Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
OTHER RELEVANT TRAINING
My roles
Other competencies
Affiliations
Interests
Timeline
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SIMON KAVUVA MBALUKA

AUTOMOTIVE
Nairobi, Nairobi Province

Summary

As a highly innovative and results driven automotive expertise, I possess experience heading the workshop team. The competencies that I have been able to acquire during my career include personal management, vehicle diagnostics, evaluating work progress and communicating any possible delays for work in progress for customer satisfaction hence maintenance.

Resourceful Technical Trainer with 3 years of experience, lends well-versed approach to presenting engaging, hands-on material. Extensive familiarity breaking down technical concepts and processes. Hands-on development of technology training resources to surpass organization's skill-level expectations.

Seasoned Technical Trainer with 3 years of experience managing technology training requirements and curriculum to meet skills-development initiatives. Detail-oriented when working with team to outline, process and provide resources to meet technical goals. Organized approach to streamlining and compiling complex documentation and instruction programs. Knowledgeable oversight and tracking of technology sector.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Field Service and Rescue

Associated Motors Limited
02.2023 - Current

Service Manager

Associated Motors Limited
06.2022 - 02.2023

Technical Trainer

Associated Motors Limited
08.2021 - 06.2022

Workshop controller

Associated Motors Limited
04.2019 - 08.2021

Workshop supervisor

Associated Motors Limited
10.2018 - 04.2019

Workshop technician

Associated Motors Limited
11.2015 - 10.2018

Education

Diploma PASS - Automotive Engineering

Machakos Technical Training Institute
Machakos
11-2005

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education C+ -

Mbooni Boys High School
Makueni
11-1998

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -

Kwambata Primary School
Makueni
11-1994

Skills

Management: I am an excellent team leader with exceptional management skills where I have been able to successfully oversee day to day workshop operations looking for areas of improvement and implementing for profitability of the workshop

Aftersales management: I arrange meetings with customers on site to see their track concerns, give quotations after diagnosing which translate to part sales or repair jobs for the workshop

Personal management: experienced in coordinating, monitoring and evaluating of staff performance and ensuring they carry their duties diligently

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting: Sound ability to do root cause analysis for all component failure both electrical and mechanical and provide solutions within the shortest time possible

OTHER RELEVANT TRAINING

  • Trained with Isuzu up to level 3 technician
  • Trained with Isuzu on workshop controller up to level 2
  • Attended Isuzu world technical competition in Japan
  • Attended Isuzu product knowledge training in Dubai
  • Attended Isuzu Africa and Middle East Service managers training in Kenya
  • Attended Train the Trainer training at IEA

My roles

  • Overseeing day today workshop operations.
  • Looking for areas of improvement and communicating to the necessary authority for implementation.
  • Train and mentor new and old workshop staff for efficiency.
  • Coordination of all workshop staff for minimal downtime.
  • Looking for new avenues for approaching new customers/markets for higher workshop returns.
  • Other non-technical skills in the jua kali sector

Other competencies

Worked in the jua kali sector 

Affiliations

1. Crispus Kioko - 0722947106

c_nyenze@yahoo.com

2. Jackson Mutinda - 0725118961

jackachievers@gmail.com

3. Geoffrey Maima - 0726290303

1141962Makhulo@gmail.com

Interests

Automotive repairs

Hiking

Weightlifting

Timeline

Field Service and Rescue

Associated Motors Limited
02.2023 - Current

Service Manager

Associated Motors Limited
06.2022 - 02.2023

Technical Trainer

Associated Motors Limited
08.2021 - 06.2022

Workshop controller

Associated Motors Limited
04.2019 - 08.2021

Workshop supervisor

Associated Motors Limited
10.2018 - 04.2019

Workshop technician

Associated Motors Limited
11.2015 - 10.2018

Diploma PASS - Automotive Engineering

Machakos Technical Training Institute

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education C+ -

Mbooni Boys High School

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -

Kwambata Primary School
SIMON KAVUVA MBALUKAAUTOMOTIVE