Ernest John Ndungu
Chief Technology Officer at BuuPass - Bus, Train & Flight bookings- Claim this Profile
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Michael Mburu
Ernest is very detailed oriented, a tech virtuoso and a five sigma event.
Michael Mburu
Ernest is very detailed oriented, a tech virtuoso and a five sigma event.
Michael Mburu
Ernest is very detailed oriented, a tech virtuoso and a five sigma event.
Michael Mburu
Ernest is very detailed oriented, a tech virtuoso and a five sigma event.
Credentials
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Microsoft Certified Professional
MicrosoftJun, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
MicrosoftJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
MicrosoftJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
CISCO CCNA
CISCO
Experience
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BuuPass - Bus, Train & Flight bookings
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Kenya
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Technology Officer
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Apr 2023 - Present
BuuPass is a digital marketplace for urban travellers to book their travel tickets. Our mission is to provide simple transport solutions that allows people to get from City to City. We envision a world where people can travel on their terms, be connected to opportunities, and live a life without borders. We challenge ourselves to make simpler, smarter, and more sustainable solutions that positively impact daily lives. BuuPass is a digital marketplace for urban travellers to book their travel tickets. Our mission is to provide simple transport solutions that allows people to get from City to City. We envision a world where people can travel on their terms, be connected to opportunities, and live a life without borders. We challenge ourselves to make simpler, smarter, and more sustainable solutions that positively impact daily lives.
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KobeFon
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Kenya
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Mobile Computing Software Products
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Director of Engineering
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Jul 2022 - Apr 2023
KobeFon provides device protection and management for Pay As You Go business models and corporate field devices for Emerging Markets. KobeFon currently manages more than $10 million worth of devices. In this role I was leading an engineering team building a product in the Device Mangement sector. This involved being in charge of the Engineering strategy, Product execution and technical policies. Among my roles was: • Working with Global OEMs (Samsung, Xiaomi, Mara Phones) and… Show more KobeFon provides device protection and management for Pay As You Go business models and corporate field devices for Emerging Markets. KobeFon currently manages more than $10 million worth of devices. In this role I was leading an engineering team building a product in the Device Mangement sector. This involved being in charge of the Engineering strategy, Product execution and technical policies. Among my roles was: • Working with Global OEMs (Samsung, Xiaomi, Mara Phones) and smartphone/TV distributors. • Lead Research and Development for product diversification. • Owning and manage engineering R&D budget. Show less KobeFon provides device protection and management for Pay As You Go business models and corporate field devices for Emerging Markets. KobeFon currently manages more than $10 million worth of devices. In this role I was leading an engineering team building a product in the Device Mangement sector. This involved being in charge of the Engineering strategy, Product execution and technical policies. Among my roles was: • Working with Global OEMs (Samsung, Xiaomi, Mara Phones) and… Show more KobeFon provides device protection and management for Pay As You Go business models and corporate field devices for Emerging Markets. KobeFon currently manages more than $10 million worth of devices. In this role I was leading an engineering team building a product in the Device Mangement sector. This involved being in charge of the Engineering strategy, Product execution and technical policies. Among my roles was: • Working with Global OEMs (Samsung, Xiaomi, Mara Phones) and smartphone/TV distributors. • Lead Research and Development for product diversification. • Owning and manage engineering R&D budget. Show less
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Dash
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United States
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Of Engineering
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Nov 2021 - Jul 2022
