CURRICULUM VITAE BIOGRAPHY

SURNAME KIGONYA OTHER NAMES COLLINS MICHAEL DATE OF BIRTH 14TH JUNE 1964 GENDER MALE MARITAL STATUS MARRIED NATIONALITY UGANDAN e-mail Address [email protected] TELEPHONE CONTACT +256776422950/+256704636920 MEMBERSHIP GRADUATE MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (GM 648) BOARD MEMBER TO Y-SAVE MULTI PURPOSE COOPERATIVE SACCO 2012-2015

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

YEAR INSTITUTION AWARD

2006 UNIVERSITY BACHALOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING (UPPER SECOND) 1991 UGANDA POLYTECHNIC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN CIVIL AND KYAMBOGO BUILDING 1988 UGANDA POLYTECHNIC ORDINARY DIPLOMA IN BUILDING AND KYAMBOGO CIVIL ENGINEEING

1986 KOLOLO HIGH SCHOOL UGANDA ADVANCED CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION 1981 KITANTE HILL SECONDARY UGANDA CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION SHORT COURSES AND TRAININGS

YEAR INSTITUTION AWARD

2009 UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATE IN ARCHICAD 2004 KAMPALA CERTIFICATE IN TENDER EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT 1998 UGANDA MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE CERTIFICATE IN MANAGEMENT

1994 MAKERERE UNIVERSITY KAMPALA CERTIFICATE IN PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT 1996 BELGUIM ROAD RESEARCH CENTRE CERTIFICATE IN ROAD BRIDGE AND BELGIUM TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION

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1993 GREENLINE COMPUTER SERVICES CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

YEAR INSTITUTION AWARD 2007 SUNDOLOUS AFRICAN LEADERS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION 2002 UGANDA POLICE FIRE BRIGADE CERTIFICATE IN BASIC FIRE FIGHTING/FIRE PREVENTION 2000 MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS CERTIFICATE IN CUSTOMER QUALITY SCHOOL RELATIONS 1998 MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND ADVISORY CERTIFICATE IN ADVANCED CENTRE SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Duration February 2019- To date Organization/Firm Kampala Polytechnic Mengo Position Held Principal

Responsibilities  Supervise the overall management of the Institution departments i.e Finance, Academic, Human Resource departments.  Provide strategic direction and formulation of targets for the Institute.  Ensure adherence to the Government policies for the education sector and implement ministry curricular for the designed course modules.  Supervise budgeting and monitor performance by the various institute departments.

Duration August 2014 – September 2017 Organization/Firm Aga Khan Education Service, Uganda Position Held Head of Facilities/ Security

Responsibilities  Give Technical advice to the Senior Management Team concerning the Infrastructure of the school premises.  Develop work documents i.e. Bills of Quantities for implementing the identified construction projects for the organization.  Develop contract documents leading to the Tendering and Award of contracts. i.e.  Refurbishment for the Kololo Nursery School worth ≥ 130Million.  Retrofitting of the Staff Residence at Plot 14, 3-5 Makerere Road worth ≥ 700million.

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 Rehabilitation of Kololo Nursery School and Main School Campus Parking Lot worth ≥ 241Milllion  External Façade Painting of the Main Campus Buildings worth ≥ 170Million etc.  Renovation of the external boundary wall to the Aga Khan main school campus and basketball court worth ≥ 600 Million.  Project Management and Evaluation including developing progress reports, management of variations and extension of times, issuance of interim payment certificates, Certificate of Completion at conclusion of Defects Liability period, Preparation of final Accounts.  Overseeing the Maintenance unit for the school to carryout routine maintenance operations.  Liaison with the outsourced security organization to oversee the security of the school premises.  Overseeing the Support staff for the school and ensuring the environment is in a good and health state.

Duration September 2013 – 2014 Organization/Firm Principle Engineering Ltd Position Held Construction Manager Responsibilities Member of the leadership team  Co-ordinate the ongoing project activities of the organization to ensure they run according to schedule and work within stipulated budget. i.e Speakers chambers at Wakiso district Council worth >500Million  Design for the security and safety requirements of the projects areas to ensure proper work flow and storage of materials.  Prepare tender documents ready for bid submissions including Bills of Quantities, drawings and contract management  Ensure quality control of works executed and materials supplied by service providers.  Ensure projects are managed according to the stipulated Government local authority regulations  Generate and recommend reports to the Director for decision making processes

Duration November 2011 – July 2013 Organization/Firm Habitat For Humanity Uganda Position Held Construction Specialist Responsibilities Member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT)  Provide construction technical support to decision making process for the Senior Leadership team.  Study and recommend alternative methods for construction leading to improved quality and sustainability for the orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Programme.

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 Support to the Orphans and Vulnerable Children Coordinator in selection of families to benefit from the program.  Give technical reports of the construction activities to the National Director. Assess the suitability of the housing interventions.  Redesigned the house unit drawings of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) to cater for persons with disabilities and provide privacy within the rooms.  Evaluated and halted the use of local sand (silt) material in the construction process thus eliminating challenging construction defects in the house units mainly in Kumi District Estimating and Costing  Revised the Bills of Materials (BOM) to reflect current trends in the economy for the year 2012.  Revised the use of Bills of Materials (BOM) to Bills of quantities (BOQ) to enable improved costing and quality of construction work. All new projects in the new financial year FY14 will use BOQs.  Reduced defects arising from the use of timber on the houses by replacing them with metallic shutters without increase in cost. 41 houses built in Kumi in 2012 and 10 house built in Mayuge district reflect the change. Quality advice  Studied the locally available materials in the field areas of Kumi, Mayuge and Kiryandongo and recommended the best materials to use on the OVC house units. Over 50 houses used the recommended materials currently. Verification and Certification.  Provided supervision and certification for works carried out by the contractors. Over 4 main contractors working on more than 100 OVC units in the field areas of Kumi, Mayuge and Kiryandongo. Project cost over 1 billion UGX  Provide support to the procurement committee in soliciting and physical verification of contractors.  Ensured that houses constructed fulfill the Habitat for Humanity standards of excellence. Over 100 house in the field areas have been certified in this period.  Ensured that all the houses built from 2011 to date are captured on the GPS system. Over 100 house unit are on the system  Carried out trainings to the OVC beneficiaries in basic construction knowledge to enable them maintain the house units  Supervised routine retention works before final certification of works by the contractors. Over 150 houses have been certified in the areas of Kumi, Mayuge and Kiryandongo

