Samuel Kimani Kambo

Anchored and driven by a desire to challenge the status quo and a conscious will to invest my social capital and skills in making a difference in a time when our planet faces a host of challenges. To uphold diligence, proper work ethics, reputable interpersonal skills, and a high degree of honesty in every task in which I am endorsed.

• I am an active member of Green Generation Initiative (GGI) for undertaking afforestation and reforestation activities to schools and communities, Environmental Education and Community tree planting activities.
• Participated in World Wetlands Day (Creating awareness on wetlands in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia County organized and led by NEMA KENYA) in 2017.
• Participated in a clean-up and tree planting activity in Makueni 2017. Organized by Kenyatta University Environmental Club (KUNEC).
• Participated in the 2016 World Water Day (Tree planting around Gathara-ini River, Githurai 45).
• Participated in the 2016 Green Week (Kenyatta University led by Proffessor Munang from UNEP.
• Attended the Young Writers Forum on Climate Change Mitigation at University of Nairobi led by WTV director Johnson Mwakazi in September 2017.
• Participated in tree planting and community sensitization on environmental issues in Githurai on Mashujaa Day 2016, which was organized by Kenyatta University Environmental Club (KUNEC)
• Attended and participated in the International Forest Day and World Water Day 2017 (Virtual Symposium), which was organized by the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Gigiri.
• Participated in the 2017 Green Week held at Kenyatta University, which was led by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF), National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), and Safaricom Limited.
• Participated in Oloolua Forest Clean up (Kajiado County), which was organized and led by the Kenya Inter University Environmental Student Association (KIUESA), Kenya Forest Research Institute (KEFRI), Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), Kajiado County Government and Oloolua Community Members.
• Participated in the 2017 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day at Kenyatta University

• Kenya ISO Certified
• Member of Geospatial Society of Kenya (GSK).
• Registered as an Environmental Expert with National Environment Management Authority Kenya (NEMAK) under the Environmental Management and Coordination Act (EMCA) 2015 and Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit Regulations 2003.
• Associate Member, Environment Institute of Kenya (EIK).

• Proficient in micro-computer (Geospatial Techniques and programs including Geographic Information System (GIS), with knowledge of ArcGIS, QGIS and Grass, R, Google Earth Engine, ArcGIS online, open street, collect earth for open foris and use of mobile data collection tools for example Survey 123 for ArcGIS and Workforce and GPS Hand Held tool.
• Proficient in use of project management tools i.e Google Sheets and Google Documents.
• Online Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) courses; Introduction to ArcGIS Desktop, Cartography and editing with ArcGIS.
• Proficient in Mobile GIS Data Collection tools; Survey 123 for ArcGIS, Workforce and Collector for ArcGIS.
• Certificate of Leadership and Mentorship from Kenyatta University.
• Awarded a Certificate and Recommendation in Collect Earth Software for FAO Proficiency by World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in May 2018.Used the tools in REDD + and ARR projects

• Dynamic, self-motivated and diligent with strong zeal to learn new ideas.
• High level self-drive; I am driven by a high sense of goal accomplishment and potential exploitation.
• Ability to establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor the progress of programmer activities.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, research and report writing skills.
• Strong teamwork spirit and interpersonal skills with ability to gain cooperation of others.
• Ability to maintain effective working relations with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Sound judgments and decision-making skills, with the ability to make effective timely decisions.

• Carbon dioxide removals, mapping, monitoring, verification and reporting
• Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing.
• Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Environmental Audit, Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA), Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF).
• Energy – Renewable.
• Urban and rural planning.
• Infrastructure and developments
• Water and sanitation.
• Climate change
• Oil and Gas.
• Project management and financing.
• Community development.

• May 2024: Attended a global webinar organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) whose theme; The Role of Infrastructure in Facilitating the Energy Transition
• November 2023: Attended and participated in the launch of Green Hydrogen Strategy and Road Map for Kenya organized by the Kenya Ministry of Energy and Petroleum in partnership with European Union, GIZ Kenya and Germany Government. It was held in Serena Hotel, Nairobi.
• November 2023: Attended and participated in World GIS Day in Kenyatta University.Among the topics covered is Carbon market projects globally such as energy and nature based solutions by Sunculture Head of Carbon, application of GIS in disaster management and GIS in renewable energy management such as solar, hydropower and wind.
• November 2023: United Nations Environment Programme.Participated in Global Webinar Session on the New Energy Mix and the Sustainable Blue Economy on exploring challenges and opportunities.
• May 2022: United Nations Environment Programme and Global Network on environment and oil and gas. Participated in the global webinar on environmental sensitivity mapping for oil spill preparedness and response. Awarded a certificate of participation.
• February 2022: United Nations Environment Programme and Global Network on environment and oil and gas. Participated in the global webinar on implementing international conventions to strengthen national oil spill contingency planning and risk reduction. Awarded a certificate of participation.
• June 2021: Attended a virtual Natural resources user conference hosted by ESRI Eastern Africa on application of geospatial technologies in Petroleum, Mining and Agriculture.
• March 2021: Attended a six-week online Cartography Course offered by ESRI US to learn on new cartographic skills and ArcGIS Pro
• October and November 2020: University of Toronto; Attended a virtual online course; GIS Data acquisition and Map Design offered between October and December 2020.
• September 2019: Kenyatta University/UNITAR/IGAD; Hazard and drought risk assessments using Earth Observation and GIS in Kenya. Awarded certificate of participation.
• November 2019: Attended and participated in the 2019 World GIS Day at Kenyatta University.
• August 2019: Attended and participated in the Regional Centre for Mapping for Resources and Development (RCMRD) GIS Conference. Fully sponsored by Kenyatta University.
• November 2018: Attended and participated in World GIS Day in Kenyatta University (Theme: Discovering World through GIS).
• August 2018: Attended and participated in the 2018 Regional Centre for Mapping for Resources and Development (RCMRD) GIS Conference.
• March 2017: Attended one-week Geographic Information System (GIS) Training at Kenyatta University led by Stace Maples from Stanford University. Geodatabase creation, georeferencing, features digitization and spatial analysis.
• May 2017: Attended and participated in Collect Earth Software Training led by James Daniel Okoth, GIS Analyst from World Agroforestry Training (ICRAF).
• September 2017: Attended and participated in the 2017 Regional Centre for Mapping for Resources and Development (RCMRD) GIS conference. Fully sponsored by Kenyatta University.
• September 2017: Attended and participated in the 2017 Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) conference held in Kenyatta University. Presented a poster; Muranga land use change monitoring using GIS and remote sensing.