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Philip Nyakwaka

Philip Nyakwaka

Geospatial Engineer

Engineering / Architecture

Nairobi, Nairobi Area

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About Philip Nyakwaka:

Proactive, reliable, and self-motivated graduate engineer with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Geospatial Engineering (First Class Honors), aiming to leverage the academic experience and proven knowledge in the field of Geospatial Engineering. Passionate about research and data with a demonstrated history of working with data to draw meaningful insights. Successfully collaborated with a team of four to set up ground control points for aerial mapping.

Experience

Data Extraction Specialist                                                              Siaya, Kenya 
CloudFactory Kenya                                                December 2022 –January 2023 
  • Manually reviewed transactions in the merchant database and attached clean merchant data to ensure that payment details in the customer’s feed were easy to read and understand.
  • Analyzed, contextualized, and applied transaction-specific rules to debit card transaction data for accounting and bookkeeping workflows.

 

Geospatial Engineer Attachee                                                                           

University of Nairobi

 

                                                   Nairobi, Kenya

September 2021 – October 2021

 
  • Monitored the deformation of the Athi Bridge by observing angular displacements using a total station.
  • Performed topographic surveys using total station and produced topographic maps using AutoCAD and ArcGIS
  • Coordinated a team of four members to complete all the assigned fieldwork within the stipulated timeframe.

   

GIS Intern                                                                                      Siaya, Kenya                     
Ministry of Lands and Physical PlanningJune 2021 –August 2021                           
  • Performed general field surveying data collection activities associated with boundary surveying for land registration purposes and digitized land ownership data.
  • Facilitated boundary relocation in cases of lost boundaries and advised conflicting parties in land-related disputes.

 

Enumerator                                                                   Kajiado, Kenya
Kenya National Bureau of StatisticsAugust  2018 – September 2018
  • Identified boundaries for the Enumeration Areas (E.A.s), locating all structures and visiting every household within the structures to list all the usual members before the enumeration exercise. 
  • Administered all questionnaires and recorded responses from all persons in each household in the assigned Enumeration area.
  • Picked the GPS coordinates of the households and forwarded all equipment and questionnaires (used and unused), maps, notebooks, and any other materials as directed to the Content Supervisor after the enumeration exercise.

Education

University of Nairobi                                                                   Nairobi, Kenya

         Bachelor of Science in Geospatial Engineering     

         GRADE: First ClassHonors

September 2017– September 2022

        Relevant Coursework: Principles of Management, Spatial Planning.GIS, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry,  

        Cadastral Survey, Engineering Survey, Hydrographic Survey, Cartography, Satellite Survey, Land Law, Computer   

         Programming.

 

    Ambira High School                                                                                                                                        Siaya, Kenya

            KCSE- Highschool Diploma 

            Grade: A- (74pts)

                                            January 2013– December 2016

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