Brian Samanya

Roles and Responsibilities

· Developing Labware LIMS functional and/or technical design specifications based on customer needs and requirements.

· Leading, coaching and directing project team members made of LIMS consultants.

· Gathering and analysing business requirements and objectives, perform fit/gap analysis, and provide recommendations.

· Configuration of Labware LIMS V7 Public Health template to fit the Public Health Hospitals’ needs.

· Interfacing of Lab Instruments with LIMS to send test requests and fetch results hence ensuring integrity of the results.

· Interfacing the LIMS system with the HIMS to automate the requesting of tests from Clinicians/Doctors, hence ensuring non-duplication of work

· Configuration and documentation of module functions and features. Conducting unit and system tests, monitoring test results, identifying appropriate issues and taking corrective action. Working in conjunction with team members for integration and user acceptance testing issue resolution.

· Creating status reports, tracking issues and providing project metrics as needed.

· Assisting Training Coordinators with end user training and documentation.

· Provision of go-live and post-production functional support.

· Assisting the Project Manager with resource, development and maintenance of project schedules.

· Coordinating implementation of LIMS system.

Key Achievements:

· Project Manager Rwanda Forensics Laboratories where I am Leading a team to implement LabWare LIMS for the institution.

· Project Manager AAR Hospital where I led a team in the Implementation of the Clinical Health Template.

· Team Leader at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital where I configured and Implemented LabWare LIMS

· Project Manager at Tanzania Ministry of Water project where I led a team in implementation of the Water Template of LabWare LIMS.

· Project Team member at Agriculture Research Council South Africa LIMS Project, where I was engaged in Instrument Interfacing, Analysis configuration, Integration to MS Dynamics AX and Gap Analysis.

· Project Manager in Kenyatta National and Referral Hospital (KNH) LabWare LIMS project where I led a team to achieve the automation of the KNH Laboratories thus improving result accuracy while reducing patient wait times.

· Lead consultant in The Nairobi Hospital LabWare LIMS project, where I interfaced LabWare LIMS with Kranium HIMS, Fiorano BUS and currently Vitro EMR system using both staging tables and HL7 web services.

· Upgraded and enhanced the current rolled-out LabWare Public Health LabWare LIMS system from V6 to V7, thus improving the user experience using friendly and dynamic visual workflows.

· Interfacing of both ‘Dumb’ and ‘Smart’ clinical laboratory instruments with LabWare LIMS using Labstation, ASTM and HL7 protocols to achieve automatic transmission of results from the instrument into LabWare LIMS.

· Led a LIMS Consultants team in gathering User Requirements for Tanzania Ministry of Water (Tz MoW) for 16 sites which are due for automation.

· Team Leader in Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) Project for the upgrade of their LIMS system in the National Quality Testing Laboratory Division.

· Instrument Interfacing Lead at the Defense Reference Laboratory in Abuja, Nigeria. Interfaced 13 Lab Instruments with LIMS.

· Lead Consultant at MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research unit laboratories LIMS configuration, deployment and support project, Including instrument interfacing. Sites included Entebbe, Masaka, Kyamuliba and Mengo.

· Other sites that I have been a project team member are Kenya Bureau of Standards, Burundi Ministry of Health hospital Laboratories (4 sites), Kenya Ministry of health Hospitals (27 sites), Nairobi Hospital, Kenya Defense Forces Memorial Hospital and Rwanda Biomedical Center.

Roles and Responsibilities

· Providing support for the Kranium Integrated Hospital Management System.

· Ensuring that the server for the Tally Accounting System is backed up daily.

· Resolving logon and active directory issues in Active Directory.

· Providing first line technical support using SpiceWorks helpdesk system and allocating tickets.

· Creation of user emails using IredAdmin and setting up Outlook mail.

· Involved in successive Hospital Inventory Stock taking exercises.

· Ensuring that all computers are updated and scanned for viruses on a regular basis using Kaspersky Endpoint antivirus in the server.

Roles and Responsibilities

· Data Management and Record keeping.

· Website management.

· Hardware and software maintenance, troubleshooting and installation.

· Windows Server 2003 maintenance

· Help in the technical operation of organizational office automation applications including, MS Office, MS Windows XP.

· Troubleshooting and configuration of computers

· Installation and management of anti-virus updates

Roles and Responsibilities

• Maintenance of the Local Area Network and creation of email accounts & Login accounts for users (above 300 users) and on MS outlook 2007.

• ICT Helpdesk administration, backstop user support for all the applications and tools used in UNDP Somalia.

• Updating ICT department records and databases.

• Diagnosis and resolution of ICT problems.

• Exposure to Geographical Information Systems

• Updating and maintaining of the software library and make sure the licenses are valid

• Content management in the various UNDP Somalia websites.

• Troubleshooting of computers, network and other IT equipment.

• Installation and management of Operating Systems and other office applications.

• Participating in preventive maintenance of all ICT equipment.

• Setting up of IP based video conferencing equipment.

• Migrating users and setting up of new users in the active directory and antivirus administration kit.

• Implementation of policies passed by the UNDP Somalia ICT policy makers.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Surveying of site to put up wireless access points and subscriber modules.

• Installation of Subscriber Modules, Wireless Access Points and Point to Point networks.

• Maintenance of the Local Area Network and creation of email accounts & Login accounts for clients and customers.

• Hardware and software maintenance, troubleshooting and installation.

• Troubleshooting and configuration of computers

• Installation and management of anti-virus updates

• Provide remote online support to clients and customers having trouble with Internet connectivity.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Maintenance of the Local Area Network and creation of email accounts & Login accounts for users on MS outlook 2007.

• Data Management and Record keeping.

• Hardware and software maintenance, troubleshooting and installation.

• Server maintenance for proxy and mail server for Debt Management Department running on windows (2000 and 2003)

• Help in the technical operation of organizational office automation applications including, MS Office, MS Windows XP.

• Troubleshooting and configuration of computers

• Installation and management of anti-virus updates

• Provide ICT support to IFMIS and other Ministry of Finance Departments.