NYETE ABRAHAM MUTUNGA UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING P.O. BOX , NAIROBI, KENYA.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE NYETE ABRAHAM MUTUNGA UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING P.O. BOX , NAIROBI, KENYA. TEL: / PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth: 14 th April 1982 Place of Birth: Nationality: Passport Number: Sex: Marital Status: Religion: Languages: Makueni District Kenyan A Male Married Christian PROFESSIONAL PROFILE English, Kiswahili, Kikamba Focused, honest, result oriented and self-motivated individual who appreciates teamwork. Innovative and creative problem solving skills Effective communication skills Ability to work with minimum supervision. Ability to adopt to harsh climatic conditions and to working in both urban and rural settings. Ability to work proficiently with a number of computer programmes. CAREER OBJECTIVE To pursue all the necessary training and research to achieve a Doctorate of Philosophy in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering. To be actively involved in research and design of Electronic and Telecommunication systems To use both practical and theoretical knowledge acquired in my profession to serve the society and to stand to be trustworthy team player and be accountable in all and to all.

2 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND January 2012-To date : MScEng. (Electronic Engineering) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa (In progress) : University of Nairobi Bsc. Electrical and Electronics Engineering- First Class Honours Majors: Telecommunications and Microwaves FINAL YEAR PROJECT: Improved Security for Wireless LAN. Area of study; Computer Networking and Computer networking security : Makueni Boys High School Grade: A- (89 points out of 96 points) : Nduu Primary School Grade: A- (79 points out of 100 points) PUBLICATIONS A.M. Nyete and T.J.O Afullo, Seasonal distribution modeling and mapping of the effective earth radius factor for microwave link design in South Africa, PIER B, vol. 51, pp 1-32, A.M. Nyete and T.J.O Afullo, Non-parametric and parametric modeling and characterization of the effective earth radius factor for South Africa, PIERS proceedings, , Taipei, Taiwan, March 25-28, WORKING EXPERIENCE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI (Feb 2010-To date) POSISTION: GRADUATE ASSISTANT DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervision of Laboratory Experiments Marking of Laboratory Reports Execution of other assigned duties by HOD e.g. Examination Results Processing. Examination supervision. Attendance and participation in Departmental Meetings

3 SAFARICOM LIMITED (January 2008-Feb 2010) POSITION: NMC SHIFT ENGINEER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Based in Safaricom NMC and while on duty acquired skills as outlined below: 3G Nokia COCO configuration Commissioning of WBTS Network KPI reporting NodeB Site creation Alarm monitoring on NetAct Analysis of KPI (Voice/Data) on RNC after planned works Run MML commands on RNC to display alarms, and perform module configuration Use of WBTS site manager for BTS/TRS configuration/module block/unblock Harris Netboss Exposed to the following radios Harris TP 5k/4K/4040 and Harris microstar Use of event log viewer Use of WebCIT for: Loop back testing Alarm (Remote/Local) handling Traffic channel transfer Display of radio parameters NSN 2G Carry out 1 st line action-alarm monitor and escalation of power and radio module issues Exposed to BTS Site Manager Use of Radio Commander to perform first Line fault clearance. Huawei 2G/3G Use of M2000 for the following: E1/T1 loop back testing Environmental alarm handling Exposed to Huawei BSC LMT NMS NEC PNMSj Alarm monitoring on NEC PNMSj TX system 1 st line TX(loop testing, traffic channel allocation) T2000 Monitoring KDN/JTL fiber optic faults Analysis of optical power after fault resolution by carriers

4 Alarm monitoring, interpretation and subsequent escalation. Debar Process Check performance of 2G & 3G Siemens & Huawei sites before debar GSM Training CELLBASE: Participated in Cell Base transmission development team whose objective was to incorporate TX data (routing in cell base4 system) June 21-24th 2009: Nairobi Kenya Netboss training: Facilitated by Harris Stratex Give overview of Harris radios operation Trained on use of web CIT and alarm log reviewer/event log view on Netboss July th 2009 CBC Training: Nairobi Kenya Given overview of the principle behind CBC and its application in Market Segmentation Participated in CBC implementation at QoA NMC Additional Tasks In charge of Harris Netboss monitoring Spearheaded NetAct KPI measurement and reporting with report provided after every end of shift and after end of w/order carried out on the RNC Carried out site visits during NSN/Huawei swap in Nairobi in conjunction with Nairobi FOs ABB LIMITED KENYA (1 st August 2006 to 31 st October 2006) POSITION: TRAINEE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Part of the team which participated in the successful completion of the following projects: Iberafrica 66KV metering works. Lanet- Nyahururu Substation and Lines. Kisumu-East Substation and Lines KTDA Imenti Rural electrification project. KENYA RAILWAYS CORPORATION(19 th August 2004 to 22 nd October 2004) POSITION: TRAINEE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Repair and maintenance of motors, generators / alternators, hoist cranes and relays. Winding of single and three phase motor coils. Use of fuses, circuit breakers and earthing systems Techniques of soldering and cable jointing. Fault finding in lighting circuits. Repair of voltage regulators, battery charger control units and lighting inverters.

5 RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS Active member Electronics and Internet club-university of Nairobi( ). Active member Engineering Student Association-University of Nairobi( ). Active member badminton club-university of Nairobi ( ). Secretary mathematics club- Makueni Boys High School. School captain - Makueni Boys High School. Best badminton player- Wote Division (2000). Participation in the National Science Congress District level (2000). Participation in Iten Mathematics Contest (1999, 2000). 3 rd best student KCSE 2000 Examinations -Makueni District. 3 rd best pupil KCPE 1996 Examinations -Nunguni Zone. Scouts Patrol Leader ( )- Nduu Primary School. Class prefect (1989 to 1996) - Nduu Primary School. HOBBIES&INTERESTS Reading inspirational books, journals, magazine. Reading scientific journals and magazines. Internet research. Listening to classical music. Making new friends. Stock market. Participating in voluntary community services. Watching and playing football. Playing badminton. REFEREES 1. Prof. V.K. Oduol Chairman, Department of Electrical and Information Engineering University of Nairobi P.O. Box Nairobi Tel Ext 28327

6 2. Dr.Cyrus Wekesa Senior Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Information Engineering University of Nairobi Cell phone: Dr. H.A Ouma Senior Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Information Engineering Cell phone: