David Donald Mrema
Electrical & Telecommunication Engineer
Dar Es Salaam,02
Summary
- Principal Project Engineer with over 15 years of successful experience in Engineering. Recognized consistently for performance excellence and contributions to success in construction industry. Strengths in Electrical and Telecommunication Engineering backed by training in Project Management, Bsc in Electrical Power Engineering and Msc in Wireless and Satellite Communication Engineering .
- Experienced Project Management and Supervision with over 7 years of experience in Electrical Projects. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.
- Enthusiastic Supervisor eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of Construction Engineering and Project Management and training in Negotiation. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in Construction Industry.
Overview
8
8
years of post-secondary education
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Project Engineer
TANESCO; Tanzania Electrical Supply Company Limited
Dar es Salaam & Dodoma, Tanzania
04.2014 - 05.2021
- Transmission Line Working in Project Implementation Unit (PIU) to carry out all project works for construction of 400kV Transmission Line under Backbone Transmission Investment Project (BTIP) and Zambia-Tanzania-Kenya Power Interconnection Project (ZTK).
- My main responsibilities are as follows: To assist the Principal Project Engineer in organizing, controlling, monitoring and recording all activities related to construction management of the respective Lot.
- Undertake review of technical standards and specifications for design works undertaken by Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor, examine and review EPC contractor detail design and drawings of respective Lot for compliance with specifications and sound engineering practice.
- Ensuring that environmental and social impact mitigation and monitoring measures in the Project's Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) included in are appropriately executed by TANESCO and EPC contractor as well as relevant community and district and local government authorities.
- Verify accuracy of payment invoices of EPC contractor of respective Lot to ensure that payments accurately reflect the cost of the works completed or goods supplied.
- Ensure that safety is adequately provided for and observed in the respective Lot according to TANESCO safety rules.
- Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly, biannual project progress reports for submission as appropriate to TANESCO.
- Also prepare Project Completion Report, which outline, inter alia, achievements in relations to objectives and targets of the substation expansion.
- Advising Project Manager any departures from work schedules on all phases of the project during construction, commissioning, performance testing and final commercial operational acceptance including proposals for reducing any delays without compromising with cost and quality of work.
- Assist supervision team (Supervision and Management Engineer and TANESCO) on supervising contractor's construction activities at the site and keeping written record of construction progress, reviewing and processing site drawings when submitted by contractor and making/reviewing design changes and preparing change orders to meet changed conditions during construction proceeding for respective Lot.
Supervisor
Millicom Tanzania Ltd
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
10.2013 - 03.2014
- Dealing with Targeted and Sales term.
- I supervise and teach twelve Outbound Call Center agents on how to do sales via Tele-marketing.
- Created efficient work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and keep shifts properly staffed.
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows to meet any daily demand.
- Collaborated with Commercials and Marketing departments to establish project guidelines and create unique products to drive profitability.
Transmission Support Engineer
Nokia Siemens Networks-Airtel
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
05.2013 - 09.2013
- Working in Transmission department as support engineer dealing with TNMS, I manager U2000, Netviewer, SRT 1F, SRA 4, Huawei OSN3500 and RTN950/900, Ericsson TN in terms of technical support of overall Transmission network performance.
Research Assistant
Waseda University
Tokyo, Japan
04.2010 - 03.2011
- Set up of Wireless Communication and Satellite Communication laboratory equipments and experiments.
- Carry out laboratory experiment in wireless communication systems to gather radio signal statistics.
- Carry out research on various topics in Wireless Telecommunication systems as assigned by supervisor.
- Planned, modified and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
- Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
- Planned, modified, and executed research techniques, procedures and tests.
- Summarized search results by preparing written reports, graphs, fact sheets and tables.
Installation and Maintenance Network Engineer
Vodacom Tanzania Ltd
Kilimanjaro & Arusha, Tanzania
11.2007 - 03.2010
- Execute projects in Installations, Integrations and Network upgrade of Base Station Subsystems (BSS) for GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA (UMTS), WiMAX and Transmission equipments in accordance with valid procedures and specifications.
