GEORGE OOGO
ENGINEER
NAIROBI,NAIROBI
Summary
Seeking the position of Chief Engineer in order to use strengths in problem solving, people development, utilities and costs management, projects management, repairs and general maintenance to enhance product appeal, improve customer experience and increase investment profitability by exploiting the following capabilities; Extensive experience in the hotel, and academic institutions Diagnostics, trouble shooting and equipment repairs Knowledge of HVAC, electrical systems, surveillance and security systems, plumbing, landscaping and decorations. Projects supervision Reading and adjusting blueprints, manuals, electrical schematics Following appropriate protocol for routine inspection and maintenance Developing planned preventive maintenance schedules and computer based maintenance management systems Use of Building automation/management systems (BAS/BMS) Sourcing replacement parts and specialized tools as needed Compliance with local and international legislation Oral and written communication Great Team player with ability to manage disagreements effectively Budgets and costs management Ability to work under pressure and deliver targets
Accomplished Chief Engineer specializing in evaluating systems to provide cost-effective work plans. Creator of designs and strategies that meet tight deadlines and achieve business objectives. Known provider of reliable and actionable plans for stakeholders in hotel Industry.
Engineering professional known for high standards and result-driven approach. Extensive experience in leading engineering initiatives and implementing innovative solutions. Strong focus on team collaboration and adaptability to evolving project needs. Skilled in technical analysis and strategic planning.
Driven Chief Engineer offering [Number] years of supervising and executing direct preventive and corrective maintenance. In-depth knowledge of general repairs and new system installations combined with business-oriented perspective. Familiar with all facets of design, construction and implementation.
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.
Dynamic individual with hands-on experience in engineering maintenance and talent for navigating challenges. Brings strong problem-solving skills and proactive approach to new tasks. Known for adaptability, creativity, and results-oriented mindset. Committed to making meaningful contributions and advancing organizational goals.
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
14
14
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Group Chief Engineer
Sopa Lodges
04.2022 - Current
- Takes full responsibilities of engineering management and operations in Sopa Lodges by:
- Supervising and overseeing the completion of all engineering projects
- Analyzing and calculating the material and labor costs for various projects
- Reviewing and approving project designs and budgets
- Communicating the project objectives and delegating tasks to the team members
- Conducting staff meetings and training sessions
- Overseeing equipment installation processes
- Scheduling and performing quality control checks
- Preparing and presenting product engineering reports
- Assigning long and short-term project goals
- Evaluating engineering blueprints
- Interviewing and recruiting Engineers
- Ensuring that the projects are completed on time and within budget
- Negotiating project terms and conditions with clients
- Supporting the unit Maintenance Managers in successfully coordinating and directing all activities concerning Sopa Lodge’s maintenance and operations. The goals to be achieved are the highest possible client and customer satisfaction levels, employee relations, employee retention programs, and required financial results. This will require consistent and continual monitoring of employees and a hands-on approach to manage this increasing fast-paced environment. When the Maintenance Manager is offsite, the group engineer will liaise with the lodge manager in ensuring the department runs as usual.
- Human Resources Management:
- Guides the Human Resources in the selection of employees, including resume review and interviewing of maintenance position candidates.
- Responsible for assisting the maintenance team in compliance with all Human Resources policies, programs and procedures.
- In conjunction with the unit Maintenance Managers and Quality Assurance/Training Manager, responsible for assisting in ensuring training for maintenance employees is completed as required by scheduling employees for training.
- Ensuring employees are in compliance with required training – proactive in follow up of required training. Instrumental in developing a training program for employees.
- Leadership and Managerial Skills:
- Ensure unit Maintenance Managers have clear record keeping and maintenance of files as well as conveying policies and procedures to employees. To have a complete understanding of union agreements and follows the guidelines of the Employee Handbook. Thorough understanding of the Union Agreement Handbook. Has strong facilitation skills, able to handle client, guest and employee concerns.
