1.1 December 1984 : Master of Arts in Architecture 2-year post-graduate Course at the University of Nairobi.

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1 C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E NAME : Parmjeet Singh Thatthi DATE OF BIRTH : April 4, 1955 PLACE OF BIRTH : Mombasa, Kenya NATIONALITY : Kenyan, Resident in Nairobi ADDRESS : P.O. Box 19, Sarit Centre Nairobi, Kenya Mobile : Tel : , Fax : sheltersys@nbi.ispkenya.com 1.0 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1.1 December 1984 : Master of Arts in Architecture 2-year post-graduate Course at the University of Nairobi. 1.2 December 1979 : Bachelor of Architecture Degree with Honours - B.Arch. (Hons) - 5 year degree course at the University of Nairobi. 2.0 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 2.1 November 1983 : Registered & Licensed Architect under the Architects, & Quantity Surveyors Act of the Laws of Kenya. 2.2 May 1983 : Architectural Association of Kenya Corporate Member in the Chapter of Architects. 3.0 ARCHITECTURAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE 3.1 April 4, 1984 to date : Lecturer, Department of Architecture, University of Nairobi. Permanent appointment on staff establishment upon completion of M.A. (Arch) thesis. Duties and Responsibilities included: - - Full-time teaching in Studio Programmes ranging from Year 1 of study to Final year of study. - Building Technology Coursework Years 1-5 students including Examining and grading. - Final year tutor to on average 4 Nos. Final Year thesis students per year, in the Academic years to date. Pami Academic CV Nov 1 PG 1 OF 6

2 3.2 April April 1984 : Appointed Tutorial Fellow, University of Nairobi, Department of Architecture. An in-service staff development programme requiring teaching part-time and registering for a post graduate degree. 4.0 OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES : Elected by the Faculty as Co-ordinator to the Faculty Projects Office. A Consultancy Unit of the University of Nairobi, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, College of Architecture and Engineering. A multi-disciplinary unit established to make the Expertise of Faculty Staff available commercially both within and outside University, as a supplementary activity in addition to teaching. This enabled staff to practice professions within University appointments. October 1987 : Re-elected to the above. April 1991 : Declined re-election to the same in. Duties include overall Project Consultancy and financial management, deployment of staff and assets in professional commissions, application of such commissions in to staff/ student development and project evaluation to 1991 : FPO Representative to College Management Board College of Architecture & Engineering, : Member of Consultancy Units Review Sub-Committee established at College Level to Review, Restructure and streamline the activities of FPO & IRCU, College of Arch & Eng and 1987 : Acting Chairman, Department of Architecture, University of Nairobi : Departmental Examinations Officer, Dept. of Architecture 5.0 SEMINARS & PUBLIC LECTURES 5.1 Invited by the Architectural Association of Kenya, Board of Architectural Education to give Professional Practice Lectures : : Special Architectural Services : Architecture as a Livelihood : Paper presented titled, 'SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION & FURNITURE PRODUCTION IN KENYA' published by sponsors of the Seminar UNESCO/BREDA, Dakar. PG 2 OF 6

3 6.0 RESEARCH / PUBLICATIONS & REPORTS : Working Paper to the USAB Management Board, titled "Implementation of the Accommodation Requirements to cope with the 1986/87 University Double Student Intake", a policy paper adopted by the Board and being implemented to date : Nominated as member of Ad. Hoc Committee constituted by the Ministry of Education, Science & Technology. Publication of a Policy Document, "Guidelines for the Classification & Equivalence of Foreign Degrees and Diplomas" adopted by the Public Service Commission, Government of the Republic of Kenya : Co-author and Co-ordinator of FPO Publication, 'SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN KERIO VALLEY', a review of existing constructions and development and recommendation of improvements. Funded by the Government of Netherlands and Republic of Kenya under the Arid & Semi Arid Region Development Programme (ASAL) : Postgraduate thesis, a dissertation submitted for the award of M.A. (Architecture) titled 'FLEXIBILITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES', February 1984, Board of Examiners of the University of Nairobi, recommended the dissertation be forwarded to the Director - Second University in Kenya for guidance in the implementation of Moi University : Contributor and Participant to the Publication 'URBAN HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COURSE' T. S. Channa, G. Ast et. al... A documentation of a teaching course on renewal in squatter settlements in Nairobi Contribution included management of fieldwork carried out with students, photo documentation for publication of drawings and drafting of a chapter in final publication. Funded by UNESCO/HRDU, Nairobi. 6.6 Miscellaneous Documents/Material : : Reports tabled at the Faculty Board deliberated and adopted on the "Review of Faculty Projects Office Activities", during the periods : Faculty Projects Office - A profile of the unit compiled showing the multi-disciplinary services offered, projects completed with a view to marketing and Soliciting professional commissions Several Policy recommendation documents to the Faculty Projects Office Management Committee : Reports to the Architectural Association Kenya - practice and qualifications sub-committee on equivalence of Foreign Qualifications to local : Producer of Video documentation of 'Old Town, Mombasa - Building Facades', for historical records, PG 3 OF 6

