To excel in the art & practice of Construction and project management.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Several years of experience in Civil/ Structural Engineering and Project Management including: modeling, analyses, design, detailing, drafting and construction of steel, concrete, masonry, timber structures and foundations. Area of expertise covers: high-rise, industrial, commercial & residential buildings, storage tanks, shallow and deep foundations, offshore structures and bridges.
Project/ construction management including; supervision of construction projects, buy-outs and selection of sub-contractors, preparation and review of estimates and quotations, prepare and negotiate change orders, selection and supervision of staff and personnel, preparation of submittals, scheduling, control, estimating & payments.
Clients included the New York City, Dormitory Authority State of New York [DASNY], The Universal Church (Brooklyn, NY), The Nation News Papers, Total Oil Products, The People Magazine, Kenya Power & Lighting Company and The Government of the Republic of Kenya.
EDUCATION
Master of Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering (specialty structures & foundations)
Sheffield University, United Kingdom 1980
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
University of Nairobi, Kenya 1975
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
M.I.E.K. (Member of Institute of Engineers of Kenya 1981)
R. Eng. (Registered Professional Engineer, Engineering Registration Board of Kenya 1982)
EXPERIENCE
AAA Enterprises, Queens, New York 2007 –2009 Consultant/ Project Manager
Responsible for the planning, scheduling and control of the construction of Universal Church Complex ( worship area, residential apartments , administration a and classrooms) ,in Brooklyn, New York City including: supervision of construction project, buy-outs and selection of sub-contractors, preparation and review of estimates and quotations, preparing and negotiating change orders, selection and supervising of staff and personnel, preparation of submittals, maintaining correspondence, scheduling, control, estimating & payments. Liaising with the consultants and client and chairing site meetings. Project Cost $14,000,000.00
AAA Enterprises, Queens, New York 2006–2007 Consultant/ Project Manager
• Maze Park in Brooklyn for New York City. Responsible for supervision, planning, scheduling & control of the construction.
• York College, Queens New York for the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.
AAA Enterprises, Queens, New York 2003–2006 Consultant/ Project Engineer
• Preparation of Shop Drawings and Bending Schedules for Hudson River Park Boat House at Pier 66 In New York City for the General Contractor Ms Diontech Consulting.
• Foundation shop drawings, underpinning and shoring design of the neighborhood buildings for Melrose Commons Cornerstone Urban Renewal eleven story Apartments and Commercial Complex at Bronx, New York City, The General Contractor Procida Reality & Construction Corp.
• Foundation shop drawings, underpinning and shoring (design and supervision) of the neighborhood buildings for Classon + St. Johns six story Apartments and Commercial complex at Brooklyn, New York City, The General Contractor Sun Sun Construction Inc.
• Foundation shop drawings and shoring (design) Queens Botanical Gardens Administration Building Located in Flashing Queens, New York City, for the NYC Department of Design and Construction.
• Design of several residential and commercial buildings and lot subdivisions in Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx for private clients.
EasCADD Management Limited, 1992-2002 Consultant & Senior Partner
Responsible for the operations of the company including technical, business, financial and personnel aspects. Also assisted with developing business strategies including implementation and training programs in line with emerging technologies.
Projects handled included:
• Design of Power stations for Kenya Power & Lighting at: Mandera, Marsabit, Wajir and Garissa in North Eastern Kenya including Geotechnical Investigations for the sub surface strata.
• Oil Pump Station at Kipevu, Indian Ocean in Mombasa, Kenya for Total Oil Company.
• Oil Storage Tanks and Depot at Kigoma, on Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania for Total Oil Company.
• Investigations into Vibration Problems of the Elevated Printing Platforms for the Nation News Papers, Nairobi Kenya the Client H H. The Aga Khan.
• Investigations into the Structural and Mechanical Problems of the Dust Chambers and Calciners at Magadi Soda Company Limited, Kenya
• Design of the Printing Complex and offices for the People Magazine, Nairobi Kenya including Geotechnical Investigations for the sub surface strata.
• Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Investigations for the cracking of the factory of Hawse & McGeorge at Thika Kenya.
• Design and supervision of a cable steel bridge for Kenya Power & Lighting Company at Kipevu Creek, Indian Ocean, Mombasa in 1997
• The proposed 60 metre Clear span 707 Aircraft Hanger Complex, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, for African Airlines Limited, Nairobi, Kenya, in 1999.
University of Nairobi: Senior Lecturer, Civil Engineering Department, University of Nairobi 1985-1992
Instructed the following undergraduate and graduate courses to Architectural and Civil Engineering students: Theory of Indeterminate Structures, Plastic Analysis, Concrete & Steel Design, Planning and Design of Tall Buildings, Bridge Design and Foundation Engineering.
All Africa Conference of Churches Projects Manager 1983-1985
Responsible for the maintenance of AACC’s properties including buildings, projects management including planning, design, supervision of constructions; appraisal of existing structures; control of capital projects funds and preparing status reports for various stake holders.
Ministry of Works 1975 - 1983
Structural Engineer responsible for design and supervision of public, residential buildings, bridges, offshore structures.
Resident Engineer responsible and in charge of supervision of multi-story concrete building.
Material Engineer responsible for :
• Concrete Laboratory: Assisted in the running of the laboratory whose functions include testing of all building materials, designing and checking concrete mixes for all constructions in the country.
• Foundations Laboratory: Assisted in the running of the Laboratory including site investigations, testing, interpreting the soil test results, preparing reports for Civil Engineering structures: - buildings, bridges, roads, etc., supervising and directing field teams, preparing costs estimates for the works the laboratories did for private consultants and contractors.
Superintending Engineer with responsibilities of design and supervision of public, residential buildings, bridges, offshore structures
• Designed government pool housing schemes in Kileleshwa, Nairobi, comprising of some two hundred, four and two storey flats in brick stone and block-work as load bearing walls.
• Supervised and checked other Engineer and office drawing staff.
Projects Included:
• Ministry of Natural Resources: - Fisheries department - Shimoni Jetty, South Coast.
• Ministry of Natural Resources: - Fisheries approach at Lake Turkana.
• Ministry of Water Development: - Checking Provincial headquarters of Water Development Ministry at Mombasa - twin tower - 13 - storey and 9 - storey with underground car parks
• Office of the President: - Original version of the office block ( 26 stories) of the Provincial Commissioner, Nairobi - Nyayo House.
COMPUTER SKILLS
• Scheduling [PrimaVera 3 and Microsoft Project]
• Structural Analysis and Design, [STAAD III, StruCAD*3D, Digital Canal]
• Drafting: [ AutoCAD, Digital Canal]
• Graphics: [ Adobe, Corel Draw & Photoshop]
• Web & Desktop applications, FrontPage, Word, Excel, Access, & PowerPoint]
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
WILLING TO RELOCATE
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