Edmond Wandera, Sales Director for Africa

Edmond Wandera

Sales Director for Africa

Onboard XP Company

Location
Kenya
Education
Higher diploma, Flight operations,dispatch,piloting
Experience
21 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months

Sales Director for Africa at Onboard XP Company
  • Kenya
  • My current job since January 2018

.Finding new customers in the African territory
• Introducing Onboard XP to potential new customers
• Discussing the needs of the potential customers
• Visiting potential customers to introduce Onboard XP
• Visiting Aviation Trade Shows in Africa
• Proposing new products, concepts, designs, material, etc. to potential customers
• Growing sales with new customers
• Maintain great customer relationship

Flight operations officer,Duty activity clerk,Load controller,in charge of all ad-hoc flights at KENYA AEROTECH LTD
  • Kenya
  • February 2003 to December 2017

Flight dispatching, load control, baggage handling/lost and found, supervision of operation, raising handling forms, making company payments, requesting for landing and overflight clearance, handling all adhoc flights, arranging for both crew and passenger transport to and from the hotel/hotel accommodation, baggage tracing., ULD stock taking for all airlines/ULD control at the station, giving flight information to relevant authorities including flight delays.Dispatching aircrafts
-Providing effective flight service and flight dispatch plans by following regulations.
-Providing guidelines and monitoring the ground service staff in handling flight activities
-Check and verify day to day activities to ensure that the services are in compliance with the standard policies and directives
-Supervission of all areas to ensure quick turn round coordination
-Making company payments including both navigational and landing
-Handling all charter flights
-Handling customer querries
-Filling of aircraft handling forms
-Maintaining proper records of flights, arrivals and departure as well as flight cancellation details
-Updating concerned personel about flight information or in case of any change of operation.
-Document Verification from customer care staffs.
-Flight following. ETC

Flight Operations Manager in charge at Freedom Airline Express
  • Kenya
  • February 2011 to November 2012

-Dispatching aircrafts
-Providing effective flight service and dispatch plans by following regulations
-Providing guidelines and monitoring the ground service staff in handling flight activities
-Check and verify the day to day activities to ensure that the services are in compliance with the standard policies and directives
-Managing flight traffic management activities and supporting aircraft operations and and air crew members
-Supervision of all areas to ensure quick turn round
-Making landing and navigational payments, handling customer queries, maintaining proper flight records
-Crew scheduling, flight following, documentation, application of aircraft permits, mershalling, pilot briefing, flight planning, notams and weather decording, KCAA/KAA liaisons, updating crew and operational records, organizing and conducting trainings, supervision of all concerned areas

Weather forecaster/weather communicator/weather observer at Kenya Meteorological Department
  • Kenya
  • May 2010 to March 2011

-Preparation of TAF’S, and Metars from observatory office
-Weather forecasting
-Assisting in air traffic control services at the control tower

Education

Higher diploma, Flight operations,dispatch,piloting
  • at East African Civil Aviation Academy/Flying school-Soroti
  • September 2008

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
Flight Safety
Aviation Law
Flight Operations
Flight Planning
-Extensive experience in customer communication and problem resolution -Back ground assistance custo
Kiganda
Kiswahili
Rwandese

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Training on loadsheet both manual and computerized for B747-800,B737-400,B737-800,B777C,B767-300,A33 (Training)
Training Institute:
Rwandair,Turkish airline
Date Attended:
September 2009
Duration:
56 hours
Introduction to DCS check in (Training)
Training Institute:
Kenya Aerotech Limited
Date Attended:
April 2014
Duration:
730 hours
Quality Management System with FAA/Flight operation (Training)
Training Institute:
Asante Aviation Uganda
Date Attended:
October 2013
Duration:
36 hours
Ramp safety and B787 Presentation (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2014
Dangerous Goods Regulation CAT10 (Training)
Training Institute:
kENYA cIVIL aVIATION aTHOURITY
Date Attended:
November 2014
Duration:
30 hours
Travel Document verification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2015
Diploma (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2008
Advanced training in aviation Meteorology (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2011
Valid Until:
December 2017
Aviation Security Awareness (Training)
Training Institute:
Kenya Airports Athourity
Date Attended:
May 2014
Duration:
24 hours
Radio Apparatus Rating (Training)
Training Institute:
Uganda Civil Aviation Authority
Date Attended:
July 2013
Duration:
24 hours
Customer service awarenes (Training)
Training Institute:
Kenya Aerotech Limited
Date Attended:
November 2014
Duration:
36 hours

Hobbies

  • Attending aviation trainings,reading aviation books,reading newspaper
    -Flight dispatch License -Advanced certificate in aviation meteorology -Dangerous goods training from KCAA -Passport checks certificate