General Info
Professional Track
- Information Technology
Country
KenyaAreas of Expertise
- Information Systems Management
- Data Mining and Analytics
- Database Administration
Professional Interests
- Business intelligence systems, especially for healthcare
- Data mining and analysis techniques
- Edge Computing
Age
35The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship
- Deepen knowledge of BI (business Intelligence systems) in the healthcare field, as well as how they can transform data into insights that can be used in decision making.
- Learn more about management information systems, especially data-driven systems.
- Gain leadership skills and create long-lasting, impactful relationships with potential business partners and associates in my field.
Additional Technical Skills
Cloud computing; Amazon Web Services; IoT; UI/UX design
What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?
- Curious
- Assertive
- Reliable
What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?
As the co-founder of a health IT firm that has developed a health information management system (HIMS) for public hospitals in Kenya, I believe that TechWomen will accord me a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in a diverse symbiotic exchange. Through it, I hope to deepen my outlook to include more advanced processes and technologies and establish long-term networks with whom I can discuss common setbacks and triumphs in entrepreneurship with other women leaders in the field. Additionally, I look forward to the opportunity to work in a diverse environment and thus enhance my cross-cultural engagement skills and learn about volunteer culture in the US.
After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?
After the experience, I will transfer the cutting-edge technology, leadership, management and operation skills I'll have gained to the advancement of my own firm, especially the HMIS product that serves low-income populations. I will make further use of the skills I will possess and networks I will establish by seeking opportunities to expand the implementation of the HMIS to other regions in Africa. The best practices in volunteering that I'll learn will assist me in furthering my current initiatives of offering IT training to young women from humble backgrounds and women teachers. In doing so, I hope to continue mobilizing fellow women in tech to join the cause in rectifying the gender imbalance in STEM fields.
Work History
Years of Full-time Work Experience
12Primary Professional Focus
- Database/systems/networks
- Overseeing the delivery of technology products
- Software
Current/Most Recent Job
- Title and Company: CEO and Co-Founder, Compufix Technologies Ltd.
- Direct Reports: 6
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Dates: February 1, 2012 –
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Responsibilities:
Oversee the development of the organizations short term and long term strategies; oversee the development and improvement of a web-HMIS for use in public hospitals; create and lead in the implementation of the organisations strategies and goals; maintain awareness of the competitive market landscape; analyze possible risks to the business and ensure they are reduced; promote good relationship between the organization and stakeholders
Job #2
- Title and Company: IT Applications Teamleader, Unilever Kenya Ltd
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Dates: January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2012
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Responsibilities:
Supported the development teams and oversaw the support team in deploying applications and solving problems; provided level 1 and 2 technical support for 450+ users; ensured quick resolution of user concerns and escalated more complicated issues to help desk managers; ensured application and service processes and outputs are error free and complete; understood business requirements of the customers and translated them to specific software requirements; documented and analysed the required information and data; acted as an interface between business units, technology teams and support teams
Job #3
- Title and Company: Applications Support Specialist, Unilever Kenya Ltd
- Type: Full-time
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Dates: August 1, 2008 – December 1, 2010
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Responsibilities:
Scheduled, planned installations, trained, documented and maintained them in accordance with established IT policies and procedures; participated in testing of all database-related changes and performed acceptance testing to verify that database changes performed without adverse consequences; resolved clients' problems over the phone and remotely; analysed and availed data from the various reporting tools; ensured data recoverability by implementing a schedule of system backups and database archive operations
Education History
Highest Level of Education Completed
Master'sInstitution #1
- Institution: United States International University
- Degree Awarded: Master's
- Major: MBA
- Minor: Entrepreneurship
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Completion Date: August 1, 2020
Institution #2
- Institution: United States International University
- Degree Awarded: Bachelor's
- Major: Information Systems Technology
- Minor: Applications
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Completion Date: August 1, 2016
