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Kasimba Geofrey

Summary

Self-motivated, Talented professional, knowledgeable, team leader, and a dedicated problem solver. With 13 years of valuable expertise in power solutions for telecommunication industry with the ability to execute company objectives. Attentive to detail with experience in implementing, coordinating projects, programs, trainings, and improvements plans.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Project manager - Africell Exit Project

American Tower Corporation Uganda
08.2021 - Current
  • Plan, Execute and manage the entire Africell Exit Project on ATC side
  • Keep track and records of all recovered Africell and ATC equipments, and ensure same update is done in Siterra system
  • Manage decommissioning vendors and activities to ensure no process breach, minimal or zero impact on other existing customers at these Africell collocated sites
  • Share daily, weekly, and monthly updates/reports with the ATC and Africell stake holders
  • Ensure team alignment throughout the entire project
  • Legal, Commercial, Finance, Procurement & Logistics, Operations, and assets teams
  • Ensure full site optimization for the energy systems to ensure the decommissioning exercise doesn't impact our energy CSFs (Critical success factors)
  • Timely implementation of all project activities and ensuring within planned project timelines and schedules
  • We were able to successfully decommission Africell equipments from 636 sites in a period of 2 months With no impact on other existing clients/customer services.
  • Documented appropriate project plans and controls in line with change lifecycle.
  • Prepared project performance reports with statistics and newly researched information.
  • Identified and deployed resources with individual responsibilities for project completion.

Power Solutions Engineer

American Tower Corporation Uganda
01.2020 - Current
  • Duties and responsibilities
  • Support Operations and Project teams in dimensioning, optimizing power solutions, correct system configurations and also provide remote 24/7 support to field teams in case of any complex power or system related challenges
  • Driving efficiencies of deployed energy saving solutions like; new grid, solar installations, Lithium-ion battery, new rectifier system installations
  • By performing detailed analysis, reporting and creating issue-log trending with corrective actions for the teams, and performing post-implementation performance review, flagging any data outliers or inconsistencies and provide tracking against SBTi (science-based targets initiative) goals
  • This has also helped us to meet our CSF (Critical success factors) and EBITDA Targets
  • Support vendors deploying RMS (remote monitoring system) systems like; Galooli and NEC by sharing correct controller firmware and configuration files, MODBUS Registers, MIB files to enable SNMP and MODBUS integration of our generator, and rectifier controllers
  • Working closely with ATC regional (Africa) team to test new software releases and ensuring timely feedback for the same
  • All geared at energy efficiencies
  • Like; peak-load shifting, hybrid shifting, cut-through functions for Delta, Eltek, Vertiv, eSite, Exicom rectifier systems
  • Capacity building by Preparing and carrying out quarterly trainings for our Projects and SMPMS (operations and maintenance) vendors
  • Especially on the new technologies, configurations/functions, and also get feedback from the field teams on the implemented solutions
  • Preparing and sharing operation and maintenance manuals for the different generators, rectifier systems, solar systems, ATS, ACDB/DCDB and battery types
  • And ensuring compliance through our regional ATC supervisors
  • (operations and maintenance) vendors
  • Analysis of NOC reports and providing power solutions to Operations and maintenance teams for sites with any repeated outages, or callouts
  • These permanent power solutions are geared at maintaining our customer SLAs (Service-level agreements) and hence increased reward/EBITDA.

Power optimization Manager

Eaton Towers Uganda Limited
01.2012 - 12.2019
  • Ensuring >99.9% network availability at all sites as per SLA contracts
  • Supervising and ensuring that all critical sites especially the BSC, Hub and platinum sites are well Maintained by contractors as per contract (RCM Maintenance)
  • Site wise contractor energy reconciliations - Run hours, CPH, sabotage
  • Ensuring that CPH/run hours per sites are tallying through spot check,
  • Reconcile monthly fuel usage per site with O&M vendors (I- Engineering, Netis and Camusat)
  • DG run-hour reduction through Hybrid integration, optimization, functionality, and Run-hours monitoring, Scrutiny and approval of Monthly projections
  • OPEX reduction and Verification of DG run hours / CPH through analysis of run hours from Invendis and other available monitoring tools, as compared to the contractors' reports
  • Optimizing Rectifier, generator and battery systems for maximum savings and prolonged lifetime
  • Ensuring maximum grid utilization, timely escalation and follow-ups to ensure minimal generator runtime
  • Checking and ensuring correct settings for ATS, rectifiers, FCUs, FOT, Inala systems, and timely battery integrity tests (BIT)
  • Ensuring new B2S sites are commissioned with functional hybrid solutions
  • Ensuring quality and standard project management practices across all projects (Site Build, Equipment swaps, and any other ad-hoc projects)
  • Field support and availability checks/recommendation, Daily ticket follow up and closure to reduce down time
  • Duties & responsibilities:
  • Testing and recommending new solutions such as Sedemac DG panels and super capacitor cranking device
  • Internal Liaison: Maintain good liaison Network with all stake holders with the aim of distributing information in a timely manner (Managing Director, Operations Director, Operations Manager and all relevant Eaton-towers sections and Departments)
  • External Liaison: Maintain good liaison Network with Stakeholders (contractors, clients Regulatory Agencies, Law Enforcement, Security Department)

Field engineer

Warid telecom
03.2010 - 11.2011
  • Ensuring >99% network availability in the region
  • Infrastructure Capacity, performance Analysis & solution definition
  • Proper operation and maintenance of both passive and active equipments in the region (south-western Uganda)
  • Upgrade of RF and transmission equipments like DTRUs/GRFUs, IDUs, microwave radios, feeders, fiber optics and E1 expansion
  • Supporting other project contractors working in the region
  • Both passive and active vendors
  • End-user Quality of Service testing, and Optimization (adjusting azimuths, and tilts as advised by planning team).

