Welcome! | Karibu! | Bienvenue!
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About Me
I am a data engineer and researcher working at the intersection of climate science and epidemiology. I am adept at crafting reliable, lean (I hate over-engineering 😤), and robust software, data pipelines, and agentic AI systems that enable scalable, effective, and intelligent enterprise digital transformation.
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” — Alan Kay
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.” — attributed to Benjamin Franklin
Professional Experience
Research Scientist (Data Engineering)
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Tanzania | 2025–present
- Lead the MoDD Africa project’s Evidence Synthesis team, collating and curating climatology, entomology, epidemiology, topography, hydrology, anthropology and demography datasets for vector-borne disease modelling.
- Created and maintain the R package for MoDD Africa’s Evidence Synthesis tools.
Data Engineering Intern
trendsAf Limited, Rwanda | 2024
- Led the internship team that designed and developed the backend of a web application for capturing, storing, processing and exchanging food logistics data among food producers, processors and distributors.
Data Science-cum-Software Engineering Intern
Ifakara Health Institute, Tanzania | 2021
- Took part in the end-to-end development of a data-intensive, responsive Laravel-based prototype of a mosquito research information system.
Software Engineering Intern
Singo Africa Limited, Tanzania | 2020–2021
- Developed a custom Odoo ERP web module in Python.
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” — attributed to Leonardo da Vinci
Leadership
Executive Founding Chairman
Kunonu Foundation, Makete, Tanzania | 2025–present
- Champion quality STEM education for underserved secondary school students.
Executive Founding Chairman
Mang’oto Scholars Community (MSC), Makete, Tanzania | 2019–2024
- Mobilized the postsecondary Mang’oto community to give back to school-age children.
- Created edutainment digital content and distributed it through community and Mang’oto Secondary School social media accounts.
“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
- Took part in 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 or outsource, deploy, maintain and improve the IT operations and digital infrastructure behind YIF’s digital platforms.
“The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.” — David Viscott