Coffee Consultant

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CURRICULUM VITAE

MARTIN AMBROSE MUTUA

P.O. Box 449**-*****,

Nairobi

********@*****.*** Phone: +254-***-***-***

BIO DATA

DATE OF BIRTH : 26th July 1981

SEX : MALE

MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED

NATIONALITY : KENYAN

LANGUAGES : ENGLISH AND SWAHILI (spoken and written) EDUCATION

2009-2011: KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

COURSE: Masters in Business Administration in Project Management. 2002-2006: JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

COURSE: Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Post harvest Technology- SECOND CLASS HONOURS (UPPER DIVISION)

1997-2000: KALULINI HIGH SCHOOL

Attained B+ (Plus) grade in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education 1989-1996: KALULINI PRIMARY SCHOOL

Attained 527 out of 700 Marks in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education COMPUTER LITERACY AND OTHER CERTIFICATIONS

November 2006: Trained and certified on occupational Health, Safety and Environment 2001:- Complete course in Basic MS Office, programming and SPSS 2

WORK EXPERIENCE

2015- Current: Louis Dreyfus Commodities- Marketing Coffee Consultant Reporting to: Managing Director

Duties

Activation and establishment of operational marketing division for the group in Kenya.

Assist in sustainable supply of the finest coffees to the group clients. 2012- 2014: NKG Coffee Mill (K) Limited- Mill Manager Reporting to: Managing Director

Duties

Oversee coffee dry milling, warehousing and export processes. May 2010- 2011: Tropical Farm Management (K) Limited- Marketing Manager Reporting to: Managing Director

Duties

Linkage with coffee growers across Kenya for marketing agency business and sustainability.

Link international coffee buyers with Kenyan origin. March 2008- April 2010: Ibero (K) Limited- A COMPANY OF NEUMMAN KAFFE GROUPPE; Coffee Trader

Reporting to: Managing Director

Duties

Issuance, execution and follow up of Coffee contracts with overseas clients.

General Risk assessment and management.

Preparing and maintaining Management reports.

April 2007- Feb 2008: Ibero (K) Limited- A COMPANY OF NEUMMAN KAFFE GROUPPE; Operations/Shipping & Logistics Manager

Reporting to: Managing Director

Duties

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Inspecting and verifying quality of Coffee exports during bulking, inspecting quality of Containers and other packaging materials.

Shipping operations from Ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam for coffee exports from Eastern Africa states.

Preparing, checking and verifying export documents

Communicating shipment position to stakeholders.

Coffee exports Data collection, Analysis, presentation and report writing. November 2006- To March 2007: Ibero (K) Limited- A COMPANY OF NEUMMAN KAFFE GROUPPE; Quality, Stocks & operations assistant Reporting to: Quality and Stocks Manager

Duties

Coffee stocks database inventory and management.

Coffee Purchasing and sales stock control and management

Green Coffee quality analysis, roasting and liquoring/Cupping.

Coffee processing and warehousing management.

May 2006 – Nov 2007 JKUAT/JICA; Research assistant Responsibility:

Data collection, data coding, statistical analysis (SPSS) and report writing on

‘Barriers in effective transmission of food processing skills to informal small- scale food processors’’.

May 2005 – March 2007 Kenya wine Agencies limited- Attaché Duties:

Processing of different brands of wines, spirits and juices.

Material, product and online-process Quality control

Bottling and packaging

Store operations, record inventory and management

General customer service

May 2004 – July 2004: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology – Internal Attachment

Duties:

Production of various food products at the university food workshops.

Quality control, packaging, and waste management. 4

RESPONSIBILITIES HELD

2015 – Current: Chairperson- Board of Management, Kisayani Secondary School 2013-2015: Vice chair, Paradise Park Residents Association 2005-2006-: SOFTS Chairperson: Incharge of organising and leading food based initiatives/activities among all students in the department of food science and technology 2005-2006-: MAUSA Chairperson: Incharge of capacity building among District University students

ACHIEVEMENTS

2007: Honoured as the BEST OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR 2007 AT IBERO (K) LTD.

2002/2003: Won the Japanese BABAROA trust award as the best student for academic excellence in the department of Food Science and Technology-JKUAT. March 2001: Honoured as the best boy in academic excellence (KCSE 2000), Kibwezi division.

HOBBIES

Reading magazines, listening to music and making friends. ACTIVITIES OF INTEREST

My greatest interest has been to assist the people and organizations I interact with to realize and maximize their potential as I enrich my knowledge and experience. EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE BENEFIT

As a Food Scientist and technologist, I have acquired a level of competence in Food Nutrition, Food Processing, Food Quality Assurance, Management Skills and other food oriented developmental interventions. I have the ability to work in a multi- disciplinary, multi-cultural environment both within and outside Kenya. 5

REFEREES

1. Professor Simon Muhoho.

Senior lecturer

Jomo Kenyatta University of

agriculture and technology

P.O. Box 62000, Nairobi.

Mobile: O722-495651

2. Mr. P. K Kamau

Production manager

Kenya wine agencies ltd

P.O. Box 405**-*****

Nairobi

Mobile: +254-***-******

3. Hilda Muriithi

Ibero (K) Ltd

P.O. Box 47882, Nairobi

Mobile: +254-***-******

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