Nairobi, Nairobi AreaMember since 19 November 2022
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Electrical and Electronics Engineer with 3 years’ experience in engineering field. Took part in construction and testing of 220KV/66KV Athi River Substation at KETRACO. Invented a system to absorb regenerative power generated by test cells using load banks and relays at DRT Engineering. Conducted electricity downstream monitoring at EPRA. Operated and maintained power systems equipment while at Kenya Power.
Solid understanding of energy systems, renewable energy, power systems, electrical systems, control systems, embedded systems, electronics and technologies such as MATLAB, AutoCAD, Power World, Python, Proteus and E-TAP
Experience
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ltd – Systems Operations Intern (February 2022 – Date)
Key achievements include:
220KV/66KV Substation construction: Took part in construction of 220KV/66KV Athi River step down substation. This involved installation of busbars, Current Transformers, Voltage Transformers, breakers, disconnectors, transformers and control circuits.
SCADA operation: Took part in operation of SCADA and communicated with National Control Centre to ensure the national grid was smoothly operating.
Operations and maintenance: Planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of transmission lines.
Substation testing: Conducted contact resistance tests, earth resistance tests, pole discrepancy tests, polarity tests and insulation resistance tests on various equipment in the substation.
Substation protection: Conducted spring tests and SF6 gas tests to ensure the circuit breakers were in optimal conditions for substation protection.
Reporting: Prepared tests reports to present tests findings.
Education
Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Second Class Honors)
