
Eng.
S. Sunday
(Honorary Treasurer)
DATE OF BIRTH: 31-07-1949
MARITAL STATUS:
Married
NATIONALITY:
Ugandan
FIRM: INTERCOM
UGANDA LTD
ADDRESS:
Intercom (U) Ltd, P.O. Box 14073 Kampala, Uganda.
Tel/Fax: +256-77-416133 and +256-41-257222,
Residential phone: +256-41- 251888
E-mail: intercom@infocom.co.ug
KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
1973: Obtained a B.Sc (Elect.Eng) degree at University of
Nairobi
1987-89 Employed as Chief of Engineering Planning with Uganda
Posts &
Telecommunications Corporation (UPTC), served as Deputy National
Coordinator/RASCOM project that is Regional African Satellite
Communication
Project. Produced the Uganda country report on RASCOM.
May 1989: As one of the 5 ITU- Consultants based in Abidjan,
studied and made
recommendations on the expansion and utilisation of the PAN-AFRICAN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK. A publication ITU/RAF/R.213
Project Raf/87/011, was issued.
August 1990: Attended ITU-seminar at Malawi Polytechnic on
Fundamentals of Satellite systems.
December 1991: Attended an Intelsat seminar held in Kampala
on digital satellite technologies.
EDUCATION:
1973: University of Nairobi : BSc. Electrical
Engineering degree
1975: Nippon Telephone & Telephone
: Certificate in Telephone switching
Corporation.
1976: Norwegian Telecommunication : Diploma
in Telecommunication Eng.
Administration
1987: British Telecoms College : Certificate
in Planning integrated
(Stone College) Service digital networks
1974: East African Telecoms Training : Certificate
in Microwave radio
Institute - Mbagathi Nairobi equipment maintenance
EMPLOYMENT RECORD:
1999-2001 Consulting services to Ministry
of Health:-drafting technical specifications.
tender evaluation, contract negotiation and project supervision
for:-
(1) HF/VHF referral radio communications network
(2) Sound & TV program distribution by satellite and broadcasting.
1997-1999: Telecommunications Consultant:
Responsible for preparation of technical
specifications, tender documents, tender evaluation and project
supervision.
Proprietor and CEO of Intercom Uganda Ltd. Responsible for
all operations
of the firm ie consulting services, equipment supply, installation
and
maintenance.
1994-1997: Telecommunications consultant
with Tele-consultants of Uganda Ltd.
Assignments included preparation of technical specifications,
tender
evaluation, functional assessment and restoration of telecoms
equipment and
providing technical support for due diligence to telecommunications
investors.
1991-1994: Employed as Acting General Manager/Engineering
Planning and construction
department of UPTC. Responsible for coordinating and supervising
the
planning and implementation of all engineering projects.
1988-1991: Employed as chief of Engineering
Planning Division of UPTC.
supervised the drafting of short, medium and long term telecommunications
programmes, project engineering and design, equipment specifications.,
tender
evaluations and contract negotiations.
1980-1988: Employed as Principal Executive
Engineer in Various divisions that is planning,
maintenance and operations. As local counterpart to ITU consultants,
participated
in drawing up a national plan for digitalisation of the telecommunications
network.
1977-1979: Employed as Tele-Engineer at
Kjeller Research Institute of (NTA). Participated in
investigations on overflow telephone traffic characteristics
and in the development of
the cluster theory.
1975-1976: Employed as Executive Engineer
in the maintenance division of the East Africa
Posts and Telecommunications corporation (EAP&TC).
1973-1975: Employed as pupil Engineer in
the EAP&TC. Underwent industrial / on-job
training in all telecommunications disciplines, covering the
divisions of
planning, construction, equipment installation and maintenance
of telephone
exchanges, radio transmission systems, satellite earth station,
power and
air-conditioning equipment.
IN-SERVICE TRAINING:
1974: Microwave radio equipment maintenance
at Mbagathi Institute, Nairobi, Kenya.
1975: Telephone switching at Nippon Telecommunications
Administration, Japan.
1976: Diploma telecommunications engineering,
Oslo, Norway.
1987: Planning for Integrated Service Digital
Networks (ISDN), at Stone College, U.K.
1990: ITU seminar on Fundamentals of satellite
systems, at Malawi Polytechnic.
1991: Intelsat seminar on digital satellite
technologies at Kampala, Uganda.
SKILLS:
Telecommunications network planning and computer skills.
PROJECTS EXECUTED:
1982-1983:
Installation of Alcatel E-10B digital telephone exchanges
& PCM cables in Kampala.
1987-1989: Served as Deputy National Coordinator
RASCOM project.
1989-1991: Installation of radio transmission
systems linking Uganda and Rwanda and Tanzania
and associated digital exchanges under Kagera Basin Organisation-KBO
project.
1991-1994: Construction of outside cable
plants in Jinja, Entebbe & Kampala.
1999-2001: Consulting
services for Ministry of Health for HF/VHF radio communications
network.
2000-2003: Consulting services for Ministry
of Health for Sound & TV distribution by satellite and
FM radio broadcasting.
2003-to date: Consulting services for Uganda
Telecom Ltd in engineering & design, tendering, evaluation
& contract negotiations.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Corporate Member of the Uganda Institution of Professional
Engineers (UIPE).
Serving as the Honorary Treasurer of UIPE for the period 2001
to date.
Registered Engineer by the Engineers’ Registration Board
(ERB).
| LANGUAGES |
Speaking |
Reading |
Writing |
| English |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
| Swahili |
Fair |
Good |
Good |
| Norwegian |
Fair |
Fair |
Good |
| Lunyoro/Lutoro |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
HOBBIES AND SPORTS:
Playing tennis and swimming.
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