Ash Sharafi's Resume

 

220 Fraser Road North, Canning Vale, Perth, Western Australia 6155 Australia
Home Number:08 62542373
Mobile Number:040 11 38 951

Overview

  • I have extensive work experience in the field of Medical Science and Medical Research in various positions.

  • I am hard working, quick to learn, and able to perform duties with utmost precision and good time management. I have also demonstrated a firm sense of responsibility and a capacity to work hard under pressure.
  • I have taken every opportunity available for personal development in order to keep updated my professional skills to increase my career prospects.

Referees:

Dr. Peter Franklin

 

School of Paediatrics & Child Health, UWA

Tel: 93408176 (Tuesday afternoon, Thursday)

Tel: 64887091(Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

Email: Peter.Franklin@uwa.edu.au

Professor Peter LeSouef

School of Paediatrics & Child Health, UWA

Tel: 93408173

Email: plesouef@paed.uwa.edu.au

Achievements

Core Competencies

  • Proven track record of research capability

  • Great passion for health and medical research

  • Highly developed organisational skills

  • Capable to work independently, as well as working as part of a team

  • Excellent written and verbal communication

Career History

Feb 2008 - Jan 2010
Company name:University of Western Australia, School of Paediatrics and Child Health Respiratory Environment Group
Location:Australia
Industry:Health, Medical & Pharma
    
Job Title:Graduate Research Assistant
Job Type:Full-Time
Detailed Description:Duties performed:
Coordinating the research study project for recruitment and follow ups of Asthmatic children aged 6-14. Making phone calls to the parents, explaining the study project and ask them for the consent to participate in the study and organising the home visits.

Calibrating the monitoring instruments and set them up in their houses to measure the indoor dust and pollution, maintenance of the machines and instruments.

Collecting information of children symptoms through parent’s questionnaires.

Monitoring the lung function, downloading the information from the machines to the computer and analysing the data, data entering in spreadsheets and filing the documents.

Meeting with other team members to coordinate the project and analysis the collected samples and discuss the problems.

Managing data and maintaining the database, writing the reports.

Jan 2007 - Jan 2008
Company name:University of Western Australia, School of Paediatrics and Child Health Respiratory Genetics Group
Location:Australia
Industry:Health, Medical & Pharma
    
Job Title:Graduate Research Assistant
Job Type:Full-Time
Detailed Description:Duties performed:
Recruiting children aged 2-16 when they present to Princes Margaret Hospital with an Asthma attack and coordinating follow up visits for Acute Asthma Study.

Interviewing parents and asking about their family history and background of Asthma, drawing the family tree and collate data and survey using questionnaires and the hospital notes.

Performing Allergy assessment for participants by Skin Prick tests.

Performing Lung Function tests, Forced Oscillatory Technique (FOT) and Spirometry test.

Blood extraction and taking saliva for genetic and immune function assessment,
collecting nasal wash samples for identification of infections.

Processing, examination and storage of the samples, DNA extraction and Spectrophotometry.

Data entering in to computer using database software and filing the documents.

Writing newsletters for the participants to inform them about the findings and results of the study and keep them interested for the follow ups.

Training/courses: Training course in blood collection obtaining “Certificate of Pathology Specimen Collection” from WA School of Pathology. Venipuncture and ECG.
Spirometry course and Forced Oscillatory Technique (FOT) training

Jan 2005 - Mar 2005
Company name:Western Diagnostic, Mayree
Location:Perth, Australia
Industry:Health, Medical & Pharma
    
Job Title:Work experience during post graduate study
Job Type:Internship
Detailed Description:ivisions: Haematology, Transfusion, Coagulation

Duties performed: Routine examinations by using appropriate techniques, Maintenance of the machines with respect to standard instruction, Diagnose abnormalities, interpreting the results, issuing the reports, recording the results on appropriate files and computer.

Apr 2003 - Feb 2004
Company name:Australian Red Cross, Blood Service
Location:Perth, Australia
Industry:Health, Medical & Pharma
    
Job Title:Medical Scientist
Job Type:Full-Time
Position Department:Medical & Healthcare
Detailed Description:Divisions: Biochemistry, Haematology, Quality Control

Duties performed: Routine examinations on donor’s blood, Rectifying abnormalities, Quality control testing on blood components with respect to the standard ranges.

Feb 2003 - Mar 2003
Company name:Path Centre Bentley Hospital Branch
    
Job Title:Work Experience
Job Type:Full-Time
Detailed Description:Divisions: Haematology, Coagulation, Transfusion and Biochemistry

Duties performed: Routine examinations in each division

Sep 2001 - Dec 2002
Company name:Research, Treatment & Educational Cardiac Center, Isfahan Medical University
Location:Isfahan, Iran
Industry:Health, Medical & Pharma
    
Job Title:Medical Scientist
Job Type:Full-Time
Position Department:Other
Detailed Description:Division: Research projects, Microbiology, Biochemistry,

Duties performed: Management of research projects in the lab. Routine examinations on patients’ samples, Maintenance of the machines and other instruments, Quality Control of the reagents and the machines, Training new staff and students

Feb 1998 - Sep 2001
Company name:Isfahan Medical University, (women Hospital)
Location:Isfahan, Iran
Industry:Health, Medical & Pharma
    
Job Title:Medical Scientist
Job Type:Full-Time
Position Department:Other
Detailed Description:Division: Microbiology, Biochemistry, Haematology, Transfusion, Coagulation

Duties Performed: Management of research projects in the lab, Routine examinations on patient’s samples, Maintenance of the machines and other instruments, Training new staff and student

Dec 1995 - Sep 1997
Company name:Isfahan Medical University (Children Hospital)
Location:Isfahan, Iran
Industry:Health, Medical & Pharma
    
Job Title:Medical Scientist
Job Type:Full-Time
Position Department:Other
Detailed Description:Division: Laboratory and Blood Bank

Duties performed: Routine examinations on patients’ samples, Maintenance of the machines and other instruments in the lab, interpreting the results with respect to the normal range, issuing the reports and recording the results

Education & Training

Feb 2006 - Jan 2007
Institution:University of Western Australia, School of Paediatrics and Child Health
Institution Type:University
Location:Perth, Australia
Course Name:Higher Degree Preliminary Course by Research (HDR)

Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
Institution:Curtin University of technology, Biomedical Science School
Institution Type:University
Location:Iran
Course Name:Masters Biomedical Science (Transfusion Science)

Jan 1987 - Jan 1992
Institution:Ahwaz Medical Science University
Institution Type:University
Location:Ahwaz, Iran
Course Name:Bachelor of Medical Science

Skills

Industry Company Experience

  • Medical Laboratories and Research (Expert - >5 years experience)

Licenses & Certifications

Certificate of Pathology Specimen Collection

Issuer:WA School of Pathology

Associations

Australian Institute of Medical Scientist

Visa Information

Australia

Visa Type:Citizen

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