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Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Evans Sioma Kataka Address(es) P.O BOX 15285-00100 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone(s) E-mail Nationality Date of birth Gender Mobile: +254 725937066 [email protected] Kenyan 08.27.1985 Male Desired employment / BIOINFORMATICS RESEARCH Occupational field Work experience Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector January 2010 to September 2011 Research Intern -Researched on a project titled “Isolation and characterization of lactic acid producing bacteria from molasses and bagasse”. -Facilitated a countrywide Biotechnology awareness programme funded by USaid-Kenya to enlighten Kenyan farmers about Genetically Modified Organisms and Modern Biotechnology. -I presented the topic ‘Tools for detecting Genetically Modified Organisms” during the awareness workshops. - Participation in postgraduate student journal club meetings and project presentations. -Office support through active participation in operations; system maintenance, data management and report preparation University of Nairobi-Centre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics/ USaid-Kenya. Public private partnership for biotechnology awareness and adoption. Education and training Dates Title of qualification awarded Name and type of organisation providing education and training October 2011 to date Master of science in Bioinformatics University of Nairobi, Public University Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Research Methods, Quantitative analysis, Applied Bioinformatics, pharmacognosy, Genetic engineering, Bio safety, Programming and data structures, Computer architecture and operating systems, Microbial Biotechnology, Industrial Biotechnology, Environmental Biotechnology, plant tissue culture, Animal Biotechnology, Gene cloning, Vaccine production, Biostatistics & Probability, Proteomics and Genomics, Data mining, Simulation and Modeling, Computational biology, Artificial intelligence and Expert systems. Personal skills and competencies Self-assessment Understanding European level (*) Listening Reading Speaking Spoken interaction Writing Spoken production Language: English Language: French C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user A1 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User A2 Basic User Language: Swahili C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user Social skills and competences Organisational skills and competences -Team work: I am a committed team member, respectful, focused and easy going. -Intercultural skills: I have worked at the University of Nairobi and interacted with various cultural groups. -I possess Excellent oral and written communication skills gained from class work theory as well as from the relationships I have built over time. -I have the ability to initiate, plan and motivate colleagues as w ell as my subjects as a result of leadership positions held at university and workplaces. Technical skills and competences -I have obtained key skills in laboratory biosafety, good clinical and laboratory practices, occupational health and safety practices, biological control of pests, DNA and RNA preparation, Plant tissue culture, Animal tissue culture, culture of micro organisms, Molecular cloning techniques, Immunoassays, flow cytometry, Chromatography and Spectrophotometry, ELISA, ELISPOT, Handling of Genetically Modified Organisms, PCR and data analysis tools especially SPSS, data presentation, and laboratory procurement. I am a competent Perl programmer Computer skills and competences -I am competent in most MS Office packages (MS word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint), internet, as well as Bioinformatics tools such as SPSS, STATA and BLAST, Perl programming. I am also a competent UNIX OS user. Artistic skills and competences Additional information -I am blessed with writing skills. I can easily and elaborately write about any topic that interests me. I am currently trying to synchronise ideas and materials i have gathered over time into a book. Personal interests; Research, Playing hockey, working out (aerobics),touring game parks, genetic diversity protection, outdoor camping, nature walks and hiking, youth mentorship, reading inspirational books and scientific journals, traveling. Referees 1. Prof. James Ochanda, Director, Center for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, University of Nairobi, Email; [email protected] P.O. Box 30197-00100, NAIROBI, KENYA. 2. Dr. Joel Ochieng, Senior Lecturer, Center for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics University of Nairobi, Email; [email protected] P.O. Box 30197-00100, NAIROBI, KENYA. 3. Dr. Lilian Wambua Senior Lecturer, Center for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics University of Nairobi, Email; [email protected] P.O. Box 30197-00100, NAIROBI, KENYA.