Experience

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  Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA)

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Assistant Director - Artificial Intelligence

    • Jul 2023 - Present
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    Leading Data Science and AI initiatives in the organisation. Extracting insights from data to improve revenue collection.

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  Volvo Cars

  • Sweden
  • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Financial Business Analyst

    • Jan 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Senior Software & Data Engineer

    • Jul 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Software Engineering Global Graduate

    • Sep 2019 - Jul 2021

    Working on an array of software projects aiming to make Volvo cars even more user centric. I am working in agile teams to deliver mostly C++ and Python products with support of Jira, Git & Gerrit.The role presents an opportunity to develop strong Software Engineering skills such as developing highly scalable and maintainable software as part of a team.Additionally, the role entails working on cross function projects that help develop multi faceted perspectives.

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  Oxford Royale Academy

  • Oxford, United Kingdom

  • iOS App & Web Development Teacher

    • Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
    • Oxford, United Kingdom

    During a two week course, students were:1. taught a wide range programming concepts and skills (in Swift) that enabled them to develop a basic iOS App in a week. 2. introduced to machine learning and given an opportunity to develop code that trained and tested a Random Forest model using Kaggle.com datasets.3. taught web development, enabling them to come up with a basic wesite in a day.Teaching many skills in such a short period of time called for effective communication and leadership stills.

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  Oxford Royale Academy

  • Oxford, United Kingdom

  • Computer Science & App Development Teacher

    • Jul 2018 - Jul 2018
    • Oxford, United Kingdom

    I taught students aged between 15 and 20 introduction to Computer Science and App Development in Swift. This phenomenal experience helped me develop effective communication and leadership skills.

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  Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA)

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Software Engineer

    • Jan 2017 - Sep 2017
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    I was responsible for creating, maintaining, and improving tax revenue systems in Java to meet governmental requirements.

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  BancABC

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Desktop Support Officer

    • Oct 2014 - Dec 2016
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    I was responsible for IT helpdesk support, system administration, hardware repair and maintenance of Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) infrastructure.