Dash is a unified alternative payment network for over 1 billion Africans. Dash allows its users to send, spend, save, pay regardless of currency and provider. In this role, I was leading an entire engineering organization of 21 reports in 4 countries (Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and United States) consisting of Product Managers, Senior/Principal Software Engineers and Software Engineers. I was in charge of owning Product Execution and Engineering Technical Strategy among: •… Show more Dash is a unified alternative payment network for over 1 billion Africans. Dash allows its users to send, spend, save, pay regardless of currency and provider. In this role, I was leading an entire engineering organization of 21 reports in 4 countries (Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and United States) consisting of Product Managers, Senior/Principal Software Engineers and Software Engineers. I was in charge of owning Product Execution and Engineering Technical Strategy among: • Mentoring and Coaching Software Engineers and Product Managers • Performance, Reliability and scalability of the products. • Reporting to the CEO on Engineering Strategy and Planning. • Achievements & Accomplishments o Successfully led to Core Services performance improvement by 600% o Successfully led to development and release of a new Internal Support tool reducing first response from 36 hours to 1 hour o Successfully led to the release of 6 new Products o Successfully hired and increased Engineering Talent by 400% o Led to successful PCI-DSS certification. Show less Dash is a unified alternative payment network for over 1 billion Africans. Dash allows its users to send, spend, save, pay regardless of currency and provider. In this role, I was leading an entire engineering organization of 21 reports in 4 countries (Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and United States) consisting of Product Managers, Senior/Principal Software Engineers and Software Engineers. I was in charge of owning Product Execution and Engineering Technical Strategy among: •… Show more Dash is a unified alternative payment network for over 1 billion Africans. Dash allows its users to send, spend, save, pay regardless of currency and provider. In this role, I was leading an entire engineering organization of 21 reports in 4 countries (Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and United States) consisting of Product Managers, Senior/Principal Software Engineers and Software Engineers. I was in charge of owning Product Execution and Engineering Technical Strategy among: • Mentoring and Coaching Software Engineers and Product Managers • Performance, Reliability and scalability of the products. • Reporting to the CEO on Engineering Strategy and Planning. • Achievements & Accomplishments o Successfully led to Core Services performance improvement by 600% o Successfully led to development and release of a new Internal Support tool reducing first response from 36 hours to 1 hour o Successfully led to the release of 6 new Products o Successfully hired and increased Engineering Talent by 400% o Led to successful PCI-DSS certification. Show less
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Microsoft
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Cloud Solution Architect
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Dec 2017 - Nov 2021
In this role, I was working with Cloud customers in Enterprise, Corporate and Startup accounts as a technical and strategic architect on how the can best utilize Microsoft Cloud. Key Accomplishments: • Successfully led Startup & partner technical engagements across Europe Middle East and Africa in more than 100+ companies on optimization of their solutions on the cloud as well as their Product Architecture as a trusted technical advisor (CTO) leading to increased… Show more In this role, I was working with Cloud customers in Enterprise, Corporate and Startup accounts as a technical and strategic architect on how the can best utilize Microsoft Cloud. Key Accomplishments: • Successfully led Startup & partner technical engagements across Europe Middle East and Africa in more than 100+ companies on optimization of their solutions on the cloud as well as their Product Architecture as a trusted technical advisor (CTO) leading to increased consumption. • Successfully Facilitated 40+ Compete Wins from AWS and Google with customer migration to Microsoft Azure • Successfully contributed to increased Azure Consumed Revenue from Microsoft Azure through Architecture Sessions and Product Optimization leading to more than USD $15 Million of Azure Consumption annually. • Delivered keynote presentations at Tech events & and more than 20+ Webinars with software engineers and Accelerators/Hubs across Africa to 1000+ engineers. • Facilitating training workshops and hackathons for Developers and Microsoft Customers • Successfully developed Proof-of-Concepts to demonstrate Microsoft technologies to Partners, ISVs (Independent Software Vendor), Startups, and Enterprise/Corporate customers. • Proactively engaged with Account Managers and Sales Technical Unit for targeted account engagements and led to increased Azure Consumption and customer satisfaction. • Successfully mentored more than 1500 students to improve their engineering skills as a stretch commitment which led to placement in Microsoft Engineering and Startup/Partner Ecosystem. Show less In this role, I was working with Cloud customers in Enterprise, Corporate and Startup accounts as a technical and strategic architect on how the can best utilize Microsoft Cloud. Key Accomplishments: • Successfully led Startup & partner technical engagements across Europe Middle East and Africa in more than 100+ companies on optimization of their solutions on the cloud as well as their Product Architecture as a trusted technical advisor (CTO) leading to increased… Show more In this role, I was working with Cloud