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Support Specialist Technical

Location:
San Jose, CA
Posted:
October 09, 2024

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Resume:

Savio Njuguna

*****.*****@*****.***

+254*********

Willing to relocate : Anywhere

Work Experience.

Technical Support Specialist ( Agri-Tech Solutions ) Farmyard Solutions Ltd- Nairobi, Kenya March 2011 to Present. Farm Produce Weighing & Collection Solution :- Technology Mobile Crane Scale

/Flat-Bed, Rugged PDA,RFID, NFC, BARCODE, QR )

• Digital weight tracking Solution,for the accurate management and processing of weighed goods

• Ensured the processing of raw goods is fully traceable and accurate

• Collected weight data using a Blue tooth enabled scale and send it Real-Time,exchanging information with warehouse so that the product collected can be processed.

• Farmers /Farm workers Management,Produce Collections management, inputs allocation

• Managed Inventory uploads and download

• Printing facilities for Farmer receipts and Bulk Sms to farmers Reports

• Farm workers Payroll - pay slip / sms

• Conducted periodic research surveys to determine equipment needs; formulated programs to be carried out by vendors to provide needed services/technologies upgrade.

• Developed and tested new product offerings prior to release to assist development team in

• bug identification.

• Configured hardware and granted system permissions to new employees.

• Prepared and maintained agreements for professional services, including managing the Purchase Order and payment process.

• Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements.

Technology

Smart Weighing Scale (Blue

Tooth )

Rugged Mobile Phones / PDAs

Mobile Blue Tooth Printers/

Labels

NFC CARDS

RFID TAGS

BARCODES

QR

Project Clients

Wakulima

Dairy co-

operative.

ktda .Tea

Leaves

Limuru Dairy

Mt kenya

Dairy

Farmers

choice farm

to fork

Coffee

Farmers Co-

operative

Ruiru.

Farm Produce Weighing :

Pilot Project Manager (Farm Capture )

Project : Farmer Based Application for collecting farmers information as well as farm details,input distribution and agricultural output. Farmcapture allows farms, farmer groups and supply chain organizations that meet all applicable requirements of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard and comply with the Rainforest Alliance Assurance Rules process requirements to sell, ship and/or buy their product as Rainforest Alliance Certified. The app consists of different modules for digitizing farmer agreements, farm inspection and farm mapping, which includes GPS.

The projects consisted of :-

Biometric registration of farmers

GPS location of farms and key locations

Farm plan from planting to harvest

Geo-fence monitoring of key activities as required

Payment gateway for mobile money and bank

Self-managed option for advanced farmers

Customized reporting as defined by customer

Online / offline functionality for field staff

Loan / input issuing and recovery

Training management of clerks and farmers

Integration with other modules (weight solution)

Kept accurate records of contracts and other assigned activities; prepared cost estimates for budget recommendations; submitted justifications for needed maintenance equipment and materials; monitor and control expenditures.

Farmers Profiling.

Allowed organizations to

quickly and efficiently

collect and store

individual or group bio-

data per requirements.

Farmer production.

Provided producers with

a framework to

accurately and credibly

record the quantities of

certified production

within their operations.

Input Distribution.

Managed stocks

effectively and ensured

the inputs are

distributed to the

intended farmers.

Coaching & training

Farm inspection,

conducted training

sessions with the help

of various tools.

Achievement

ents

Livestock Management .

Livestock systems classified according to feeding and stocking rates Sub-County Small Dairy Farmers / - Nairobi,

Kenya January 2014 to December 2022

• Managed Healthy Livestock Production and Consumption.

• Landless livestock production systems Subset of the solely livestock production systems in which less than 10% of the Dry matter fed to animals is farm-produced and in which annual average stocking rates are above ten livestock units (LU) per hectare of agricultural land ( Realized in small scale farmers in Kiambu County Kenya)

• Grassland-based systems Subset of solely livestock production systems in which more than 10% of the dry matter fed to animals is farm- produced and in which annual average stocking rates are less than ten LU per hectare of agricultural land. (Realized in Farmers with large Parcel of land but with less livestock Cattles& Goats Tigoni Kenya)

• Mixed farming system : Livestock systems in which more than 10% of the dry matter fed to animals comes from crop by-products or stubble or more than 10% of the total value of production comes from non-livestock farming activities.

Mixed systems can be of two kinds: a subset of rain-fed mixed-farming systems, in which more than 90% of the value of non-livestock farm production comes from rain-fed land use; a subset of irrigated mixed- farming systems, in which more than 10% of the value of non livestock farm production comes from irrigated land use.

( Semi -Arid Farm Kitengela)

Conduct Farm and supervised maintenance and repairs on combines, tractors and trucks

Milk, feed and provide basic care for cows routinely every morning for a 15% reduction in injury

Plant crops using a box seed driller with various seed types

Use soil knowledge to assist ag techs and ensure all plants and crops receive the necessary minerals and water

Take inventory of all crops and prepare them for upcoming sales to clients

Clear fields of

wood and stones

Greenhouse

cleaning

Mixing fertilizer

Plant, cultivate

and irrigate crops

Weeding

Fertilize and

spray crops

Harvest crops

Operate and

maintain farm

machinery and

equipment

supervise the

work of general

farm workers and

harvesting

laborers

Perform general

farm duties

Hand harvesting

vegetables

Assist in the

development and

implementation

of farm safety

and bio-security

procedures

Milking

Diagnose

livestock health

issues

Monitoring animal

health

Perform animal

grooming

activities

Prepare a clean,

dry area for cows

that are calving

Track and report

on current feed

inventory

Feed and tend

animals

Maintain work

Selection of

mature animals

Sale

General Farm

Work

Hand Skills - Farm Work

Education

Business Management

Kenya Institute of Management - Nairobi, Kenya

April 2010 to February 2012

Diploma in Computer Information Systems Security

Computer Pride - Nairobi, Kenya

November 2008 to October 2009

Bachelors in Business Information Technology

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture &Technology- Nairobi, Kenya February 2006

to August 2009

• Microsoft Office

• Zendesk

• RFID

• POS

• Access Control

• Sales Negotiation

• G-Suite

• Customer Support

• Service Now

• NFC

• Slack

• Zoom

• Technical support

• Helpdesk

• Software troubleshooting

• IT support

• Communication skills

• Analysis skills

• DNS

• Support Sales

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Powerpoint

• NFC,RFID,BARCODE,QR (7yea

• Business requirements

• SmartCards: Personalization

Encoding(10+years)

• End point Rugged Device

experience(6years)

• Mobility(Handheld Computer

&Printers)(7years)

• Computer skills

• Business Developments

Other Skills

Business & Tech

Languages

• English-Fluent

• Swahili-Fluent



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