Name: | Semanda Julius |
Place of Birth: | Mbarara |
Date of Birth: | 03rd/march/1983 |
Profession: | Quantity Surveyor / Civil engineer. |
Nationality: | Ugandan |
Sex: | Male |
PRESENT ADDRESS /CONTACTS
Semanda Julius, Tel: +254700363165, +256 701057458, +256782057458 Pan African University-JKUAT
Email: semandajulius9@gmail.com /semandaj@tech.mak.ac.ug
Membership in Professional Societies: ISU-Institution of Surveyors of Uganda
KEY QUALIFICATIONS
I have a BSc. Degree in Surveying from Makerere University and an Ordinary Diploma in Building & Civil Engineering from Uganda Technical college-Bushenyi and currently, I am pursuing a master’s degree in Construction Engineering and management at Pan African University-Nairobi to be completed in November 2014.
I am a dynamic, self motivated, qualified Quantity Surveyor who delights in working under all levels of supervision, and capable of making reliable decisions.
EDUCATION
PERIOD | INSTITUTION | AWARD |
2012-2014 | Pan African University (ongoing) | MSc. Construction Engineering & Mgt |
2006-2010 | Makerere University, Kampala | BSc. Quantity Surveying First Class Honours, CGPA 4.83 |
2002-2004 | Uganda Technical College-Bushenyi | Ord. Diploma in Building & civilDistinction Diploma |
2000-2001 | Namilyango college- Mukono | Uganda Advanced Certificate ofEducation |
1996-1999 | Mbarara High School | Uganda Certificate of Education |
1985-1995 | Uganda Martyrs Primary School-Mbarara | Primary Leaving Examination |
OTHER CERTIFICATES
3rd June 2009 | Africa Population Institute MUK | Certificate in Project Planning & Management |
9th June 2009 | Africa Population Institute MUK | Certificate in Research Methods & Data Management |
19th June 2009 | Africa Population Institute MUK | Certificate in Monitoring & Evaluation |
WORKING EXPERIENCE
PERIOD | NAME OF EMPLOYER | JOB TITLE |
Sept. 2010 –Nov. 2012 | (ASSPRO) ASSociated PROcurement Consultants Limited | Projects Coordinator/Quantity Surveyor |
Sept. 2010 | Makerere university | Teaching Assistant Examinations officer Dept of Construction Economics and Management |
July-Sept 2010 | Babcon Uganda Limited | Quantity Surveyor |
June – Aug. 2009 | Inter-Property Group, Nakawa | Trainee |
June – Aug. 2008 | Roko Construction Co. Ltd | Trainee |
May 2005- Aug. 2006 | Ngabo Academy, Mbarara | Teacher |
May – Aug. 2005 | Nicontra Construction Co. Ltd | Sub contractor |
Sept 2004- May 2005 | Uganda Technical College –Kichwamba | Lecturer |
June-Aug 2004 | Babcon Uganda Limited | Trainee |
RESPONSIBILIETIES HELD
PERIOD | POSITION | INSTITUTION |
2012 – 2014 | Students’ leader and Class Representative | Pan African University, Nairobi-Kenya |
2006 -2010 | Class Representative | Makerere University |
2008-2009 | Speaker | Makerere Association of Surveying Students (M.A.S.S) |
2003-2004 | Deputy Guild Speaker | Uganda Technical College-Bushenyi |
2003-2004 | Legal Advisor-Nkoba Zambogo Students Association | Uganda Technical College-Bushenyi |
1998-1999 | Vice Chairman School Council | Mbarara High School |
1997-1999 | Class Councilor | Mbarara High School |
SKILLS
I aim at the four cores below:
- Demonstrating integrity and accountability
- Response to staff and client expectations
- Innovativeness to create staff value
- Professional (delivering excellent results)
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Sept. 2010 to Nov. 2012: Quantity Surveyor and projects coordinator at ASSPRO i.e. ASSociated PROcurement Consultants Ltd, providing technical Supervision on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Sports to ensure that the construction of upcountry USE schools is achieved as regards specifications, time and budgeted costs. ASSPRO is supervising the Construction of USE Schools under UPPET in the Western part of the Uganda. The Project is funded by WORLD BANK.
Sept. 2010 to Date: Teaching Assistant, Department of Construction Economics and Management, School of Built Environment, Teaching Housing Development and Management, Building Science and Building Surveying, construction technology, property studies, operations research techniques, arbitration and alternative dispute resolution methods, alongside other course units. I am also supervising students in the fields of Housing for their final year projects. On top of all that, I am the Assistant Examinations Officer in the Department of Construction Economics and Management.
July- Sept. 2010: Site agent, Mbarara District Local Government (District Lands Offices at Kamukuzi, responsible for day to day supervision of finishing works, maintaining a daily site diary, preparing the progress reports and accountabilities working under Babcon Uganda Limited as the Contractors. In addition to the above, I participated in preparing BoQs for the different projects including Tullow oil, Goal Uganda, among others.
June-Aug. 2009: Trainee with inter-property group, Nakawa, for industrial training where knowledge about the different construction procurement methods, preparing BOQs, tender evaluation techniques, requests for expressions of interest, requests for pre-qualifications, pricing techniques, cash flow analyses, among others, was obtained.
June-Aug. 2008: Trainee with Roko Construction CO. Ltd, on Industrial training in my second year at the university, in quest for knowledge about the different construction techniques, materials used in construction, different types of plants available, types of trades, human resource management on site, interpretation of construction drawing and specifications as well as instructions, daily work schedules, how to manage a construction project, team work, records of materials on site, time management among others.
May 2005-Aug. 2006: Worked as a teacher of mathematics at Ngabo Academy in Mbarara. While teaching, I would part time and do construction as is shown below.
May 2005-Aug. 2006: Subcontractor for steel works with Nicontra construction Ltd, Mbarara, under engineer Stephen Ochwo, with a group of other members; we constructed concrete water tanks at Kateete (Mbarara) and Birere sub county (Isingiro District) for supplying water to the locals. Works involved, excavations, bending steel, tying steel, casting concrete, curing until well established. Also within the same time, various structures were built, including extension of lake view hotel, Hon. Emma Boona’s mansion, International Window Girls School (Mr. Kasangaki’s developments), Church of Uganda’s House next to Caltex roundabout, all in Mbarara.
Sept. 2004-May 2005: Lecturer at Uganda Technical college-Kichwamba, after my diploma in Building and Civil engineering, I taught at UTC-Kichwamba before joining the university, teaching quantity surveying and land surveying that I died previously.
June 2003-Aug. 2004: Trainee with Babcon Uganda Ltd, Constructing Education Standards Agency at Kamukuzi in Mbarara, on Industrial training for a Diploma in Building and Civil engineering at Uganda Technical College-Bushenyi. Knowledge about general construction involving, site clearance, excavations, concrete works, shuttering, brick work, concrete technology, plastering, painting, carpentry, roofing techniques, timber technology, steel works, plumbing, electrical installations, stair case technology among others, was obtained.
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