4 7.0 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE to date : Partner to Shelter Systems International, Architects and Project Managers a Professional Consultancy, registered in Kenya and Uganda. 20 years experience as Architect and Project Manager which includes but is not limited to: Managing Architect & Administrator. Design Architect, Client, Consultant & Contractor co-ordination. Contracts Partner in Practice - Pre & Post Contract Administration including Contract Specifications, preparation of Bidding & Contract documents Superintending Architect on sites, Charged with quality assurance & valuation of work completed. Bidders prequalification, post bid evaluation, negotiations, recommendation & award Specialist Architect in machinery and Special equipment integration / installation into buildings. Commissioning & special installations handled : Banks ATM Installations, Security & Alarm Systems, CCTV, PIR Detectors, IT Network cabling, terminals, servers, Air-conditioning general and localised systems, Electrical Installations including Standby back up generators, UPS Clean lines, Surge and Lightning protections, Power Factor Units and Main boards with AMF Panels, Electric and Combination locks, Strong room doors, Fire protection equipment installation and alarms, interior and external Signs and brand imaging Communications - Telecoms Block Wiring PABX Installations & Data structured cabling. Industrial and Factory Complexes Tea manufacture Rice Milling plant, conveyors, dryers, silos and packaging machinery installations. Aerosol can filling plant using LPG as propellant, underground tank storage, racking and pellets to storage installation. LPG Gas and fume extract systems to Laboratories Airport Freight handling and Hangar Aviation specialist workshops Fire risk zoning, compressed air installation, specialist s shops nozzle, avionics, hydraulics and battery workshops, aircraft container and pellet handling rollers, skid plates dock levellers and weigh bridges Planning Fire Protection and Security Zoning Rehabilitation Works - reinstatement after fire damage Recreational Projects incorporating traditional African construction styles in today s constructions Health and Hospital facilities Operating theatre and Mortuary facilities : Elected by the Faculty as Co-ordinator of the Faculty Projects Office : Assistant Architect with a professional practice serving in Kenya - Chudha International Architects, based in Nairobi, : Richard Hughes, Smith Partnership Apprentice Architect engaged in vactional employment. 7.5 Diversity of Projects Professionally Handled : See attached separate list titled - PST : Diversity of Projects Professionally Handled PG 4 OF 6

5 8.0 ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITONS 8.1 Member to the Jury, 'Refurbishment and Extensions to Existing IDRC Offices, Reinsurance Plaza, Nairobi', a 3 rd year of study student competition which was a live project. Project Architect to the implementation of the above with two award-winning students as 'pupilage', July Hon. mention to Architectural Competition the 'Simbarite Awards' July Entered the Kleenway Chemicals Project, Lunga Lunga Rd., Industrial Area, Nairobi. 9.0 MISCELLANEOUS : Member to the Architectural Association of Kenya Practice and Qualifications Committee. 9.2 Invited as an Architect on the Panel Constituted by the Kenya Bureau of Standards in formulating Standards of: : Architectural Draughtsmanship : Timber, February COMPUTER SKILLS MS Windows XP MS Office Suite XP MS Project 2003 Autocad 2005, CAD, Revit Archicad 10, CAD Digital Photography Software ACDSee, Fuji FinePix etc 11.0 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES : Patron, of St. Peters School, Loresho for the spastically handicapped : President / Chairman, Association of Round Tables of Eastern Africa (ARTEA) under the auspices of World Council of Service Clubs (WOCO) : Chairman to the City of Nairobi Round Table No. 21, a voluntary service club under the auspices of Association of Round Tables of Eastern Africa (ARTEA ) : Co-worker to Mother Theresa's Children s Home, Otiende. A voluntary group who contributes and undertakes the social Welfare of orphaned and destitute children in the home. PG 5 OF 6

6 12.0 REFERENCES See attached separate List 13.0 INTRESTS & ACTIVITES Wrought Iron Fabrication, Digital Photography, Camping & Mountaineering, Motor Mechanics LANGUAGES English - Spoken and written Kiswahili - Spoken Punjabi - Spoken Hindi- Spoken P. S. THATTHI December 2006 PG 6 OF 6