CURRICULUM VITAE Job Ombongi Omagwa, PhD

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Job Ombongi Omagwa, PhD Date of birth : 26 th March 1978 (39 years) Religion : Christian Citizenship : Kenya Sex : Male Marital Status : Married- with two children Cell phone : ; omagwa.job@ku.ac.ke and jobomagwa@hotmail.com OBJECTIVE: Career advancement in teaching at the University level, participation in research and consultancy by joining institutions/organizations in a busy professional environment. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI- DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: AREA OF SPECIALIZATION- FINANCE. Title of PhD Thesis Demographics, Housing Search, Asymmetric Information and Housing Decisions amongst Apartment Households in Nairobi County, Kenya Supervisors: 1. Prof. Josiah Aduda- School of Business, Department of Finance & Accounting, University of Nairobi. 2. Prof. Erasmus Kaijage - School of Business, Department of Finance & Accounting, University of Nairobi. Title of PhD Independent Study Paper Asymmetric Information Challenges in Real Estate Markets: A Critical Review of Literature Supervisor: Prof. Josiah Aduda - School of Business, Department of Finance & Accounting, University of Nairobi. 1

2 PhD Course Units Studied: Theory of Finance, Seminar in Finance, Micro and Macroeconomic analysis, Statistics for Business Research and Research Methods in Business UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI- MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE (MBA): AREA OF SPECIALIZATION- FINANCE. MBA Course units: Corporate Finance, Management Practice, Financial & Management Accounting, Operations Management, Financial Economics, Financial Institutions & Markets and others. MBA Research Topic- Foreign Exchange Risk Management Practices by Foreign Owned Commercial Banks in Kenya UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA, BARATON- BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE (BBA): AREA OF SPECIALIZATION- ACCOUNTING & MANAGEMENT. Double major in Accounting and Management-First Class honors cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a scale of 4.00 (Magna Cum Laude) KAMAGAMBO HIGH SCHOOL O levels Other Courses - CPA Section III, Credit Administration, Basic Banking, Total Quality Management (TQM), Customer Service, Computer Science, Typewriting, Marketing and Proficiency course in the English language (International English Language Testing System- IELTS). JOB EXPERIENCE 03/09/12- to date - KENYATTA UNIVERSITY- SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCE DESIGNATION: LECTURER *Teaching Accounting and Finance programmes besides performing other administrative duties. 2

3 POSITIONS HELD 1. Examinations Coordinator- Kenyatta University, Nyeri Campus. 2. Postgraduate Coordinator- Kenyatta University, Nyeri Campus. 3. Member of Department of Accounting & Finance Strategic Planning Committee. 4. Member of Diploma in Banking and Financial Services Committee. 5. Chair of Kenyatta University MSc Finance Programme Review Committee. SUPERVISION OF THESES AND PROJECTS I have successfully Supervised 2 PhD (Finance option) students to completion-they are due to graduate in August 2017: Vincent Shiundu Title of PhD Thesis Behavioural Biases and Portfolio Performance of Individual Investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya. Brenda Molonko Title of PhD Thesis Government Expenditure and Sectoral Growth in Kenya. Currently supervising 7 PhD in Business (Finance option) students for Kenyatta University and Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology; 18 MSc (Finance) theses students and 20 MBA (Finance) project students for Kenyatta University; 3 MBA Dissertation students for St. Paul s University; 6 MBA theses students for Daystar University. 3

4 TRAINING/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED Teaching using Case method. Testing and Measurement Teaching methods. Public Complaints Handling Mechanism. Anti-plagiarism training for turnitin. 17/01/07- to date DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY (Part-time Lecturer-Department of Commerce and MBA Programme) MBA Programme-Course units taught- Managerial Accounting, Financial Management and Control, Financial Accounting Theory, International Financial Management and Finance Seminar. Undergraduate Programme (BCom.)- Course units taught: Financial Management, Investment, Intermediate Accounting I & III, Managerial Accounting, Financial Accounting I & II, Auditing I & II, Taxation I & II, Business Finance and Cost accounting. MBA theses supervision and examination- I have supervised more than fifty (50) MBA Theses students for Daystar University to completion. Participated in Curriculum development (for diploma Programmes in Business Administration and B Com. Finance option) and moderation of examinations and grades. WORKSHOPS ATTENDED Writing for Academic Publication. Testing. Promoting Change: Integrating Transformative Learning Objectives into Course Design. Achieving Excellence through Customer Care and Public Relations. Faculty Writers Forum. Helping Learners think. 05/09/2016 to date RIARA UNIVERSITY (Part-time Lecturer- School of Business) Teaching the following units: Fundamentals of Financial Management, Advanced Audit and Assurance Services, Cases in Auditing and Financial Institutions Management. 4

