ISHMAEL MACHENGO BARASA
Electrical and Electronics engineer EBK MIEK
Email: ***************@*****.*** . Contact: 071******* wwwl.linkedin.com/in/ishmael-machengo-b7165b120
SUMMARY
I am an Electrical and Electronic Engineer with over 6 years of experience executing world class manufacturing and maintenance strategies in a number of Kenyan manufacturing companies. I have excellent interpersonal and communication skills. I am able to pick up new skills and interact cooperatively with others with realistic focus and a strong initiative towards task completion and persistence in pursuit of goals.
EXPERIENCE
Jr maintenance engineer Makueni County, Kenya
WTS international Kenya July 2023 to date
• Planned and implementation of machine operations, schedules, repair, cleaning and testing.
• Improve on maintenance strategies i.e. preventive maintenance breakdown response, risk assessment and SOPs
• Installation of new machines and
electrical equipment
• Assembly of distribution/electrical/pf
boards
• Documentation and data trends
analysis.
• Industrial Automation
• AutoCAD
• Team Management
Lead maintenance engineer June 2021 – June 2023
Mombasa polythene bags Mombasa
• Team management
• In charge of the operation and maintenance of the electrical machines.
• Attend to both electrical and control breakdown on machines.
• Troubleshooting PLC and DCS system faults.
• Maintains records of time, materials, etc., involved with each breakdown job.
• Installs new PLC and instrumentation control to be used.
• Provides leadership, teamwork, building skills and supervision for electrical and mechanical team during breakdown.
• Head of safety committee
Construction engineer
Annihi Creation enterprises May 2020 – June 2021
Kirinyaga, Embu and Tharaka Nithi
County
• AutoCAD design of lines
• Team management
• Prepare of scheme execution
• Line pegging
• Team supervision and monitoring
• Solving emergency way leave issues
• Material requisition and
reconciliation processes
• Metering process
• As constructed drawings in
AutoCAD
• Line and meter digitization
• Scheme handover to KPLC Lot
engineer
•
Maintenance Engineer Intern
Kenya Power and Lighting Company
January 2019-April 2019 Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county.
• Maintenance of power and distribution transformers, circuit breakers (sf6, vacuum), current and voltage transformers (CTs &PTs).
• Operation and maintenance of substation equipment including safety, condition monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Operation and maintenance of control relays and relay panels.
• Supervision of ongoing work on the high voltage transmission lines. Electrical and electronics Engineer Intern
Mumias Sugar Company
January 2018-April 2018 Mumias, Kakamega county.
• Repair and rewind of electrical motors for pumps, fans and motors.
• Check and maintain generators, and power factor synchronizing and the power room.
• Maintain of the packaging PLC
EDUCATION
Dedan Kimathi university of Technology. Nyeri, Kenya. Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics engineering Sept 2015 – May 2020. Second class upper division. 69.
Ortum High school west pokot
KCSE A- 80 POINTS 2011 - 2014
SKILLS
Control system design and
implementation
Industrial automation
Preventive maintenance planning
Troubleshooting and repair of electrical
system
Project management
Technical documentation
Simulation and modelling tools
Wiring diagram creation
AutoCAD
MATLAB
PLC programming
Computer aided design CAD software
Time player/management
PSCAD
CERTIFICATION
Engineers Board of Kenya EBK
Graduate engineer
Member number; B21593
Institute of Engineers of Kenya IEK
Graduate engineer
LANGUAGES
English Swahili French
REFEREES
Eng. Kennedy Maingi
ENI BV Makueni
Maintenance Engineer
Tel: 071*******
Eng. Govind Kumar
Mombasa polythene bags
Mombasa, Kenya
Tel: 075*******
Eng. Benjamin Offire
Annihi Creation Limited
Embu, Kenya
Tel: 072*******