Ronald Kipyegon

Career Objective

To be a competent Mechanical and Production Engineer, deliver my services with diligence and dignity, to be honest, self-motivated and a disciplined individual at work and out of the workplace, and endure stressful circumstances to provide life-saving services to all my clients without discrimination in any aspect whatsoever.

Professional Experience

Senior support staff – Mechanical technician. 

February 2022- Present | Pwani Oil Products Company | Kilifi, Kenya

      Responsibilities

• Conduct visual, auditory of inspection of equipment to assess function, including ampere monitoring and voltage inspections, equipment and bearing temperature inspections, pulley inspections, shaft end-play and shaft deflection inspections, etc.
• Perform standard preventative maintenance tasks of various pieces of equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s standards, including filter changes, lubrication of bearings and related, inspect/tighten fasteners, checking refrigerant pressures on all equipment 25 tons or less, inches of water column tests on all forced air gas fired heating units, test and inspect steam traps, etc.
• Complete equipment adjustments and repair, including but not limited to belt replacement/adjustment, alignment and set screw adjustment, chilled water and heating coil cleaning, evaporator, and condensing coil cleaning on equipment 25 tons or less, maintain and treat condensate pans, Identify, evaluate and make recommendations related to equipment condition in order to prevent and/or minimize equipment failures and down time.
• Complete preventative maintenance forms as provided and prepare reports. Assist on special projects as may be identified by the Facilities Technician Coordinator.

Operation Engineer 

October 2018- December 2021 | Adarsh Polymer Limited | Nairobi, Kenya

Responsibilities

• Definition and identification of operational objectives which include: Productivity & efficiency, minimizing costs, maximizing of quality oil output, safety and energy conservation.
• Collection and statistical analysis of pyrolysis process data to determine deviation from the set standards.
• Designing new ways to solve operational problems and determining the impact of the new designs on the pyrolysis process by testing different alternatives.
• Maintenance and repair of all pyrolysis equipment and accessories while adhering to the safety standards and Adarsh polymer company policies and procedures to avoid accidents.
• Troubleshoot equipment fault.
• Interpretation of technical drawings from manufactures.
• In charge of the installation of new equipment or modification of the existing equipment
• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations.

Achievements

• I was successful in installing and commissioning 10 tonnes pyrolysis plant.
• I managed Pyrolysis Process to ensure quality, Cost, Delivery and Safety are met.
• I was a part of a team that mapped the pyrolysis potential of plastic waste resins in Nairobi Municipal Waste. 

Attach’ee

July-September 2017 | Toror Tea Factory | Kericho, Kenya

Responsibilities

• Report writing.
• Studying the tea production process.
• Work with assigned technicians on maintenance of parts.
• Work with the welders, fitters and machine operators.

Achievement

• Successful research on studying Renewable Energy Potential in Toror Tea Factory for my attachment project. 

Attach’ee

May-July 2016 | Comply Industries | Nakuru, Kenya

Responsibilities

• Report writing.
• Studying plywood, chipboard, blockboard and MDF production process.
• Work with assigned technicians on maintenance of parts.
• Collection of process data.

Achievements

• I was part of a team that successfully installed and commissioned a plywood hot press machine and a plywood cold press machine.
• I was part of a team that installed a boiler.

Education

2013-2017- Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical and Production Engineering | Moi   University                 | First-Class Honours

2009-2012- KCSE | St. Anthony’s Boys’ High School-Kitale | A- (78 points)

2000-2008 – Kipcherere primary School | 372 marks