- Financial:
- Supports the unit Maintenance Managers and Procurement Manager to control supply and ordering for the department. Creates and ensures all consumable items are recorded. Use of Maintenance minimum/maximum controls, making sure there is no abuse or waste. Guides the Maintenance Manager in the attainment of financial goals of the unit. Assists the unit Maintenance Manager and Financial Controller with project billing, including the review of project invoices from subcontractors and suppliers.
- Client and Customer Satisfaction:
- Guiding the maintenance department in ensuring work orders from the clients, guests, and other internal departments are completed in a timely manner. Following up, listening and responding to client concerns to find solutions to maintenance issues.
- Program Quality and Standards:
- Helps the Organization and leadership in ensuring maintenance requests are completed in a prioritized and efficient manner. Ensures that each unit maintains accurate records with respect to the work order system. Gives direction and helps organization, planning, and scheduling, in order to complete the work on time, within the budget, and to the quality specified. Assisting in overseeing subcontractors, contact as required. Assists in developing a sub-contractor contact list, checks for work credentials and safety history. In conjunction with the units’ maintenance Managers, assists in the scheduling of manpower and equipment needed. Ensure awareness of daily communication measure by reading logs, emails, SOP, etc.
- Health and Safety:
- Ensure maintenance staff perform all work according to safe work practices that pertain to job/task, following SOPs, and using the proper equipment for any task. Actively participates in Sopa’s Health and Safety program by undergoing safety training/education. Constant and consistent encouragement to all employees to work safely. In conjunction with the Maintenance Manager and Health & Safety Manager, all incidents/accidents/hazardous conditions are to be investigated promptly, reports completed on time and submitted as required, and corrective actions taken. Ensures that all required equipment and protective devices are used in the correct manner. Ensure all unit maintenance Managers convey policies and procedures to employees to familiarize them with Health and Safety responsibilities, safe work procedures, ensuring effective and consistent compliance.
Technical Support - Operations
Power Integrated Company
08.2017 - 04.2022
- To provide technical support and link to customers at all levels
- To be actively involved in projects assessments, tendering and negotiations
- To provide field service support to technical teams in order to deliver timely projects
- To establish competent team or engineers to oversee company projects
- To evaluate projects viabilities and to advise the company accordingly
- To ensure effective site management and schedule meetings for on-going projects accordingly
- To establish data base of upcoming projects and liaise with architects’/projects managers to follow up on available tender documents
- To assist in projects tracking and to advise any unforeseen indicators with capacity to impact on project timelines.
- Skills
- Preventive maintenance planning and scheduling with clients
- Team collaboration
- Equipment monitoring, analysis, diagnosis and repair
- Trouble shooting and problem solving
- Field installations
- Tools and equipment management
- Costing and tender submissions
- AutoCAD application
- Projects supervision
Director of Engineering
Corinthia Hotel Khartoum
02.2019 - 04.2019
- Oversee effective engineering and maintenance activities
- Train and develop staff for effective succession planning
- Ensure legal and statutory compliance of the facility, processes and equipment
- Develop budgets, both capital and operational in line with company policy
- Ensure a cost effective engineering operations
- Guide and supervise all projects undertaken by the hotel from time to time
- Lead the company in maximizing energy use, develop initiatives that enhance energy efficiency and compliance with international best practice
- Provide leadership and training in effective environmental management practice, develop and implement environmental management plan to comply with ISO 14001 requirements
- Support the management in delivering unrivaled guest experience
- Achievements
- Established a new workshop which helped facilitate in-house repairs reducing outsourced repairs by US$ 16,000 per annum
- Ensured that each job, requested or otherwise, within the maintenance department is recorded within the Maintenance Works Order System (MWOS), and monitored closely the daily activities of the maintenance department to ensure efficient performance and completion of priorities with proper compliance to safety and an excellent finish quality when responding to repairs and breakdown, which resulted in record improvement of accomplished tasks from 8 to 32 monthly average.
- Carried out comprehensive operating equipment inventory detailing repair needs and initiated repairs accordingly.
- Recovered campus wide non-operating HVAC equipment increasing service delivery efficiency from 30% to 75% within 3 months.
- Recovered non-operating kitchen equipment resulting into productivity and increasing efficiency of equipment end reducing gas, electricity and water consumption by 40% resulting in savings of US$ 20,000 per annum
- Improved utilities availability by ensuring that the service of utilities is adequate and uninterrupted by implementing sensor actuated level monitoring, and ensuring that any risks are communicated accordingly.
- Planned, organized and ensured timely delivery of preventative maintenance (“PM”) of items such as greasing and oiling of moving parts including 2 x 1200kVA Caterpillar prime power diesel generators, cleaning of vents and filters, etc. All areas owned and maintained by Facilities to be kept clean, organized and in good order.
- Developed and implemented a quality health safety and environment policy and regime, including a weekly inspection of the Campus from an H&S perspective and undertook necessary repairs or modifications accordingly.
- Constantly focused on improvements of work practices and procedures and initiated changes and implementing accordingly.
Head of Facilities
The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa
06.2014 - 03.2017
- Timely delivery of all necessary reports: Financial, equipment maintenance records, utilities, Accidents/incidents, Health and Safety and Projects progress.
- Trained staff to be accountable for any breakdowns experienced and to report the root cause for each such breakdown, together with options and proposed action prior to approval of any replacement parts, this helped reduce maintenance costs from Monthly Kshs. 300,000 to Kshs. 125,000 on average
- Managed out-sourced works by third parties and ensured that any contractor on site adopts best practice while undertaking any contracted works.
- Checked the quality of the work of direct and indirect reports and certified that the work done is necessary and limited to the issues identified and pre-agreed work scope.
- Renegotiated pest control contract from Kshs. 650,000 per year to KShs 400,000 per year.
- Maintained and manage adequate levels of regularly needed consumable stock to ensure a quick and efficient service in repairs and maintenance.
- Recovered nonfunctional reverse osmosis (RO) plants resulting into sufficient portable water for the facility thereby saving US$ 8,600 in water purchases per annum
- Developed comprehensive and systematic pest control process Campus-wide and then ensured that the process is strictly followed.
- Ensured that the historical works on each item of equipment on site can be readily established.
- Created clear policies and procedures manual, ensuring the same are communicated as necessary and then implemented.
- Developed the annual operating and capital expenditure budget (and subsequent forecasts) based on a combined synthesis of historical expenditure, age of plant and equipment and the buildings and the knowledge of the impact of plans that have been put in place.
- Conducted annual performance reviews of facility support staff
Regional Chief Engineer
TPS (Uganda/Rwanda) – Serena Hotels
01.2013 - 06.2014
- Facilitating technical operations in three five star hotels (Kampala Serena Hotel, Kigali Serena Hotel and Lake Kivu Serena Hotel) and one luxury resort and spa (Lake Victoria Serena Resort and Spa). Summary of responsibilities include
- Organization of departments to meet demanding requirements of modern maintenance, the schedule covered among other equipment standby diesel power generators with capacities ranging from 650kVA to 1500kVA, a total number of 11 generators in the region, with leading brands: Cummins, Volvo, Caterpillar, Teksan and Perkins
- Coordinating technical trainings and exposures to designated staff
- Establishing and monitoring energy management plans
- Streamlining engineering purchases and departmental costs
- Identification and planning of projects
- ACHIEVEMENTS
- Realigned engineering operations to match specific unit objectives as well as corporate strategy
- Carried out detailed operating equipment audits and initiated necessary replacements, repairs and upgrades
- Led the hotels in migration from conventional lighting to LEDs thereby realizing savings of US$ 8,000 per month in electricity costs.
- Introduced and facilitated installation of an efficient sewer recovery and treatment system at Kigali Serena Hotel thereby reducing heavy environmental impact through untreated sewage
- Commissioned solar hot water systems in Kigali, Kampala and Lake Kivu Serena Hotels which resulted into boiler fuel saving of US$ 30,000 per annum.
- Designed and presided over installation of new laundry machines for Kigali Serena Hotel which eliminated external laundry thereby creating savings of US$ 20,000 per annum
- Revamped non effective cold rooms and air conditioning systems
- Established systems of real time cost monitoring and indicators to ensure costs are kept minimum in line with budget and reduced departmental operating expenditure by 15%
- Initiated operations based on highest level of compliance with environmental health and safety standards.
- Mentored departmental heads into developing SMART business plans which translate to actionable objectives.
Chief Engineer
Hoteis Polana
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Established smooth, safe, efficient and secure working of all engineering systems of the Hotel.
- Introduced a Computer Maintenance Management System (API PRO) which resulted in maintenance efficiency improvement from 43% to 81% within a period of 3 months of use.
- Cut down repairs and maintenance costs by 30% from US$ 100,000 to US$ 70,000 per year by eliminating waste in spares management and increasing productivity
- Introduced low energy LED lighting which helped reduce electricity costs by US$ 57,600 per annum.
- Reduced the scope of contracts in HVAC&R, Kitchen and Laundry equipment and adopted in-house repairs through training and multi-skills thereby saving US$ 35,000 per annum
- Has established strictest discipline by the staff, and prompt action is taken in attending to the service demands from all areas of the hotel.
- Introduced bulk LPG storage thereby eliminating use of cylinders, enhancing safety and allowing bulk purchasing resulting into savings of US$ 8,000 per annum
- Presented annual capital expenditure budget proposals which resulted in immense positive impact on facility upgrade.
- Carry out all the duties and responsibilities attached to the operation maintenance and up keep of hotel’s HVAC, mechanical, refrigeration, electrical systems, generators (2 x 800kVA Cummins standby diesel generators), equipment’s and appliances, civil, vehicles etc.
- Has established a proper lead role in implementation of control mechanisms on Annual Maintenance Contracts.
- Has introduced preventive maintenance schedules to be strictly followed as per the annual preventive maintenance programs.
- Strict evaluation and implementation of control mechanisms on Annual Maintenance contracts.
- Conducting training programs for the engineering team members.
- Planning, designing, and implementation of all repairs and maintenance items
- Maintenance of building, plant, furniture and fixtures, compounds, decorations, and special features
- Maintenance of water rising mains, services lines, sewerage system, ponds, water treatment plant, and water meters
- Maintenance of electrical switchgear installations, HV/LV transformer, stabilization unit, synchronization system, stand by diesel propelled generators, electrical sub distribution boards.
- Planning, controlling and co coordinating the company technical operations, and maintenance of existing infrastructure.
- Planning, designing, implementation, and management of all major and minor hotel projects in consultation with the unit manager, and the group chief engineer.
- Maintenance of all Hotel Technical records, and designs
- Manage and maintain movement of departmental assets
- Prepare departmental budgets, with proper budgeting control procedures
- Developing departmental staff on technical skills, culture change, customer relations, training and formulating staff motivation policies
Technical Services Manager
Kampala Serena Hotel
01.2004 - 03.2007
- Supervised the reconstruction of Kampala Serena Hotel and facilitated a successful hand over at the end of the Defects Liability Period.
- Interacted with city planning and safety teams
- Ensured regulatory compliance of all construction activities including specialized installations e.g., bulk LPG and IDO storage tanks, worked closely with TOTAL (Uganda) to ensure strictest code of practice.
- Daily supervision of multiple sub-contractors and in-house crew
- Identified sub-contract needs, bid out sub contract and award work to sub-contractors
- Utility co-ordination and construction supervision
- Commissioning, acceptance tests on architectural, civil, electrical/mechanical, landscape and interior finishing.
- Provide technical and hands on training for staff and sub-contractors
- Negotiated with customer installation, and optimization issues, proposed solutions based on advanced technical expertise
- Tracked project costs, provided necessary logistics, local accessories and tools used in the project
- Inventory control, as built files design, Designed and provided local replacements and solutions for mechanical and electrical equipment
- Recruited local contractors and provided induction training
- Supervised and trained newly recruited repairs and maintenance team. Planned installation and project execution
- Sites survey on reused equipment and facilities, preparing quotations and BOQ
- Project management, implementation, and project execution within the stipulated project time.
- Recruited local staff and provided training
- As a client’s technical representative on site, I maintained weekly records of progress of works on all stages of construction and architectural works including first fix, second fix, and final fix.
- I supervised and observed strictest conformity of all electrical installations, both high voltage and low voltage, mechanical installations, civil works, and landscaping
- I maintained regular briefs to the client in terms of progress of works, critical activities on the timelines, milestones and potential delays.
- I participated on all site meetings to evaluate contractors’ performance and any technical issues either omitted at design stage or which had been unforeseen and needed adjustments, or new site instructions
- I attended all project management meetings to confirm works progress against issuance of certificates of payments to the contractor, and, or, clarifications of any legal bearing issues.
- I facilitated clearance of various imports at the container depot.
- I facilitated placement of all furniture and fittings, operating equipment and other utilities.
- Established an effective maintenance team complete with standards of operation and equipment logs
- Leadership and management experience includes long range and daily maintenance and personnel planning of many work centers in the operation and maintenance.
- Performed preventive and corrective maintenance on sophisticated plant installations including synchronized standby power plants/generators (1 x 1500kVA Cummins standby diesel generator and 2 x 650kVA Cummins standby generators)
- Skilled in the use of various specialized and standard test equipment including oscilloscopes, air volume meters, digital and analogue voltmeters, sound meters, luminous intensity meters and RF power meters
- Takeover and minor renovations of the 98 suites Nile Hotel and the adjacent conference Centre to allow for sufficient usability
- Supervised closure and subsequent site preparations to allow in the contractor to take over site for comprehensive refurbishment of Nile Hotel to reopen as Kampala Serena Hotel
- Skilled in the use of various specialized and standard test equipment including oscilloscopes, air volume meters, digital and analogue voltmeters, sound meters, luminous intensity meters and RF power meters.
Maintenance Supervisor
Nairobi Serena Hotel
01.1998 - 01.2004
- Executed overall departmental work planning
- Departmental procurement and stocks control
- Prepared and enforced Planned preventive maintenance
- Efficient energy/utility management monitoring
- Initiated and implemented proper environmental control measures
- Established a comprehensive technical documentation
- Prepare, oversee, and evaluate departmental training
- Maintain control of stock inventory
- Review purchase orders and document non-conformance/redundant stock
- PROJECTS
- Erected new cold rooms and freezer rooms
- Retrofitted CFC compressors to HCFC refrigerants
- Overhauled the central air conditioning plant, and upgraded guest room air conditioning.
- Designed and supervised installation of swimming pool water heater battery (steam-heated)
- Installed new laundry equipment for hotel operations
- Re-organized bulk fuel storage facilities including LPG and IDO
- Redesigned steam distribution system for maximum steam system efficiency
HVAC & R Supervisor
Hotel Inter-Continental
08.1996 - 10.1998
- Maintained daily to-do lists and ensured completion
- Supervised repairs on heating/cooling equipment, pumps, turbines, boilers, hydraulics, Perkins diesel stand-by power generators, refrigeration equipment, Casino equipment, and forklifts
- Perform on-site repair of various equipment including laundry, catering, and central plant equipment
- Supervised 20 plus personnel on a daily basis
- Arrange for store requisition of spares
- Ensure proper utilities logs upkeep
- Conduct trainings to staff in the HVAC section
- Prepare and oversee proper planned preventive maintenance of HVAC equipment
- Assist in generation of engineer’s monthly utility report
- Ensure energy efficient maintenance practice
- Member of the energy/environmental management team
- PROJECTS
- Overhaul of a 250TR water cooled reciprocating TRANE chiller to replace compressor crankshaft, piston rings and valve reeds Presided over installation of hotel BMS system for monitoring performance of central air conditioning, central heating, fire alarm and smoke detection, cooling systems, emergency power supply, and weather station
- Modified the control panel for a VOGT tube ice machine which enhanced efficiency by correct cycle timings and super heat control
