Dickson Marienga

Experience

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  Western Michigan University

  Aug 2008 - Apr 2012

  Dining Services

  Dining Services

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  Kalamazoo Valley Community College

  Feb 2010 - Jun 2012

  Mathematics Tutor

  Assisted students and KVCC community in reading, learning assistance and developing their educational comprehension skills.

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  Nairobi Aviation College

  May 2013 - Sept 2013

  Electrical Engineer - Part time Tutor

  Assisted students in reading learning and mastering the skills of being an electrician.

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  Egerton University

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  ICT Intern

  • Operating System Installation, Ms Office suite. Help Desk Customer Care Service, Computer repair, Networking & Telephone maintenance• Printers installation and troubleshooting, Client internet/e-mail configuration and Office related administration tasks• ICT facilitator at the various ICT training namely: Egerton E-campus training, Kenya School of Government Training and Kenya Revenue Authority Training

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  Google

  Sept 2014 - Apr 2017

  Host and organize events to bring awareness about Google products and brandSpread the word about competitions, training opportunities, scholarships aimed at studentsBuild relationships on campus with faculty and students groups Host and organize events to bring awareness about Google products and brandSpread the word about competitions, training opportunities, scholarships aimed at studentsBuild relationships on campus with faculty and students groupsTest Google products and featuresand be a source of knowledge for JKUAT about Google products

  • Global Google Student Ambassador

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Google Student Ambassador

    Sept 2014 - Sept 2016
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  Intel Corporation

  Oct 2014 - Nov 2014

  Intel’s Internet of Things (IoT) Road show

  Three day training on both the IoT technology and IoT Dev Kit followed by a three weekshackathon of the project. The project which I was working on during the three weeks hackathonwas called Utulivu Mjini (Quite Neighborhood). Was able to make it to the top 40 finalist iniHub Nairobi. It was an introduction to Arduino programming courtesy of Intel.Activities Performed: Activities being carried include carrying out; IoT Software Installation, IoT Software programming and IoT Hardware configurationand wiring Show less

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  Egerton University

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  ICT Technician Intern

  • Operating System Installation, Ms Office suite. Help Desk Customer Care Service, Computer repair, Networking & Telephone maintenance• Printers installation and troubleshooting, Client internet/e-mail configuration and Office related administration tasks• ICT facilitator at the various ICT training namely: Egerton E-campus training, Kenya School of Government Training and Kenya Revenue Authority Training

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  Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

  May 2016 - Dec 2017

  ICT Support Technician

  • Operating System Installation, Ms Office suite. Help Desk Customer Care Service, Computer repair, Networking & Telephone maintenance• Printers installation and troubleshooting, Client internet/e-mail configuration and Office related administration tasks• JKUAT student portal support technician and trainer.

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  Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Nakuru Campus)

  Dec 2017 - now

  Information Technology System Network Administrator

  • Provide technical support for both hardware and software issues our users encounter• Manage the configuration and operation of client-based computer operating systems• Monitor the system daily and respond immediately to security or usability concerns• Upgrade systems and processes as required for enhanced functionality and security issue resolution• Manage the University website and ensure it is up to date• Administrate infrastructure, including firewalls, databases, malware protection software and other processes Show less

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  Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

  May 2018 - now

  JKUATES Tutor

  Tutor Cyber Security, SPSS, Java Script and Digital Literacy

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  Andela

  May 2018 - Sept 2019

  Learning Community Ambassador

  Organizing meetups for learners around Nakuru town