Mutai Weldon

A dedicated and results-driven Environmental Science Specialist and Chuka University graduate with practical industrial expertise across water resource engineering, occupational health and safety (OHS) management, and ecosystem conservation. Demonstrates strong technical skills acquired through hands-on operations at KTDA factories and institutional research centers. Fully prepared to translate rich field experience into high-quality competency-based curriculum delivery, practical laboratory training, and academic mentorship as an Environmental Science Lecturer at RVIST.

Water Treatment Operator - Olenguruone Tea Factory (KTDA) - Olenguruone, Kenya

(2024-03)

• Manage and optimize chemical and physical processes in daily water purification and distribution frameworks.
• Provides practical, real-world case studies for teaching Water Quality Engineering, Industrial Waste Management, and Environmental Chemistry modules.
• Maintained 100% regulatory compliance for environmental discharge through strict Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) controls.

Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) Intern - Tirgaga Tea Factory (KTDA) - Tirgaga, Kenya

(2022-09 - 2022-12)

• Monitored operational spaces to enforce adherence to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA, 2007).
• Direct field knowledge to instruct students on Environmental Health, Workplace Safety, Risk Assessment, and Environmental Law.
• Successfully mapped workplace physical hazards and coordinated staff safety and emergency response drills.

Tree Nursery Attendant - Egerton University - Egerton, Kenya

(2021-01 - 2021-12)

• Managed large-scale seedbed preparation, seedling propagation, potting, and sorting.
• Hands-on experience perfectly suited for directing student practicals in Agroforestry, Plant Pathology, and Soil Science laboratories.
• Supported institutional ecological research timelines through systematic seedling quality profiling.

Forester Attachee - Tharaka Nithi Conservancy - Tharaka Nithi, Kenya

• Undertook field-based forest mapping, silvicultural treatments, and community outreach.
• Practical foundation for instructing Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation, and Natural Resource Management.
• Bridged community-level conservation awareness with professional ecological protocols.

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science - Chuka University (2016 - 2020)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) - Kericho Tea Boys High School (2012 - 2015)

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) - Olenguruone Rehema Academy (2002 - 2011)