JOY CHERWON
Clayton,VIC
Summary
Master of Urban Planning and Environment from RMIT University, Melbourne Australia
Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Moi University, Kenya
Member of Planning Institute of Australia
Master dissertation topic: Investigating transport policies and strategies for sustainable urban design and cities
Hands-on expertise in:
Masters dissertation topic
GIS Applications for urban and regional planning
Statutory and strategic planning policies
Teamwork, clear communication, analytical skills, problem-solving m-solving skills, and work ethic gained through internship and part-time work
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Planning Assistant
Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company, ELDOWAS
Eldoret County, Kenya
01.2018 - 03.2019
- Aliasing with public officials, developers and consumers of Eldoret water in development of land use plans and policies for water and sanitation supply network to optimize operations this accelerated approval and installation by 23% as compared to previous years within team.
- Assist in administration of government plans and policies affecting land use in developing areas for Eldoret water and Sanitation company.
- Review site plans submitted by private developers for compliance checks for water connection.
- Conducting fieldwork to capture data to supplement GIS database of Eldoret water and sanitation company.
- Keeping up with national, county and sub county planning policy and schedules to ensure continued compliance.
- Increased community sensitization meetings for community participation before implementation of major projects by Eldoret water and Sanitation Company
Volunteer Environmental Conservation Officer
Kapsaret Community Environment Movement
ELdoret County, Kenya
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Organized meetings on factors leading to increase in liquid and solid waste in Uasin Gishu city council
- Record keeping and minute writing on all events carried out
- Organized 5R's project campaign(refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose and recycle) within local schools and public market areas targeting women, children, and youth to fight against solid waste dumping into environment in Uasin Gishu county rural areas.
- Led community participation engagement forum through non-confrontations discussion to raise level and quality of public debates research on waste reduction compiled report and analysis, and presented successful implementation at constituency level and adopted by many other sub-constituencies.
- participated in sustainable energy campaign influencing farmers on alternative renewal energy sources such as solar harvesting, wind energy, and biomass.
- Coordinated members to participate in cleaning and tree planting markets and shopping centres within consistency
Field Contractor
Azimath Company Limited-KPLC Projects
Nairobi, Kenya
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Team member in field data collection for Global Partnership on Output-based Aid (GPOBA) in 10 counties in Kenya for Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC). Equipment used was hand-held GPS receivers.
- GIS data processing, preparation of thematic maps and detailed reports for presentation to client (KPLC).
- Mapping of KPLC meter boxes across slums in Nairobi, subsequent data processing and maps preparation.
- Ground truthing of mapped information before presentation to stakeholders.
- Digitization of vector data from hard copy maps into GIS system for further usage.
- Geo-referencing of downloaded imagery and of scanned cadastral to be used on area of study.
- Organizing and participating in annual GIS career day at KPLC.
Education
Master of Urban Planning and Environment - Urban Planning And Environment
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Melbourne, Victoria12.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Geography
Moi University
Eldoret, Kenya12.2017
Certificate - Microsoft Windows Packages
African Institute of Research And Development Studies
ELdoret, Kenya09.2012
Skills
- Time Management prioritization
- Team-oriented and cooperative excellent
- Ability to package message and communicate, both written and verbally
- Ability to narrow down causes of issues and identify practical solutions messages
- Competent in use of IT applications: Word, Excel, etc to deliver solutions with and through others
Timeline
Planning Assistant
Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company, ELDOWAS
01.2018 - 03.2019
Volunteer Environmental Conservation Officer
Kapsaret Community Environment Movement
06.2017 - 08.2017
Field Contractor
Azimath Company Limited-KPLC Projects
01.2017 - 07.2017
Master of Urban Planning and Environment - Urban Planning And Environment
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Bachelor of Arts - Geography
Moi University
Certificate - Microsoft Windows Packages
African Institute of Research And Development Studies
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