JUSTIN N MURANI. M.Sc., Computer Based Information Systems: University of Sunderland (2002).

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1 JUSTIN N MURANI P. O. Box 516 Village Market, Nirobi, KENYA. Tel: (Mobile), murani.justin@ku.ac.ke Personal Data Date of birth: October 08, 1955 Nationality: Kenyan Marital Status: Married Educational Background M.Sc., Computer Based Information Systems: University of Sunderland (2002). B.Tech. Electrical Engineering, High Frequency Technology option: Pretoria Technikon (current Tshwane University of Technology), Pretoria SA. (1998). Higher Diploma, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication option (KNEC): Kenya Polytechnic, Nairobi, Kenya. (1986). Senior Technician Certificate (Radio and Television Engineering): Kenya Institute of Mass Communication, Nairobi, Kenya. (1980). East African Advanced Certificate of Education: Mombasa Polytechnic. (1976). East African Certificate of Education (Div. 1): Thika Technical School, Thika, Kenya. (1974). 1

2 Teacher Training Kenya Technical Teachers College Instructor Training Programme The training comprised three levels conducted on a block basis as follows: March April : - Basic Level May June : - Intermediate Level Sept Oct : - Advanced Level The following areas were covered: Instructional Planning, Program Development, Teaching Methods, Psychology of Learning, Macro-Teaching Practice, and Educational Media Professional Development (Short Courses & Workshops) August 6 10, 2007 Cisco Certified Network Instructor (CCNA 1 & 2) Cisco Networking Academy Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, Nairobi, Kenya March 12 23, 2007 International workshop on performance contracting Boston Institute for Developing Economies (BIDE) Nairobi, Kenya November 22 26, 2004 Lead Auditor: ISO 9000 Standard for Quality Management Systems SGS Kenya Limited, Nairobi, Kenya March, MainStreet Bandwidth Manager & Frame Relay Alcatel Carrier Interface Division, in collaboration with Comtec Training Centre Nairobi, Kenya 31 January - 18 February 2000 Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Marconi Training Services, in collaboration with Comtec Training Centre Nairobi, Kenya 25 October - 5 November, 1999 Optical Fiber Installation and Testing Fujikura Europe Training Services, in collaboration with Comtec Training Centre Nairobi, Kenya September 22 December, 1998 SR500 TDMA Certified Instructor SRT (Subscriber Radio-communication Telecom) Training Centre 2

3 St. Laurent Montreal, Canada July 5 9, 1993 Commercialization of Research & Development Results Seminar USAID in collaboration with the Directorate of Personnel Management Kenya College of Communications Technology August 14 16, 1991 Towards effective and Efficient Management of Department Organized Jointly by All National Polytechnics 3

4 Work Experience July 2005 to Current: Kenyatta University (i) Administrative Positions: May 2008 to current: Director, Quality Management Systems & Performance Contracting. Responsibilities include coordinating all activities relating to: Performance Contracts, implementation of Strategic Plan, implementation of the Service Charter, compliance with ISO 9001:2000 Standard, and up-scaling the Rapid Results Initiative (RRI). February 2007 to May 2008: Coordinator, Performance Contracts Monitoring Unit Responsibilities included coordinating all activities relating to: Performance Contracts and implementation of the Strategic Plan. (ii) Academic Positions: July 2005 to Current: Assistant Lecturer, Software Engineering Responsibilities include: Teaching & supervising students, curriculum review, conducting & publishing research to further knowledge in the field of ICT, and service to community (iii) Other Services to the University July 2005 February, 2007: Departmental Examination Coordinator. July 2005 February, 2007: Departmental Industrial Attachment Coordinator. Team leader, departmental committee on curriculum review of the Software Engineering and Computer Science Degree Programmes. Chairman, ISO 9001:2000 implementation committee. Current Membership to University Boards and Committees: Member, Quality Assurance Board Member: ICT and E-Learning Board Member: ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System Committee August, 1998 June 2005: Comtec Training and Management Services Limited August 2003 June 2005: Training and Quality Manager Responsibilities included overseeing all activities relating to: Management of the company Training Centre, development and delivery of training courses, staff development and training. August 2003 June 2005: Quality Management Representative Responsibilities included ensuring compliance with the ISO 9001:2000, Reporting to management on the performance of the QMS. 4

