CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL RECORDS

Name:                 Samuel Kwaku Asare

Sex:                    Male

Nationality:         Ghanaian

Profession:         Food Scientist (Food Microbiologist)

Occupation:        Snr. Production Supervisor(Food Industry)       

Current Address:  

P.O.Box CE 11331,Tema, Ghana           

Telephone:       0242284637

E-mails:          skasare1@yahoo.com ,

Website:         http://skasare.tripod.com

ACADEMIC RECORDS

1. Master’s Degree

 September, 2003 to September, 2005 

Wageningen University, the Netherlands

 MSc. Food Safety

Thesis topic:   1-octen-3-ol ; Antimicrobial activity and potential application as a preservative in foods

2.Bachelor Degree                                 

 September 1997 to May 2001

University of Ghana-Legon

B.Sc.Degree- Food Science, Nutrition

2^nd Class (Upper Division)

Position held:   Member, Legon Hall Congress of Floor Representatives

Duties:    -Acting as a link between students on the floor and hall   tutor 

-representing the floor at all congress meetings

-ensuring peaceful existence and unity on the floor

-ensuring general cleanliness and hygiene on the floor

-chairing floor meetings

-documentation and reportage of all relevant issues 

3.Pre-tertiary

January 1993 to December 1995

Achimota Secondary School

Senior Secondary School Certificate (Biological Science)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in:                          -Microsoft Word

                                             -Microsoft Excel

                                             -PowerPoint

                                             -Ms Access

                                             -Internet Explorer

INDUSTRIAL/WORK EXPERIENCE

1.Period: January 2006 to date

Establishment: Myroc Food Processing Company,Tema

Job title: Snr Production Supervisor

2.Period : 14th March to 14 September, 2005

Institution: Unilever Resaerch and Development (Vlaardingen, The Netherlands)

Job title: Intern/Trainee in Advanced Food Microbiology group

3.Period:  17^th February 2003 to 4^th September 2003

Institution: Noguchie Memorial Institute for Medical Research 

Job-title:   Senior Research Assistant

Duties: Assisting in writing of Research Proposals,     Collection   of  Field data, LaboratoryAnalysis, Data anaysis, Literature review, participating in presentations and research conferences.

4.Period:     August 16^th 2002 to 17^th February 2003

Institution:   Myroc Foods Processing Company

Job-title:      Quality Assurance Supervisor

Duties:        Conducting laboratory analysis on water and canned fish, conducting organoleptic/sensory analysis on products

conducting double seam inspection and monitoring,deciding on export-worthiness of product, chlorination of water supply, foot baths and hand dips , in-processing, raw fish inspection                                           

5.Period:       October 2001 to August 2002

Institution:    Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research

Job-title:       Research Assistant (National Service)

Duties:        Assisting in writing of research proposals, collection of field  data, laboratory analysis, data anaysis, literature review,   participating in  presentations and research conferences.

6.Period:         July 2001 to August 2001

Institution:      Lever Brothers Factory-Tema, Ghana

Job-title:         Factory hand (Vacation employment)

PRINCIPLES:     I stand for resilience, discipline, industry and doing right. I am a team player with strong interpersonal skills, solid nerves and an analytical mind. I like brainstorming and thinking problems through whiles focusing clearly on key issues.

REFEREES:

1.Dr.Ralf Hartemink

Laboratory of Food Microbiology

Wageningen University, the Netherlands

E-mail: Ralf.hartemink@wur.nl

2.Dr. Rijkelt Beaumer

Laboratory of food microbiology

Wageningen University,The Netherlands

E-mail: Rijkelt.beaumer@wur.nl

3.Mr Christian Dedzo (Quality Assurance Manager)

Myroc Foods Processing Company-Tema, Ghana

P.O.Box SC 171,Tema, Ghana

Telephone:  00233-244335277