Paul Karemeri Muriithi is a Kenyan electrical engineer seeking a role as a project engineer. He has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and over 3 years of experience in solar design, installation, and project management. He is proficient in software like AutoCAD, HOMER, and PVSYST. Past roles include working on solar projects for African Solar Designs and performing energy audits for various companies while at Lean Energy Solutions. He is licensed as an electrician and solar technician in Kenya.

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CURRICULUM VITAE
1. Proposed role in the
project:
Project Engineer
2. Staff of (name of
company):
African Solar Designs Ltd.
3. First names: Paul Karemeri
4. Family name: Muriithi
5. Date of birth: 11
t h
May 1989
6. Nationality: Kenyan
7. Place of residence: Nairobi, Kenya
8. Civil status Single
9. Education:
INSTITUTION
[DATE FROM – DATE TO]
DEGREE OBTAINED
Jomo Kenyatta University of
Agriculture and Technology
(JKUAT)
2009-2013
Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Heavy
Current Option)
First Class Honours
10. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 – excellent; 5 – basic)
LANGUAGE READING SPEAKING WRITING
Kikuyu 1
English 1
Kiswahili 1

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11. Other skills:
 Excellent working knowledge in Ms Word, Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint, Ms Project
 Design of site layouts, electrical runs on plants using , Google Earth and Google maps
 Use of various energy data loggers (Fluke 1730, Fluke 1735, PET) and solar equipment such as
(pyranometer, Sunpath finder) and analysis of data from these tools.
 Excellent knowledge of design and installation of reverse osmosis and other water treatment
plants
 Good working knowledge of AutoCAD (Basic, Electrical and MEP), HOMER, PVSYST , PV Planner
 Good working knowledge in electrical systems design
 Proficient in installation (electrical, solar PV and solar thermal)
 Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Licensed Electrician C1, Solar PV Technician (T2) and Solar
Water Heating Technician.
 Solar Electric International (International Solar Training) PV101 and PV202.
 Schneider Electric (Kenya) Solar Training Workshop (2015)
 ABB Training/ Workshop on turnkey solutions- Solar/Hydro/Diesel Gensets and Grid power
interplay.
 Licensed driver- BCE class
12. Present position:
Solar PV Engineer
13. Years within the firm:
One Year
14. Key qualifications:
 Design and installation of electrical layouts and controls for various energy solutions including existing
layouts
 Assessment and design of LV switchboards, power factor correction banks and various energy sources
integration
 Energy audit: data collection, analyses of technical findings on load (kW, voltage stability and power
factor) and development of energy savin g solutions
 Preparation and delivery of technical presentations to stakeholders
 Design and installation of grid tie and off-grid solar PV solutions (in accordance with SEI training and the
BS 7671 standards used in Kenya)
 Design and installation of mini-grid PV solutions.
 Sizing, design and installation of solar water heating systems for industrial and residential clients
 Analyses of existing medium and low voltage lines, protection equipment and transformers.
 Design of protection equipment for safe integration between the grid and solar systems
 Project planning and scheduling, site management and supervision of grid tie installations
 Design and installation of controls and protection for water and waste water treatment technologies
 Design of power and lighting layouts for residential and commercial buildings
15. Specific experience in the region:
COUNTRY DATE FROM – DATE TO
Kenya 2014-2016
16. Professional experience:
DATE
FROM –
DATE TO
LOCATION COMPANY POSITION DESCRIPTION

