Ronald Koylass – Associate Profile
Mr. Ronald Koylass is an experienced Consultant with over fifteen years of experience in in project management, operations management and medical engineering in the health sector. He is presently functioning as a Healthcare Consultant for the design, construction and equipping of a new 540-bed facility as part of the redevelopment of the Port of Spain General Hospital, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. His major professional qualifications are in quality management, health and safety, medical equipment technology and biomedical engineering. He has received specialized training in the application and use of Public Private Partnership (PPP) procurement models within the health sector and has developed knowledge in the use and application of the American Institute of Architect (AIA) Facilities Guidelines (FGI) for Hospitals. He has attended a number of International conferences and workshops on health systems technology.
Mr. Ronald Koylass holds the following qualifications:
- 2017 – University of Greenwich: Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
- 2009 – University of Greenwich: Master of Science Occupational Health and Safety
- 2000 – American Society for Quality (ASQ): Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (CMQ/OE)
- 1991 – University of the West Indies: Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies
- 1987 – University of the West Indies: Bachelor of Science, Natural Sciences – Pure Physics, Medical Physics & Medical Electronics 1 & 2
He is also a Graduate Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and a Professional Member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
Mr. Koylass has gained key practical experience in the health sector through the following:
June 2009 – July 2020
Major Hospital Projects in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Led the development of User Briefs and Employer’s Requirements for major Hospital Projects in Trinidad and Tobago, to include the construction of the 150 – bed Arima General Hospital, 106 – bed Point Fortin Hospital, 540 – bed Port of Spain General Hospital (ongoing) and 106 – bed new Sangre Grande Hospital (ongoing)
- Functioned as the Component Lead for the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) Health Sector Services Programme (HSSP) for the Health Facilities Investment Management Component 4 in Trinidad and Tobago at the Ministry of Health and Regional Health Authorities
- Functioned as the Trinidad and Tobago Lead on the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Industrial Cooperation in the Health Sector with the Republic of Austria for the construction of the new Sangre Grande Hospital.
- Provided Client oversight on the review and acceptance of designs and functional spaces based on AIA, FGI Guidelines in support of Hospital Accreditation requirements for Joint Commission International (JCI)
- Represented Trinidad and Tobago in 2011 at the WHO First Global Forum on Medical Devices. The aim of the global forum included raising the issues related to research and development, regulation, technology assessment, management and utilization of, and access to essential medical devices.
- Functioned as the Trinidad and Tobago WHO/PAHO Focal Person on Healthcare Technology and systems in Trinidad and Tobago
June 2000 – May 2005 Trinidad and Tobago Health Sector Reform Programme (HSRP)
- Provided direction and leadership in the management and commissioning of Health Sector Reform Programme (HSRP) projects under the South West Regional Health Authority (HSRP). This included providing a framework for the implementation of operational procedures for the commissioning of all new Primary Healthcare Centres constructed under the HSRP
January 1994 – May 2000 Biomedical Engineering Programmes
- Responsible for the formulation and execution of Biomedical engineering maintenance programmes and policies for an extensive range of hospital and clinical laboratory equipment.
- Development of Quality Assurance programme for a nationwide biomedical engineering support service and in support of the JCI hospital accreditation maintenance requirements