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CURRICULUM VITAE

1. PERSONAL PARTICULARS

1.1. Name: Professor Jeremiah Kitheka MUSUVA, B.Sc., Eng. (Hons) (NBI); M.Sc.; Ph.D.(LONDON); DIC; R.Eng.; F.I.E.K; F.K.N.A.S

1.2. Permanent Address: P. O. Box 515 Code 00502, KAREN, NAIROBI

1.3. Citizenship: Kenyan

1.4. Date of Birth: 2.4.1948

1.5. Marital Status: Married with four children -two daughters and two

sons; five grandchildren 1.6. Present Position: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nairobi 2. EDUCATIONAL/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS;

2.1. B.Sc.Eng., (Hons) - Mechanical Engineering, University of Nairobi (1972).

2.2. M.Sc. Engineering - Applied Mechanics, Imperial College of Science & Technology, (I.C.S.T.) University of London (1975).

2.3. D.I.C. Diploma of Imperial College, Imperial College (1975).

2.4. Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering - Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Structures, (I.C.S.T.) University of London (1980).

2.5. R. Eng. - Registered Engineer with Engineers Registration Board of Kenya.

2.6. F.I.E.K. – Fellow, of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya.

2.7. F.K.N.A.S. – Fellow, of Kenya National Academy of Sciences.

3. PRACTICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

3.1. (a) July 1972 – Sept1974: Ministry of Labour, Factories Inspectorate: Trained as Factories Inspector ( Engineering)through attachment to different engineering firms both Local and overseas. (b) Sept 1974 – Sept 1975: Undertaken an M.Sc. programme at Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, in Applied Mechanics. Industrial attachment in UK firms for one month.

(c) Oct 1975 – Aug 1976: Ministry of Labour, Factories Inspectorate: Worked as a Factory Inspector in Engineering areas.

3.2. August 1976 – Sept 1977 – University of Nairobi, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

teaching undergraduate courses in Solid and Structural Mechanics. 3.3. Sept 1977 – Oct 1980 - Ph.D. research at Imperial College of Science and Technology,

University of London, in the field of Fracture & Fatigue of Engineering Structures 3.4. Oct 1980 - August 1989:

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(a) University of Nairobi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in: Solid and Structural Mechanics, Theory of Production Processes, Fracture of Materials, Continuum Mechanics and High Pressure Engineering. Also carried research in the area of Fracture and Fatigue in the Department and supervised master’s degree students.

(b) Administrative Duties: (i) Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering - 1983-1986 (ii) Dean, Faculty of Engineering – 1985 August -1989

3.5. August 1989-May 1997:

Kenya Railways Corporation as Executive Chairman i.e. Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Board of Directors. In charge of top management of the Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Involved with major restructuring and reorganization of the Corporation to make it commercially viable and customer driven. Also involved with International Railways organizations as:

(a) Member of the Management Board of the International Railway Congress Association (IRCA) - 1990-1993.

(b) President of Union of African Railways (UAR) - 1992-1994- when I carried out major restructuring of the organization.

(c) Member of Management Board of International Union of Railways (UIC) where I was involved in different capacities from 1993 - 1997: (i) Chairman, Advisory Board (U.I.C) - made of all non-Europeans Railway -

Jan 1994 - Oct 1995. (ii) Chairman, High Level Reflection Group of U.I.C- In charge of Restructuring

of U.I.C to include non-European Railways as Full members - March 1994- October 1995

(iii) Chairman, World Executive Council of U.I.C - Twenty (20) Member Railways of Council looking after all affairs of World Railways of U.I.C - Jan 1996 - May 1997.

(iv) Vice-President - International Union of Railways (U.I.C) - Jan 1996 - May 1997.

(d) Member of the Management Board of Federation of Kenya Employers (F.K.E): 1991 - May 1997.

3.6. May 1997-Present: University of Nairobi, Department of Mechanical Engineering - teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, as in 3.2 above.

4. PROFESSIONAL ASSIGNMENTS/GRADES 4.1. Positions held in the University and outside:

(a) Lecture – 1976 – 1981

(b) Senior Lecture 1981 – 1987

(c) Associate Professor 1987 – 1989

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(d) Executive Chairman, Kenya Railways – 1989 – 1997

(e) Associate Professor - 1997 – Present

4.2 Member of Council of Institution of Engineers of Kenya, as:

(a) Honorary Secretary 1983-1990

(b) Vice Chairman 1990-1994

(c) Chairman 1994-1996

(d) Past Chairman 1996-1998

4.3 Engineers Registration Board (ERB) as: (a) Member - 1983 – 2003

(b) Vice Chairman – 1989 July - 2003

4.4 Member of the Editorial Board, Kenya Journal of Science and Technology - 1984 - 1996 4.5. Chairman, Mechanical, Automobile, Agricultural and Prime Movers Engineering National

panel (for writing syllabuses for Diploma Course in Engineering) :- 1983 - 1989.

4.6. External Examiner:

(a) University of Dar es Salaam :- 1985 - 1987

(b) University of Zambia:- 1985 - 1987

(c) Moi University: 1987 - 1989.

(d) Jomo Kenyatta University of Agricultural and Technology – 2003- 2007

(e) Kimathi University of Agriculture and Technology: 2011- Present

4.7. Directorships (National Level)

(a) Director: Kenya Commercial Finance Co. Ltd. - Kenya Commercial Bank Group:1987

- 2006

(b) Director: Kenya Ports Authority - 1989 - 1997

4.8. Board of Governors of Schools:

(a) Chairman, Kitondo Secondary School: 1982 - 2007

(b) Member, Kenya High School: 1993 – 2006

4.9. Disciplinary Area Coordinator and member of Management Committee of Africa Network of Scientific and Technology Institution (ANSTI) under UNESCO: - 1983 - 1987.

4.10. Teaching Leader, Bible Study Fellowship International- 2004- Present: Part-time structured teaching the Bible to a class of about 500 men.

5. RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL WORK:

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5.1. Research Interests: Pursued under undergraduate projects and postgraduate research:

a) Fracture properties of plastics and ceramic materials

b) Fracture and Fatigue due to biaxial loading

c) Thermal Shock resistance of ceramic materials

d) Fatigue crack growth characteristics

e) Creep behavior of metallic materials

5.2. Book Reviews: Undertaken several book reviews:

a) Dr. Maina Maringa ‘Introduction to Solid & Structural Mechanics’ for publication by Macmillan Kenya (Publishers) Ltd. August 2006.

b) Prof. Stephen M. Mutuli ‘Fundamentals of Solid & Structural Mechanics’ for publication by University of Nairobi Press. December 2011 and February 2013.

c) Prof. S. P. Nganga ‘Solving Problems in Solid & Structural Mechanics’ for publication by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, June 2012.

5. CONFERENCE/ SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

Attended over forty (40) National and International conferences on various professional Topics- (a list can be provided if requested) 6. PUBLICATIONS

Published about thirty (30) papers in International and local Journals, conferences, seminars and workshops on Academic work, professional issues and Railways restructuring ( a list can be provided if requested.

7. PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCY

Undertaken consultancy work in Mechanical services in buildings; water supply systems,

Irrigation installations and in material testing, quality analysis and failure analysis.

SIGNED: PROF. J.K. MUSUVA ____________________________

DATED: _____________________________

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