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05/2016-
On going
Kenya AFRICAN
SOLAR
DESIGNS LTD
Project
Engineer
1. ASD and Ariya Capital were among 13 winners
chosen from nearly 1000 candidates for the powering
agriculture energy grand challenge (PAEGC),
administered by USAID with support from various
donors. Our team seeks to overcome existing barriers
to development of a renewable energy leasing
company to service large-scale industry in Kenya,
Tanzania and Uganda.
Feasibility study including energy audit and analysis of
load profiles and client power consumption to select
clients for installation of embedded grid tied
solutions.
2. Detailed energy audit for clients and modelling of
all logged loads for efficient analysis of energy
consumption patterns
3. Design of renewable energy systems that will
integrate with existing equipment
4. Advise on appropriate surge and circuit protection
5. Project installation, deployment, monitoring and
debugging at various sites
6. Provide technical support on proposals, reports and
project development.
September
2016-April
2016
Kenya Lean Energy
Solutions Ltd
Electrical &
Electronics
Engineer
1. Conducting site visits for inverter, battery and solar
panels sizing
2.Preparation of electrical layout drawings for solar
sites
3. Material quantity take-off for Electrical equipment
and drafting of Electrical drawings and layouts.
4. Preparation of presentations and proposals for
boiler conversion and solar systems for new clients.
5. Follow up on energy audit recommendations on
efficient reduction of energy costs.
6. Carrying out energy audits and preparation of
energy audit reports including ERC reports.
7. Data collection on equipment power ratings and
operating hours, power logging, recommendation of
energy conservation opportunities (ECO) at clients
such as:
Butali Sugar, Milly Glass, Meadows Hotel, NMG
Yamuna, Magnolia Hills, Kimathi House,Liquid Telkom,
Delta Riverside, Kaka House, Taarifa Suites.
May 2015-
August
2015
Kenya Collaboration
Engineering
Solutions and
Products
Electrical &
Electronics
Engineer
1. Installation and maintenanceof wastewater
treatment works.
2. Design of cable lengths and conduit layouts for
various plants.
3. Assembly of control panels for waste water
treatment plants and reverse osmosis treatment
plants
4. Energy audits for clients to determine power
consumption of plants.
5. Design and installation of pump controls for three
phase and single phase pumps.
6. Some clients handled include Garden city Reverse
Osmosis Treatment plant and Two Rivers
Development Project.

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2014- April
2015
Kenya Deloitte and
Touche’ Ltd
Audit
Associate
Audit of cash, fixed assets, payables, receivables and
expenses
Preparation of financial statements

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2013 Kenya Kenya Power Intern Maintenance of distribution transformers and
adjustment of the tap changing position in instances
of under-voltages.
Maintenance of 11/33kV transformer at Sagana
substation.
Installation of surge diverters on three phase
distribution transformers for protection from transient
voltage surges that
may occur due to lightning.
Meter reading for large power consumers.
Testing of accuracy of 3 phase meters for large power
consumers using the Zera test kit
Connection of automatic meters with inbuilt EDAT for
purposes of ring fencing and control of theft of
electrical energy.
2012 Kenya Kenya Pipeline
Company
Intern Use Rosemount Tank Gauging System in
determination of tank levels.
Maintenance of instruments such as flow-meters and
ultrasonic meters for determination of the density of
the products.
Use of Ladder Logic (PLC) in determination of opening
and closing of various valves to achieve optimal
control and re-injection of products (Such As MSR
And AGO) Into The Slop Tanks.
2011 Kenya KENGEN Intern Annual maintenance of the generating units (1,2, and
3).
Emergency maintenanceprocedures whenever the
need arose (emergency breakdowns).
Isolation procedures at the substation prior to any
maintenancepractices on the units.
Testing of insulation resistance of the generator
windings.
17. Other relevant information (e.g. publications):
Training:
 March 2016- Solar Workshop Training- Design of Solar Systems by Schneider Electric
 August 2016- Product Portfolio Seminar- ABB Kenya

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REFEREES
1. Dr. STANLEY KAMAU,Ph.D CHAIRMAN
ELECTRICAL andELECTRONIC ENGINEERING,JKUAT.
P.O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi.
Tel: (0151)-521814 Cell: +254723-432092
Email: skamau@eng.jkuat.ac.ke
2. MARTIN NYAMU MAINA
Director,Green Energy Consult Ltd,
P.O.Box 6889-00100 Thika,
Office No:067-20281/0701907470 Personal No: 0722-508930/0789-892360
EMAIL: m.nyamu@greenergyconsult.com
3. VICTOR MWENDA MURIUNGI
Head of ICT,
Paddy Kenya Limited.Jasmine Centre,West landsNairobi,Kenya.
Tel +254 (0) 20271 9491,+254 (0) 20 2713639
Email: victor.mwenda@paddykenya.com