Maurice O.

Odida Odida
P.O. Box 10503-00100
NAIROBI, KENYA
Phone: 0723-608242
E-Mail address:odidamesq@yahooo.co.uk

Date of Birth : 22nd April 1978

Marital status : Married
Nationality : Kenyan

PERSONALITY
Honest, hardworking, intelligent, enduring and sociable. Can work for long hours
under the specifications of the deadlines.

CAREER INTEREST

To be a specialist in the field of telecommunication especially data

communications networks and wireless (cellular/Radio/Microwave) Communication
systems.
To contribute to the development and deployment of future computing and
communicating technologies.

PRESENT

NAIROBI NET ONLINE

NETWORK SUPPORT ENGINEER

RESPONSIBILITIES.

Troubleshooting of office hardware and maintenance of the same.

Maintenance and installation of ALVARION ( Wimax , BreezeMax Access XL) radios,

RADWIN and Mikrotik point to point radios.

Receiving support calls from clients via telephone,monitoring clients links and
addressing the issues.

Maintenance of office intranet and upgrading of the ALVARION micro Base stations
and CPEs .
Carrying out field surveys for projects and giving recommendations for the same.

NOTABLE PROJECTS DONE (WINLINK 1000 –RADWIN).

1.Set up and configuration of backhaul link for UNON between UNON
headquarters(Gigiri) and the MD's residence in Runda,UNON and KIXP.
2.Took part in design and implementation of WAN for MOH enabling them to share
data and use VoIP .It has 10 links connecting 10 departments in Nairobi.
3.Setup and configuration of WAN for IOM (International Organisation for
Immigration) which has one E1 link.
4.Setup and configuration of backhaul link between Wananchi Online and Open
Systems Technologies.
5.5.Setup and configuration of backhaul link between Nairobi Online , KIXP and
Open Sytems Technologies.
6.Setup and cofiguration of of the 9 E1 links connecting Celtel-Uganda Corporate
clients i.e Nile Breweries,Umeme,Century Bottling, Kinyara,Citi Bank,Mukwano
beverages,Barclays(Hanington road) , Barclays headquarters,KCCL,KK security. Also
participated in setting up NTV to Monitor Link in Uganda ( this link is both E1
and voice) among others.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Jan 2003-2005 : The Kenya Polytechnic University College
Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Light current
(Telecommunications) Option.

Final year project : Digital coded remote gate controller

Dec 2007 : The Kenya Polytechnic University College
A practical course in Fibre Optics Communications, Splicing
and terminations.
1995-1998 : Makasembo High School
KCSE Average Grade C Plain (51points)

1986-1994 : Migono Primary School

KCPE: 64 points out of 84

AWARDS:
March 30th 2001 : Ministry of Education Science and Technology
award for
the first best teacher in physical science KCSE in the year 2000
June 2001 : Certificate for an in-service course for
mathematics
Teachers at Maranda High School
EXPERIENCE
Jan 2000-2002 : Teacher, Got Abiero High School
Taught Mathematics and Physics and participated in setting, moderation and marking
of the Siaya District Mock.

Nov.2004-Jan.2005 : Attachee at Kiptagich tea estates Ltd.

Duties
Troubleshooting, repair and maintenance of electrical machinery and systems.
Also participated in the installation of factory machines and sharpening of CTC
rollers.

Feb-May 2006 : Attachee at the Unilever Kenya Limited.

Duties
Electrical cable management
Electronic motor diagnostics (EMD) i.e. Motor circuit analysis and electrical
signature analysis.
Autonomous maintenance activities of electrical machines and systems.
Trained and participated on the implementation of TPM activities i.e. TPM
equipment ranking criteria.
Familiarized with various electrical machines and drives e.g. PLC and subsidiary
miniature backups.
Also learnt about PABX, Dial plus services ISDN and intelligent network services.
Installation and testing Generator sets
Analysis of power fluctuations (CBM)
Design and installation of luminaries for the industry.

June-July 2006 : Zetech College

Lecturer : Taught Digital Electronics, Data communications and also
participated in developing syllabus for diploma level in installation Technology.

July -Sept 2006 : Population Services International

(PSI/KENYA)-Research Department
Research Assistant: Conducted research to assess issues related to products in
market and to ensure availability of essential health products. Data entry and
analysis.

October 2006 : Ministry of Health

Division of malaria control (DOMC)
Trained on GPS2 program
Performing survey with PDA machine.

Jan-April 2007 : Technician; Kinetic Electrical and

electronics
: Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment
: Training students on electrical fault diagnosis and
Troubleshooting.

May-August 2007 : Ministry of Health

: Division of malaria control (DOMC)
: Research assistant; Trained on GPS 2 program and
participated on the Kenya National Malaria indicator survey conducted by the WHO
through DOMC.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2005 : A member of KPSU editorial board

(Education
Editor- (Kenya
Polytechnic student union)
1997-1998 : School Library Captain, Makasembo High School
.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION.

Data communication
Microprocessor systems
Control systems
Industrial organization and management
Communication systems
Entrepreneurship projects.
GSM;Traffic Management,Signalling, Transmission Concepts, Network Planning,
Intelligent Network(IN), Wireless application protocol(WAP)

TCP/IP; LANs, Wimax , Wi -Fi,Win-Link Technology,

WANs,WLANs,MANs,Telephony Gateways,Router
Configuration.

Basic knowledge on PDH and SDH.

FIBRE OPTICS

Computer Literacy: Basic Knowledge on Ms, Office, Excel, Ms Word and Ms.Acess.
Circuit maker and multism
Possesses specialist knowledge in troubleshooting and repair of electronic
equipment from software to hardware levels.

HOBBIES
Reading and writing
Singing and Teaching
Playing and Watching Football
Research work

REFEREES
1. Douglas Onyancha
Operations and systems Excellence Co-ordinator
Unilever Kenya limited
Po Box 30062-00100
GPO Nairobi
Email;Douglas.onyancha@unilever.com

2. Kabata Kamana
Network Engineer
Open Systems Technology Ltd.
P.O. Box 40140 -00100 GPO, Nairobi.

3. Musa Obuba
Maintenance &Support Manager
Alcatel East Africa Limited
ACS Plaza, Lenana Road
P.O Box 46601 -00100
Nairobi. ( musa.obuba@alcatel.co.ke