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Gideon Maina

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Education

Miramar International College

Course:Hydroponic Technology

2012-2017

Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture and Technology

Course:Bsc. Electrical and Electronics Engineering

2012-2017

Skills

Web Development

Languages

Javascript

PHP

Python

Frameworks & libraries

Express js

React

Vue

Electronics and Electronics Engineering

  • Electrical schematic CAD design
  • PCB design
  • Embedded systems programming
  • Automation: IoT
  • Project management

Professional Associations

Work Experience

Senior IoT Engineer

October 2021 - present

Duties:

  • Oversee the development of air-quality and noise sensors.
  • Perform CI/CD for project's applications.
  • Improve and optimise the performance, scalability and reliability of the software systems to support the ever growing size of the sensors network.
  • Offer training on sensor deployment to partners accross Africa.

Electrical Engineer

Jan 2018 - Feb 2019

Duties:

  • Managing all electrical and supervisory activities in the electrical department
  • Develop and implement electrical designs and retrofits for the company's clients
  • Perform routine electrical equipment maintenance for company's clients
  • Train employees in matters regarding fire safety and fire suppression equipment installation
  • Web development and database management for company profile and website

Forensic Auditing Intern

Duties:

  • Audited financial records for the company's client

Electrical Engineering Intern

Departmental duties:

  • Construction: involved construction of power lines, distribution board installation, laying of overhead and underground cables, transformer assembly and installation
  • Operations and Maintenance (O&M): Duties involved transformer load balancing, fault location, meter inspection and attending to temporary breakdowns
  • System Protection: Participating in protection maintenance of high voltage metering, testing of Voltage (VT) and Current (CT) transformers, programming and testing over current and earth fault relays at Nairobi West 66/11kv substation
  • Electrical plant: Maintaining and inspecting distribution transformers, transformer oil filtration, fabrication of low voltage distribution boards

Electrical Engineering Intern

Duties:

  • Maintenance of Low Voltage networks
  • Connecting Kibera slum as part of the Kenyan government's Last Mile Project
  • Installation of prepaid meters

Industrial Attachee

Duties:

  • Airport building electrical installations e.g. lighting and power supply
  • Apron floodlighting
  • Street lighting installation
  • Aviation Ground Lighting systems
  • PABX and associated equipment maintenance