Nixon Katama
Executive Driver
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About
I am a highly trained, qualified, courteous and dedicated Executive driver with extensive customer, team spirit with colleagues and safe driving skills. I am always able to adjust to different schedules, to meet the changing executive priorities and preferences. I'm mindful and keen on all safety regulations for motor vehicle operations with good driving records.
Experience
Pool/Projects Driver - FEDERATION OF KENYA EMPLOYERS (FKE) - Kenya
(2025-03)
- Safely transport project team, staff, and goods to authorized location in compliance with traffic laws and company policy
- Maintain strict confidentiality and demonstrate professionalism and diplomacy at all times with zero breaches of company policy
- Conduct monthly vehicle inspection and report defects within 24hrs and ensure servicing is completed as per approved quotations to minimize breakdowns and reduce avoidable repair costs
Executive Driver - JUHUDI KILIMO CO, LIMITED - Nairobi
(2018-01 - 2023-02)
- Maintaining interior and exterior cleanliness of the entire including Engine Compartment. This includes and not to routine checks for the vehicle
- Carrying out routine checks on the vehicle's cooling, oil, electrical and brake systems, tire pressure etc
- Carrying out a professional and safe transportation of the company chief executive
- Driving staffs to meetings and daily activities
- Ensure insurances and mileage schedules are up to date
- Ensure the vehicle keys are securely stored and appropriately maintained
- Check to ensure the general wear and tear of the interior fittings of the vehicles are always checked
- Ensure the vehicle has all the safety measures required; these includes tool kits, jacks, wheel spanner, first aid toolboxes, fire extinguishers, fan belts and jump leads
- Offer any other duties that may be assigned to me from time to time
- Maintain the fuel top up card, ensuring to always requisition for fuel on time, and reconciliation of the receipts
- Timely delivery and collection of correspondences, banking and other official errands
- Support the business by conducting and coordinating market activities and roadshow across all JKL branches and region
- Transport staff during marketing activities, and activations to selected routes and destination
Senior Driver - HEALTH AND ECONOMICS FINANCE DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM (HEFDC) AND ANEC GROUP - Nairobi
(2015-02 - 2017)
- Thoroughly and methodically collects, verifies and records data demonstrating attention to detail and identifying and correcting errors on own initiative
- Demonstrated excellent knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair
Driver - HEFDC (A contract for World Health Organization) - Kenya
(2013-04)
- Transported staffs to survey Health Facilities, in Machakos, Isiolo, Marsabit, Sololo and Moyale for the ministry of health
- Proper use of vehicle
- Day–to–day maintenance of the assigned vehicle
- Ensure proper day–to–day maintenance of the assigned vehicle through timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, car washing
- Ensures provision of reliable and safe driving serviced
- Monitoring and reporting malfunctioning of the vehicle systems
Education
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) - MARIAKANI BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL (1990 - 1993)
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education - M'BUNGONI PRIMARY SCHOOL (1982 - 1989)
Driving Course - Classes B,C1,C,D1,D2,D3 - AA DRIVING SCHOOL, NAIROBI (1995 - 1995)