Summary
Experienced mechanical technician (Machinist), with Higher National Diploma in mechanical engineering and over 3 years of experience in machining, process improvement, analysis, implementation of new methods of machining, repair and time management.
- Have been able to develop one best method of machining that brought machining time down by 65% from 750 minutes to 250 minutes,
- Developed a easier way to machines spiral groove for oil injection that used to be ignored and have had great impact on tool use.
- Encouraged my colleagues on the use of high speed spindle which have greatly brought down machining processes and have had a great impact on product quality in terms of surface finish leading to reduction in use of grinding process.
- Have been privileged to manage and supervise a team of 15 attachment students in the maintenance and production departments.
- Received KEBs' certificate of ISO 9001:2008 as an internal quality auditor.
I would wish to grow my career deeper into machining by learning the CNC programming and machining, now I am learning the wire and the EDM machining methods.
Education
2014-2015: Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering(Production option) studied at The Eldoret National polytechnic and examined by KNEC
2010-2012: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
(Production-option)-KNEC The Eldoret Polytechnic
2005-2008: Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Kitany Secondary School
1996-2004: Goitab-silibwet Primary School
Experience
September 2013 to Date : Ministry of State for Defence, Kenya Ordnance
Operations performed are;
Production Machine operator, Press machine operator and Lathe Operator.
Designing and conducting tests;
Thread cutting on components
CNC EDM-Sink operator (Programming, editing and operating)
CNC Machining operation and programming.
Milling, hand tapping and gear cutting (Conversant with Bridge-port type mill).
Reading of design specifications and technical drawings
Grinding work: Grinding of flat surface, cylindrical grinding..
Testing and verification of production tools to ensure they conform to standards required.
First line maintenance of machines and repair and testing of hydraulic equipment.
Being at Kenya Ordnance Factories Corporation have been of great beneficial to nourishing my skills, I found myself being at forefront proposing ways to reduce machining process time. I encouraged my fellow technicians to embrace maximum spindle speed machining, developed short and easy methods of machining which have greatly bring down tool and job shop process time, which has become an efficient way to meeting targets, time and customers’ demand. I have been too involved in training of interns and post attachment students at our job shop.
JULY 2013-AUGUST 2013: May-Rack Automotive Engineering.
Activities included:
Manual Lathe operator
Drilling machine operator, Welding and fabrication
Keeping machine and production tools service records. Carrying out maintenance of machines.
Participated in engine overhauling, testing and validation
Maintained a safety culture of working by observing and complying with safety rules.
Did learned maintenance of cooling and air conditioning systems.
MAY 2013_JUNE 2013: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Trainee
Joint a private firm and helped over the repair of refrigeration equipment and as well got to be a casual at the Davis and Shirtliff in Mombasa on occasions when they needed more labour for their day to day activities like plumbing, lowering of pumps and lifting of solar heaters to rooftops.
DECEMBER 2012_APRIL 2013: Lending A Hand, Having completed my college studies and awaiting for my exam results, I had to be at home assisting my parents at home and my sister in her shop as a salesman over the market day.
SEP 2011_JAN 2012: Kapchebet Tea Factory Limited Industrial Attachment.
Manual lathe operator:Turning, drilling and threading, roller re-sharpening, bush turning, drilling and boring.
Welding and fabrication
Maintaining machine service records
Use of hand tools
Handling of steam and welding of steam pipes to flanges.
Design, fabrication and installing of chimney covers
Balancing blower, rotor turbines blades, steam turbines and vibrato screen masses.
Mechanical Technician’s Competency Skills:
Able to work independently
Honors and believes in feedback, testing and verification.
Proper communication skills: oral and written.
Analysis and problem solving
Maintenance and quality production
Good customer relation
Steady fast in adapting to day to day changes
Skills
- Creative thinking
- Creativity
- Driving license Class B, C, E – light vehicles & heavy commercial vehicles
- Equipment and tool maintenance
- Machine operation
- Machining (drilling, grinding, turning, etc.) Materials
- Mathematics
- Measuring equipment
Specialties
- Problem solving Project implementation Record keeping
Spoken Languages
- English, Swahili