Derick Kamina

CURRICULUM VITAE DERICK MUTINDA KAMINA (M.Sc-Management and organizational development; B.Sc – Biomedical Engineering; Dip.-Biomedical Engineering; Cert.-Biomedical Engineering Services.) Nationality: Kenyan Tel: (- Email:- OBJECTIVE Aspiring transformational leader with a strong background in Biomedical Engineering, Project Management, and Organizational Development. Seeking a challenging role that leverages my skills in leadership and management to ensure the efficient management of projects and development of strong teams. MILESTONES Serving as Technical Service Manager with Gradian Health Systems, have grown the company’s product portfolio and increased levels of customer satisfaction by introducing new medical devices into the regional healthcare market and training Biomedical engineers across the globe on Oxygen concentrators, Anesthesia machines, Patient monitors and Ventilators, to ensure the devices are professionally installed, maintained, serviced and repaired within agreed timelines and budgets. Have improved operational efficiency by managing the company’s spare parts inventory and coming up with service strategies to ensure high standards of service operations. This has greatly improved turnaround time from machine repair works. As Senior Biomedical Engineer with Gradian Health Systems, supervised members of staff and assisted in formulation and implementation of a strategic plan for technical growth, including training technical teams on how to maintain service and repair medical equipment. As Field Service Engineer with Medipharm Healthcare, enhanced the quality of services delivered to customers by installing, servicing, repairing and maintaining medical equipment, which included Hematology analyzers Medonic and Quintus (BOULES from Sweden), Dental equipment (CEFLA AND CASTILINI from Italy), and Ventilator machines (BELLAVISTA from Switzerland). CORE COMPETENCIES Developing and managing delivery strategy for the ideation, testing and dissemination of modern medical equipment. Conducting research, advocacy, implementing projects and partnerships on technology transfer and environmental impact of the project's activities. Managing training development teams including online Learning Management Systems such as Zoom and MS teams. Adapting training materials and methodologies to fit the needs of trainees. Working closely with the clinical teams including doctors and nurses to create both technical and non-technical opportunities for innovation. Ensuring technology, training and innovation work is relevant to organizations objectives. Engaging and networking with key stakeholders in technology, training, and innovation sectors including NGOs, academic and commercial partners. Collaborating with clinical teams to identify and facilitate the development and testing of potential innovations. Ensuring new tools and innovations are context-appropriate, follow human-centred design principles, and meet critical needs for end-users. Ensuring contracts with medical device suppliers are fit for purpose, with appropriate and cost-effective structures for shipping, distribution and all supply chain aspects in place. Managing teams to ensure timely, efficient and cost-effective coordination from manufacturers to end-users and providing advice and guidance on medical device distribution and logistics. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Gradian Health Systems Technical Service Manager, August 2021 to date In this capacity have among other things: Developed and executed strategies for global technical services, including team building, product innovations, and ensuring professional transportation, installation, maintenance, and repair of medical devices. Identifying and developing in-countries technical teams Showing leadership skills to technical teams to achieve their personal and organizational objectives. Aligning departmental goals and objectives to achieve long term organization’s mission and vision Managing company technical projects across the globe, ensuring projects are well planned, implemented, monitored, time efficient, maintain high level of quality and within the budget. Conducted high-level evaluations and recommendations for Gradian medical devices, ensuring technology is up-to-date and safe for users. Managed spare parts inventory, facilitated technical training, and guided service teams on day-to-day operations. Oversaw the Gradian service database and documentation. Successfully offer event-specific guidance to technicians in the field and conducted in-person installation, maintenance and repair in the countries where the company does not have distributors or in the event of high level service operation. Gradian Health Systems Senior Biomedical Engineer, April 2019 – August 2021 Effectively reduced downtime by ensuring that data generated from installation, repairs and planned preventive maintenance reports were complete, and recommendations worked on in good time. Ensured timely