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KISWILI BEDAN KIVUVA PO BOX 31670-00600 NAIROBI TEL: +254723089603/+254787422806

Email:Kivuva_b@yahoo.com PERSONAL DETAILS Date of birth Sex Citizenship Id no Marital status Languages Religion 1984 Male Kenyan 23620832 Married Swahili and English Christian

CAREERS OBJECTIVES Short term To build my professional and interpersonal skills as I work towards the realization of organizational goals. Long term Became a world-class engineer through training, practice, innovation, integrity and ethical professionalism and impact the profession positively. EDUCATION Sept 2004-Dec 2010 Kenyatta University Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing Engineering (Second Class Lower division) HIV/Aids Life Skills Training. Certificate in Computer Applications Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education mean of B+ Kenya Certificate of Primary Education440/700

Sept 2005-Dec 2005 I Choose Life Africa April- Aug 2004 Zearstech Computer College 2000- 2003 Eastleigh High School 1991-1998 Koma Primary School

WORK EXPERIENCE Oct 2011 to date

Project Engineer, Snowpeak Refrigeration and General Contractors Coordinating and supervising project team On site supervision Design of Air Conditioning, Mechanical Ventilation and Cold room. Work allocation for available labour. Asst. Mechanical Engineer- Building Services, Maki Consult. Auto Cad designer Preparing Site reports. Preparing Bills of Quantities and Tender Documents. Office administration. Site inspection. Analysis of Plumbing and Mechanical ventilation installation

Feb 2011 to Sept 2011

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Administrator, Nexxt Tech Computer College (Mwea) Administrative work Computer networking Sales and marketing Teaching AutoCAD, CorelDraw, Photoshop, Linux based application software and Microsoft office. Computer assembly and hardware troubleshooting Jan 2010-April 2010 Die mould machinery- 3D Engraving designer and machine operator. Design with ArtCAM, AutoCAD and Type 3 art design software. Operation of 3D engraver machine. Sales and Marketing of 3D engraving designs Design and manufacture of crowns Repair and maintenance of mechanical and laser engravers Aug 2009 to Dec 2009 Freelancer: Designing using Auto CAD. House interior designing Cell phone software troubleshooting and repair Computer hardware and software troubleshooting Troubleshooting of large format printers Marketing of computers and computer accessories Dec 2008 to July 2009 Volunteer Volunteering with Tony Coren Community Based Organization in Mwea. May 2008- July 2008 Industrial attachment at British American Tobacco, Kenya Maintenance of variable speed drives Programming of Programmable Logic Controllers (P.L.Cs) Maintenance of AC and DC motors Workshop practice and use of machine tools Control systems. Steam boilers. Extraction Fans and Air-conditioning systems Workforce planning April 2007-June 2007 Industrial attachment at Kenyatta University engineering workshop and at the motor yard repair section Motor vehicle repair Maintenance of motor vehicle engines Motor vehicle fleet scheduling May 2006- Sept 2006 Administrator Zeasrtech Cyber Caf, Eastleigh Networking Software installation Computer repair July 2005-Sept 2005 Voluntary field attachment British American Tobacco, Kenya Tobacco processing Quality control Machine operation and maintenance May 2003- Aug 2003 Lab Technician Starlit Results College, parklands

April 2010 to Jan 2011

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LEADERSHIP Science club organizing secretary Eastleigh High School Served as a peer counselor at Kenyatta University Treasurer electronics club Kenyatta University HOBBIES Reading technology books Community work Swimming Playing badminton Hiking SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES

Good project management and team work skills Working under minimum supervision Ability to learn Professional software quickly Ability to work with logic programming tools

REFEREES 1. Mr.Alex Migika Ministry of Livestock and fisheries, Nairobi. Tel.: 0722-391 316 2. Dr. Wanjau Kabecha Chairman, Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering P. O. Box 43844 Kenyatta University Tel.: 0721-200 240 3. Mr. Boniface Muli Maki Consult P. O. box 73805-00200 Nairobi Tel.: 0725-744 708