customers in Enterprise, Corporate and Startup accounts as a technical and strategic architect on how the can best utilize Microsoft Cloud. Key Accomplishments: • Successfully led Startup & partner technical engagements across Europe Middle East and Africa in more than 100+ companies on optimization of their solutions on the cloud as well as their Product Architecture as a trusted technical advisor (CTO) leading to increased consumption. • Successfully Facilitated 40+ Compete Wins from AWS and Google with customer migration to Microsoft Azure • Successfully contributed to increased Azure Consumed Revenue from Microsoft Azure through Architecture Sessions and Product Optimization leading to more than USD $15 Million of Azure Consumption annually. • Delivered keynote presentations at Tech events & and more than 20+ Webinars with software engineers and Accelerators/Hubs across Africa to 1000+ engineers. • Facilitating training workshops and hackathons for Developers and Microsoft Customers • Successfully developed Proof-of-Concepts to demonstrate Microsoft technologies to Partners, ISVs (Independent Software Vendor), Startups, and Enterprise/Corporate customers. • Proactively engaged with Account Managers and Sales Technical Unit for targeted account engagements and led to increased Azure Consumption and customer satisfaction. • Successfully mentored more than 1500 students to improve their engineering skills as a stretch commitment which led to placement in Microsoft Engineering and Startup/Partner Ecosystem. Show less
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Miyabi Africa Limited
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Nairobi
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Product Engineering Lead
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Sep 2016 - Nov 2017
In this role, I lead an Engineering team comprised of Senior Engineers for Frontend, Mobile and Backend as well as Product Managers to build products across Public Sector (Education & Agriculture), Media and Business Applications. • Leading a Software Engineering team • Design and analysis of specifications • Led the development of 2 Products (Helium, Docuvault) • Designing software and cloud deployment architecture • Managing Product lifecycle and feature… Show more In this role, I lead an Engineering team comprised of Senior Engineers for Frontend, Mobile and Backend as well as Product Managers to build products across Public Sector (Education & Agriculture), Media and Business Applications. • Leading a Software Engineering team • Design and analysis of specifications • Led the development of 2 Products (Helium, Docuvault) • Designing software and cloud deployment architecture • Managing Product lifecycle and feature releases • Developing product development processes and framework including coding standards, technical documentation standards, QA processes, build, and configuration management • Leading Consultancy Engagements (ADIMS, EduCloud) Show less In this role, I lead an Engineering team comprised of Senior Engineers for Frontend, Mobile and Backend as well as Product Managers to build products across Public Sector (Education & Agriculture), Media and Business Applications. • Leading a Software Engineering team • Design and analysis of specifications • Led the development of 2 Products (Helium, Docuvault) • Designing software and cloud deployment architecture • Managing Product lifecycle and feature… Show more In this role, I lead an Engineering team comprised of Senior Engineers for Frontend, Mobile and Backend as well as Product Managers to build products across Public Sector (Education & Agriculture), Media and Business Applications. • Leading a Software Engineering team • Design and analysis of specifications • Led the development of 2 Products (Helium, Docuvault) • Designing software and cloud deployment architecture • Managing Product lifecycle and feature releases • Developing product development processes and framework including coding standards, technical documentation standards, QA processes, build, and configuration management • Leading Consultancy Engagements (ADIMS, EduCloud) Show less
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Quintelcon
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Software Engineering Lead
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Jun 2014 - May 2016
• Led to Development of 3 Products (Jisalimu, Kudevolve, Transii(eaota), ..DigiConstruct) • Design and Development of Software Products • Leading Engineering team in development • Feature Planning • Database and REST API Design • Led to Development of 3 Products (Jisalimu, Kudevolve, Transii(eaota), ..DigiConstruct) • Design and Development of Software Products • Leading Engineering team in development • Feature Planning • Database and REST API Design
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Government of Seychelles, Department of ICT
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Victoria, Seychelles
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Senior Analyst Programmer
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Sep 2015 - Apr 2016
Software Development Design Implementation Software Development Design Implementation
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TERRA
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Software Engineering Consultant
