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Skills:water, hydraulics, civil engineering

Part-time Lecturer and Resource Personnel 08/2019 - current
Egerton University, Nakuru, Kenya
Industry: Education
A part-time lecture in the Water Resources Engineering department and a resource personnel in the Centre for Integrated Water and Basin Management (CIWAB)
1) I teach Bachelors of Science students in Water Resources Engineering Courses and Water and Irrigation Engineering Courses as well as evaluating their performance 2) I supervise students in their projects 3) For Centre for Integrated Water and Basin Management (CIWAB) I designed and installed GEONETCast system for reception of satellite data from the EUMETCAST in real time and developed near real time (NRT) hydrometeorology and land surface monitoring system for Kenyan region based on the GEONETCast system. I also trained M.Sc. students and other researchers on the GEONETCast Technology--
Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation specialist 09/2018 - 01/2019
Chemonics International Inc, Nairobi, Kenya
Industry: Consulting firm
A short-term consultant for USAID’s Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessment (ATLAS) project in East Africa
1) Assisting with participatory field-based research and data collection to support an assessment of the climate-related vulnerability and adaptive capacity of communities and sectors in the Nyangores catchment in Kenya and the Mara Wetlands in Tanzania. 2) Convening and facilitating participatory workshops in the local language, providing translation when necessary. 3) Assisting with planning and scheduling of field work, including using networks and contacting individuals and organizations to line up meetings as directed by the Vulnerability Analyst. 4) Conducting meetings and maintaining open communication with the Lake Victoria Basin Commission, Tanzanian and Kenyan government officials, counterparts, and other relevant stakeholders under the direction of the Vulnerability Analyst--
Water Resources Research Assistant 07/2017 - 06/2019
Upande Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya
Industry: IT
A research assistant in the area around improved rainfall estimations and floods and drought predictions for ITC - University of Twente (The Netherlands) through a local partner (Upande Ltd)
1) Installation, setup, and operation of automated instruments for hydraulic, hydrologic monitoring and water sampling 2) Prepared and implemented field tasks and operations. 3) Troubleshoot and maintain monitoring systems and equipment 4) Designing and developing the data transmission, storage and basic data processing procedures and algorithms for hydrological and meteorological time series data 5) Data analysis and modelling for improved rainfall estimation, soil moisture estimation and the development of flash-flood/flood forecasting and early warning system using field observations, satellite data and mobile telecommunication base stations 6) Hydrological, GIS and Remote Sensing Data gathering, processing, analyzing and presentation 7) Programming scripting for Statistical analysis, Remote Sensing and GIS applications--
Hydro-Informatics Specialist (IWRAP Project Naivasha) 04/2015 - 06/2017
ITC - University of Twente, Naivasha, Kenya
Industry: Research
This position was for the Netherlands Young Expert Program (YEP) by ITC – University of Twente through Maridadi Flowers Limited – Naivasha. I was a Water Resources and IT specialist for a donor funded integrated Water Resources Project in Naivasha - Kenya
1) Water Resources Engineering activities and project management for the Integrated Water Resources Action Plan (IWRAP) in Naivasha – Kenya. 2) Developing appropriate water technologies for use in integrated basin management activities including river flows monitoring, lake water levels monitoring, water quality, ground water monitoring through boreholes, riparian land degradation and rehabilitation monitoring 3) Installation, setup, and operation of automated instruments for hydrometry, hydrologic monitoring and water sampling 4) Hydro-climate Statistics and Data Modelling: Data collection, processing, analysis, visualization. Hydroclimatic data modelling for floods and drought monitoring and prediction. 5) GIS and Remote Sensing for watershed management including setting-up of GEONETCast system, Water Information system (Maji-sys), mobile data collection set –up using ODK, apache and tomcat, Baseline survey for the lake basin using handheld GPS and base station and land use and Land cover mapping using remote sensing and Google Earth Engine. 6) Quality Assurance, Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation: Supported the development of Water Allocation Plan at subcatchments levels and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES). I documented the progress of the IWRAP Project and showcased its achievements in forums such as the World Water Day and Kenya Water Week, 2017 in order to market the works of partners and develop new partnerships. Developed a monitoring system for a Payment for Ecosystems Services (PES) to monitor the progress of the rehabilitation of the riparian lands. 7) Hydrological studies for various purposes - Water Allocation: using RIBASIM model and Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP), Reconstruction of Streamflow using the CREST distributed model, integrated ground and surface water modelling using the Deltares iMOD. 8) Organised and facilitated trainings in Water Resources Data Collection and reporting, Hydrologic Modelling, GIS and Remote Sensing, Water Resources management technologies and Water allocation modelling. 9) Digital Ecosystem management: (maintaining project collaborations on the online platform, and sharing information to various stakeholders)--

Kijabe Boys High School 02/2001 - 11/2004
Kijabe, Kiambu, Kenya
Degree: High School Or Below
Major:Maths, Sciences, English, Accounting, Geography
I passed my Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) with an average score of B+.

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