing tips and general orientation of the company's needs
- Tasked with organizing staff trips and charity events for the company which included mentoring packing boys into rehabilitation and vocational trainings
Sales Consultant
BIOLINE DIAGNOSTICS
02.2016 - 03.2017
- Identifying and pursuing new sales leads
- Maintaining healthy customer relations with existing clients
- Lead qualification
- Visiting client hospitals for promotion of new products and follow up on maintenance of medical equipment on placement contracts
- Training and mentoring new employees
- Compiling and presenting quarterly reports on sales and sales target analysis to the CEO
Laboratory rotations in clinical laboratories
MERU LEVEL 5 HOSPITAL
09.2014 - 12.2014
- Weekly rotations in each of the laboratories in Meru Level 5 Hospital Laboratory
- Conducted my research paper - Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori among patients visiting Meru Level 5 Hospital
- Assisted in routine diagnosis in the different departments (Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, Hematology, Blood Transfusion, Parasitology, Immunology, Comprehensive Care Clinic, Histocytotechniques)
Clinical Attachment
MBAGATHI DISTRICT HOSPITAL
01.2014 - 06.2014
- Weekly rotations in each of the laboratories in Mbagathi District Hospital
- Assisted in specimen collection, processing and relay and confirmation of laboratory reports to my supervisors for dispatch
- Reagents and stains preparations
- Laboratory ethics in clinical areas
- Participating in blood donation campaigns within Nairobi County
- Collecting TB specimens and performing various tests like GeneXpert and Auramine phenol staining techniques in the TB Laboratory
Education
BBA - Supply Chain Management - Registered
Kenya Methodist University
Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya 04.2001 -
Diploma - Medical Laboratory Sciences
KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
09.2012 - 12.2015
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
KAIRI HIGH SCHOOL
02.2008 - 11.2011
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
ARYA PRIMARY SCHOOL
01.2000 - 11.2007
Skills
Team building
Decision-making skills
Reliability
Communication Skills
Performance monitoring
Continuous improvement strategies
Training and leadership
Affiliations
Kenya Medical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Board, 02/16/16, A09513
Trainings & Courses Undertaken
- Basic IPC for Healthcare Workers online refresher training, Sep 2024
- 11 Annual IPNET Conference Naivasha, Aug 2024
- Biosafety and Biosecurity refresher training, Nov 2023
- Good Clinical Laboratory Practices (GCLP) by HUQAS, Dec 2021
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/06/93
- Nationality: Kenyan
Referees
Bernard Omondi
Head of Quality - Metropolitan Hospital Nairobi
0722468019
bomondi@metro-hospital.com
Clinton Onyango
Laboratory Quality Officer - KEMRI/CDC
0710612579
condiek@kemri.go.ke
Robert Musyoka
Laboratory Manager - Metropolitan Hospital
0725153209
rmuusyoka@metro-hospital.com
Projects
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Among Patients Visiting Meru Level 5 Hospital, Mr. Lawrence Wambugu, Head of Department, Medical Laboratory Sciences, KMTC-NYERI
Chess
Playing chess at Nairobi Goan Institute and online chess competitions on Chess.com
Interests
Systems strengthening
Timeline
Quality Assurance Officer
Metropolitan Hospital Laboratory
11.2023 - Current
Secretary IPC Committee
Metropolitan Hospital Nairobi
11.2023 - Current
Sales Executive
JESTA EAST AFRICA LIMITED
05.2017 - 05.2018
Sales Consultant
BIOLINE DIAGNOSTICS
02.2016 - 03.2017
Laboratory rotations in clinical laboratories
MERU LEVEL 5 HOSPITAL
09.2014 - 12.2014
Clinical Attachment
MBAGATHI DISTRICT HOSPITAL
01.2014 - 06.2014
Diploma - Medical Laboratory Sciences
KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE
09.2012 - 12.2015
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
KAIRI HIGH SCHOOL
02.2008 - 11.2011
BBA - Supply Chain Management - Registered
Kenya Methodist University
04.2001 -
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -
ARYA PRIMARY SCHOOL
01.2000 - 11.2007
Medical Laboratory Technologist
METROPOLITAN HOSPITAL
5 2018 - 11.2023