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About Me
I am an IT specialist adept at crafting reliable, lean (I hate over-engineering 😤), and robust software, data pipelines, and agentic AI systems that enable scalable, effective, and lean enterprise digital transformation.
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” — Abraham Lincoln
Education
Master of Science in Information Technology
Carnegie Mellon University, The Birthplace of AI | 2023 - 2025
Key Coursework:
- Deep Learning (PyTorch)
- Big Data Science (Python)
- Data, Inference, Applied Machine Learning (Python)
- Introduction to Question Answering with Large Language Models (Python)
- Cloud Infrastructure and Computing (YAML)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science University of Dar es Salaam | 2019 - 2022
Key Coursework:
- Data Mining and Warehousing
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin
Professional Experience
Research Scientist (Data Engineering)
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Tanzania | 2025 to present
- I am leading the MoDD Africa project Evidence Synthesis team to collate and curate climatology, entomology, epidemiology, topography, hydrology, anthropology and demography datasets for vector disease modelling.
- I have created and I maintain the R package for MoDD Africa Evidence Synthesis tools.
Data Engineering Intern
trendsAf Limited, Rwanda | 2024
- I led the internship team to design and develop the backend of a web application for the capture, storage, processing, and exhange of food logistics data among food producers, processors and distributors.
Data Science-cum-Software Engineering Intern
Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania | 2021
- Actively participated in the end-to-end development of a data-intensive Laravel-based, responsive mosquito research information system prototype.
Software Engineering Intern
Singo Africa Limited, Tanzania | 2020 - 2021
- Web development of a custom Odoo ERP module (Python).
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” — Leonardo da Vinci
Leadership
Executive Founding Chairman
Kunonu Foundation, Makete, Tanzania | 2025 - Present
Championing empowerment of underserved secondary school students with quality STEM education.
Executive Founding Chairman
Mang’oto Scholars Community (MSC), Makete, Tanzania | 2019 - 2024
- I mobilized the postsecondary Mang’oto community to giveback to school-age kids.
- Created edutainment digital content and distributed via community and Mang’oto Secondary school social media handles.
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” — John C. Maxwell
Voluntary Work
Youth Ambassador for Girls in STEM
UNI-AID Africa, Tanzania | 2024
- Participated in the online advocacy for gender equity in STEM education.
Information Technology Officer
Young Investors Forum (YIF), Tanzania | 2019 - 2022
- Led the YIF executive team to plan, build/outsource, deploy, maintain and improve IT operations and digital infrastructure for YIF digital platforms.
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” — Pablo Picasso