Education
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering HVAC&R
The Kenya Polytechnic
01.1993
Skills
Skilled in utilizing various computer applications
PowerPoint and Project skills
Regular equipment assessment
Project coordination
Preventive maintenance strategy development
Operational maintenance procedures
Safety oversight
Sustainable energy practices
Project coordination
Reliability engineering
Development of maintenance programs
Team management
Strategic analysis
Operational facility management
Equipment calibration
Strategic asset management
Operations management
Technical troubleshooting
Facility management expertise
Budget development
Operational equipment management
Engineering design
Infrastructure management
HVAC troubleshooting skills
CAD software
Safety meetings
Environmental compliance oversight
Resource development
Systematic maintenance practices
Mechanical and structural engineering
Emergency response procedures
Energy efficiency strategies
Cost control in facility operations
Innovation management
Time management
Inspections
Effective task management
Analytical thinking
Teamwork and collaboration
Quality control
Interpersonal communication
Project management proficiency
Proficient in handling multiple priorities
Decision-making
Organizational skills
Cost estimates
Technical reporting
Computer skills
Certification
Hotel sector energy management – GEF-KAM Industrial Energy Efficiency Project (Kilaguni – Kenya)
References
Bernard, Mercier, General Manager, Bernard.mercier@corinthia.com, +249912733100, +249187155555, Corinthia Hotel Khartoum, Nile Road, Khartoum, Sudan, P. O. Box 11042
Accomplishments
- Submitted and won tenders for maintenance of HVAC equipment at Africa Inland Mission awarding revenue to the company in excess of Kshs. 500,000 per annum
- Established a field maintenance team within first 2 months in office, cutting down cost of outsourcing by Kshs. 40,000 nett per month
- Submitted proposals for FSTPs to Kakamega and Kiambu Counties
- Established a new workshop which helped facilitate in-house repairs reducing outsourced repairs by US$ 16,000 per annum
- Ensured that each job, requested or otherwise, within the maintenance department is recorded within the Maintenance Works Order System (MWOS), and monitored closely the daily activities of the maintenance department to ensure efficient performance and completion of priorities with proper compliance to safety and an excellent finish quality when responding to repairs and breakdown, which resulted in record improvement of accomplished tasks from 8 to 32 monthly average.
- Carried out comprehensive operating equipment inventory detailing repair needs and initiated repairs accordingly.
- Recovered campus wide non-operating HVAC equipment increasing service delivery efficiency from 30% to 75% within 3 months.
- Recovered non-operating kitchen equipment resulting into productivity and increasing efficiency of equipment end reducing gas, electricity and water consumption by 40% resulting in savings of US$ 20,000 per annum
- Improved utilities availability by ensuring that the service of utilities is adequate and uninterrupted by implementing sensor actuated level monitoring, and ensuring that any risks are communicated accordingly.
- Planned, organized and ensured timely delivery of preventative maintenance (“PM”) of items such as greasing and oiling of moving parts including 2 x 1200kVA Caterpillar prime power diesel generators, cleaning of vents and filters, etc. All areas owned and maintained by Facilities to be kept clean, organized and in good order.
- Developed and implemented a quality health safety and environment policy and regime, including a weekly inspection of the Campus from an H&S perspective and undertook necessary repairs or modifications accordingly.
- Constantly focused on improvements of work practices and procedures and initiated changes and implementing accordingly.
- Realigned engineering operations to match specific unit objectives as well as corporate strategy
- Carried out detailed operating equipment audits and initiated necessary replacements, repairs and upgrades
- Led the hotels in migration from conventional lighting to LEDs thereby realizing savings of US$ 8,000 per month in electricity costs.
- Introduced and facilitated installation of an efficient sewer recovery and treatment system at Kigali Serena Hotel thereby reducing heavy environmental impact through untreated sewage
- Commissioned solar hot water systems in Kigali, Kampala and Lake Kivu Serena Hotels which resulted into boiler fuel saving of US$ 30,000 per annum.
