Rowpu/Water/Waste Water Technician/ labtechnician/ Quality Inspector

August 2020: Alison.com

Introduction to Plumbing

October 2019: California State University’ Sacramento

Small water Systems: Treatment Plants – #530445

August 2012 to May 2106: University of Eldoret.

Bachelor of Science Biochemistry Graduated with Hons. Second Class Upper

February 2008 November 2011: Nyabondo High School.                                                                Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) – Mean Grade B+

January 2000- November 2007: Komarock Primary School.                                                   Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) – Mean Grade – B

WORK EXPERIENCE

October, 2018 to Date:

Pacific Architects Engineers – Baghdad, Iraq

Position: Water Systems Technician

Duties:

• Operating multiple demineralization and desalination water systems i.e. ROWPUs and Ultrafiltration units; ground water wells, chemical feed systems and monitoring valves and storage tank levels throughout the site.
• Operating and conducting maintenance on multiple wastewater teatment plants that utilize the MBBR, SBR methods and conventional flow activated sludge process.
• Monitored biological fauna on lift stations, equalization, aeration and clarifier tanks.
• Ensuring water quality tests and quality of potable water meets the requirements and guidelines specified by Safety/Health Environmental Management (SHEM)
• Ensuring that the sludge and effluent disposed is approved by ESH and in accordance with local laws.
• Carrying out preventive maintenance checks as stipulated by the SOP and all other plumbing duties that arose.
• Collecting water samples from various locations, recording data for regulatory reports and adjusted chemical feed rates.
• Maintained and calibrated hand held, and on-line monitoring and treatment equipment as required.
• Performing swimming pool cleaning, maintenance and treatment
• Following company’s environmental, health, and safety policies, and is an active advocate of a safe work place.
• Interpreting system operation readings and made recommendations for needed corrective actions.
• Testing components such as motors and controls for safety and efficiency, using standard test equipment and by observing functions.
• Performing other administrative tasks including ordering material, inventorying, and scheduling work.
• Collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data for report preparation and submitting written reports.
• Maintaining the appropriate technical library for a record of documents constituting all procedures necessary to accomplish assigned responsibilities.
• Analyzing situations and making frequent technical decisions based on specifications, safety and applicable codes.
• Evaluating operational effectiveness and developing effective operational control mechanisms

Achievements

• Successfully inducted new employees on using MBBR and SBR on the waste treatment points.
• Achieved a treatment efficiency of above 90% thereby reducing the cost of potable water used in irrigating lawns to non-potable treated water from waste water plants.
• Successfully developed a system of effective inventory and issue of materials within employees using Maximo asset Management.

February, 2018 to October, 2018:

PAE – Baghdad, IQ

Position: Custodian

Responsibilities:

• Washed walls, ceilings and stairs; clean overheads equipment such as vents and light fixtures; vacuum rugs, furniture, draperies, etc.; clean dust and wax furniture.
• Emptied wastebaskets into pickup containers; picks up trash from designated areas; loads in large dump truck and pushes to compactor area.
• Washed large trash cans and wastebaskets inside and outside, blackboards, doors and clean kitchens, dining areas, etc.
• Performed a variety of custodial-type duties such as moving equipment/furniture up/down stairs, tightening doorknobs and latch plates, tightening and adjusting traverse rods and brackets, cleaning out elevator door tracks, changing light bulbs, shoveling snow, etc.
• Maintained cleanliness of work storage closet and equipment used; performs other similar duties requiring comparable skill and responsibility assigned.
• Light inventory and mail deliver.
• Brought chemical lists up to code by updating and organizing Material Safety Data Sheets. Transferred supervisors’ contacts into Outlook
• Organized supervisor’s work space and files/documents
• Cleaned work space and company vehicles. Performed other miscellaneous tasks as they arose

Achievements

• Performed all my duties very effectively alongside helping in the water department that successfully secured my promotion.

August 2017 to January 2018

Water Resource Management Authority – Nairobi, Kenya

Position: Water/ Waste Water Technician

Responsibilities

• Conducting water quality analysis- Physical and Biological Laboratory tests
• Taking part in waste water treatment and management.
• Conducting routine sewer and water monitoring using GPS, conducting new meter installations replacement
• Carrying our routine preventive maintenance checks scheduled and all other plumbing duties that arose
• Performing sewerage unblocking on assigned regions.
• Taking part in site survey for new water and sanitation applications.
• Carrying out reviews and presented of daily and weekly reports.
• Performing groundwater monitoring using a dipper.
• Conducting weekly stream discharge measurements of rivers and all miscellaneous river gauging activities.
• Collecting and tabulated monthly river gauging levels.
• River Discharge Measurement-Using Mid-section and Mean Section Methods.
• Conducting hydrological data analysis for different regions.

Achievements

• Successfully inducted new employees on monitoring water and sewer lines using GPS.
• Successfully mapped and coordinated mappings of new water and sanitation points after site surveys.

June 2016 to July 2017:

NAS AIRPORT SERVICES – Nairobi, Kenya

Position: Quality Control Technician

Duties:

• Conducting water analysis- Bacterial viable counts

-Assessment of water standards in line to recommended standards

-Assessment and preventive maintenance of machines and pipelines

• Conducting food analysis- Bacterial counts, Coliform plate count and enumeration of Yeast and molds, and other microbes.
• Inspecting all incoming goods, materials and all cold rooms ensuring maximal cleanliness
• Confirming correct packaging of food dispatched.
• Monitoring the concentration and usage of sanitizers
• Ensuring adherence of specifications and quality procedures in accordance with HACCP and ISO 22000
• Conducting random temperature checks on food during receiving, preparation and packaging to ensure they meet the required temperatures.
• Ensuring adherence of SOP and other management systems
• Ensuring all staff in the production area were always equipped with the proper PPE’s
• Inducting new staff on good food hygiene and HACCP procedures
• Ensuring products received from suppliers are of high standards
• Conducting follow-ups on corrective actions taken
• Conducting food safety and hygiene trainings to all staff as per schedule.
• Conducting root cause analysis and follow-up inspections to resolve non-conformance

Achievements

• Successfully achieved maximal adherence to HACCP standards on all consumables.
• Successfully inducted and mentored staff on good workmanship and proper and hygienic service delivery.

• Water quality analysis assessment
• Using molecular diagnostic techniques
• Laboratory management
• Rowpu Operation and maintenance
• Chemical constitution, dosing and handling
• Maximo Asset inventory
• Plumbing
• Microsoft office and tools
• waste water treatment(MBBR,SBR)
• Quality Inspection and assessment

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