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MR. FRANCIS ATOLO VICTOR

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Designation
TECHNOLOGIST II
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Job Category
Non-Teaching
Division / Faculty
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
Directorate / Dept
DEPT OF VET. SURGERY, THERIOGENIOLOGY & MEDICINE
NJORO CAMPUS
SUMMARY

Mr. Atolo is a Technologist in the Department of Veterinary Surgery, Theriogenology and Medicine, in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine And Surgery of Egerton university. He holds a B.Sc. in Environmental Health (Kenyatta university-2023). He also holds a diploma in Animal Health (Egerton university-2006) and a several certificates in Computer Operations (KIM-2008), BTEC- poultry production (Groen horst- Barneveld &EEIR), Bovine Artificial Insemination (FVMS, Egerton university-2018), Simplified Artificial Insemination In Goats (COELIB-Egerton university-2018) and several short trainings in varied areas like; Managing Competence Based Education And Training, Value Chain Development And Farm Biosecurity And One Health.
Mr. Atolo currently holds the position of Technologist II and attached to the medicine department where he is responsible for the organization and conduct of student practical in areas of herd health, ambulatory clinics, medicine rotations, case presentations, research presentations and artificial inseminations. He has served for a period of eight years in this position gaining experience in sample collection and management, team building, communication skills, on farm disease control and management and applied skills in livestock management.
He doubles up as the team lead/ coordinator for the artificial insemination short course that is domiciled within the department, a position he has held for five years enabling more than two hundred technicians get trained and gain skills in insemination from Egerton university.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
  • 2023- Bsc. Environmental Health- Kenyatta University
  • 2024 - Certificate in laboratory animal science
  • 2024 - Certificate in records management 
  • 2024 - Certificate in female leadership in one health
  • 2023- Cert. Farm Biosecurity& One Health- FAO
  • 2008.- Cert. Computer in Computer Operations-Kenya Institute Of Management
  • 2014-Cert. BTEC- Poultry Production- Groen Horst-Barneveld& EEIR-Ethiopia
  • 2006: Diploma Animal Health – Egerton University
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION
  • Animal health skills
  • Ambulatory clinics and herd health
  • On farm biosecurity management and disease control practices
  • Laboratory animals science (husbandy, handling and sample collection)
  • Bovine Artificial insemination skills 
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

1. 2013: Veterinary Paraprofessional – Kenya Veterinary Board

WORK EXPERIENCE

2015-2024: Technologist II – Egerton University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Department of Veterinary Surgery, Theriogenology and Medicine & Veterinary Clinical Studies. 

2011- 2015: Trainer (livestock production) & Short courses manager – Baraka Agricultural College, Department of Education and Training. 
Coordinating activities that relate to the delivery of short courses, Coordinating the college external exhibition activities.

2010-2011: Animal Health Technician (private practice) - Masinde Muliro University of science and Technology. University Farm. 

RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Climate smart adaptation technologies in livestock disease control.
  • Prevention, Control and Eradication of zoonoses
  • Veterinary epidemics
  • One health approaches in disease control
CONFERENCES & INVITED PRESENTATIONS

 2023: World Rabies day celebrations webinar series. FAO Virtual Learning Centre for Eastern Africa Region. (FAO VLC)

HONORS, PRIZE AND AWARDS

2024: Certificate of recognition for exeplary performance during the Nakuru National ASK show

June 29- July 3, 2022: Certificate of recognition for exemplary performance during the Nakuru National ASK show 

July 4-9, 2016:Certificate of recognition for active participation at the Nakuru national agricultural show that enabled the University win the highest number of 1st position awards.

 

TEACHING AREAS

PRACTICALS

  1. Animal examination
  2. Herd health 
  3. Student Project implementation & reporting
  4. Field training practicals
  5. medicine practicals
  6. Research projects & seminars
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