Qualification

University of Kassel, Germany  (2001 - 2005)
Ph.D./Dr.-Ing. awarded in the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Title of doctoral thesis: Micro-electromechanical Structural Design and Optimization of Vertical Cavity Photonic Devices with Wide Continuous Tuning.
Average written thesis grade: 1.0, Thesis defence grade: 1.0 Overall average: 1.0 (Key: 1 = Excellent, 2 = Good, 3 = Pass, 4 = Fail)
University of Kassel, Germany  (1998 - 2000)
M.Sc./Dipl.-Ing in Electrical Communication Engineering

Title of masters thesis: Realisation of High Speed Quasi-Monolithically Integrated Circuits. 
Average written thesis grade: 1.0  Overall average grade: 1.7  (Key: 1 = Excellent, 2 = Good, 3 = Satisfactory, 4 = Pass)

Thesis dealt with the integration of faster electronic devices, e.g. GaAs transistors in silicon substrate to realise faster high frequency circuits in a newly developed quasi-monolithic integration technology. Worked in a 400m2 clean-room facility for this project. Carried out mask design, lithography, etching, deposition and lift-off processes.
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya  (1986 - 1989) B.Tech. (First class honours) in Electrical and Communications Engineering