Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Hobbies and Interests
Trainingcertificates
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LUKE TATAU WAQAVAKATOGA

Woodland,CA

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Shift Coordinator

Woodland Residential Services
Woodland, CA
06.2022 - Current
  • Provided shift coverage for employees, ensuring adequate staffing levels.
  • Provided support to team members during challenging times or projects.
  • Supervised team of XX during daily shifts, ensuring efficient operation and customer satisfaction.
  • Received and implemented management orders for daily work and special objectives.

Direct Care Worker

ResCare Residential Services
Natomas, CA
01.2022 - 06.2025
  • Laundered clothing and bedding to prevent infection.
  • Actively promoted positive behaviors among clients through reinforcement techniques.
  • Helped clients with personal needs from exercise to bathing and personal grooming.
  • Developed individual service plans in collaboration with the client, family members and other professionals.

Tyre Specialist

Avanced Tyre and Wheel
Woodland, CA
10.2022 - 12.2022
  • Test drive different kind of cars
  • Change tyres
  • oil change
  • Assist mechanics

Forensic Biologist

Fiji Police Force
01.2011 - 01.2019
  • Receiving of cases and registrations on Manual register and database software known as LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM(LIMS)
  • Use of Barcoding system for scanning of labels
  • Request for minutes and dispatching
  • Writing up of Standard Operating Procedures through validation of results
  • Procurement of lab consumables and equipment and exhibits
  • Familiar with use of Microsoft Word, Excel and power points as used for presentation to police officers attending lectures at Fiji Police Academy and presentation of reports in the Court of Fiji
  • Trained junior staffs in procedures used in the DNA laboratories such as search, mixing of reagent, extraction of DNA, Quant, PCR and electrophoresis
  • Floor Manager that oversees proper procedures are followed and forms, files are maintain to standard and take action by penalizing staff if not followed
  • Verification of registering for accurate information on labels, recording are done for quality and international standard similar to ISO standards
  • Mixing of Controls
  • Mixing of reagents
  • Autoclaving
  • Experience in pipetting
  • Search and uplifting of biological materials from samples uplifted from crime scenes
  • Microscopy of slides for confirmation of spermatozoa
  • Presumptive test for presence of semen or seminal fluid using P30 and acid phosphatase
  • Presumptive test for presence of blood using phenolphthalein, hemastix, luminol and leuchomalachite green
  • Experience in the latest extraction methods of DNA with the use of 8 capillaries Automated Express which use the process of cell lysis with buffer and PK, capture and cleaning of DNA using to produce quality DNA
  • Experience in use of centrifuge machine, laminar flows
  • Quantitation of DNA with quant reagants
  • PCR using Globalfiler & Y filer Plus Kits and lastly experience in using of electrophoresis with 3500 Genetic Analyzer

Forensic staff team building-President

01.2015 - 01.2018
  • Planning of Forensic staffs Team Building: coordination of Hotels, Transportation and financing
  • Budgeting
  • Delegating and disseminating tasks

Security

Matrix
06.2022

Part-Time Marketing Officer

Bank of South Pacific (BSP)
01.2010
  • Promotion of BSP Products

Lab Technician Attaché

South Pacific Commission (SPC)
01.2006
  • Eradication of weeds using percentile of glyphosate chemical to test plants

Education

BA -

Fiji National University/Auckland University of Technology
Samabula, Suva, FIJI
01.2010

Diploma in Environmental Science -

Fiji Institute of Technology
Samabula, Suva, FIJI
01.2008

Foundation Studies -

Fiji Institute of Technology
Samabula, Suva, FIJI
01.2003

School Leaving Certificate -

Ratu Sukuna Memorial School
Nabua, Suva, FIJI
01.2002

Intermediate Exam -

Nabua Primary School
Nabua, Suva, FIJI
01.1996

LVN

Unitek College
Sacramento, CA

Skills

  • Microsoft Word
  • Excel
  • Power Point
  • Mixing of Controls
  • Mixing of reagents
  • Workflow management
  • Multitasking proficiency
  • Staff training and development
  • Quality controls
  • Delegation techniques
  • Workplace safety
  • Scheduling and planning
  • Compliance
  • Decision-making capacity
  • Strong leadership
  • Team building expertise
  • Team Training
  • Policy enforcement
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Shift scheduling

Accomplishments

  • 2002, Senior Prefect
  • 2003, Treasurer for Fiji Institute Beqa Association
  • 2004, Cell Group Coordinator of Fiji Institute of Technology Christian Fellowship
  • 2005, President of the Fiji Institute of Technology Christian Fellowship
  • 2006, Camp Director for the Grace Baptist
  • 2007 - 2008, Captain of the Naitasiri Dua Vata Rugby Club
  • 2014 - 2016, Captain of the Suva Rugby Stallion
  • 2017 - 2018, Camp Director for the Grace Baptist
  • 2018, Most Improved and Adaptive Manager for Forensic Biology Lab

Hobbies and Interests

  • Assisting people
  • Compiling Data
  • Participating in any kind of sports

Trainingcertificates

  • 2011, Participated in the INTERPOL Crime Scene Investigation conducted by INTERPOL, Suva, Fiji
  • 2015, Participated in training by ThermoFisher for Quantitative PCR, and Next Generation Sequencing and Capillary Electrophoresis, Suva, Fiji
  • 2018, Participated in training of Human Identification, Suva, Fiji

Timeline

Tyre Specialist

Avanced Tyre and Wheel
10.2022 - 12.2022

Shift Coordinator

Woodland Residential Services
06.2022 - Current

Security

Matrix
06.2022

Direct Care Worker

ResCare Residential Services
01.2022 - 06.2025

Forensic staff team building-President

01.2015 - 01.2018

Forensic Biologist

Fiji Police Force
01.2011 - 01.2019

Part-Time Marketing Officer

Bank of South Pacific (BSP)
01.2010

Lab Technician Attaché

South Pacific Commission (SPC)
01.2006

BA -

Fiji National University/Auckland University of Technology

Diploma in Environmental Science -

Fiji Institute of Technology

Foundation Studies -

Fiji Institute of Technology

School Leaving Certificate -

Ratu Sukuna Memorial School

Intermediate Exam -

Nabua Primary School

LVN

Unitek College

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