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Duration 2006 - October 2011 Organization/Firm Watoto Church (Former Kampala Pentecostal Church) Position Held Projects Coordinator Responsibilities As Team Leader For Construction Projects  Project Managed the construction of the multipurpose structure at Watoto North worth UGX 600M (2010).  Supervised the Tent construction process for the Watoto Church East seating over 1200 people  Coordinated the construction of the Multipurpose structure and Amphitheatre at Watoto Church Kyegera worth UGX 900M (2007-2008).  Coordinated the preparations and renovation works for the Watoto Church building for establishment in Gulu (2008) worth UGX 150 Million.  Coordinated the road network construction for Watoto West church Kyegera worth UGX 200M (2007).  Re-designed and constructed the stage and sound mix booth for the Watoto church Central auditorium worth Ugshs 30M(2006)  Supervised the routine renovations and repair works for the Watoto church establishment.

Duration 2003 – 2005 Organization/Firm National Housing& Construction Company (NH&CCLtd) Position Held Senior Assistant Procurement Officer Responsibilities As Member Of The Procurement Department  Soliciting requests from user departments for procuring items.  Procuring requests from service providers for Works. This included service providers for Aluminium window shutters for the Naalya Project  Tender Evaluation and Management of service providers to supplier needed service for the organization i.e. suppliers of materials  Processing the documentation of the public procurement and disposal of assets. (PPDA).documents for filling returns.  Supervising the quality of services and goods provided before final user departments.

Duration 1996 – 2003 Organization/Firm National Housing and construction Company Ltd (NHCC Ltd). Position Held Senior Assistant Maintenance Officer Responsibilities As Member Of The Housing Department  Design water supply systems for flats in Bugolobi state and created individual flat metering for over 50% the entire Estate giving a total of 320 flats, resulting in reduction of the water bills by 80%. Worth Ugshs 30M

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 Design and supervision of Garbage bunkers construction in the Bugolobi Estates allowing for proper garbage collection for the 18 blocks of flats. Worth Ugshs 20M  Supervised the Re-roofing of the flat roofs to pitched roofs in the estates.  Preparation of material schedules for the maintenance department and supervision of sub-contractors for road works in the Company estates.

Duration 1993 – 1995 Organization/Firm National Housing and Construction Company ( NHCC Ltd). Position Held Assistant Maintenance Officer Responsibilities  Inspecting and report making for over 250 flats to cause change of ownership to individual tenants. It contributed to better managed tenants and improvement of the state of the premises thus reduction in maintenance cost for the corporation.  Managed tenant’s maintenance problems through recording and implementation of necessary action plan like carrying out necessary repair works.  Supervised sub-contractors and piece works undertaking company projects through issuance of certificates.  Liaising with the technical committee in selecting contractors to take on big projects in the estates i.e. Re-roofing of blocks of flats.  Managed Phase II and III Estates occupied by high income class persons i.e. Expatriates and ensured that their well being in terms of the estate were well taken care of.  Inspected and certified newly completed maisonettes before hand over by contractors to the company.

Duration 1991-1992 Organization/Firm M/S Sampar Associates Structural/Civil Engineer Consultant- Position Held Draughts person Responsibilities As Member Of The Technical Team  Production of structural construction drawings for upcoming projects in terms of foundation layouts, walls and column details, roof trusses and details i.e.  Queen of Apostles Philosophy Centre-Jinja.  Lincoln International School-Kampala  Grain Legume Project- Kasese

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OTHER SKILLS Personal skills and  Fluent in speaking and writing English competences  Good communication in Swahili Language

Social skills and  Good communication skills competences  Team player and Leader  Problem solving skills Organizational skills and  Plan, implement and monitor project activities to align with budget competences requirements, schedule and standards.  Mobilize and work with persons of diverse culture backgrounds.  Manage multiple projects  Supervise subordinate under my directives  Work with high flexibility

Technical skills and  Computer operations i.e. MS Word,MS Excel, , MS PowerPoint competences AutoCAD, ArchiCAD  Operation of Global Positioning System (GPS), Theodolites & Dumpy levels and subsequent analysis of data collected Other skills and  Ability to drive motor car, pick up and medium size trucks competences  Report writing and proposal development  Ability to operate light machines like skid stire, concrete vibrators etc

REFEREES Mr Pasteur Kavuma, Vice Principal/ Dean of Studies Kampala Polytechnic Mengo P.O. Box 14349 Kampala

Mr Ssekamatte Moses Managing Director Principle Engineering Ltd P.O. Box 70463 Kampala E-mail [email protected] Mr Danstan Kisuule Chief Executive Officer Y-Save Multipurpose Cooperative Society P.O. Box 37191 Kampala Email: [email protected]

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CERTIFICATION

I, the undersigned, certify to the best of my knowledge and belief, this bio-data correctly describes my qualification, my experience and character.

Signature: ……Kigonya Collins Michael…

Date: ……21st February 2019………

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