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Name : James Kimani Gichau
Address : **** ******* ***** ** **** TX
Tel : 281-***-****
Email Address : *********@*****.***
Sex : Male
Languages : English, Kiswahili, Kikuyu
CAREER OBJECTIVES
Attain the highest level of both personal and professional standards ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
2011 : Basics Computer College
Refresher course in Graphics Design.
1997-2001 : Buruburu Institute of Fine Arts (BIFA) P.O Box 223 Buruburu
Diploma in Art and Design
1992-1995 : Kanunga High School
P.O Box 331 Kiambu
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)
1984-1991 : Manguo Primary School
P.O Box 66 Limuru
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE)
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
2003 : Attended a course in leadership development held from 20th to 23rd February 2003 at the college of insurance, south C Nairobi WORKING EXPERIENCE
2023 : Metamorphosis art projects in conjunction with the Kenya National Museums..
- Research, recommend and recruit participants.
- Advice on modalities of implementing the project.
- Help with logistical plans for smooth flow of the project.
- Recording keeping
2020 : National Visual arts Committee. Under the Ministry of Culture- Member
- Advice the committee on the needs of the arts industry
- Organize a residency.
- Recommend and recruit participants
- Train and mentor
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- Train and mentor
- Manage the supply of materials and equipment.
- Carefully record, store and deliver the artworks for the exhibition. 2019 : Founding member of Mwamko Art Gallery, now UM Gallery at Waterfront Karen Nairobi Kenya.
- Mobilize resources and manpower to setup the exhibition spaces
- Assist in collecting and documenting artworks
- Call and coordinate meetings for gathering ideas on how best to run the gallery
- Art curation
- Record keeping of Members details
2018 : Kenya National Visual Artists - Vice Chair and organizer
- Mobilize members for projects
- Direct and coordinate meetings
- Source needed resources and stakeholders for implementation of projects 2016 : Art + 798, an online children's art training in China. Art Tutor.
- Prepare and present online classes for children. 2016 : HAART Kenya. Art to end slavery project {Human Trafficking}
- Create art that will strongly communicate the agenda of the organization. 2011 : KENYA HOUSE OF TALENT- Development Manager.
- Identify talent
- Mobilize resources and implement projects
-Train and mentor the talent
- Expose the talent to the market
2011-2012 : USAID/APHIA PLUS /Ministry of Youth Affairs. Adjudicator and Mentor
- Identify talent
- Train and mentor the talent
- Make recommendations to the organization on career support to the talent. 2011 : SWAMP REEDS ENTREPRENUERS- Initiator and Chairman of his Self Help Youth Group
- Mobilize individuals with a similar vision.
- Organize meetings and guide members to come up with viable business ideas.
- Guide members into implementing projects
2011 : INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION IN DEMOCRACY. - Observer
- Kamukunji by elections observer
2010 : INTERIM INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION Designer and Illustrator
- Create voter education material for the constitutional referendum 2010 : INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION IN DEMOCRACY{IED} Designer and Illustrator Illustrator in preparing posters on the Kenya Constitutional Referendum and voter registration .
2009- 2010 : NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTE {NDI} Designer and illustrator
- Create art illustrations for civic education materials prior to the Sudan referendum.
-- create art illustrations for the Southern Sudan electoral process. New Section 10 Page 2
2009 : BORN FREE/PRIDE OF KENYA -Lions conservation art Project in Nairobi Kenya
- Work with organizations sponsoring the project on ideas that would give best results.
- Come up with concept design
- Implement the ideas into a product to be presented to the public. 2009 : KILELE MUSIC AND ART STUDIO Art Director
- Source for art projects
-Meet with clients to discuss projects
-Direct and manage employees o project implementation. 2007 : INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION IN DEMOCRACY - Designer and illustrator
- Create illustrations for civic education.
2006- 2008 : BARCLAYS BANK KENYA -Human Resource Department, loan Processing Centre and Basel 2
- Verify employee details + Data Entry { HR}
- Verify Customer details + Data Entry {LPC}
- Consolidate customer accounts and details { Basel 2} 2005 : INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION IN DEMOCRACY {IED} Radio listenership programme
- Convene a group of people for the radio topics
- Foster discussions
- Draw conclusions and report on findings.
2005 : REACHOUT WEEKLY - A weekly advertising paper
- Graphic designer and illustrator
- Staff recruiter
- Office management
2004 : LOWE SCANAD/THOMPSON KENYA
- Worked as a model for TV and print commercials
2003 : AKAMBA PUBLIC ROAD SERVICES
- Management trainee, clerk Letters and parcels dispatch.
- Passenger bookings and bus dispatch and routing
2003 : INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORG/IPEC
Campaign in sensitizing the society on child labour through art 2002 : UNV/UNDP/IED - Elections monitor in Kiambaa Constituency
- Research and write a report on electoral violence and behaviors. 2002 : AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF KENYA -Mural painting. 2001 : EAST AFRICAN EQUIPMENT - Mural painting.
2000 : DANIIMATE BAKERS AND CONFECTIONERS
- Sales and marketin
- Deliveries and collecting payments
1999 : RIB SHARK (currently shark palace) - Head designer
- Concept creation and implementation.
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REFEREES
Richard Nderitu Patricia English
Progrmme Director National Democratic Institute
Institute For Education In Democracy +1 {832} 276 0104 P.O Box 438**-***** Nairobi ********.*.*******@*****.*** Tel 072*******
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Kurt Fritts Beatrice Mwago
National Democratic Institute Barclays Bank Kenya
P.O.BOX 1806 00200 City Sq P.O.BOX 301**-*****
Nairobi Kenya. Nairobi Kenya.
Tel 020-******* +254-***-******
*******@***.***
Dr. Lagat Wayne Tarrant
Ministry of Culture Kenya Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
+254-***-****** +1-812-***-****
********@*****.*** *******@****-******.***
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