EMMANUEL KIPKORIR LANGAT
Electrical Engineer
Mombasa,Kenya
Summary
Associate Data Centre Site Engineer with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and hands-on experience in mission-critical infrastructure. Skilled in data center operations, electrical systems, H&S compliance, preventive maintenance, incident management, and customer technical support. Proven ability to support uptime, improve operational efficiency, and work safely within SOPs, MOPs, and change management processes. My experience spans data centers and renewable energy systems, including wind turbine operations.
Overview
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Years of Professional Experience
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Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Associate Data Centre Site Engineer
iColo.io: A Digital Realty Company
Mombasa, Kenya
09.2024 - Current
- Conducting planned and reactive maintenance on the critical building services infrastructure in accordance with standard operating procedures.
- Conducting routine plant inspections/site checks and monitoring the BMS, responding to issues/anomalies/alarms found and ensuring that appropriate action is taken.
- Conducting routine Health and safety and statutory compliance tasks, inspections, and site checks to ensure site health & safety records are kept up to date.
- Providing first-line response to all building services infrastructure on site, escalating as necessary, delivering draft incident reports, and calling out third-party contractors where specialist knowledge/skills are required.
- Ensuring that all works are carried out using a Safe System of Work with the use of approved change management, risk assessment, and MOPs.
- Producing and developing MOPs for review and approval.
- Contractor HSE management.
- Providing technical customer service support and operational technical interventions requested by clients (e.g., Hands & Eyes,Cross/Disconnects) which can include direct contact with customers.
- Customer setup from onboarding to commissioning of rack equipment
- Execution of migration activities (labeling, installation, documentation,and testing).
- Execution of operational tasks regarding incidents and problem management.
- Physical cabling and Cable management.
- Assisting with electrical fault diagnosis and investigation.
- Identifying and trobleshooting fiber issues using OTDR/LSPM/VFL.
- Providing loop-back cables in order to test circuits remotely.
- Rebooting switches, routers, servers, storage devices or any other installed equipment.
- Racking and unracking and upgrading of installed devices.
- Implementing facility PUE improvement strategies.
Engineering Intern
KenGen Ngong Wind Power Station
Ngong, Kenya
05.2024 - 08.2024
- Assisted in operation and maintenance of wind turbines.
- Diagnosed and repaired electrical systems in wind turbines.
- Participated in inspections and preventive maintenance to ensure optimal performance.
- Monitored and analyzed wind power generation data and contributed to safety and efficiency improvements.
- Assisted engineers in conducting site assessments and data collection.
- Participated in safety training and adhered to industry regulations.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical & Electronics Engineering
GPA: Second Class Upper Division
Certified Electrical Wireman -
Level 3
Skills
- Health & Safety Compliance
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Data Center Operations
- Preventive Maintenance
- UPS Systems
- Diesel Generators
- Wiring & Installation
- Contractor Management
- Microcontroller Programming (C)
- Project Management
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Building services maintenance
- Incident management
- Customer service
- Equipment installation
Certification
● Certified Electrical Wireman - Level 3, National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), 12/01/23
● Fire Safety - by CEMEA LTD, OSH/ST/037
● Occupational First Aid - by CEMEA LTD, OSH/FT107
● Bearing Maintenance and Technology - by SKF East Africa, RS1519000115
● DCT Copper and Fiber Cabling - by Datacomms Training
Projects
GSM-Based Power Theft Detection and Alert System, Designed a system to detect power theft using GSM communication and ESP32 microcontroller. Integrated current sensors, Modbus RS485 energy meter (DDM18SD), PIR sensors, and ultrasonic sensors to monitor consumption, detect tampering, and enhance transformer security.
Languages
Swahili, English
Native language
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Swahili
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Associate Data Centre Site Engineer - iColo.io: A Digital Realty Company
09.2024 - Current
Engineering Intern - KenGen Ngong Wind Power Station
05.2024 - 08.2024
Technical University of Kenya - Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical & Electronics Engineering
National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) - Certified Electrical Wireman,