5 11/09/2016 to date MOI UNIVERSITY (Part-time Lecturer- School of Business & Economics)- Nairobi Campus MBA PROGRAMME- Teaching the following units: Corporate Finance and Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management. 17/08/07-02/04/2014- THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA (Part-time Lecturer- Department of Accounting and Finance) MBA Programme Course unit taught: International Finance and Derivative Securities. Undergraduate Programme (BCom.)- Course units taught: Advanced Cost Accounting, Principles of Taxation, Management of Financial Institutions, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Accounts, Tax Law & Practice, Introduction to Managerial Accounting, Performance Measurement and Control and Security analysis & Securitization. 04/09/2011- to date- ST. PAUL S UNIVERSITY (Part-time Lecturer- BBA Department and Department of Postgraduate Studies) BBA Programme- Course units taught: Public Finance, Financial Risk Management, Corporate Finance, and Introduction to Finance, Financial Accounting I and Total Quality Management. MBA Programme- Corporate Finance, Public Finance and Financial Management. 14/08/09- to May KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY (Part-time Lecturer- Department of Accounting & Finance) MSc. Finance & Investment Programme- Course unit taught: Financial Management. MBA Programme- Course unit taught: Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, Financial Accounting and International Financial Management. Degree in Microfinance Programme-Course unit taught: Financial Markets and Systems. 5

6 22/08/07- to KENYA SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (Part-time Lecturer- Department of Business Studies) JKUAT B Com. Programmes- Course units taught: Introduction to Taxation, Financial Statement Analysis, Issues in Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I, Issues in Financial Management, Financial Risk Management, Auditing II, Cost Accounting, Issues in Taxation & Financial Accounting Theory. 01/11/06 08/06/07 DOSHI GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD. DESIGNATION- OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Job Description- Liaising with Eldoret Branch in administration of Branch issues at the Head Office, Processing Prequalification for Supply of goods, Tendering, Correspondences, analysis of financial reports and queries, Processing Credit applications, Strategy implementation, verification and processing of payment vouchers from the Branch and reconciliation of discrepancies in deliveries. 18/04/06-27/10/06 DUBAI BANK KENYA LTD. DESIGNATION- TRAINEE OFFICER Job Description- Customer Service, posting journal entries and Cheques, Account opening and Account closure, Processing Fixed Deposits, Bankers Cheque Processing and Reconciliation, Maintenance of Customer records, Credit Administration/Advances, Cash repatriation to Central Bank of Kenya and handling enquiries CONSOLIDATED BANK OF KENYA LTD. DESIGNATION- HEAD OF CREDIT (MURANG A BRANCH) Job Description- Customer Service on matters Loans and other advances, Processing Credit applications for Loans and Bank Overdrafts, preparation of Loans, Overdrafts and Bad & Doubtful Debts reports, preparation of Central Bank of Kenya prudential returns, End month reconciliations, Security perfection before disbursement of funds, handling Credit/ advances enquiries, Posting journal entries and account opening and account closure. 6

