Kelly Thuku

Experience

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  KenGen Kenya

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Electrical Engineer Trainee

  Duties and skills acquired include:->Preventive, predictive and condition based maintenance programs of the power systems equipments such as the Francis-type run generators,power transformers(11kV to 132kV and 11kV to 220 kV),Excitation and instrumentation transformers.->Plant and street light maintenance.These include the floodlights.->Electrical plant and control protection using relays in conjunction with circuits breakers, Isolators and Switches.->General electrical wiring and installation of equipment such as high pressure pumps for the generator.->Knowledge on standby generators, auxiliary equipment.->Programmable logic controller (PLC) programming and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA Systems) monitoring and control.->Dispatch of Electrical power.->Report writing. Show less

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  KenGen Kenya

  Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Electrical Engineer Trainee

  Responsibilities undertaken include:->Safety requirements awareness e.g Emergency response,signs and safety gears such as overalls,reflector jackets, industrial boots and helmets.->Operations and Maintenance of: switch gears such as the circuit breakers in line with the relays and isolators,transformers (11kV to 132kV power transformers, the 11kV to 120V excitation transformers and the instrumentation transformers), kaplan type generators installed by Andritz hydro, 110V and 50V battery systems and chargers for running the auxilliary sytems.->Air conditioners operation and maintenance.->Report writing. Show less

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  Annihi Creation Enterprise Limited

  Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

  Electrical Construction Engineer Intern

  During this period, I undertook the following assignments:-> Compiled projects technical reports. Giving locations of specific substations on georeferenced sites.-> Proposing and evaluating infrastructure. and economic means of connection including paying visits to customer's premises-> Conducting system studies and feasibility/technical reports for major schemes; seeeking wayleaves acquisition from the clients-> Design of distribution system extensions so as to facilitate the connection of new customers.-> Designing and recommending transformers’ uprating and phase balancing where necessary.-> Proposing and evaluating infrastructure and economic means of connection of supply to premises. -> Design system reinforcement schemes-> Editing of engineering drawings on Google Earth (kmz/kml), AutoCAD and Kplc FDB database. Show less

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  StepWise

  Dec 2020 - May 2021

  Data Entry Specialist

  ->Data entry and upload of the Judiciary case files into the case tracking system (CTS).->Update of the existing Data.->Perform regular Data backups for data preservation.->Record keeping.

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  Chloride Exide Limited

  Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  Technical Intern - Solar

  ->Solar sales->Site surveying.->Design of solar Power systems e.g. grid tie systems.->Implementation and Installation of the Solar water heater, power backup systems, borehole solarization and Solar power systems.->Technical Workshop practices including: Diagnosis and repair of Inverters, Solar panels, Charge controllers, Solar water pumps, diagnosis of solar batteries and Issuing of warranties to those qualified.

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  KRA(KENYA REVENUE AUTHORITY)

  Dec 2022 - now

  Information Security - PDTP