Kennedy Ougo

A management systems expert who has devoted his time in research, quality management systems, environment and occupational health and safety related fields. Dedicated team player with good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with others in multicultural/ethnic environments. Able to apply professional judgment in context of different assignments.

Able to plan, organize, handle conflicting priorities and deliver outputs in a timely manner while respecting related processes. Driven by passion for contributing in helping organizations position themselves strategically in pursuit of goals and profitability. Keen to details.

Aspires to be a role model and change agent for social transformation and service to humanity. Competent, determined, dutiful, punctual, hardworking & productive, can work with minimum supervision.

Management Systems Consultant/Expert/Project Manager and Lead at Millenium Management Consultants Ltd (2018-01 – Present)

Management systems consultant assisting organizations in ISO certifications, environmental and occupational health and safety consulting, forest stewardship management expertise, and research consulting services.

• Assist organization in training until certification to ISO standards
• Development of standard operating procedures/documentation to meet ISO standard requirements
• ISO trainings i.e., awareness, requirements, implementation and internal auditor training and mentoring
• Risk management and training as per ISO 31001 requirements
• Development of risk and opportunities registers
• Conducting internal audits and or pre-certification audits to assess the level of conformity to standard requirements
• Can audit over 5 standards i.e ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 27001, 22000, 21001 FSC CoC for forest management standards among others
• Environmental impacts assessment services
• Over 50 institutions assisted in trainings and certifications (KAA, NTSA, CMA, KUCCPS, KRA, Masai Technical, Tharaka University, TVETCDACC (ongoing) among others)
• Environmental Audit including environmental impacts, environmental social governance, occupational health and safety audits, fire audits, compliance audits
• Training on environmental social governance (ESG), implementation and monitoring
• Development of ESG strategies
• Analysis, gather, analyze, and interpret ESG-related data to support effective decision-making and sustainability reporting
• Risk Management including development of Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP), ensuring ongoing identification, mitigation, and monitoring of environmental and social risks
• Foster a culture of sustainability and ESG awareness across the organization
• Development of Safety Policies and procedures
• Development of customer safety and environmental procedures and safe working practices, with the aim of reducing lost time incidents
• Development of Work/Operating Procedures for Environment Health and Safety management
• Development and analysis of accidents maintain incident/accident register templates and make statutory reports returns to the director of occupation health and safety services
• Training and awareness on Environment, Health and Safety for clients
• Auditing of the implementation of company policies, plans and procedures relating to Health, Safety and Environmental with due cognizance of the requirements of Kenyan legislation
• Training on Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody certifications
• Audits on Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody certifications
• Documentations on Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody certifications
• Conducting social market research for government institutions and private institutions relating to employee satisfaction survey, corruption perception survey, customer satisfaction survey, market survey, drug and alcohol abuse among others (Over 20 institutions)
• Mobilizing teams for data collection activities during research assignments
• Analysis and compiling of Survey reports/Research reports
• Presentation of reports to senior management
• Developing tender proposals
• Environmental audits including safety and NEMA audits
• Supervision
• Client and project management
• Project budgeting and management

Field Officer at County Government of Kisumu, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (2016-05 – 2016-08)

• Public education on environmental awareness to locals in Kisumu County wards
• Conducting field assessments and mapping (Solid waste status, Environmental Conditions among others)
• Organizing stakeholder forums
• Tree planting activities within schools and institutions in Kisumu County

Cyber attendant at Trevolink Computers (2012-04 – 2012-08)

• Attaching and sending mails
• Installation of computer software
• Cleaning and maintenance of printers
• Typesetting and organizing word documents

Bachelor of Environmental Science in Environmental Science – Kenyatta University (2013 – 2017)

Computer packages in Computer packages – Reach Out Media College (2013-01 – 2013-03)

KCSE in General Education – Onjiko High School (2009 – 2012)

KCPE in General Education – Joel Omino Primary school (1999 – 2008)