Reuben Kyalo

A highly motivated and experienced cherry picker operator with over 5 years of experience in operating boom lifts. Demonstrated success in safe operations of machines and adherence to high safety standards while working at heights. Possess strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication and a commitment to safety.

Cherry Picker Operator at Southern Engineering Co. Ltd (2023-07 – Present)

• Operated cherry picker

Cherry picker Operator at Aerial Access Kenya (2022-07 – 2022-12)

• Operated boom lift during the construction of the maiden ENI Agrihub Project at Wote, Kenya.

Cherry picker/Scissor lift operator at Kisa Logistics (2022-01 – 2022-03)

• Operated cherry picker/scissor lift in the construction of The Nairobi Expressway

Cherry Picker Operator & Machine Operator at Platinum Outsourcing & Logistics Limited (2020-09 – 2021-12)

• Operated cherry picker/scissor lift.
• Operated Bosch Mini Wrapping Machines for the production of P.K chewing gum and BIG G chewing gum at Mars Wrigley Confectionery.
• This entailed checking the quality of the end product before release into the market by ensuring there were no defects in the products as well as the wrapping materials.
• As an operator, it was also my mandate to ensure optimum functioning of the wrapping machines by conducting regular Autonomous Maintenance (AM)

Cherry picker operator at QUIPBANK (2019-06 – 2019-12)

• Worked as a cherry picker operator in the construction of an HVDC STATION at Suswa Kenya (Kenya-Ethiopia Power Systems Interconnection).

First Class Rigger at Base Titanium Limited (Kwale Phase 2 Project) (2017-10 – 2018-06)

• Used excavators and tele handlers during aligning of pipes in welding machines for welding of HDPE pipe joints and stub ends. These pipes ranged from 225mm to 800mm high pressure pipes.
• Pulled and laid HDPE pipes as well as bolting of flanges using excavators. a network of these hydro mining plant to the collection hopper while another runs from the dry mining plant to the collection hopper and from the collection hopper to the main plant.
• Built monitor gun skids complete with mining guns.
• Laid and bolted up all the high-pressure steel piping and fitting from the HP pumps to the monitor guns.
• Installed all the flow meters, level sensors, pressure control valves, pressure relief valves and densitometers for the ROM pumps.
• Laid and coupled all the gland and dilution water pipes for the ROM pumps.
• Built a collection hopper.
• Built a run of mine moveable booster
• Built, commissioned, stripped, moved then rebuilt and recommissioned Hydro Mining Units/plants consisting of pumps, hoppers, piping, auto valves, flow meters, pressure transmitters and pressure-reducing valves.

Rigger, Cherry Picker and Scissor Lift Operator at Civicon Limited (2013-06 – 2017-04)

Projects: Kibarani Workshop (June 2013 — October 2014), Shutdown at East Africa Portland Cement, Athi River (1 Month), Construction of security screening facility at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (1 Month), Construction of GZI Aluminum Beverage Can Factory (November 2014 — November 2015), Construction of Proposed Wrigley Greenfield Gum Manufacturing Facility (November 2015 — April 2017)

• Operated mobile elevated working platforms (MEWPs) such as cherry picker, scissor lift.
• General steel erection. This constituted use of mobile cranes as well as crawler cranes, gantry cranes, overhead cranes and tele handlers for lifting
• Used crane-hoisted man cages and cherry pickers for hoisting personnel.
• Lifted containers using chain slings and container hooks
• Used of spreader bars for lifting fragile loads.
• Extensively used lifting equipment such as tirfors, chain blocks, lever hoists, plate clamps (both horizontal and vertical) and jacks.

Diploma in Mass Communication – Mombasa College of Professional Studies (2010 – 2012)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) – Matinyani Secondary School (2005 – 2008-11)