MA. AUSSIELITA L. LIT
Laboratory Manager

Ma. Aussielita L. Lit (“Uchie”) is a registered microbiologist of the Philippine Academy for Microbiology in 1994 and became a specialist microbiologist in 2002. She is a recognized signatory for chemical and microbiological testing by the Philippine Accreditation Office (PAO) of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) since 1995. Her academic experience includes international graduate studies and fellowships, research work in the National Institutes of Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology (BIOTECH) and in the Institute of Biological Sciences in the University of the Philippines at Los Baños (UPLB) and teaching courses in microbiology in UPLB and the University of Santo Tomas (UST). Thereafter, Uchie joined the private industry through Dole Philippines. Her attendance to training workshops and conferences strengthened her technical and management skills that earned her as a HACCP Specialist, USFDA Thermal Process Authority and ISO 17025 Technical Assessor for Technical Competence for Chemistry and Microbiology. She retired as Laboratory Manager after 17 years of private practice as microbiologist in Dole on December 31, 2011. Uchie maintains her active involvement to scientific organizations and international training’s to remain equipped with knowledge in the industry of analytical laboratories.