- Operation and maintenance of Mobile Base Station Centre (BSC) and cellular sites.
- Operation and maintenance of transmission digital radio microwave and voice compression equipments.
- Determine system requirements overall communication and control system requirements on projects.
- New cellular sites acceptance, commissioning and test procedure according to Vodacom Standards.
- Development of communications infrastructure, perform feasibility studies and prepare implementation plans for all electronic system works.
- Supervision of regular operations routines and preventive maintenance activities for Base Station Subsystems platforms and WiMAX systems.
- Coordinate with voice and data switch engineers teams in areas of maintaining, troubleshooting and resolving a wide variety of network issues.
- Handle the tasks of providing training sessions on communications products and technologies to entry level telecommunication engineers Working with Radio Frequency Planer to conduct drive test for sorting major networking issues in Network Planning in terms of coverage, capacity and Dropped calls.
- KEY PROJECTS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT o Survey, installation, commissioning of Base Station Subsystems (BSS) for GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA (UMTS), WiMAX and Transmission equipments at Kilimanjaro and Arusha regional.
- Installation and commissioning of DC power supply and battery Banks at new Base Stations in Kilimanjaro and Arusha regional.
Position Trainee Engineer
KIBO MATCH CORPORATION
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
06.2006 - 08.2006
- Supervise daily industry maintenance by make sure all motors and generators are running properly.
- Completed minor preventative maintenance and mechanical repairs on equipment.
- Handled day-to-day running of factory to ensuring high levels of productivity and progression.
Technician
MOLEL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
06.2005 - 08.2005
- Participate in electrical wiring implementation at new Bank of Tanzania building, this work involves reading electrical wiring diagrams, laying cable conduits and draw wires in conduits as per electrical standards.
- Kept work consistently compliant with 5S standards.
Craftsman
TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED, TANESCO
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
06.2004 - 08.2004
- Participate in customer revenue service includes, wiring survey, meter installation, meter reading and substation maintenance.
- Read and interpreted blueprints and construction documents to determine project directives.
Education
M.Sc. - Wireless And Satellite Communication
Waseda University
Global Information &Telecommunication Engineering 04.2011 - 03.2013
B.Sc. - Electrical Power Engineering
University of Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam 09.2003 - 06.2007
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE) - Physics, Chemistry And Mathematics
Ilboru Secondary School
Arusha 05.2000 - 06.2002
Skills
Engineering/project management experience
undefinedAffiliations
- Engineer Registration Board (ERB) -Registered Professional Engineer (P Eng. 4736)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE)-Graduate Student Member.
- Microwave Journal, RF and Microwave technology.
- EUROCONTROL, European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation.
Work Availability
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Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 10 Engineers in the development of Kenya-Tanzania Power Interconnection Project.
- Supervised team of 10 staff members.
Quote
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Principal Project Engineer
TANESCO; Tanzania Electrical Supply Company Limited
04.2014 - 05.2021
Supervisor
Millicom Tanzania Ltd
10.2013 - 03.2014
Transmission Support Engineer
Nokia Siemens Networks-Airtel
05.2013 - 09.2013
M.Sc. - Wireless And Satellite Communication
Waseda University
04.2011 - 03.2013
Research Assistant
Waseda University
04.2010 - 03.2011
Installation and Maintenance Network Engineer
Vodacom Tanzania Ltd
11.2007 - 03.2010
Position Trainee Engineer
KIBO MATCH CORPORATION
06.2006 - 08.2006
Technician
MOLEL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR
06.2005 - 08.2005
Craftsman
TANZANIA ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED, TANESCO
06.2004 - 08.2004
B.Sc. - Electrical Power Engineering
University of Dar Es Salaam
09.2003 - 06.2007
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education Examination (ACSEE) - Physics, Chemistry And Mathematics
Ilboru Secondary School
05.2000 - 06.2002
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