Okomo Jacob
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Credentials
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Docker Training Course for the Absolute Beginner
KodeKloudMay, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
1U-Nanosatellite(CubeSat) Development Research Chair 2020/2021[1st Runners Up at National Level]
Kenya Space AgencyNov, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Basics of JavaScript Web Apps
EsriSep, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Programming for Geospatial Hydrological Applications
IHE Delft Institute for Water EducationApr, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Version Control: Git & GitHub for Beginners
UdemyApr, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
DIY GeoApps: WebApps and Native Apps
EsriFeb, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Version Control and Collaborations: Git & Github
UdemyFeb, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Classical Machine Learning
UdemyDec, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Spatial Data Science, The New Frontier
EsriJun, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
Docker Containerization
UdemyMay, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
CubeSatellite Development
日本大学 - Nihon UniversityNov, 2019- Oct, 2024
Experience
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8teq Solutions
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Kenya
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Frontend Developer
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Jan 2023 - Present
Responsibilities:💼 Building & Maintaining existing FinTech-Based Frontend Web Apps in Angular & Typescript.💼 Reviewing client need & implementing them into valuable business💼 Developing and implementing standards and best practices for front-end development within the organization💼 Regularly collaborates with designers, backend developers, and PM in order to avail interactive and scalable software as per client needs.
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GIS Developer
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Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
Responsibilities:💼 Creating interactive maps and visualizations in JavaScript, Leaflet💼 Shipping already built WebApps safely via Docker from stagging to production.
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SuperMap GIS
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China
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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GIS Technical Support & Business Development
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Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
✅ Extending the GIS Consumption in Kenya, Africa and Globally ✅ Providing Technical Support, Training and Solutions to SuperMap clients. ✅ Marketing and partnership outreach personnel in East Africa ✅ Extending the GIS Consumption in Kenya, Africa and Globally ✅ Providing Technical Support, Training and Solutions to SuperMap clients. ✅ Marketing and partnership outreach personnel in East Africa
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Ecospace Services Ltd
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Kenya
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Civil Engineering
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1 - 100 Employee
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Mobile Application Developer
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Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
✅ Implemented UI designs for User Experience in Flutter (Android & iOS) to build production ready Land Cover Collection App. 🔐 Mobile-GIS application that Authenticates users and allows them to : - ✅ Collect Spatial Land Cover data (As either points(trees, poles), lines(roads, river, electric lines), polygons(Forest, farms, buildings, water bodies). ✅ Use Google Direction/Places API to route/Navigate from project to project. ✅ Google Autocomplete to search places to navigate to. ✅ Flutter polyline-points to draw and pick points and lines/routes. ✅ NodeJS for Backend. ✅ Google Maps API for Spatial Functionalities. ✅ Spatial Data collection mobile app Show less
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Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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👨🏽💻Web Development Wing
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Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
✅ Initiated students based competition to create university club website.✅ Competition ran From October 2021-March 2022
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👨🏽💻 College Club Website Maintainer
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Mar 2020 - Dec 2021
✅ Maintains the University club website launched by the CoD Dr Mwaniki.✅ I championed for the creation of V1.0.0 of the website in 2021 while in college.✅ The maintenance is through Open Source Contribution.✅ The website concentrates, alumni, students and the GIS industry.
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👨🏽💻 Open Source GIS Development
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Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
✅ Promoted consumption of free and Open Source WebGIS e.g. LeafletJS, OpenLayers ,R and Python.✅ Presided over weekly meet-ups with live Coding sessions and Open Source software trainings e.g Q-GIS, Python 3.X and R
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Kenya Space Agency
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Kenya
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Nanosatellite Development
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Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
💼 Trained by Kenya Space Agency and Japanese University of Nihon 💼 Took part in the 1-U Nanosatellite Development in JKUAT From Nov 2019-Oct 2021 🏆 Presented an award winning(1st Runners Up) Satellite submissions. The Satellite Development and successful low altitude launch and recovery culminated at Konza Metropolis on 14th October 2021.The mission is planned to further help address mitigation natural disasters and drought. 💼 Trained by Kenya Space Agency and Japanese University of Nihon 💼 Took part in the 1-U Nanosatellite Development in JKUAT From Nov 2019-Oct 2021 🏆 Presented an award winning(1st Runners Up) Satellite submissions. The Satellite Development and successful low altitude launch and recovery culminated at Konza Metropolis on 14th October 2021.The mission is planned to further help address mitigation natural disasters and drought.
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YouthMappers
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Fellow
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Jan 2020 - Apr 2021
💼 YouthMappers JKUAT chapter community Lead. 💼 Responsible for creating free and open-source data-driven mapping solutions to developing countries around the world e.g. Creating and editing base maps for crisis awareness and efficient recovery during a disaster. Some cases include recovery during flood events, drought mitigation among other community havocs
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JKUAT Chapter Community Lead
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Jan 2020 - Apr 2021
YouthMappers JKUAT chapter community Lead.
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日本大学 - Nihon University
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Japan
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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CubeSat Development Training
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Nov 2019 - Nov 2019
Trained on the HEPTA-SAT cubesat development for 2 weeks. Trained on the HEPTA-SAT cubesat development for 2 weeks.
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Education
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2023 - 2023
Harvard University
Introduction to Computer Science, Computer Science -
2017 - 2022
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
🎓 Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Geospatial Information Sciences and Remote Sensing -
2013 - 2016
Tom Mboya Secondary School
🎓 Certificate of Secondary Edu., Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education(KCSE)
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