Environmental Planning Quantity Surveyor
Resume:
JAMES WAICHOKA
P. O. Box **-***** Kehancha, Kenya
Email: **************@*****.***
Phone no: +254*********
EDUCATION
1. Kenyatta University, B.Sc. in Environmental Planning and Management, 2019-2023. (Second Class Upper) COMPUTER SKILLS
Expert in: ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, QGIS, Impact toolbox, GEE, SPSS, SQL & PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Python, R and Java-Script. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
GIS Analyst -March-2024 to date
Organization: Nature Kenya and Kenyatta
University
Location: Nairobi, Kenya.
My services to the firm have been on a part-time consultancy basis. Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Conducting pre-research using earth observation techniques of the areas of forest ecosystems to be restored and give further insights for project implementation.
• Designing field data collection tools such as ODK and Survey 123, Managing and Analyzing both spatial and non-spatial collected data, Preparation of Analytical maps to guide project implementation and report on findings to stakeholders.
• Conducting post-research using earth observation to assess the validity of the products produced from earth observation tools.
• Guide the team in-charge of validating geospatial information in the field of research. GIS Trainer -September-2021 to date
Institution: Kenyatta University, Department of Spatial & Environmental Planning Location: Nairobi, Kenya.
As a Part-time trainer, my main responsibilities were:
• Help in preparing training Materials and conduct training for Undergraduate Students on GIS Hands-on Skills. Some of Applications I trained on are Site and Neighborhood Assessment, Hazard Mapping and Risk Assessment, Environmental Modelling
• Planning and coordination of Field-survey demonstrations for students. 1. Member of Environment Institute of Kenya (EIK), Member of Geospatial Society of Kenya and Kenya Institute of Planners 2. Member of African Astronomical Society Club
WORK EXPERIENCE
Environmentalist and GIS Trainer -July-2023 to present Organization: Dev Impact Consultancy
Location: Nairobi, Kenya.
Major Duties & Responsibilities;
• Training of different professionals from medicine, engineering, education and monitoring and evaluation in utilizing Geospatial and Earth Observation Techniques in solving real world problems.
• Conducting case studies based on the practical’s learnt in class to make the concepts more understandable by the client.
• Drafting and preparing training manual for clients to easily follow along before and after Geospatial trainings.
• Conduct post-training for clients to enable them fully adopt geospatial techniques learnt in class in their day-to-day work. Head of PMERL and GIS Analyst – March - 2023 to July 2024 Organization: Youth and Urbanism
Location: Nairobi, Kenya.
In the short-term contract, I undertook the following responsibilities;
• Designing questionnaires used in conducting both qualitative and quantitative surveys, analyzing of data collected in surveys, ensuring that the data collected from the field were of high quality with maximum accuracy.
• Coordinated all the departments in ensuring that report harvesting was successful in the second quarter of the financial year.
• Led community projects such as air quality participatory mapping, WASH programs, GBV reporting and policy advocacy for safe spaces for children in Mathare, Nairobi.
GIS Analyst Intern- May to August 2022
Organization: Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development Location: Nairobi, Kenya
At RCMRD I did the following;
• GIS and Remote Sensing data management and organization, including data capture, storage, retrieval, analysis and archiving of reports.
• Air quality mapping in the Nairobi Metropolitan Region.
• Food value chain data collection, analysis and reporting within Nairobi food markets in order to assess their sources and end consumers. CONSULTATIONS
July 2024 - August 2024: GIS Analyst – PADANE, Burundi Extensive mapping and field work to provide GIS and Remote sensing solutions in the Agricultural sector within seven provinces in Burundi and here is my GIS Consultant and researcher (Report) March 2024 to May 2024: Field work Operations and Geospatial Data Analyst Mapping and data collection exercise for Ewaso Nyiro basin ecosystem service by Flora and Fauna. Sept 2023- Dec 2023: GIS Analyst – GIS Analyst and Researcher Mapping for restoration using ROAM and conducted ground truthing exercises on mangroves at Ngomeni, Kilifi County for Nature Kenya and Darwin Foundation.
Jan 2023-to June 2023: Geospatial Data Analyst
Kenya Water Towers Identification and ground truthing Criteria in Kenya, using GIS and Remote Sensing tools TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES
• 4th December: Trained on surveying tools such as Total Point Stations, Levels, Staff, Theodolites, and collimator and their calibration
• 7th June, 2024: Data Analysis for Managing Climate Risk and Adaptation Training: Technical Training Course facilitated by United Nations University for Water, Environment and Health in Collaboration with the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Texas at Arlington
• 14th – 18th
• August, 2023: Certification in Air Quality Management and Science Training Course at Kenyatta University supported by US Department of State & Columbia University
• 8th – 10th August, 2023: Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), International Conference (RIC) 2023, Nairobi, Kenya Theme: NEXT LEVEL: Space to Community
• 10th – 15th July, 2023: IALE 2023 International Conference
• Theme: Transboundary Resource Management, Climate Change and Environmental Resilience
• 12th - 13th October, 2022: JRC-IGAD_ICPAC ClimSA workshop on “Forest & Water Mapping and Monitoring from satellite data”
• 19th - 20th July, 2021: GMES Training on Wetland Vulnerability Analysis using GIS Tools and Earth Observation Data: The Training focused on Digital Image Processing Wetland Vulnerability Analysis
• 9th - 12th November, 2019: IGAD-UNOSAT Technical Training on Hazard Assessment Using Earth Observation and GIS Workshop: The Training focused on use of Remote Sensing data for Drought and Flood Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
(ISCED Level 6) REFERENCES
1. Prof. Simon M. ONYWERE (PhD)
BMGF KU-WEE Research Associate
(Fieldwork Coordination)
Associate Prof. (GIS & Remote Sensing, IEM,
IWM, DRM)
Kenyatta University, Dept. of Spatial &
Environmental Planning
Mobile: +254********* (personal)
Email: *******.*****@**.**.**
2. Dr. Godwin Opinde
Department of Spatial & Environmental
Planning
Kenyatta University
P.O. Box 438**-*****
Mobile: +254-***-******
E-mail: ******.******@**.**.** or
************@*****.***
3. James M. Magige
Data Manager/GIS and Remote Sensing,
Mobile:
Email: *************@*****.*** /
****@*****.***
Instagram and Tweeter: james_magige
Alternate: ********@*****.***
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