KARANI KIHONGE

Passionate Air Force technical officer with strong organisational skills. Knowledgeable about real-world applications and technical constraints impacting installation, use and maintenance. Articulate communicator with technical and non-technical individuals focused on delivering above-expected results from designs. Achieves institutional goals through exceptional planning and prioritisation. Impressive track record in collaborative, cross-functional teamwork within high-pressure environments. Adept at project planning and secures team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organisation. Works well under tight deadlines.

• Attended and successfully completed Defence Instructional Techniques Course at the Defence Forces School of Education and Languages, November-December 2022.
• Attended and successfully completed Officer Cadet Course 09/2021 at the Kenya Military Academy, October 2018 -November 2021.
• Attended and successfully completed the Humanitarian Peace Support School (HPSS) Incident Commant System Basic Course (ICS01), September 2019.
• Successfully completed a Leadership Development Course at the Kenya School of Adventure and Leadership, 2019.
• Facilitated the 2018 My Little Big Thing Competition in JKUAT (2018) to encourage fellow students to appreciate and promote ideas formulated towards achieving the SDGs. JKUAT produced two finalists.
• Presented an idea at My Little Big Thing Competition which made it to the finalist stage. Later led a team to develop the prototype which reached the finals and was showcased at the JKUAT Tech Expo 8.0 (2017).

• Reading, Hiking, Adventure travelling

• Registered graduate engineer - Engineers Board of Kenya
• Aircraft Maintenance Officers' Certificate - Kenya Air Force