7 PUBLICATIONS (IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS) *Journal of Business and Management- Vol. 19, No.4 (2017) Challenges associated with Adoption of Agency Banking and Bank Performance: A Case of Selected Commercial Banks in Kenya. Edwin Mutura MBA & Job Omagwa, PhD *Research Journal of Finance and Accounting-Vol. 8, No. 4 (2017) Asset Structure and Financial Performance: A Case of Firms Quoted under Commercial and Services Sector at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya Gladys Mwaniki, MBA, Job Omagwa, PhD *Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development- Vol. 8, No.2 (2017) Oil Retail Pricing and Price Controls: A Case of Oil Marketing Sector in Kenya Job Omagwa PhD, Elijah Kihooto MBA & Grace Reardon MBA *Journal of Business and Management- Vol. 18, No.11 (2016) Asymmetric Information, Demographics and Housing Decisions amongst Apartment Households in Nairobi County, Kenya. Job Omagwa PhD & Robert Odunga PhD *European Journal of Business and Management- Vol. 8, No. 27 (2016) Financial Distress in Commercial and Services Companies Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya. Elijah Kihooto, Job Omagwa PhD, Muturi Wachira & Emojong Ronald *Journal of Developing Country Studies- Vol.6, No. 7 (2016) A Profile of Urban Owner-Occupied Residential Households Characteristics in Nairobi City County, Kenya. Job Omagwa PhD and Lucy Wamugo PhD 7

8 *Research Journal of Finance and Accounting- Vol.7, No. 10 (2016) Securitization and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis of Job Omagwa PhD and Robert Odunga PhD *Journal of Advances in Management & Applied Economics Vol. 5, No.4 (2015) The Mediating Effect of Housing Search on the relationship between Demographics and Residential Housing Decisions Amongst Apartment Households in Nairobi County, Kenya. Job Omagwa, PhD and Josiah Aduda PhD *Business & Entrepreneurship Journal- Vol. 4, No. 1 (2015) The Influence of Demographics on Owner-Occupied Housing Decisions: A Case of Apartment Households in Nairobi County, Kenya. Job Omagwa PhD & Josiah Aduda PhD CONFERENCES ATTENDED 1. The 20 th Annual International Management Conference (AIMC) and 3 rd International Conference of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (ICOLASS) held on 8 th -10 th September 2015 in Kampala, Uganda- Conference hosted by Makerere University Business School. PAPER PRESENTED IN THE CONFERENCE: Asymmetric Information, Demographics and Housing Decisions amongst Apartment Households in Nairobi County, Kenya. Job Omagwa PhD and Erasmus Kaijage PhD 8

9 2. The 11 th Operations Research and Enterprise Innovativeness in Emerging Markets (ORSEA) held on 1-2 nd October2015 at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania- Conference hosted by University of Dar es Salaam School of Business. PAPER PRESENTED IN THE CONFERENCE: Demographic Profile of the Urban Owner-Occupied Apartment Households in Nairobi County, Kenya. Job Omagwa PhD and Josiah Aduda PhD EXAMINATION OF THESES AND PROJECTS *Internal Examination for PhD (Finance) Theses for Kenyatta University, School of Business, Department of Accounting & Finance: TITLE OF THESES 1. FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY AND CORPORATE INVESTMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL LISTED COMPANIES, KENYA. : Koori Maimba Jeremiah 2.THE EFFECT OF HOUSING FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE AND NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY ON HOUSING FINANCE SUPPLY IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA. : Julius Ongera Moturi 3. SHORT- TERM FINANCING DECISIONS AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED FIRMS AT THE NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE, KENYA : Makori Daniel Mogaka 4. FIRM CHARACTERISTICS AND SHARE RETURNS OF SECONDARY EQUITY OFFERS AT NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE IN KENYA : Kenneth Marangu 9

10 *Internal Examiner for several MSc (Finance) Theses and MBA (Finance) Projects for Kenyatta University, School of Business- Department of Accounting & Finance. I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SUPERVISED MBA (FINANCE) PROJECTS, THESES AND DISSERTATIONS FOR MORE THAN FIFTY (50) MBA STUDENTS FOR DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY, SEVENTEEN (17) MBA PROJECTS FOR KENYATTA UNIVERSITY AND THREE (3) MBA DISSERTATIONS FOR ST. PAUL S UNIVERSITY COLLECTIVELY. 10

11 1. DR. LABAN CHESANG, Head of Department- Economics, School of Business & Economics, Daystar University, P. O Box , NAIROBI, KENYA. REFEREES 2. DR. DUNCAN ELLY, Lecturer- Department of Finance and Accounting, School of Business, University of Nairobi, P O Box 30197, NAIROBI, KENYA. 3. DR. DUNCAN OUMA, Lecturer- Department of Economic Theory, School of Economics, Kenyatta University, P. O Box 43844, NAIROBI, KENYA. 11