DUSHIMIRIMANA Leoncie
Nakuru, Nakuru District
Summary
A university graduate in Food Science and Technology-Faculty of Agriculture-who is a hardworking candidate and a dedicated professional with history of meeting institution goals by utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working with minimal or without supervision as well as adopting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational needs and willing to take an added responsibility. Always strive to help one another and learn new things to meet team goals.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Testing Services Department(Food& Agriculture Lab)
Kenya Bureau Of Standards
01.2023 - 03.2023
During this period she participated in the following;
- General Laboratory housekeeping.
- Receiving Care and storage Samples before and after Testing.
- Proximate Analysis of Food Samples.
- Reagents Preparation.
- Equipment Checking and Maintenance.
- Specialized training in Vitamin and Protein Analysis.
- Media Preparation and Sterilization.
- Inoculation, Incubation and Interpretation of the results.
- Analysis of Samples using Near Infra-red Spectrometry.
- Sensitization on Occupational Health and Safety Measures.
Volunteer Project (Environmental Awareness)
United Nations Academic Impact
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Sensitization in school on how to take care of the environment
- Trees planting
- Cleaning the environment
- Training on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ways which they can be achieved this helps on knowing how our world can be transformed.
Food Technology Research Centre
Kenya Industrial Research Development Institute
07.2022 - 09.2022
During this period she learnt the following food processing activities;
- Fruits and vegetable processing activities
- Cereal and milling Technology
- Food Analysis
- Water and waste water analysis
- Mushroom production
- Baking Technology
- Chili processing
- Yoghurt production
- Honey processing Technology
Food Production Intern
Njoro Caning Factory
03.2020 - 04.2020
- Receiving Raw materials and Checking their quality
- Factory cleaning
- Production of Tomato source and Tomato Paste
- Production of Seasonal spices
- Production of Mayonnaise
- Production of Vinegar
- Production of juice Powder
- Production of Icing Sugar
- Checking Brix of produced Tomato chili, paste and tomato source.
- Ways on how to preserve different food products such as,
-Vegetables through Pickling
- seasonal fruits like plums
-Mangoes
- Packaging and storage
- Pickling
DataObservations,QualityControl&ProcessingDivision
Rwanda Meteorology Agency
12.2016 - 01.2017
Some of the activities she learnt as an Intern Student includes;
- How to make Observation on Weather and Climate Stations
- Data Quality Control and Processing Processes
- Data services to different sectors of life eg; Agriculture and Farming sectors, Construction sectors and Airports( Kigali international airport)
Education
Bachelor of Science - Food Science And Technology
Egerton University, Kenya
Nakuru-Njoro Main Campus Kenya10.2023
High School Diploma, - Majors: Math, Economics And Geography
Gashora Girls Academy of Science And Technology
Bugesera,Rwanda11.2017
Skills
- Microsoft Word,,Excel, Powerpoint, and microsoft Access
- Presentation and public speaking
- Communication skills
- Translating documents
- Team building
- Multitasking
- Good listening skills
- Data Entry
Accomplishments
- RUFORUM(10th-16th December 2022) AGM Scientific Conference: Poster presentation on "Effect of Avocado Dehydration on Nutritional Composition, Consumer Acceptability and Shelf-life"
- 16th to 29th July 2021 Certificate of Peer Counselor Training.
- 6thFebruary 2021 Certificate of participation in International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM (Female Genital Mutilation).
- 11TH February 2019 to 15th March 2019 training and have done Exam on Computer Applications including MS-words (grade A), MS-Excel (grade A), MS-access (grade B), MS- PowerPoint (grade A), INTERNET AND EMAILING (grade A)
- 22nd to 26th October 2018Sixth Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Biennial conference under the theme; Aligning African universities to accelerate attainment of Africa’s Agenda 2063. Took place in Nairobi Kenya.
- 2018 Received a full funded TAGDev Scholarship through RUFORUM under MasterCard Foundation.
- 2016 August- Certificate that recognizes the outstanding innovational project of mosquito repellent candles made from beeswax
- Agriculture club- Certificate of completion in recognition of training on capital-intensive farming received during the agriculture camp in 2016 June.
- 2015 to 2017 – Certificate of participation in community service club, Gashora Girls Academy-Teaching vulnerable families how to eat balanced diet
-Teaching primary candidate different subjects such as English,Social study, Math and Science
-Assisting vulnerable families by buying them bedding and repairing the houses.
-Doing Public work such as Environmental cleaning
-Visiting Patients at hospitals
- January 2017-November 2017- Certificate in recognition of being a record manager in the club Environment club.
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
- Conducting research on short shelf-life food and Agriculture products to see the means of increasing their shelf-life and maintaining their quality and safety.
- Laboratory testing for food and Agriculture related products for quality purposes.
- Farmers exhibitions,Workshops and seminars
- Volunteering Activities
- Sports such as swimming, Riding bicycles
Languages
English, kinyarwanda, Swahili, France
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Swahili
Upper intermediate
B2
kinyarwanda
Proficient
C2
French
Elementary
A2
Additional Information
References:
Dr. Shadrack. Makori the Supervisor of Food production department at Kenya Industrial
Research Development institute Nairobi
makorishadrack@gmail.com
Phone No +254722345270
Dr. John Nduko Associate Dean of Student at the faculty of Agriculture Egerton and the Lecturer at Egerton University faculty of Agriculture, Department of Dairy, Food Science and Technology
Email: jnduko@egerton.ac.ke
Phone No +254728851448
Timeline
Testing Services Department(Food& Agriculture Lab)
Kenya Bureau Of Standards
01.2023 - 03.2023
Volunteer Project (Environmental Awareness)
United Nations Academic Impact
08.2022 - 12.2022
Food Technology Research Centre
Kenya Industrial Research Development Institute
07.2022 - 09.2022
Food Production Intern
Njoro Caning Factory
03.2020 - 04.2020
DataObservations,QualityControl&ProcessingDivision
Rwanda Meteorology Agency
12.2016 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Food Science And Technology
Egerton University, Kenya
High School Diploma, - Majors: Math, Economics And Geography
Gashora Girls Academy of Science And Technology
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