Energy Sector Technician & Overhead Line Specialist

Travelling to different places and meeting new people.\r\nEngaging in outdoor adventures such as hiking, camping, or rock climbing.\r\nExploring and discovering new places and cultures.\r\nDeveloping communication skills through socializing and networking.\r\nListening to music for relaxation and enjoyment.\r\nKeeping up with the latest advancements in technology and computer literacy.\r\nParticipating in first aid training or volunteering for safety supervisory activities.\r\nReading books or articles about transmission line maintenance and related topics.\r\nEngaging in physical activities to maintain fitness and endurance for climbing transmission towers.\r\nTaking photography or videography to capture moments during travels or outdoor adventures.\r\n

1st Aug 2017 - Present: Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO)\r\nDesignation: Overhead line Technician (Linesman)\r\nResponsibilities\r\nCarrying out:\r\n Tower erection works. These towers carry high voltage transmission lines with voltages 132kv, 220kv, 400kv and 500kv.\r\n Stringing works in high-voltage transmission lines. This includes stringing conductors, optical ground wire (OPGW), and fiber optic cable from structure to structure.\r\n Inspection of transmission lines from vehicles, on foot or from aircraft. Inspecting for broken or flashed insulators, missing or damaged spacer dampers, broken earth wires, missing or damaged vibration dampers, damaged conductors, missing or bent steel members, tower foundations, overgrown flora, wash-aways, bird nesting and any other danger to the transmission lines.\r\n Thermo-vision infrared inspections of high voltage transmission lines and substations that helps in planning for corrective maintenance.\r\n Maintaining records of defects either on patrol sheets or electronically.\r\n Transmission line maintenance by replacing compromised hardware, repair of frayed conductors, erection of collapsed towers, erosion interventions, clearing of flora along the wayleave and any other defect noted on the patrol sheet.\r\n Climbing transmission towers of heights ranging from 30metres to 50metres.\r\n Attending to transmission line and substation breakdowns\r\n Temporary erection of Emergency Restoration Systems (ERS) when towers collapse.\r\n Switching operations and isolations.\r\n Repair and maintenance of isolators.\r\n Installation and maintenance of substation lighting.\r\n\r\n1st Nov 2014 - 30th July 2017: Kenya Power and Lighting company Limited\r\nDesignation: Overhead high voltage Line Technician (Linesman)\r\nResponsibilities\r\n Carrying out the same responsibilities as in my current job in KETRACO but only limited to 132kv and 220kv high voltage transmission lines.\r\n\r\n18TH Aug – 10th Oct 2014: Kenya Power Training School\r\n Undergone training in Transmission line construction, operation and maintenance.\r\nCovered the following:\r\n Transmission and distribution tools and equipment, mechanical fitting and welding, transmission line materials, transmission line towers and supports, construction of towers, tower climbing, construction of temporary structures, Transmission line inspection, substation and switch yard equipment, communication systems, transmission lines maintenance, safety in transmission lines and live line work.\r\n\r\n7th Sept – 26th Nov 2010: Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited\r\nDesignation: Electrical Plant Technician (Electrical Plant Department)\r\nResponsibilities\r\n Battery charger and battery sets installation and maintenance\r\n Maintenance and inspection of distribution transformers\r\n Maintenance of OCBs, SF6 CBs, and vacuum circuit breakers\r\n Maintenance of power transformers and on-load-tap changers\r\n Installation and commissioning power transformers\r\n Oil filtration\r\n Fault diagnosis in power electronic circuits\r\n Fabrication and wiring of low voltage distribution boards\r\n Installation, Maintenance and inspection of Electrical equipment in the substation.\r\n\r\nJan 2012 – July 2014: Mind V. Africa Limited\r\nDesignation: Electrician\r\nResponsibilities\r\nCarrying out:\r\n Electrical installation work in residential and commercial buildings.