submissions of service reports in liaison with technical partners. Optimized the company’s service delivery strategy, by collaborating with the operations team to make data-driven decisions. Worked closely with medical professionals to develop technological solutions to complex medical problems. Medipharm Healthcare (U) Ltd. Field Service Engineer, October 2015 – August 2018 Enhanced the capacity of clinicians and other staff through the provision of training on the proper use of biomedical equipment. Provided technical guidance on the management of modification projects including installations and de-installations. Maintained a client-centric approach in all engagements with laboratory clients by handling them professionally, providing quality technical support and advice and delivering according to their expectations. Faram E.A Ltd.-Uganda Sales/Field Service Engineer, June 2014 – September 2015 Ensured efficiency and consistency in services provision through selling, installing and servicing diagnostic equipment. Created productive work environments and career opportunities by directing the work of technical professionals and allocated their assignments. Successfully established procedures and standards, monitored staff performance and focused staff efforts on the organization's objectives. Critical Care Solutions - Uganda Independent Technical Consultant, August 2013 – March 2019. Provided technical support for biomedical equipment including anaesthesia machines, Fabius Plus, GS and XL from Draeger and Universal Anaesthesia Machine (UAM) among others. Managed the company’s technical documentation and ran the day to day activities such as customer outreach, maintenance, installation, and repair of the Drager and Gradian medical devices. Gradian Health Systems Independent Biomedical Engineering Consultant, September 2013 – April 2019 Effectively provided post-sales technical support on diagnostic instrumentation per the manufacturers’ specifications and organizations standards in countries outside Uganda. Proactively provided technical support to customers after receiving their requests, logged in cases on the system and distributed them to relevant staff. International Hospital - Kampala Biomedical Engineering Technician, January 2013 – May 2014. Conducted regular maintenance of ICU, theatre, general wards medical equipment and medical gases plants Enhanced the capacity of doctors and nurses by conducting training on different medical equipment and machines. The Mombasa Hospital Biomedical Engineering Technologist Intern, January – April 2014. As above. International Hospital - Kampala Biomedical Engineering Technician, January 2013 – May 2014. As above. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Master of science in Management and Organizational development, United State International University, graduating in April 2024 Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, Institut Superieur De Technologies University- Burkina Faso (IST University), 2021 Diploma in Biomedical Engineering, Mombasa Polytechnic University College, 2012 Certificate in Biomedical Engineering Services, Mombasa Polytechnic University College, 2011 OTHER TRAINING Training on application of Hematology analyzers MEK-6400, MEK 7222 AND MEK 8222 from NIHON KOHDEN; Chemistry analyzers, SELECTRA Pro Series from Elitec group and Viral Load Easy Q NUCLISENS, Nairobi, Kenya – 22nd to 25th April 2014. Maintenance of Universal Anesthesia Machine (UAM) from Gradian health systems Training, Yirgalem, Ethiopia - 30th April to 3rd May 2014. Technical Training of Ventilator EVITA 2, 4 and XL FAMILY from Drager, Dubai, UAE – 28th to 30th September 2014. In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Basic Service Training for NIHON KOHDEN including Mek 6500 3part, Mek 7300 5part, and Mek 8222 5part auto loader haematology analyzers from Nihon Kohden, Dubai, UAE – 4th to 8th January 2015. Technical training of anaesthesia machine Fabius plus XL and Ventilator Savina 300 both from Draeger, South Africa – 8th to 14th May 2015. Distributer technical training of Universal anaesthesia machine, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania – 2nd to 5th September 2015. Factory technical training of universal anaesthesia machine, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom – 22nd to 25th February 2016. Technical training of medical gas piping and management ,installation, testing and commissioning by SCHIONN Medizintechnik GmbH – April 2022. Certificate in biomedical maintenance from Indian Biomedical skill Consortium, India – June 2022. Factory technical training of Penlon Vaporizers and Anaethesia machine Prima series – Penlon medical England April 2023. REFEREES 1. Peter Sagwe Mandere Managing director – Haemonetics East Africa Limited Tel: (- Email:- 2. Anthony Githinji Kagari Managing Director – Sakagi investments Group Kenya Tel: (- Email:- 3. Kenneth Kaunda Managing Director Africa Gradian Health systems Tel: (- Email:-