Nixon Lihanda

I am an ambitious young professional in Electrical Engineering working towards scaling the
heights of science and technology and keeping up to date with the latest developments and
innovations. I am dedicated to advance my experience in a role that combines new exposure
and discoveries.
I am a team player with good communication skills, self-motivated with a friendly attitude
and a positive attitude.
I am self-driven and work under minimum supervision with high aptitude and quick
decision making ability.
Able to listen, assess situations to provide appropriate solutions.

Shift Electrical and Instrumentation technician, Giloil Campany Limited
Duties and responsibilities.
To provide electrical and instrumentation based technical expertise and support to
the maintenance and production team by ensuring optimal coordination between
production and machine maintenance so as to achieve set production targets while
ensuring equipment and machines are efficiently, effectively and safely utilized
and maintained.
 Attending to machine and process breakdown which includes fault finding
and corrective action to ensure smooth production operation.
 Installation of new machines, instruments including implementation of
projects from blueprint stage to commissioning stage.
 Application of TPM principles (Planned maintenance)
 Conducting electrical safety inspections, internal and statutory, as per
organizational and legal requirements.
 Maintain records of maintenance and repair work; prepare reports, documentation,
and correspondence.
 Troubleshooting, installation and repair of electrical equipment, feeders, branch
circuits, motors, VFDs, PLCs, SCADA systems, RTUs, relays, alarms, control
system and lighting.
 Installation of motors, Motor control panels.
 Operation of medium voltage switchgear and high voltage RMU and
transformer.
 Maintenance and troubleshooting of actuators, pneumatic systems and control
systems.
 Maintenance and running of generators
 Ensure conformance with quality, environmental, food and safety requirements
commensurate with executing required instrument maintenance or replacement
activities Observe the set Health, Safety, and Environment guidelines (PPE,
LOTO) during repair and maintenance of machines

2013-2016 Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering:
From The Technical University of Kenya.
2007-2011 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
From Makwa Boys High School.

1995 – 2003 Kenya certificate of Primary Education.
From General Kago Primary School.
TRAININGS.
2011 Entrepreneurship and Leadership
2013 Networking Essentials, Cisco Networking Academy
2018 Danfoss Variable Frequency Drives programming.
2018 Occupational Safety and Health training at Giloil Company
2022 Fire safety.
2023 Food safety.
2023 Solar PV installation.
Electrician License: Class C-2, Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Agency.
Driving license: Class B
Membership: Institution of Engineering Technologist and Technicians.