
Roderick Mwangi
Dispatcher
Calm under pressure, keeping fleets and crews moving
Dispatcher with nine years coordinating fleets and field crews for logistics and emergency-services operations in Nairobi. The calm voice in the middle of the chaos, he juggles drivers, routes, customers and the unexpected, keeping everything moving and everyone informed. Improved on-time performance and cut idle miles by rebuilding the routing and communication routine for a busy fleet. Schedules and routes drivers, monitors progress in real time, handles emergencies and reroutes on the fly, and keeps customers and crews updated. Quick-thinking, organised and unflappable when several things go wrong at once. Looking for a dispatcher or operations-coordinator role with a company whose fleet or field team depends on someone steady at the controls.
Savannah Logistics Network - Nairobi, Kenya
Lead Dispatcher
Improved on-time performance and cut idle miles by rebuilding the routing and communication routine for the whole fleet.
Schedule and route drivers each day, balancing deadlines, locations and capacity to get the most out of every vehicle and shift.
Monitor progress in real time and reroute on the fly when traffic, breakdowns or urgent jobs throw the plan into disarray.
Handle emergencies and escalations calmly over the radio and phone, keeping drivers safe and customers genuinely informed.
Mentor newer dispatchers on staying organised and composed when several things go wrong at the same time.
Rift Valley Couriers - Nairobi, Kenya
Dispatcher
Handled reroutes, delays and urgent jobs, keeping service moving smoothly across a busy and unpredictable operation.
Learned routing, radio communication and calm escalation handling on the job across a high-volume courier service.
Gained the dispatch certificate and the promotion into a lead-dispatcher role coordinating a larger fleet.
Kenya Institute of Management
Diploma in Logistics & Transport Management
Nairobi Transport Training Centre
Certificate in Fleet & Emergency Dispatch
English (UK)
Full Professional ProficiencySwahili
Native or Bilingual ProficiencyRouting Overhaul
Lead Dispatcher (January 2021 to August 2021)
Fleet & Emergency Dispatch Certificate
Nairobi Transport Training Centre (May 2015 to Present)
Better on-time, fewer idle miles
Calm when it all goes wrong
- Fleet Dispatch
- Route Planning
- Real-Time Tracking
- Radio & Phone Comms
- Emergency Handling
- Scheduling
- Customer Updates
- Problem Solving
- Dispatch Software
- Driver Coordination
- Composure
- Organisation
- Quick Thinking
- Communication
- Multitasking