moddafricaes: MoDD Africa Evidence Synthesis R Package
Data Engineering
Health Research
An R package that turns ERA5-Land climate reanalysis into analysis-ready data for the MoDD Africa vector-borne disease modelling project.
2026
Interests
- AI Systems: Building intelligent solutions with large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agentic workflows.
- Big Data Engineering: Building scalable and robust data pipelines and architectures.
- API-First Software Design: Designing the API contract first, then building software around it.
- Cloud Computing: Infrastructure design and deployment on cloud platforms.
- Infectious Disease Analytics: Analysing disease and health data to inform public health decisions.
Projects
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems
Deep learning, Large Language Models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) question answering, and agentic AI systems.
| Course | Certificate |
|---|---|
| AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations | View |
| Claude 101 | View |
| Claude Code 101 | View |
| Introduction to Claude Cowork | View |
| Claude Code in Action | Learning in Progress |
| Introduction to Model Context Protocol | Learning in Progress |
| AI Fluency for nonprofits | Learning in Progress |
Data Engineering
Building scalable data pipelines and Modern Data Stack ELT architectures.
| Course | Certificate |
|---|---|
| Dagster Essentials - Data pipeline orchestration platform (2024) | View |
| dbt Fundamentals - Data transformation in Modern Data Stack ELT architecture (2024) | View |
| Fundamentals of Analytics on AWS – Part 1 (2024) | View |
| Fundamentals of Analytics on AWS – Part 2 (2024) | View |
| Planning Large Scale Data Migrations to AWS (2024) | View |
| End-to-End Data Engineering Project (2024) | View |
Software Engineering
Building API-first software systems.
| Course | Certificate |
|---|---|
| Postman API Fundamentals Student Expert | View |
Cybersecurity
Network defense fundamentals, secure system design, and threat mitigation.
| Course | Certificate |
|---|---|
| EC-Council Network Defense Essentials (2024) | View |
| EC-Council Ethical Hacking Essentials (2024) | View |
Infectious Disease Analytics
| Course | Certificate |
|---|---|
| Primer on Evidence Synthesis | View |
| Data Analytics for Climate and Health | View |
| ICH Good Clinical Practice E6(R3) | View |
Technical Skills
Programming Languages: R, Python, Rust, PHP, SQL, YAML
Data Science & ML: Tidyverse, Scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Pandas, NumPy
Data Engineering: Parquet, Dagster, dbt, ETL/ELT pipelines, Data Warehousing
Web Development: Shiny, Laravel, Django, Odoo, API Development (Postman certified)
Mobile & Cross-Platform: Flutter, Dart
Cloud & DevOps: Kubernetes, Docker, Podman, Containerization
Cybersecurity: Network defense, secure system design, threat mitigation
Scientific and Technical Publishing: Quarto