Antony Hiuhu Mwangi

National Irrigation Authority • Kenya

Working as an Intern and Clerk of Works responsible for supervising construction work on site and ensuring compliance with design specifications and contractual obligations. • Responsible for supervising the construction work on site and ensuring that it complies with the design specifications and contractual obligations. • Ensuring that the quality of workmanship, materials, and equipment used in the projects meets the required standards and specifications. • Conduct public participation and site progress meetings. • Maintaining accurate records of all construction activities, routine reports, and other relevant documentation. • Liaising with stakeholders such as project beneficiaries, engineers, contractors, regulatory bodies and government representatives to ensure that the construction work complies with all relevant regulations and standards. • Undertaking feasibility studies, preliminary investigations, survey, design and preparation of Bill of Quantities for irrigation projects. • Provide innovative technical support to ensure effective implementation of NIA projects. • Capacity building of Irrigation Water Users Associations to be able to effectively manage irrigation infrastructure for long-term sustainability. • Assist communities to identify viable irrigation projects and ensure their participation in the implementation of the projects.

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology • Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya

Accompanied a Ph.D. candidate at the university for three months to conduct geophysical surveys for geothermal potential evaluation in Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya. • Accompanied a Ph.D. candidate at the university for three months to conduct geophysical surveys for geothermal potential evaluation in Magadi, Kajiado County, Kenya. • Part of the responsibilities was operating geophysical equipment such as a gravimeter, magnetometer and terrameter and navigation to locate data stations using a GPS. • A great opportunity that enhanced teamwork and collaboration to achieve set objectives.

Jomo Kenyatta University Geophysical Society • Nairobi, Kenya

Led the Society of Exploration Geophysicist Outreach Program, developing and executing a grant-funded geoscience awareness initiative in high schools in Kenya. • Developed and submitted a successful $1,000 grant funding proposal for the Society of Exploration Geophysicist Outreach Program. The proposed objective was to carry out geoscience awareness in high schools in Kenya. • Organized and managed the execution of the objectives, which involved highlighting the place of Geophysics in advancing sustainability efforts in Dandora Secondary School in Nairobi County, Kenya. • The program also involved leachate assessment at the Dandora Landfill in Nairobi, Kenya using geo-electric methods. • The project involved writing a grant application, geophysics-based presentations, designing a geo-electric survey and preparing a report submitted to the Society of Exploration Geophysicists.

Jomo Kenyatta University Geophysical Society • Matuu, Machakos County, Kenya

Organized and ran a field camp funded by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists in Matuu, Machakos County, Kenya, in a research project aimed at groundwater exploration. • Took part in organizing and running a field camp funded by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists in Matuu, Machakos County, Kenya, in a research project aimed at groundwater exploration. • The project employed the gravity method and geo-electric surveys such as profiling and sounding. • My responsibilities were ensuring the proper operation and safekeeping of the equipment and navigation of the team to established data stations. • Carried out data input, processing, analysis, interpretation, and subsurface modeling using geophysics-based software programs. • Delivered a project presentation detailing our findings and recommendations during a physics department seminar.