CURRICULUM VITAE. Dorothy Wadhwa Maina. Membership to. Professional Bodies: Engineers Board of Kenya (E.B.K) Date of Birth: 16 th January 1979

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1 Name: Profession: Membership to CURRICULUM VITAE Dorothy Wadhwa Maina Graduate Engineer Professional Bodies: Engineers Board of Kenya (E.B.K) Sex: Female Date of Birth: 16 th January 1979 Marital Status: Place of Birth: Citizenship: Contact address: Married Nairobi, Kenya. Kenyan Home: P.O. Box , Nairobi Telephone: , ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION: MSc. Eng, BSc. Eng in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. Specialization: Industrial Chemical Processes, Industrial Unit Operations, Material and Energy Balances. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: INDUSTRIAL: Kyrkovsky Plastic factory- Practical training for general engineering INEOS (Institute of Element and Organic Sciences) - Four week training in scientific research work th /Oct/ Appointed as Production Supervisor at Cosmos Limited Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Appointed Research and Development Supervisor at Cosmos Limited Pharmaceutical Manufacturers nd /Jan/ Appointed as a Management Trainee and

2 Departmental head at Sphinx Pharmaceuticals Limited nd /May/2007-Appointed Production Manager Clique Limited. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 1. Jan/2009 Appointed Part time lecturer at the Department of Mathematics, Kiriri Women s University of Science and Technology 2. May/2010-Sept/2010 Appointed Part time lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering (Teaching Inorganic Chemistry), Technical University of Kenya (former Kenya Polytechnic University College) 3. Sept/2010-April/2011 Appointed Part time lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering (Teaching Organic Chemistry), Technical University of Kenya (former Kenya Polytechnic University College) 4. May/2011-April/2013 Appointed Part time lecturer at the Department of Department of Chemical and Process Engineering (Teaching: Industrial chemical processes, Unit operations among others), Technical University of Kenya (former Kenya Polytechnic University College) 5. Jan/2012-April/2013 Appointed Part time lecturer at the Department Chemical Science and Technology (Teaching: Industrial chemistry, Laboratory practice, Industrial Unit operations), Technical University of Kenya (former Kenya Polytechnic University College) 6. Jan/2012-April/2013-Appointed Project supervisor Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Technical University of Kenya (former Kenya Polytechnic University College) 7. Feb/2013 -Appointed Lecturer, School of Engineering, Kenyatta University 8. March/2013-Appointed to the Energy conservation Committee, Kenyatta University as a member.

3 9. PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND: Institutes : Date/mon/Yr Event D.I. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of Russia 02 nd July 2004 Awarded MSc. Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology 17 th June 2003 Conducted research leading to the awarding of Msc. Research topic: Synthesis of Ferrocenylalkyl derivatives of Amino acids. 27 th June 2002 Awarded BSc. Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology 14 th June 2002 Conducted research leading to the awarding of BSc. Research topic: Synthesis of Ferrocene derivatives of Amino acids. June 1998 Awarded a certificate in completion of Integrated Foundational Course in Engineering and Russian Language Sept 1997 Awarded a Russian Government Scholarship to pursue undergraduate Education at D.I. MENDELEYEV UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Secondary Education St. Francis Girls High School, (Mang u), Kenya 1996 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Overall grade B (plain) Primary Education Madaraka Primary School Mt. St. Mary s Girls Boarding Sch Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, Overall grade A-

4 COMPUTER SKILLS: Computer languages and applications Microsoft products (2000/XP) including Microsoft Excel and FrontPage, Chem pro, Internet Explorer, Latex, Pastel Accounting and MathCAD. OTHER SKILLS: Publications: 1 D.A Wadhwa, Alexander A. Simenel.,Lubov V. Snegur. Synthesis of ferrocenylalkyl derivatives of β-alanine and Glicine. Modern Trends in Organoelement and Polymer Chemistry, Moscow, Russsia 2004, P96. 2 D.A Wadhwa, Alexander A. Simenel.,Lubov V. Snegur) Synthesis of potential biologically active ferrocene-containing amino acids. Seminars/Conferences attended: International Conference Dedicated to 50 th Anniversary of A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds (INEOS), Russian Academy of Sciences. Moscow, Russia May 30-June 4, Lectures and Training conducted: Conducted lectures and training on Occupational Health and Safety, Good Manufacturing practices at Sphinx Pharmaceuticals, Nairobi. LANGUAGES: English, Swahili and Russian HOBBIES: Singing, reading motivational and Christian literature, cooking, athletics and farming. AWARDS: Certificate on leadership-kenya Students Union, Russia REFEREES: 1. Dr. Austin O. Aluoch Chairman, Department of Chemical Sciences and Technology, Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) P.O. Box Nairobi Tel. No ext 288 Cell: austin.ochieng@live.com 2. Dr Benson B. Gathitu Chairman, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering,

5 Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) P.O. Box Nairobi Cell: Ms Ann Meja-Kayeli Human Resource Relationship Manager Standard Chartered Bank P.O. Box , Nairobi Tel. No: Cell: