ANDREW GAKU
Tacoma,WA
Summary
Proven professional with extensive experience in logistics and healthcare, demonstrated at UPS and Tender Care Adult Family Home. Excelled in freight handling and compassionate client care, enhancing operational efficiency and patient satisfaction. Skilled in route planning and fostering strong relationships, achieving a significant improvement in delivery and care standards.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Pre Loader
UPS
Tacoma, Washington
11.2024 - Current
- Loading packages into and unloading them from delivery vehicles
- Sorting packages by delivery order and route
- Lifting, lowering, and sliding packages that can weigh up to 70 lbs
- Keeping the work environment clean and organized
- Helping the Package Dispatch Supervisor with daily tasks and dispatch analysis
- Printing and distributing daily reports
- Answering customer questions about shipments, such as tracking, reassigning, and rush delivery
Caregiver
Tender Care Adult Family Home
Tacoma, Washington
06.2023 - Current
- Assisted elderly clients with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Provided companionship for elderly clients by engaging in conversation and participating in recreational activities.
- Transported clients to doctor appointments and other errands using wheelchair accessible vehicles.
- Monitored vital signs including blood pressure, temperature and pulse rate.
- Prepared meals according to dietary requirements and assisted with feeding when necessary.
- Administered prescribed medications on a timely basis following care plan instructions.
- Maintained accurate records of services provided, changes in client condition, medications administered and other pertinent information.
- Accompanied clients to social events such as movies or plays.
- Assisted with ambulation by providing support during transfers from bed to chair or wheelchair.
- Helped maintain the safety of the client's environment by removing hazards such as rugs or furniture that could cause falls.
- Assured proper nutrition by preparing meals, grocery shopping and monitoring food consumption levels.
- Encouraged independence while promoting self-care skills such as bathing, grooming and toileting needs.
- Participated in team meetings regarding client progress or concerns raised by family members.
- Provided emotional support for clients who were experiencing depression or anxiety due to their illness or disability.
- Performed light housekeeping tasks related to the client's care such as laundry and changing linens.
- Educated families about available resources for home health care services in the local community.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and standards governing home health care services.
- Respected the rights of each individual client while maintaining confidentiality of all personal information.
- Developed plans for respite care when needed based on availability of family members or other caregivers.
- Observed changes in behavior or physical condition that may require medical attention and reported them promptly to supervisor.
- Supported bathing, dressing and personal care needs.
- Maintained clean and well-organized environment for client happiness and safety.
- Improved patient outlook and daily living through compassionate care.
- Laundered clothing and bedding to prevent infection.
- Assisted with meal planning to meet nutritional plans.
- Observed patients for changes in physical, emotional, mental or behavioral condition and injuries.
- Created safe and positive living situations for clients by communicating with family and other staff about concerns or challenges.
- Followed care plan and directions to administer medications.
- Drove clients to shop for groceries, attend doctor appointments and run errands.
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individuals and continually monitored safety.
- Followed safe lifting and transferring techniques to transport residents.
- Encouraged residents to participate in activities of daily living to enhance personal dignity.
- Monitored vital signs and medication use, documenting variances, and concerning responses.
- Reported concerns to nurse supervisor to promote optimal care.
- Helped patients during ROM exercises to maintain musculoskeletal functions and increase strength.
- Worked closely with clinical staff to support therapeutic and behavioral plans.
- Examined and treated patient lacerations, contusions, and physical symptoms and referred patients to other medical professionals.
- Assisted clients with maintaining good personal hygiene.
- Maintained cleanliness of clients' environment by cleaning surfaces and washing clothes or dishes.
- Helped clients get in and out of beds and wheelchairs.
- Planned and prepared healthy meals and snacks for clients and provided assistance with eating when necessary.
- Built strong and trusting rapport with clients and loved ones.
- Monitored health and well-being of clients and reported significant health changes.
- Organized oral medications for clients following dosage and schedule requirements.
- Recorded client status progress and challenges in logbooks and reports.
- Maintained detailed records of services performed on clients.
- Monitored clients' activity levels and helped prevent sedentary behavior.
