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 Expert  723599 
Expert in Agricultural Engineering

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 Kenya
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expertise Description:

agribusiness expert

agricultural engineering expert

agriculture expert

agricultural machine expert

agronomic expert

soil agriculture expert

 
He has been involved in agribusiness for over 17 years. He holds Second Class Honours in Agricultural Engineering from University of Nairobi. He oversaw the Field Services Department as part of his job description. Agronomy also fell under his portfolio as the Agriculture Field Services Manager.

He engages in consultancy for investors and interested persons in the sugar industry in terms of Investment Project Appraisal and irrigation methodologies. He can help plan, set and revise short and long-term departmental operational targets at regular intervals. He has experience contributing to overall company business planning and strategy. He can prepare both capital and operational budgets and control department expenditure targets through motivating and developing staff, consistently achieving and surpassing Key Performance Indicators (KPI). He can ensure the efficient and cost effective utilization of machinery and equipment. He ensures that efficient services are rendered to the farmers and other departments for the smooth running of the entire company. He has experience evaluating that sugarcane of appropriate quality is harvested in sufficient quantities and delivered to the factory on time. He can assist in the development, implementation and periodic review of systems and procedures for disposal of old or uneconomical motor vehicles and machineries of the company. As well as, ensuring that the right type of machineries and equipments are identified and sourced for better production and efficiency.

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Education:
Year   Degree   Subject   Institution   Honors
1986   BSc   Agricultural Engineering   University of Nairobi   Second Class Honors

Work History:
Years   Employer   Department   Title   Responsibilities
2006 to   (Undisclosed)     Independent Sugar Industry Consultant   He engages in consultancy for investors and interested persons in the sugar industry in terms of Investment Project Appraisal and irrigation methodologies. He completed, under a Short-Term Contract with CardnoAgrisystems Consulting Firm on behalf of their client, European Commission a National Sugar and EU Response Strategy for Kenya as the Sugar Industry Expert for Infrastructure and Agronomy. It was under the Framework of EU Kenya Study. He also undertook an Irrigation Project Appraisal and feasibility study for the Nyando Sugar Belt for a Chinese-based investor.
2001 to 2004   Chemelil Sugar Company Ltd.   Agricultural Field Services   Agricultural Services Manager   1. Plan, set and revise at regular intervals short and long term departmental operational targets. 2. Reporting to the Managing Director with responsibility for operational and people management within the Department. 3. Contribute to overall company business planning and strategy. 4. Maintain departmental discipline, accountability and industrial harmony. 5. Ensure the efficient and cost effective utilization of machinery and equipment. 6. Prepare both capital and operational budgets and control department expenditure targets through motivating and developing staff, consistently achieving and surpassing Key Performance Indicators(KPI). 7. Ensure efficient services are rendered to the farmers and other departments for the smooth running of the entire company. 8. Ensure sugarcane of appropriate quality is harvested in sufficient quantities and delivered to the factory on time. 9. Ensuring preventive and periodic repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and machineries are undertaken and ensure that vehicles and machineries are kept in good mechanical order. 10. Monitoring and controlling Departmental compliance in all areas,including effective planning, staff training, recruitment and development, organisation, time management and correct operation of company vehicles, machines and equipment. 11. Reviewing and evaluating regular KPI achievement and producing a regular spreadsheet. 12. Monitoring utilization of fuels and lubricants at all levels of the company. 13. Assisting in the development, implementation and periodic review of systems and procedures for disposal of old or uneconomical motor vehicles and machineries of the company. 14. Ensuring that the right type of machineries and equipments are identified and sourced for better production and efficiency. 15. Communicating daily with Departmental functions - Irrigation, Agricultural Engineering, Workshop, Harvesting & Transport – to ensure effective control and operation of all areas.
1994 to 2001   Chemelil Sugar Company Ltd.   Agricultural Field Services   Agricultural Engineer   1. Ensure adequate availability of machinery and equipment for land development. 2. Reporting to Agricultural Manager (F.S.) and direct reports from Assistant Agricultural Engineer and Surveyor. 3. Facilitate efficient utilization of resources, both human and material resources within the section. 4. Ensure provision of timely and cost effective services for cane development in Nucleus Estate and out growers. 5. Ensure proper adequate drainage in both Nucleus Estate and outgrowers farms as well as residential areas. 6. Ensure adequate supply of irrigation water for water application and facilitate timely repairs of roads for cane delivery to the factory. 7. Planning, designing, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of irrigation and draining systems in both Nucleus Estate and outgrowers.
1987 to 1994   Chemelil Sugar Company Ltd.   Agricultural Field Services   Various  
to   (Undisclosed)   Provincial Irrigation Unit   Assistant Irrigation Engineer  

Career Accomplishments:
Associations/Societies

Kenya Society for Agricultural Technologists

Licenses/Certifications

Certificate in Management of Irrigation Projects, Mananga (1998). Team Building Course - Outward Bound Trust (Kenya). Cost Cutting and Management - Federation of Kenya Employers. Finance for Non-finance Managers - Kenya Institute of Management(K.I.M). Financial Appraisal - K.I.M. Tyre Maintenance - Sameer Africa.


Consulting Services:
As a member of the Intota consultant network, Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients.  Expert provides professional consulting as an Agricultural Engineering Consultant.  Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company, or consulting firm.  Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.   Ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars, by simply submitting an expert request.

Expert Witness:
Intota experts can serve as expert witnesses or litigation consultants offering expert testimony, expert advice, litigation support, forensic services, and related expert witness services.  Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright), product liability, and insurance matters.  Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation, and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as an Agricultural Engineering Expert Witness.   Intota provides attorneys and legal professionals the opportunity to ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars by submitting an expert request.

International Experience:
Years   Country / Region   Summary
1995 to 1995   Italy   He participated in Sugar industry Missions on machineries and irrigation.
1996 to 1996   Ethiopia   He participated in Missions on machineries and irrigation. He attended an African Sugar Industry Symposium.
1997 to 1997   Tanzania   He participated in Sugar industry missions on machineries and irrigation.
1998 to 1998   Zimbabwe   He participated in Sugar industry missions on machineries and irrigation.

Language Skills:
Foreign Language   Description
English   He speaks excellent English.
Kiswahili   He speaks excellent Kiswahili.

Market Research:
Expert serves as a resource to Intota Market Research Services for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to Agricultural Engineering.   Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research.  Intota uses analyst and consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies.  The methods and tools used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.

 
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