Monica Gitundu

Experience

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  WAAW Foundation

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2017

  STEM LEADER

  • Renewable Energy and computer science trainer at Brook house International schoolAnnual summer camps.• Coordinating computer science and robotics training in girl’s schools within Nairobi.• Organizing motivational talks in high schools.• Preparing reports on the expenditure and activities carried out during High School outreachactivities.

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  Rift Valley Railways

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Attachee

  - Repair and Maintenance of Motors and Generators.- Repair and maintenance of distribution panels , isolation and protecting switches.- Rewinding of Transformers and Motors.- Maintenance of Locomotive On-board computing systems.- Installation of domestic and industrial electrical distribution and lighting sytems.

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  Kenya Electricity Generating Company

  May 2016 - Jul 2016

  Attachee

  Olkaria II Geothermal Power station Electrical Engineering Attachee. • Refurbishing of Olkaria I cooling towers, rotors, switch-gear room and station transformers• Maintaining Substation Transformers and tap changers.• Maintaining and diagnosing rotating machine equipment, generators and motors.• Protection and isolation, substation equipment repair and maintenance.• Switchgear maintenance.• Re-setting relays and control Room Monitoring

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  Energy Regulatory Commission

  Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  Intern

  Responsibilities:Undertaking compliance inspection of licensees facilities• Investigating electrical energy related accidents and incidents and preparing reports• Processing license applications for electricians and electrical contractors• Power Generation and Transmission Planning• Preparation of Power Demand and Supply quarterly reports• Participating in the review of license and permit applications for generation,transmission , distribution and supply of electricity•Mediation of Electricity Complaints Show less

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  Safaricom PLC

  Dec 2017 - now

  • Leading in development of systems architecture, infrastructure provisioning and onboarding• Leading in security review of Fixed routers and systems before go-live and liaising with the vendor to clear all vulnerabilities and harden systems • Leading in regular review of emerging cyber threats in the fixed space and upgrading equipment firmware to the threats • Conducting regular BCPs on Fixed infrastructure nodes to ensure smooth failover and risk exposure in major failures is minimized • Process Automation of inventory, customer onboarding and field-based work • Performing and providing support for software upgrades, redundancy audits and expansions for OLT’s and BNG’s • End to End Installation & commissioning of Fiber Optical Line Terminal Equipment to the standard power and Fiber requirements• Managing AAA and BNG Nodes • Conducting proof of concepts (POC)for Emerging Network technologies • Coordinating review of technical proposals high level and low-level architecture designs• Optimization of Fixed Solutions Infrastructure, products, and platforms • Vendor and stakeholder management Show less • Leading in the timely delivery of Fiber to the Home projects to meet the Business targets on revenue• Quality Infrastructure checks and approvals • Overseeing & managing Fiber infrastructure & connections to the homes• Health and Safety management for partners implementing sites • Supplier Management & resolution of any community conflicts• Ensuring the seamless working of critical FTTH systems from point of sale, billing, activation and support to ensure best experience for the customer• Anticipating changes required in FTTH systems and advice on required changes to improve customer experience and ensure stable scalability of the database Show less Responsibilities:•Monitoring of Fiber and WiMAX Links•Handling the escalations from the Enterprise Platinum Customers•Coordinating migration of corporate customers from WiMAX and Microwave to Safaricom Fiber•Escalating and making follow-up on Fixed Data issues from customers•Documenting Customer migration data on Cell base•Attending Classes on CCNA•Coordinating the Vendors in the FTTb Rollout Project•Configuration on the customer Links in Fixed Access Transmission Show less

  • Fixed Systems Engineer

    Sept 2020 - now

  • Project Implementation Engineer

    Jun 2019 - Sept 2020

  • Graduate Engineering Trainee

    Apr 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Intern

    Dec 2017 - Mar 2018