Charmaine K - Tutor in Observatory
I am a part time Masters student at Wits university. I have a BSc in Microbiolgy and Genetics and and hounours degree in Medical Microbiolgy. I am doing a Masters in Bioethics and Health Law and currently work at the Wits Ethics department. I am a mum of two, a girl (4) and a boy (7). I enjoy studying and teaching. I spent 9 years in the food industry as a food microbiologist and have thus learnt alot about microbiolgy and other science subjects. I love travelling and I grew up in Durban. I spent my undergraduate years at the university of Kwazulu Natal.
Tutor basics
Teaching places
Students Home, Public Place, and Online
Travelling distance
Charmaine will travel 30km from Observatory, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Languages spoken
Charmaine speaks Afrikaans, Zulu, English, and Xhosa
Experience
Quality Co-ordinator & Microbiologist
• Running microbiology, raw material and WIP lab • Leading the team • Decision making • Organise shift patterns and co-ordinating annual leave, study leave and sick leave • Approving overtime, leave • Updating management on consumer/customer complaints – handling and RCA’s. • Tracking progress on all audit findings • Leading investigations • Developing, implementing and updating procedures for quality
Quality Systems Co-ordinator & Microbiologist
• Manage microbiology analysts to deliver on routine micro testing • Manage QMS analyst • Coordinate and manage plant Team’s performance on quality agenda • Manage customer requirements – audits and FSSC information • Maintenance of Food Safety Management System • Internal audits and FSSC audits • Reporting audit results to management • Drive compliance • WCM – Driving continuous improvement using WCM methodology
Research office, Human Research Ethics Committee, Medical and Animal Ethics
I work with applications for research ethics clearence for postgraduate research at wits. I answer phone call queries, e-mails and daily walk in by applicants. I also coordinate the monthly meetings for the differnt committees. I do the agenda, type out the minutes and send out invites. I follow up on previous applications and cehck corrections to applications if there are any. I liaise with the chairperson in terms of approvals and I then process the certificates.
Education
BSc Microbiolgy and Genetics - UKZN
BTech in Biotechnology - Durban University of Technology
I did research on the effects of irradiation versus steam sterilisation on spices. I compared the microbial count in the irradited versus the steam sterilised spices
BSc Honours Medical Microbiolgy - UKZN
I did some research on bacteria that cause urinary tract infections. I looked at patient records from differnt hospital wards. I also looked at different antibiotics that are used to treat urinary tract infections and their effectiveness.
MSc (Med) Bioethics and Health Law - Wits
I am doing research on XDR-TB in South Africa. I am analysing the laws that we have in place for the isolation of patients with XDR-TB.
Post graduate diploma in Marketing and supply chain - UKZN
Subjects taught
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Microbiology
I am a qualified microbiologist and spent most of time working at unilever running the microbiology lab. I have very good listening and communication skills and enjoy challenges. I find always work hard to achieve my goals hence I am currently doing my fifth qualification. I have three degress; Microbiology & Genetics, Biotechnology and Medical Microbiology. I also have a post graduate diploma in Marketing & Supply chain. I am now doing my final year in my Master of Science in Medicine, specialising in Bioethics and Health Law. Learning is fun and I hope to show that to my prospective students.
Charmaine teaches Microbiology at High School and University/College level(s)