Rollout supervisor

Alcatel lucent
06.2009 - 12.2009
  • Supervise site build contractors to ensure quality of installations as per approved drawings
  • Audit and scrutinize installation reports shared by the site-build contractors
  • Carry out acceptance of RFI sites, and issue PAC and FAC certificates
  • Duties & responsibilities:
  • ACHIEVEMENTS
  • Recognition for Participating in ISO certification: Eaton towers: GHG- ISO 14064 (greenhouse gas emissions) by making sure generators run less, vehicles and air conditioners runtime was also regulated
  • Recognition for top 3 projects presented in the national communications commission (NCC) and UCC national conference 2019: I Designed and constructed a project titled “Real-time loading of grid units on prepaid electricity meters”
  • The project aimed at solving the inconveniences and costs incurred by telecom companies and Ugandans in order to load units on the prepaid grid meters (YAKA)
  • In my solutions, Once the units are bought, they can automatically load onto the meters without manually loading the token on CIU unit
  • This would help solve delays and transport costs incurred to travel to all these remote sites or homes in order to load units
  • Power scoping for Colocations: Provided enough technical data and recommendations to our projects planning teams and implementation contractors for all our collocations (MTN, Vodafone, smile, Lyca telecom, smart telecom and ISPs like I-way, liquid telecom, Sombha)
  • Proative testing of all power system trials/solutions: With the unceasing efforts in testing and recommending improvements on the new systems, I actively worked with the vendors and regional teams to test new solution/software and technologies
  • I tirelessly made this happen!
  • Recognition for Award of Best field performer 2011 (Warid telecom): I Was able to stabilize south-western region Network availability
  • Had no single power and transmission/BBS ticket in my region for entire month.

Education

Bachelor's degree - Electrical Engineering

Ndejje University
Uganda
09.2015 - 10.2019

GCSEs - Wiring Permit

Electricity Regulatory Authority
Uganda
01.2010 - 12.2010

Diploma of Higher Education - Electrical Engineering

Uganda Technical College
Uganda
/2007 - /2009

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education - Physics, Chemical, Mathematics and Economics

Bishop Cipriano Kihangire SS
Uganda
/2005 - /2006

Uganda Certificate of Education -

Bishop Cipriano SS Kihingire
Kampala, Uganda
/2001 - /2004

Skills

  • Auto-Cad
  • Technology integration
  • Training and development
  • Analytical problem solving
  • Proposal creation
  • Business process re-engineering
  • Project planning and development
  • Advanced problem solving
  • Technical Support
  • Systems Installation, Configuration and Upgrading
  • Programming Languages
  • Systems Design Documentation
  • Project Management
  • Testing and Conversion Plans
  • Budgeting
  • HVAC systems
  • Homer and DG-silent power simulation software
  • Matlab, Arduino, C & ST link programming software
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite (particular MS teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS access)
  • I'm Proficient in ATC Site Monitoring Systems (Galooli, NEC, and invendis)
  • I'm Proficient in ATC Systems (Oracle, Siterra, Kiss flow, smartsheets, Promapp, Office tracker)
  • Proficiency in ATC rectifier systems: Delta, Eltek, eSite, Vertiv and Exicom Software
  • RF, fibre and Transmission system softwares: Huawei, ZTE, Alcatel and Ericsson systems
  • Dealt with Various emissions and Scopes defined under sustainability and greenhouse gases reporting as defined within the guidelines of SBTi
  • I have understanding of Big data and ways to analyse, systematically extract information from, or otherwise deal with large data sets
  • I understand the theory and development of computer systems supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or algorithms with the ability to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence/interference for decision-making

Accomplishments

  • Level1 training on power systems (india) received level1 training on vertiv and Exicom rectifier systems, design, sizing, installation and maintenance
  • Professional Leadership, management and communication training by Africa management institute
  • Carried out training on Emerson/Vertiv, Exicom, Eltek and Huawei rectifiers for the projects and maintenance vendors
  • Tower climbing, fall arrest and tower rescue training done by team from south Africa
  • RMS (remote monitoring system) training on Inala and FOT remote monitoring systems training from the supplier/vendors
  • TUV Nord (ISO certification) and ISO training (International organization for standardization) trained on how to work with processes and procedures in our day to day work activities
  • Change management training on how to manage change and its impacts
  • Training was done by personnel from NFT recruitment firm.

Additional Information

  • Defensive driving. Refresher training has been done every year on how to drive in emergency or rough roads. Training by J&K driving school.

Languages

English
Fluent

Timeline

Project manager - Africell Exit Project

American Tower Corporation Uganda
08.2021 - Current

Power Solutions Engineer

American Tower Corporation Uganda
01.2020 - Current

Bachelor's degree - Electrical Engineering

Ndejje University
09.2015 - 10.2019

Power optimization Manager

Eaton Towers Uganda Limited
01.2012 - 12.2019

Field engineer

Warid telecom
03.2010 - 11.2011

GCSEs - Wiring Permit

Electricity Regulatory Authority
01.2010 - 12.2010

Rollout supervisor

Alcatel lucent
06.2009 - 12.2009

Diploma of Higher Education - Electrical Engineering

Uganda Technical College
/2007 - /2009

Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education - Physics, Chemical, Mathematics and Economics

Bishop Cipriano Kihangire SS
/2005 - /2006

Uganda Certificate of Education -

Bishop Cipriano SS Kihingire
/2001 - /2004

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