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Eng.H.S Roopra-Bsc. (Eng)
Associate-in-charge of Electrical services
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:
1964 - 1968: G. N. Engineering College - Ludhiana, India (Punjab University - Chandigarh, India)
1968: Obtained B.Sc(Eng.) Hons. Gold Medallist (Punjab University - Chandigarh, India)
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
1. Member of Institution of Engineers, India Chartered Engineer (I)
2. Electrical License Class ‘A’ No. 982 'A’-Ministry of Energy, Government of Kenya
TRAINING & EXPERIENCE:
1967 : In course trainee at 30 MW Thermal Power Station Faridabad, India
1969 - 1971 : Assistant Production Engineer and then Production Engineer with Delton Cable Industries Ltd - Faridabad, India.
Manufacturer of Power & Telephone cables. Responsible for production development production planning
and supervision.
1971 - 1975 : Assistant Electrical Engineer with Nairobi City Council. Responsible for the design and maintenance of electrical
services associated with public lighting installations, water supply and sewerage pumping stations, generating plant at
Sasumua Dam, Ngethu Water Treatment Works. Individually designed and supervised electrical services in Council
Dispensaries, Vehicle Maintenance Depot, Market & Council Hospital.
1975 - 1985 : Senior Electrical Engineer - Gordon Melvin & Partners, Consulting Engineers, Nairobi. Responsible individually for engineering,
planning and design, preparation of tender documents and Bill of Quantities, valuation of bids, contract administration and
supervision of works on the sites in Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. Major projects comprised Leyland Kenya Ltd., Vehicle Assembly
Plant - Thika, Kenya in association with Leyland - U.K., State Motor Corporation, Wazo Hills, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania in
collaboration with Vozila Goricia - Yugoslavia, Berger Paints (K) Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya in association with Johnson Nicholson
Berger U.K. Chester House, Nairobi for UNGA group of companies, Blantyre Polytechnic Library and Science
Block - University of Malawi, Computer Centre for National Cereals and Produce Board, Air Hangar for Desert Locust control
Organization, Oil Refinery for Optimum Lubricants - Kikuyu, Kenya.
1986 : Electrical Engineer with M. J. Vekaria Electric Ltd. Responsible for design and supervision of electrical services in Industrial
Buildings, Multi-storey commercial buildings, Hospitals, process plants and public water works. Additionally responsible for,Turnkey Projects which included project design, specification of work, costing, negotiation, management and execution of work.
MAJOR PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN:
Whitesands Hotel, Mombasa for Sarova Hotels. AllPack Industries Ltd for I.P.S Group, Kenya Times printing Press, Sian Roses - Rose Farm,
Soin Arcade - Highrise Office Block.Intercontinental Hotel (now Plantation Club), Seychelles. Supervision of electrical works at
Nyeri Sewerage Treatment works, Rosslyn Ridge Housing, Kampala Serena Hotel, Nairobi Serena Hotel, Norfolk Hotel.
