CURRICURUM VITAE-Ndugah Ernest Waore
March 25th 2008
Name: Ndugah Ernest Waore
Date of Birth: 18th February 1980
Religion: Christianity
Nationality: Kenyan
Marital Status: Single
Cell phone +254-720-662215
E-mail address:
Home address PO Box 24103-00100, GPO, Nairobi
Professional Membership Association of Conservation GIS-Kenya Chapter
Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK)-Associate member
QUALIFICATION
I am a Geomatic Engineer with 1.5 years experience in digital image processing, GIS mapping and data analysis, GPS field data collection and Water resources Modelling using Arc HydroGIS module and Engineering surveying.
I have undertaken private consultancy in baseline survey and mapping for school quality assessments and training water resources specialist in GIS and mobile GIS.
I have also obtained experience with Civil engineering and Surveying companies while undertaking short term consultancy work. As freelance consultant I have worked with Alliance surveys in GPS mapping and modelling for Nairobi water and sewerage network. I also gained experience in topographical mapping, Setting out and supervision for the road construction at Windsor phase I civil works as an assistant surveyor.
I have also undertaken a private consultancy for CCF kenya on safe water mapping project in Makueni and Kajiado Districts being involved in the development of a GIS for water resource mapping,GPS field data collection, training, development of water resources maps and production other digital mapping outputs for EarthWater Ltd.
I was also involved in GPS mapping, and surveying for the feasibility study of the proposed bulk water transmission for Muranga and Maragua district. Where in obtained field experience in data collection for intake site identification, production of profile drawings at the design stage, topographical surveys and pegging for the water distribution to network for the surrounding community for Lujo consulting engineers.
I have also worked with a private GIS specialist and Hydro-geologist at various aspects of GIS and GPS mapping and training . I have specifically been engaged in aquifer mapping and water resources management projects being undertaken by ministry of water and irrigation.
In these projects, i participated in GPS data capture and GIS database developments and analysis , leveling, processing of survey data and gained knowledge and experience in the use surveying and GIS software such as, Esri Arc GIS( 9.0,8.5,9.2,), Erdas imagine 8.5 , AutoCAD land development, AutoCAD map200i,ER mapper,Autodesk 2007, Liscad, HydroGIS for water resources modelling and as well as Microsoft office suite.
EDUCATION
BSc. Geomatic Engineering and Geospatial information Systems (Honours) Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.
K.C.S.E. Mean Grade B, Homa-Bay High School – 2000
EXPERIENCE RECORD.
May 2008 to July 2008-Short term consultancy
· Associate Consultancy in School quality assessment and baseline survey with Alternative programmes Consultants for partners for Progress(PfP) involving GIS mapping work and school database development in Naivasha and Machakos District.
· GIS and mobile GIS training for Embu water and Sanitation co Ltd,this involved training water resources specialist in water utility mapping and using Trimble mobile GIS in water utility mapping.
March 2008 –July 2008
· I worked with Esri Eastern Africa as a GIS and GPS Analyst. Main tasks include GIS Proposal writing, solution development design and implementation for Esri GIS software and Trimble mobile GPS mapping products solutions developments for organization in Eastern Africa.
· Private Consultancy in development Hydrogeological model for groundwater site analysis, prospecting and aquifer areas modelling project in Arusha Tanzania using GIS and Remote sensing .This involved satellite data processing using Erdas imagine 8.5 and data mapping and modelling using ArcGIS 9.2
Sept 2007 –March 2008
· I was contracted to undertake a GPS field data collection training ,GIS database development and mapping work for CCF Kenya being involved in development of data collection questionnaires, GPS training, GIS Water resources mapping in Makueni and Kajiado District and technology transfer training with the District water resources managements stakeholders
· I was also involved GPS mapping and GIS modelling for Nairobi water and sewerage systems, leveling surveying of the major trunk sewers, data reduction and analysis
· Engineering surveying project for Winsor hotels civil works Phase 1 majorly involved in setting out of designed road, supervision of road layout exercises, setting out for drainages , sewer lines and other structures.
July-August 2007
· A freelance consultant undertaking projects with Lujo consulting Engineers on Muranga bulk water supply project being specifically involved in GIS mapping ,GPS data collection and topographical surveys for water transmission design, CAD production of profile drawings
· Successfully undertaken projects in mapping aquifer areas in Kenya from Kenya geological information with a private hydro-geologist in Nairobi.
April 2007 to July 20th 2007
Consultant with Natural Resources Management and Development (NAREDA) Consultants in Nanyuki involved in GPS mapping and Survey for water infrastructure in Muranga and Maragua Districts bulk water transmission projects.
I have also been involved in GIS and GPS mapping projects having participated in most GIS and Remote sensing projects in natural resources management as a GIS,Remote sensing and GPS analyst
21st August 2006-20th April2007
Undertaken a research project for Data integration for flood vulnerability and risk assessments using GIS, Remote sensing and Hydrological tools with a case study in Rivers Nzoia and Yala basin in western Kenya
§ Development of flood vulnerability and risk maps along the flood plain of the two rivers
§ Merging topographical maps, data processing and image rectification and analysis aimed at developing floodplain geodatabase.
§ Development of DEMs and terrain aspects, slopes, hill shades to enable modelling of possible flood shelters using Erdas Imagine and ArcGIS 9.2
§ Land cover/land use classifaction,image rectification of Landsat ET+ images using Erdas imagine 8.7 and Envi 3.5
15th 05-2006 to 25th 05-2006
University Internship
· Ministry of Environment at the department of resources Surveys and Remote sensing (DRSRS)
GIS and Remote sensing data acquisition for Environmental resources inventory, land cover/Land use baseline information inventory, Kenya forests GIS database development.
§ GIS data mapping and analysis for the changes of Mau complex hydrological catchments for the past ten years.
§ Remote sensing Image correction, analysis and processing for the development of Kisumu city GIS involving preparation of baseline data for urban planning and facility mapping for the city of Kisumu.
27thApril -15th August 2005
· Ministry of Roads and Public works, Nairobi (Roads department)
Attached at Emali-Loitokitok Road Project.
§ Topographical mapping and control surveys along the design road alignment and preparing topographical maps in AutoCAD.
§ Parcel acreage computation ,land acquisition and parcels valuation for the areas affected by the proposed for compensation exercise
§ Road referencing work, centreline staking using total station and GPS
§ Digitization of cadastral maps and production of GIS project maps for Maguva community water and sanitation project and Mbogoni irrigation project in Meru south for CAS consultants.
LANGUAGES
Language / Speaking / Reading / WritingEnglish
Kiswahili
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