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May 2015 - Aug 2015
• Developed Full Collaboration Suite (Project Management, Document Management, Corporate Chat, News Center) • NSE(Nairobi Securities Exchange) Stock Market Financial Analysis and Reporting for Dhamana Capital • Developed Full Collaboration Suite (Project Management, Document Management, Corporate Chat, News Center) • NSE(Nairobi Securities Exchange) Stock Market Financial Analysis and Reporting for Dhamana Capital
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AGIN LTD
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Kenya
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Information Technology & Services
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Senior Software Engineer
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Oct 2014 - Jun 2015
At AGIN I took the Platform Live from January 2015 up to USD $14.3 Million worth of Transactions • Building Web app & REST APIs to manage and analyze financial/agricultural data • Airtel Kilimo Infrastructure – o Financial Services – Asset Finance, Advances o Product Cart -USSD • Development of Invoice Discounting Online • Data Migration Tool (from SAP) • Uganda Mobile Application for Farmer Registration, Profiling • Building Windows Phone/ apps for data entry… Show more At AGIN I took the Platform Live from January 2015 up to USD $14.3 Million worth of Transactions • Building Web app & REST APIs to manage and analyze financial/agricultural data • Airtel Kilimo Infrastructure – o Financial Services – Asset Finance, Advances o Product Cart -USSD • Development of Invoice Discounting Online • Data Migration Tool (from SAP) • Uganda Mobile Application for Farmer Registration, Profiling • Building Windows Phone/ apps for data entry and platform remote assistance. • Developing Business dashboards (Organization/Top Level) • Developing Business Intelligence platform based on data • SQL Server Database Management • Technical training of personnel on the platform (KCC, Jamii Bora Bank) Show less At AGIN I took the Platform Live from January 2015 up to USD $14.3 Million worth of Transactions • Building Web app & REST APIs to manage and analyze financial/agricultural data • Airtel Kilimo Infrastructure – o Financial Services – Asset Finance, Advances o Product Cart -USSD • Development of Invoice Discounting Online • Data Migration Tool (from SAP) • Uganda Mobile Application for Farmer Registration, Profiling • Building Windows Phone/ apps for data entry… Show more At AGIN I took the Platform Live from January 2015 up to USD $14.3 Million worth of Transactions • Building Web app & REST APIs to manage and analyze financial/agricultural data • Airtel Kilimo Infrastructure – o Financial Services – Asset Finance, Advances o Product Cart -USSD • Development of Invoice Discounting Online • Data Migration Tool (from SAP) • Uganda Mobile Application for Farmer Registration, Profiling • Building Windows Phone/ apps for data entry and platform remote assistance. • Developing Business dashboards (Organization/Top Level) • Developing Business Intelligence platform based on data • SQL Server Database Management • Technical training of personnel on the platform (KCC, Jamii Bora Bank) Show less
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StockMatic
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Nairobi, Kenya
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Chief Technology Officer
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Sep 2013 - Sep 2014
StockMatic was among the cohort and Incubatees by Safaricom / Invested Development at Strathmore iBiz. StockMatic focuses on connecting likeminded local stock investors and share trading portfolios through a mobile app. • Software Design and Architecture • Feature engineering • Pitching to Investors • Led the startup to Product release StockMatic was among the cohort and Incubatees by Safaricom / Invested Development at Strathmore iBiz. StockMatic focuses on connecting likeminded local stock investors and share trading portfolios through a mobile app. • Software Design and Architecture • Feature engineering • Pitching to Investors • Led the startup to Product release
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SevenSeas Technologies Group
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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K4Life Trainee
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Feb 2013 - Mar 2013
Intelligent Real Estate Customer Relationships Management Project Management Enterprise Networks Business Applications Business Planning & Entrepreneurship Data Centre and Infrastructure Network Operating Centre Network Security Systems Applications and Products(SAP) Intelligent Real Estate Customer Relationships Management Project Management Enterprise Networks Business Applications Business Planning & Entrepreneurship Data Centre and Infrastructure Network Operating Centre Network Security Systems Applications and Products(SAP)
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Education
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2012 - 2015
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Information Technology -
2012 - 2012
eMobilis Mobile Technology Academy
Mobile And Web Programming, Software -
2008 - 2011
Kiambu High School
KCSE
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