Victor Maingi

CURRICULUM VITAE VICTOR MAINGI MWORIA P.O BOX- MERU Mobile: --PERSONAL DETAILS D.O. B GENDER MARITAL STATUS ID NUMBER NATIONALITY LANGUAGES : : : : : : 27th April 1996 MALE SINGLE- KENYAN ENGLISH, KISWAHILI AND KIMERU CAREER OBJECTIVES My career objective is to establish skills in my professional field, to contribute in growth, profit making, vision realization and holy development of both the company and myself. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Sept 2015 to April 2019 Laikipia University Bachelor of art, Library and Information Science (Information Communication Technology option) Graduated with second class honors upper division April and May 2015 Sunstar College – Wangige Computer packages Feb 2011 to Nov 2014 Kajiunduthi high school Kenya secondary education. Attained B (Plain) 62 points in KCSE. Jan 2001 to Nov 2010 Nuru Academy Kiburine, Kenya primary education Attained B (plain) in KCPE. CERTIFICATIONS 2021 Internship completion letter from University of Nairobi 2020 A Laikipia University Bachelor of Library and Information Studies (Information Technology Option) degree. 2020 Internship completion letter from The Aga Khan University. 2019 Attachment completion letter from The United States International University – Africa Library. 1 | Page 2019 A certificate for SPSS, STATA, SAS and Advanced Excel Laikipia University Economics Students Association. 2016 CISCO Academy Certificate for Internet of Things (IOT) course. 2015 Sunstar College Computer Packages certificate. 2015 The Kenya National Examinations Council KCSE certificate. 2014 Our Lady of Mercy – Magundu annual mathematics contest certificate. 2014 Kajiunduthi high school certificate for the school’s Christian Union Prayer Coordinator. 2014 Kajiunduthi high school certificate for the school’s debating club Motion mover. 2012 Kenya National Examinations Council KCPE certificate. WORKING EXPERIENCE 23rd June 2021 To date Kenya Institute of Management Library Assistant Intern I learnt how to use Koha LMS I perform regular library operations duties, I did library shelf reading and corrected book arrangement using the Library of Congress classification scheme. I took part in second quarter of library stock take, I am currently tasked with system data cleaning, that will see if all records in the library are correct. 15th Feb to 6th Apr 2021 University of Nairobi Library internship Learned the application of VSmart in Library management services (Majorly Acquisition, Cataloging and Circulation services). Accessing e-resources from the library, either in-house, or virtually using VPNs. 3rd Feb to 20th March 2020 United States International University - Africa library A casual contract for the position of acquisitions librarian, I was in charge of periodicals; newspapers, new journals, electronic journals, bound periodicals’ maintenance and system data cleaning for bound periodicals. I participated in acquisition of new periodicals I trained users on library services, and academic writing, including proper information sourcing and referencing. I performed user services on circulation desks. 2 | Page 4th Oct 2019 to 31st Jan 2020 Aga Khan University Hospital Volunteer intern, performing duties such as accessioning of new library materials, tattling, embossing and stamping, cataloging (Original, copy and transcribed), shelving, user/ reference services and research support. Using SirsiDynix Workflows Library management system. 5th Aug to 2nd Sep 2019 The Kenya national bureau of statistics Content supervisor during the 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census (August 2019). I trained and supervised census enumerators that I had been assigned, as well as managing working resources. This helped enhance my skills on management, teamwork, time management and communication. 6th May to July 2019 United States International University – Africa library Industrial attachment. Acquired skills on; ✔ Sirsi dynix workflows symphony integrated library management system, ✔ Acquisition of library materials (books and periodicals), ✔ Cataloging functions (original, copy and transcribed cataloging), ✔ User services (at the short loan, information desk and course text), ✔ Handling of E-Resources, Liaison, Archives and Instructional services. ✔ Communication as I actively interacted with users from varying nationalities and communication scope at the information desk. ✔ Books’ appraisal and weeding PERSONAL SKILLS LIBRARY & INFO SCIENCE Good communication Listening skills Teamwork Meeting deadlines Time management Quick learning Management skills Classification Cataloging Knowledge Management Information Literacy Archives Administration Info resource management Knowledge entrepreneurship Online Information Systems Information ethics Research & Report writing SirsiDynix Workflows ILMS VSmart Library System Koha Library System 3 | Page COMPUTER SKILLS MS Word processing MS Access MS Excel & Advanced excel Adobe PageMaker MS PowerPoint SPSS & STATA Data analysis Database management Basic website development Basic Networking Basic Software Development PERSONAL INTERESTS 1. Drawing and creative arts 2. Reading articles 3. Interacting and socializing 4. Personal career development REFEREES Hellen Amunga (PhD), Lecturer of library & information science, Faculty of Humanities and development studies, Laikipia University Mobile: -- Mary Ngure, Senior librarian digital repository, United States International University Africa-Mobile: - Nasra Gathoni Aga Khan University Librarian, 3rd Parklands Avenue --DECLARATION I, hereby declare that the information provided above is true to the best of my knowledge. Sign: Victor Maingi Mworia 4 | Page