The National Institute of Professional Engineers and Scientists (NIPES) has conferred the title of Fellow of NIPES (FNIPES) on engineer Eunice Kamau. The fellowship was awarded on April 3, 2025, in recognition of sustained professional contributions to engineering practice in telecommunications, network automation, and large-scale systems infrastructure.
NIPES Fellowship is awarded to professionals whose work demonstrates technical competence, leadership responsibility, and measurable impact on complex engineering systems. Kamau’s career includes roles supporting national and regional infrastructure across Africa, Europe, and North America, with a focus on systems where reliability, performance, and operational continuity are required.
Kamau worked at Nokia from 2009 to 2014 within the Network Management and Optimization organization for the Middle East and Africa region. Her responsibilities included the planning, integration, testing, and optimization of 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile networks for operator clients across the EMEA region. The work supported networks serving millions of subscribers and required detailed expertise in radio access network performance, network management systems, and operational readiness.
During this period, Kamau contributed to the development of performance monitoring frameworks used to support service-level agreements with mobile network operators. These frameworks enabled proactive quality management, objective benchmarking, and early identification of network degradation. According to Nokia, the work contributed to improved signal quality, spectrum efficiency, and user experience, and supported the company’s ability to meet contractual obligations during large-scale deployments.
Kamau was also involved in operational governance activities, including service-level agreement oversight, license utilization, and hardware and software lifecycle planning. These efforts supported long-term operational sustainability and compliance with regulatory requirements. Nokia identified her work as critical during periods of high deployment demand, including a major Vodacom Tanzania project in which integration and optimization activities required stabilization to meet delivery targets and avoid contractual penalties.
From 2017 to 2019, Kamau worked at Elisa Corporation as a Research and Business Analyst within the company’s strategy and research organization. During this period, Elisa was pursuing increased automation and the use of artificial intelligence in network operations. Kamau served in a senior analytical role supporting these initiatives.
At Elisa, Kamau conducted quantitative analyses to identify network processes and incident types suitable for automation. She developed analytical frameworks evaluating incident frequency, resolution time, and operational resource usage. These analyses were used by leadership to prioritize automation initiatives, define success criteria, and guide allocation of research and development resources.
Kamau also contributed to the definition of event-driven data architectures and telemetry requirements for real-time network monitoring and analytics. Her work supported the evaluation of self-organizing network functions and closed-loop automation concepts, as well as testing and validation activities related to operator-grade automation systems. These efforts contributed to early development of automated network operations capabilities at Elisa.
The NIPES Fellowship recognizes Kamau’s cumulative contributions across roles involving responsibility for large-scale, high-reliability systems. Her work at Nokia supported the deployment and stability of mobile networks across multiple countries. Her work at Elisa contributed to the advancement of data-driven automation in telecommunications operations.
NIPES evaluates fellowship candidates based on the significance of their contributions, the responsibility associated with their roles, and their impact on engineering practice. Kamau’s career reflects sustained engagement in positions involving operational decision-making, system performance accountability, and infrastructure reliability.
Her induction as a Fellow of NIPES recognizes a body of work centered on the engineering, optimization, and governance of mission-critical systems that support modern communication infrastructure
