Chun Hoong Ho          PhD, MASM, AFHEA

Chun Hoong Ho PhD, MASM, AFHEA

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Facility Supervisor | Scientist/Scientific and Technical Officer | Quality Control | Sales &Marketing | Research & Development | Probiotics | Microbiology & Molecular Biology | Project Management | Work, Health & Safety

  • Education

    • National Real Estate Learning

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      CPP40307 CERTIFICATE IV IN PROPERTY SERVICES (REAL ESTATE) Real Estate
    • Shaw Academy

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      Diploma in Personal Nutrition Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General Merit
    • The Health Science Academy

      2014 - 2017
      Professional Diploma Advanced Sports and Exercise Nutritional Advisor
    • PharmOut

      2019 - 2019
      Certificate Technical Writing Training Completed
    • Universiti Sains Malaysia

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      Master's degree Biotechnology
    • Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

      2005 - 2008
      Bachelor’s Degree Resource Biotechnology
    • Universiti Sains Malaysia

      2008 - 2011
      Master's Degree Plant active compounds (Food Biotechnology)
    • The University of Queensland

      2021 - 2021
      Multiple Mini Interview for selection of medical students training
    • The University of Queensland

      2013 - 2017
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Cheese starter cultures (Food Molecular Microbiology/Biotechnology/Molecular Biology)
  • Experience

    • Roche

      Apr 2012 - Mar 2013
      Disease Information Representative

      Sales and marketing of pharmaceutical products to healthcare professionals.

    • The University of Queensland

      Apr 2013 - Mar 2017
      PhD candidate

      Research on dairy starter cultures. Understanding the mutations that cause bacteriophage resistant strains in Lactococcus lactis. Creating non-genetically modified Lactococcus strains which could acidify milk at faster rate.

    • PERKii Probiotics

      Jul 2015 - Nov 2017
      Food Technologist/Microbiologist

      QA and QC, Lactobacillus casei (Lc431) probiotics microencapsulation in GMP facility for use in ready-to-drink beverages, production of the microencapsulated probiotics, R&D and new product development

    • JBS Australia Pty Limited

      Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
      Laboratory Technician

      -Maintain a laboratory and its procedures according to NATA requirements.-Routine microbiological analysis of meat and meat products.-Familiar with Genetic Detection System (GDS) for detecting E.coli O157:H7 and STEC.-Reference culture management.-Media preparation and quality control.-Interpretation and reporting of accurate results according to AQIS standards.

    • Western Sydney University

      Apr 2020 - Jul 2021

      School of Science and School of Medicine

      • Technical Support Officer

        Feb 2018 - Jul 2021
      • Senior Support Officer (Information and Systems Management, Student Experience Office)

        Apr 2020 - Aug 2020
    • The University of Queensland

      Jul 2021 - now

      Manage Sterilising and Waste facility in the school while supervising a Technical Assistant.Preparation of microbiological and other media needed for all undergraduate classes in the whole school.Expert user of plate pourer/stacker of BioMerieux (Masterclave and APS) and Integra (MediaJet) brands.Performed all Quality Control of microbiological media before leaving the facility.Keeping all chemicals in the facility in order and update Chemwatch inventory. Tutoring and demonstrating microbiology skills to undergraduate students and marking their assessments. Organise for chemical stocktake to happen and liaise with various stakeholders in Faculty of Medicine. An expert user of Chemwatch and chemical inventory as well as Work, Health and Safety related matters.

      • Central Autoclave Facility Supervisor/Scientific Officer

        Sept 2022 - now
      • Tutor (Microbiology)

        Aug 2022 - Sept 2022
      • Safety Officer

        May 2022 - Aug 2022
      • Technical Officer

        Jul 2021 - May 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Chun Hoong Ho PhD, MASM, AFHEA
      Vice Chancellor's Professional Development Scholarship Western Sydney University Nov 2020
    • Awarded to Chun Hoong Ho PhD, MASM, AFHEA
      Professional Member of Australian Society fro Microbiology Australian Society for Microbiology Jul 2018