5 April, 1988 July, 1998: Eldoret Polytechnic (i) Administrative Positions: Jan June 1995: Head of Department, Electrical & Electronic Engineering. Sept Sept. 1992: Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering. Responsibilities included: Day to day management of the department, teaching and coordinating curriculum development, and departmental production units. (ii) Teaching Responsibilities: Lecturer (ICT), responsible for teaching and supervision of Electrical and Electronic Engineering students at the ordinary and higher diploma levels September, 1982 March, 1988: Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) Teaching responsibilities: Instructor, responsible for teaching Radio, Television & Electronics at the technician and craft levels. University Teaching Experience ICT Department, Kenyatta University SSE416: Wireless communication and mobile computing (4 th year) Foundation (introduction to wireless communications, mobile networking, wireless protocols); Cellular networks overview; TCP/IP networking basics; Wireless LANs; IEE standards; QOS; Mobile IP; Ad hoc networks; TCP and mobility; GSM; GPRS-Network Architecture; CDMA; WAP-Protocol stack and application environments; Mobile applications and agents, Location based services; Sensor networks; RFID Networks; J2ME; Satellite networks(satellite systems and architectures, TCP over satellite). SSE311: Software Testing and Quality Assurance (3 rd year) Software Quality Management, Software Process Model, Inspections, reviews and walkthrough, Standards, Software Metrics, Software measurement, Software correctness (V & V), Software testing, Software process improvement, Cleanroom approach to quality assurance, Usability, Software Cost Estimation, Software process certification. SSE316: Group project (3 rd year) Developing a software application, plan and coordinate development activities, produce deliverables (software and reports) on time, make realistic work commitments, present and communicate the work done effectively and perform critical self-assessment 5

6 SCT209: Data communication technologies (2 nd year) The Internet (history and evolution); OSI reference model; TCP/IP stack; LAN technologies (Ethernet, Token Ring); WAN technologies (B-ISDN, FR, xdsl, ATM) and the new network technologies (Voice over IP; ELAN, LEC, LECS, LES; TCP/IP over ATM); Firewall security systems; VPN; vlan; Intranet and Extranet; Structural Cabling; IP routing (protocols and algorithms). Introduction to wireless technology. SSE212: Introduction to Software engineering (2 nd year) Principles of software engineering (requirements, design and testing); Software process models (Waterfall, Evolutionary development); Formal transformation; Re-usable components; Principles of object orientation; Object oriented design; Frameworks and APIs; Introduction to the client-server architecture; Analysis, design and programming of simple servers and clients; Introduction to user interface technology; user interface evaluation; Project management. Post Graduate Supervision Open Learning Programme, Kenyatta University. Completed in 2007: MCA (Masters in Computer Applications): - Capacity building readiness to use ICT in training of teachers for secondary education in Kenya (a case study of Diploma Teacher Training Colleges) Ongoing: MCA (Masters in Computer Applications): - Factors contributing to slow integration of ICT (e-services) in the management and running of SACCOs in Kenya Other Relevant Teaching Experience (i) Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Eldoret Polytechnic Analogue Electronics, Digital Electronics, Industrial Electronics, Microprocessor Systems, and Control Engineering, (ii) Customized short courses for technical personnel in the ICT sector: Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) based on the SR500 Slim System, Frame Relay based on the Newbridge 3600 MainStreet Bandwidth Management System, Asynchronous Transmission Mode (ATM), Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), Digital Subscriber Lines (xdsl), Internet Technologies including, OSI Model, TCP/IP, Routing & internetworking Devices. 6

7 Experience Major Project Implementation Rehabilitation of the SR500 Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) Radio Systems for the Telkom Kenya Ltd (TKL). The project involved recovery of existing equipment, installation and commissioning of new equipment at both central and outstations, and complete reengineering of links in all the systems spread across different regions in Kenya. Installation and commissioning of the 70 km optical fiber communication link between the Nairobi and the Longonot Earth Station. The project involved installation, and testing and commissioning of the optical fibre cable, installation of SDH equipment at both at the TKL s carrier room in Nairobi and the earth station gateway at Longonot, and final testing and commissioning of the system. Radio re-engineering of the Safaricom s GSM mobile communication network. The project involved, recovery of existing equipment, installation and commissioning of new equipment, cabling at the Base Transmitter Stations (BTS), and Mobile Switching Centres (MSC) and optimization of microwave links. Implementation of the High Speed Data Network for Uganda Telkom Ltd. ((UTL): I was responsible for onsite training of UTL engineers on data communication. Quality Management Systems Experience Design and implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) for the Comtec Group: As the Quality Management Representative for the Group is was involved in the design, documentation and implementation of the QMS and eventual certification to the ISO: 9001:2000 standard in December Design and implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) for Kenyatta University: As the Chairman ISO 9001:2000 implementation committee I was responsible for steering the certification process leading to certification in May ISO 9000 Quality Management System Audits: As a lead assessor, I have undertaken several ISO 9001:2000 internal and third party audits including surveillance and certification audits. Design and implementation of the Environmental Management System (EMS) for Kenyatta University: This is ongoing exercise aimed at achieving certification to the ISO 14001:2004 environmental standard by December,

8 Referees 1. Dr. Charity Gichuki Director, Research and Development, Kenyatta University, Box Nairobi. KENYA. Mobile: , 2. Mr. Donald Ngure Chairman, Department of Information and Communication Technology Kenyatta University, Box Nairobi. KENYA Mobile, , 3. Dr. P. K. Hinga Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P. O. Box Cell , 8