- Designed and presided over installation of new laundry machines for Kigali Serena Hotel which eliminated external laundry thereby creating savings of US$ 20,000 per annum
- Revamped non effective cold rooms and air conditioning systems
- Established systems of real time cost monitoring and indicators to ensure costs are kept minimum in line with budget and reduced departmental operating expenditure by 15%
- Initiated operations based on highest level of compliance with environmental health and safety standards.
- Mentored departmental heads into developing SMART business plans which translate to actionable objectives.
- Established smooth, safe, efficient and secure working of all engineering systems of the Hotel.
- Introduced a Computer Maintenance Management System (API PRO) which resulted in maintenance efficiency improvement from 43% to 81% within a period of 3 months of use.
- Cut down repairs and maintenance costs by 30% from US$ 100,000 to US$ 70,000 per year by eliminating waste in spares management and increasing productivity
- Introduced low energy LED lighting which helped reduce electricity costs by US$ 57,600 per annum.
- Reduced the scope of contracts in HVAC&R, Kitchen and Laundry equipment and adopted in-house repairs through training and multi-skills thereby saving US$ 35,000 per annum
- Has established strictest discipline by the staff, and prompt action is taken in attending to the service demands from all areas of the hotel.
- Introduced bulk LPG storage thereby eliminating use of cylinders, enhancing safety and allowing bulk purchasing resulting into savings of US$ 8,000 per annum
- Presented annual capital expenditure budget proposals which resulted in immense positive impact on facility upgrade.
- Carry out all the duties and responsibilities attached to the operation maintenance and up keep of hotel’s HVAC, mechanical, refrigeration, electrical systems, generators (2 x 800kVA Cummins standby diesel generators), equipment’s and appliances, civil, vehicles etc.
- Has established a proper lead role in implementation of control mechanisms on Annual Maintenance Contracts.
- Has introduced preventive maintenance schedules to be strictly followed as per the annual preventive maintenance programs.
- Strict evaluation and implementation of control mechanisms on Annual Maintenance contracts.
Training
- South Africa – Training (2008/9/10/12) Hoteis Polana
- United Kingdom - Workshop (2014) Aga Khan Academy
- UAE – Training (2016) Nairobi Hospital
- France – Trade Fair (2016) Nairobi Hospital
Industrial Exposure
Attended a 3-month industrial exposure at Vulcan President, Pty in Johannesburg – RSA. During the period, I underwent training on effective workshop management; maintenance and production, including sheet metal work, specialized argon welding, electrical, and gas components assembly. Stores management including procurement and issues.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY – ISO14001
- Has developed and implemented a management system that has led to the certification of Polana Serena Hotel with an ISO 14001 certificate
- Performed several aspects and impacts assessment audits within key waste disposal sites in the city of Maputo – Hulene Landfill
- Society mobilization to adopt environmental friendly practice both at home and at work
- Hosted several health and safety forum to highlight employees on safe work procedures
- Developed a legal register to facilitate awareness of employees on statutory and international obligations
CONTRACTS
- Ensure that all works are carried out in accordance with contracts scope
- Interpretation of construction, erection and installation drawing
- Co-ordination between design agencies and contractors
- Planning programming and scheduling
- Prepare designs, specifications & schedules of quantities as and when required.
- Check all the bills of quantities, workmanship etc. and also verify the gate passes before they come up for payment
Timeline
Group Chief Engineer
Sopa Lodges
04.2022 - Current
Director of Engineering
Corinthia Hotel Khartoum
02.2019 - 04.2019
Technical Support - Operations
Power Integrated Company
08.2017 - 04.2022
Head of Facilities
The Aga Khan Academy Mombasa
06.2014 - 03.2017
Regional Chief Engineer
TPS (Uganda/Rwanda) – Serena Hotels
01.2013 - 06.2014
Chief Engineer
Hoteis Polana
01.2007 - 01.2013
Technical Services Manager
Kampala Serena Hotel
01.2004 - 03.2007
Maintenance Supervisor
Nairobi Serena Hotel
01.1998 - 01.2004
HVAC & R Supervisor
Hotel Inter-Continental
08.1996 - 10.1998
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering HVAC&R
The Kenya Polytechnic