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Ministry of Health, National Public Health LaboratoryChief Environmental Engineer
Jul. 2011Manage an Environmental Health Laboratory with a staff complement of 12 persons including scientists and engineers and annual budget approximately US$171,000.00
Consult on issues of Environmental Health and Safety to include environmental measurements, environmental pollution, water quality, water treatment, ambient and indoor air quality and hazardous waste
Consulted on the National Advisory Committee on Hazardous Waste
Write project proposals and manage project implementation
National Public Health LaboratoryEnvironmental Engineer
Oct. 2003Kingston, JamaicaChemical, microbiological, analyses, environmental monitoring and audit, risk assessments, incidents investigation and research
National Public Health LaboratoryChief Environmental Engineer
Oct. 2003 - Jul. 2011Coordinate the MoH Recreational Water Quality Monitoring Programme (RWQMP).
Designing the programme based on World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines and implementing it across the island through the parish health departments.
Providing technical support through laboratory analysis
Provide technical guidance for the programme to Parish managers and public health officers
Participate in local and international workshops on environmental monitoring
Conducting field visits for sample collection and field testing
Conduct incidents investigation
Prepare reports at various levels Sit on committees both internal (MoH) and Inter Agency committees.
Review Sub-division plans for approval
Review Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA’s) and Health Impact Assessments (HIA’s).
Provide programme monitoring updates
Work with other regulators and environmental stakeholders such as National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and Water Resources Authority (WRA), Health Departments, Tourism Product Development Company and NGO’s Supervise and Conduct analysis on environmental samples primarily water and air
Review and sign off test results for water and air pollutants and regulated parameters
Provide consultancy of tests, local and international standards for environmental pollutants
Participate in training in improved scientific methods
Assist with the management of the laboratory and a major project budget
Assist with the monitoring of air quality for Particulate Matter and common gas pollutants
Sit on the laboratory safety committee Conduct Training and Promotions
Train staff members, environmental officers and university students
stage seminars, promotional displays and workshops
Liaise with clients and promote environmental monitoring
Ministry of Health/National Public Health LaboratoryScientific Officer
Jan. 2000 - Jan. 2003Conduct tests in a clinical chemistry laboratory.
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