Spent years around multi-functional background in communications and media, hands on manager effective at bringing projects from concept to reality. Excels at relationship-building organization, and making sound judgements under pressure and within tight deadlines.
I have extensive experience in the tech sector in Kenya as well as Research and Product Development both of which have allowed me to sharpen my planning and execution styles using a variety of proprietary Human Design skills in the disciplines of Marketing, PR, Project Management and Engineering.
Ran the first of its project; Juakali - Modern technology training. A training sponsored by KCB Foundation and facilitated by Gearbox to provide tech education to Juakali – 2018. Currently running.
Responsible for conducting product and market research, collaborating with cross-functional teams, providing feedback and revisions on product development ideas, and helping integrated teams prepare for a product launch or relaunch.
To identify value chains in the informal sector and recommend ways in which technology can be plugged in. I worked closely with organizations to identify problems and work with Gearbox to design viable and sustainable social impact solutions which I manage and execute, e.g. offer tech training.
Discovered new ways for businesses to engage with existing customers and attract new ones by evaluating the current marketing strategy. I suggested and implemented improvements in areas like SEO, social media, email marketing, and website design that helped them in tremendous increase of their customer base.
The Kenya Skills Show is a hands-on exhibition of technical, vocational, self-employment and life skills training opportunities for youth, featuring showcase demonstrations, expert career advice, spotlight talks, and skills competitions.
This is the Pan-African tech conference. The Summit brings together top entrepreneurs, investors, executives and ecosystem players from across Africa, Silicon Valley, Europe and Asia to explore the latest innovations and rising stars in the tech and startup space on the continent.
Convening a number of stakeholders to organize and execute the annual Nairobi Innovation Week (NIW) to support and accelerate the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the region.
ThingsCon is a global initiative to explore and promote the development of fair, responsible, and human-centric technologies for the IoT and beyond.
Facilitated Tony Blair, Ex UK Prime Minister visit, 2019.
Event organization for the Presidential delegate of French President Emmanuel Macron to Kenyan hardware factories, 2019.
Organized a visit for the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexander De Croo to Kenyan makerspaces, 2018.
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