Thea Conradie

I am a hard-working individual willing to learn any new experiences and my heart longs to move to the “platteland”. I have an eye for detail, work efficiently and accurately, and is used to working under pressure.

I also have a passion for working with individuals in their safety in the working environment. Currently a Level 2 First Aider.

I am a qualified Veterinary Technologist, which gave me the opportunity to gain more than 12 years of working experience in a diagnostic laboratory environment in production animals. This experience includes more than 7 years as a technical signatory for ISO17025-accredited methods within the laboratory.

I am currently employed as a Veterinary Technologist at the Western Cape Provincial Veterinary Laboratory and responsible for the Serology section.  Over the years I have gained extensive experience in other diagnostic laboratory sections, not only performing diagnostic testing but overseeing all managing aspects of the laboratory. These include quality management, equipment maintenance, ensuring traceability, documentation, participating in proficiency/inter-laboratory testing, validation, procurement (checking of orders and invoices), statistical reporting, and training of personnel. I have also experience in results interpretation and reporting, by using instrument software, IDEXX XCheck software, Microsoft Office, and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).

In my free time, I am also fulfill the role of Treasurer for a non-profit organization, the South African Association of Veterinary Technologists (SAAVT), which has a passion for its members in ensuring its members get the required knowledge in their profession. My role as a treasurer includes making payments to goods and services procured for the association, making profiles for new members, marketing in recruiting new members, creating invoices, and ensuring the finances are handled meticulously for their sole purpose and avoiding wasteful expenditure.

• Veterinary Technologist – Intern (Jan 2010 – Jan 2011) - Provincial Veterinary Laboratory, Western Cape Department of Agriculture (Stellenbosch, South Africa)
• Veterinary Technologist – Serology, Parasitology (Feb 2011 – current) - Provincial Veterinary Laboratory, Western Cape Department of Agriculture (Stellenbosch, South Africa)
• Treasurer - South African Association of Veterinary Technolgists (Feb 2023 - Curerent) Remote - Part-time

• Matric in 2006 - Hoërskool Wonderboom (Pretoria)
• National Diploma in Veterinary Technology in 2011 - Tswhane University of Technology (Pretoria)