About
I am a Network Technician based in Nairobi with active field experience deploying and maintaining aerial fibre infrastructure across live ISP environments in Kenya. My day-to-day work is physical and operational — cable laying, fusion splicing, OTDR testing, fault resolution, and keeping subscriber networks running across Meru County.
Before and alongside field work I built a background in software engineering. I have shipped backend systems in Kotlin and Java with Spring Boot, built React and TypeScript frontends, integrated live Kenyan payment APIs, and developed NetInsight — a network observability REST API born directly from problems I encountered as a field technician. That software background shapes how I think about networks: I understand what sits behind the monitoring dashboards and I approach fault isolation with an engineer's instinct for what the data means.
Earlier I interned as an ICT Support Technician at Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, maintaining enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure for 200+ staff across VLAN configuration, DHCP/DNS, hardware troubleshooting, and technical documentation. That grounded my understanding of what enterprise IT looks like day to day.
I am currently deepening my understanding of distributed systems and network programming, working through the foundations of how large-scale infrastructure communicates, fails, and recovers. I also serve as a Postman Student Leader, running API workshops and mentoring developers across Kenya.
Experience
July 2026 — Aug 2026 Responsible for deploying enterprise fiber optic infrastructure, including fiber backbone installation, fusion splicing, fiber termination, installation of Fiber Access Terminals (FATs), Fiber Distribution Terminals(FDTs), Access Terminal Boxes (ATBs), splice closures, and optical distribution components. Performed optical testing, quality assurance, documentation, and commissioning to ensure infrastructure met project specifications prior to network activation.
- OSP Fibre
- Fusion Splicing
- Aerial Cable Laying
- Field Documentation
Feb 2026 — July 2026 Deploying and maintaining aerial fibre infrastructure across a growing ISP network serving 750+ subscribers across 100+ access points in Meru County. Responsible for full installation delivery from cable laying and fusion splicing through to OTDR quality testing and customer handover. Identifying and resolving field faults, maintaining per-site splice records and route documentation, and coordinating on-site resolutions with minimal escalation.
- OSP Fibre
- Fusion Splicing
- OTDR
- Aerial Cable Laying
- Fault Resolution
- Field Documentation
Sep 2025 — Dec 2025 Where my OSP fibre career started. Learned the core discipline under real field conditions — aerial cable laying, fusion splicing, cable termination, and OTDR acceptance testing across live subscriber deployments in Meru County. By the end I could execute a full installation independently from pole to premises and sign off on signal quality before customer handover. Deployed fibre infrastructure across 15+ access points serving 500+ subscribers.
- OSP Fibre
- Fusion Splicing
- OTDR
- Aerial Cable Laying
- Cable Termination
- Signal Testing
May 2024 — Aug 2024 Provided first-line technical support to 200+ staff across a Microsoft 365 and Active Directory enterprise environment. Configured and maintained LAN/WAN infrastructure including VLAN segmentation and DHCP/DNS across multiple office locations. Resolved hardware and software faults, managed user accounts, assisted with Windows Server administration, and produced technical documentation and help desk SOPs.
- LAN/WAN
- Active Directory
- Microsoft 365
- VLAN
- DHCP/DNS
- Windows Server
- IT Support
Mar 2024 — Oct 2025 Designing and delivering technical workshops on API design, testing, and integration to student developers across Kenya. Built reusable training materials covering REST principles, authentication flows, and error handling. Mentoring peers on API development practices and organising community events in partnership with developer communities across the region.
- API Development
- Postman
- Community Leadership
- Technical Workshops
- Mentorship
Education
Sep 2021 — Oct 2025 Comprehensive IT program covering web and mobile application development, database systems, computer networks, software engineering, cloud computing, and cybersecurity. Gained a strong foundation in both software development and infrastructure management.
- Web & Mobile Development
- Database Systems
- Computer Networks
- Software Engineering
- Cloud Computing
- Cybersecurity
May 2025 — Aug 2025 Professional training in customer communication, problem-solving, and team collaboration. Applied soft skills to improve client interactions and service delivery in technical support environments.
- Customer Communication
- Problem Solving
- Team Collaboration
- Service Delivery
May 2024 — Dec 2024 Intensive bootcamp focused on full-stack development fundamentals. Built practical skills in API integration, database design, and responsive frontend development through hands-on projects.
- Full-Stack Development
- API Integration
- Database Design
- Responsive UI/UX
Projects
Gatelog - Visitor Management System
Production-style REST API backend with two-layer RBAC (Spring Security @PreAuthorize at the HTTP layer, service-layer business rule enforcement), JWT with refresh token rotation, and Flyway-managed migrations consumed by a React and TypeScript SPA. CI/CD via GitHub Actions runs Testcontainers integration tests against a live PostgreSQL instance on every pull request, then builds and pushes a multi-stage Docker image to GHCR, Render and Vercel. Clean code principles across controller, service, and repository layers with documented architecture decisions.
- Kotlin
- Spring Boot
- JWT
- OAuth2
- Spring Security
Drug Research Platform
Built a real-time research platform for molecular data analysis and visualization. Developed frontend with Next.js featuring molecular visualization and SMILES notation support. Created Ktor backend with RESTful APIs and WebSocket communication for team collaboration. Integrated NVIDIA MolMIn AI for protein modeling.
- Next.js
- React
- Ktor
- AI/ML
- WebSocket
- Molecular Visualization
SmartSeason Field Monitoring System
Full-stack application demonstrating end-to-end SDLC delivery – Spring Boot REST API backend consumed by a React and TypeScript SPA. JWT authentication, two-role access model, and strict server-side state machine with lifecycle transition validation. Deployed on Render (backend) and Vercel (frontend) with Docker Compose locally, demonstrating cross-layer engineering and REST API consumption from a React frontend.
- Kotlin
- Spring Boot
- React
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- Docker
- Tailwind CSS