Finance Officer
International Committee of the Red Cross
02.2008 - 11.2018
- Reporting to the Head of Department Delegate responsible for the Finance and Administration department my functions include;
- Ensure the respect of financial procedures and reporting by the partners concerned in accordance with Internal and International Accounting Standards
- Audit partner financial returns
- Preparing management financial tools for internal use by the management
- Preparing quarterly reports investigating variances against budgets and provide analysis of budget performances to management
- Present financial state of implementation to beneficiary partner
- Reconcile quarterly accounts receivable with partners
- Compute administrative costs for partners and ensure funds transfer of the same
- Participate in the development of partner annual budgets
- Auditing annual budgets, quarterly and monthly cash flow projections for partners
- Prepare and submit the Field Financial Review for the Headquarters (Geneva)
- Manage partners' advance-debtors accounts and revolving fund
- Participate in reorganization of the financial and accounting framework
- Respond to audit queries
- Share financial information regarding budget status with the respective budget holders
Accountant
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES
11.1999 - 06.2007
- Company Overview: Belgium and Spain sections
- Payment of monthly staff payroll and allowances and per diems
- Cash flow management leading up to bank reconciliation
- Verification of the cash book and posting the same into accounting software
- Manage and operate the payroll software and ensure payment of the same
- Payment of income tax to the exchequer
- Reconcile and balance accounts receivable and posting into accounting software
- Reconciliation of Debtors & Staff Accounts
- Raise (re-invoice) and follow up on joint costs account
- Preparing of annual financial accounting reports
- Posting the Budget in accounting software annually
- Monitoring of budgets periodically within the financial year
- Checking proper allocation of grants by donors
- Processing all financial accounting information which include payments, invoicing, purchase and casual payments
- Answer Headquarter queries and expedite corrections/adjustments where necessary
- Belgium and Spain sections
Human Resource Management - Administrative Assistant
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES
Spain
01.2003 - 01.2007
- Company Overview: Other competencies within the same scope directly above
- All travel bookings for all Staff
- Verify invoices from travel agencies i.e
- Official vis-à-vis personal travels
- Ensure re-invoice is done for private travels
- Establish follow up tables and tools to monitor staff movements to and from the field
- Manage Health Management Organization (HMO) administrative matters
- Process visas and permits for all staff
- Other competencies within the same scope directly above
Education
High School Diploma - K.C.S.E
Highway Secondary School
Primary Education - K.C.P.E
Consolata Primary School
Skills
- Loading dock operations
- Freight handling
- Package sorting
- Vehicle inspection
- Storage management
- Route planning
References
- Caroline Wanjiru, Supervisor, Tender Care Adult Family Home, Washington, WA, 253 331 0075, tendercareafhllc@gmail.com
- Harris Mwangi, Co Worker, Washington, WA, 253 330 0988, harrism404@gmail.com
- Catherine Njuguna, Co Worker, Washington, WA, 253 298 9871, eshiba2@gmail.com
Hobbies and Interests
General current affairs.
Pertinentachievements
- Managed the disbursement of Conditional and Non Conditional grants to beneficiaries through Micro Economic Initiatives (MEI) for more than two years.
- Managing three partners' USD 2 million budgets for regular programs while concurrently within the same financial year, managing an extra USD 2 million Post Election Emergency budget.
- Bringing to a close an enormous multiple line budget of USD 2 million related to Post Election Emergency.
- Annual management of budgets amounting to USD 1.8 million.
- Setting up budget follow-up and monitoring excel tools coupled with initiating reporting templates for easier interpretation to monitor the above mentioned budgets.
Brief Profile
A well-grounded finance professional with over 18 years financial experience in Non – Governmental and International Organizations in middle management positions. Proven record of accomplishment in financial and management, accounting and developing strategies that positively affect financial output. Vast experience in financial modes of operations as concerning International Organizations and NGOs. Self-driven, individual with impeccable analytical skills. A highly motivated professional able to work at all levels within the organization with the capacity to manage resources and targets/deadlines. Able to work within provided frameworks with uttermost loyalty. Client focused with ability to establish and maintain productive partnership with clients by gaining trust, respect and confidence. Dynamic and flexible sure of making my presence felt coupled with the ability to adjust quickly in new and/or different environs.
Timeline
Pre Loader
UPS
11.2024 - Current
Caregiver
Tender Care Adult Family Home
06.2023 - Current
Finance Officer
International Committee of the Red Cross
02.2008 - 11.2018
Human Resource Management - Administrative Assistant
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES
01.2003 - 01.2007
Accountant
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES
11.1999 - 06.2007
High School Diploma - K.C.S.E
Highway Secondary School
Primary Education - K.C.P.E
Consolata Primary School