Shepherd Fungayi
Chief Executive Officer at Softclick Investments DBA SDscope- Claim this Profile
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Jonah Mhlanga
Shepherd is one of the most diligent and enthusiastic engineers I know.
Paul Paliza
Shepherd is a results driven meticulous individual.
Jonah Mhlanga
Shepherd is one of the most diligent and enthusiastic engineers I know.
Paul Paliza
Shepherd is a results driven meticulous individual.
Jonah Mhlanga
Shepherd is one of the most diligent and enthusiastic engineers I know.
Paul Paliza
Shepherd is a results driven meticulous individual.
Jonah Mhlanga
Shepherd is one of the most diligent and enthusiastic engineers I know.
Paul Paliza
Shepherd is a results driven meticulous individual.
Credentials
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Dataiku ML Practitioner
DataikuSep, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Applications & Use Cases – Master Certification
RapidMiner -
Data Engineering Master Certification
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Data Engineering Professional Certification
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Machine Learning Master Certification
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Machine Learning Professional
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RapidMiner Applications & Use Cases – Professional Certification
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RapidMiner Platform Administration Master Certification
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Experience
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SDscope
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Zimbabwe
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Jan 2014 - Present
Accelerating the adoption of digital technology. Key activities include: 1. Build a platform for digital technology practitioners and users based on strong connections with leading technology companies and experts from around the world, best-practice exchange, and democratized infrastructure. 2. Help organizations grow and innovate by educating them through exclusive conferences, workshops, innovation study tours, executive briefings, innovation events, immersion programs, and round-tables. 3. Accelerate digital technology startups by connecting them to funding and talent, facilitating affordable technological infrastructure and workspace, and showcasing their products, as well as fostering collaboration with, and access to funding from, innovation-hungry enterprises. 4. Deliver state-of-the-art in digital strategy definition and execution, digital technology implementation and support, digital talent development, and digital services to organizations and independent consultants. Show less
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NetAspect Technologies (Pvt) Ltd
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Harare, Zimbabwe
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Owner/CEO
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Jun 2005 - Dec 2013
Highlights are: 1. Consultant for a multi-million dollar telecom fraud management and revenue assurance project Provided domain expertise and project management services Managed a project team comprising members living in seven countries, keeping them on-task and productive Solved complex problems by communicating across organization levels including with chief executive officers, finance executives, technical staff and people not directly involved in the project Gathered requirements, defined scope, allocated resources and established schedules Continually performed detailed assessments of risks and developed mitigation strategies to identified constraints Delivered progress reports that gave team members and management up-to-date project information Built the initial team of analysts that operated the platform Led testing and commissioning of the project Managed both customer and vendor 2. Vehicle tracking business Founded, built and managed one of the first GPRS-based vehicle tracking businesses in Zimbabwe, growing the number of tracked cars to over 100 within 3 months, before selling the business 3. Interactive text messaging businesses Founded, built and managed the first interactive SMS-based messaging business in Zimbabwe using Java, C++, PHP, MySQL, and GPRS modems as key technologies Services included housing, sports, reminders, entertainment, dating and advertising 4. Satellite communications Built and managed a satellite communications solutions business including VSAT network design and implementation, and sale of satellite communications equipment, consulting services, space segment, and internet bandwidth Show less
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TelOne Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe
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Telecommunications
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300 - 400 Employee
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Projects Manager - Satellite Communications
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Jan 2000 - May 2005
Highlights are:1. Earth Station DigitalizationGathered requirements, defined scope, designed technical specification, allocated resources, led tendering process and established schedulesPerformed detailed assessments of risks and developed mitigation strategies to identified constraintsDelivered progress reports to keep team members and management in the loop with latest informationManaged vendor and internal technical team2. Corporate VSAT NetworksMet with corporate customers and discussed their businesses requirements, then converted these into satellite communications networks that were implemented by my team 3. International Switching Center ExpansionDesigned local backbone and satellite communications network that supported tremendously increased international voice and data trafficSupervised implementation of the network4. VSAT TariffDerived cost structure which formed basis of cost-based tariffs for VSAT service5. Fraud Identification and ManagementIdentified traffic refilling fraud, identified the culprits and designed and implemented short term solution Show less
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Transmission Planning Engineer
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May 1998 - Dec 1999
Highlights are:1. MashNorth SDH Trunk Transmission ProjectThe project involved installing over 620km of buried and overhead optical fiber and installing terminal equipment in twenty-two (22) telephone exchanges, and was the biggest single fiber project in Zimbabwe for the next 12 yearsManaged a project team comprising members living in 22 towns, keeping them on-task and productiveContinually performed detailed assessments of risks and developed mitigation strategies to identified constraintsDelivered progress reports that kept team members and management up-to-date with the projectLed decision-making in resolving technical and operational issuesSupervised training of internal installation and operational teamLed testing and commissioning of the projectManaged project budgetDesigned and supervised implementation of detailed traffic routing plans2. Several Small-scale, Ad-hoc ProjectsGathered requirements, defined scope, designed technical specification, designed networks, allocated resources, established schedules and supervised installationComprised mainly SDH and PDH microwave and optical fiber backbone links3. Network AuditAudited backbone equipment, facilities and capacity in the network and created a searchable databaseThe project identified idle systems and bottlenecks, and made it easier and faster to access and update information on the backbone network Show less
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Graduate Engineering Trainee
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May 1997 - Apr 1998
Underwent a graduate training program accredited by the IEE (UK), now part of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK)
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NKF Kabel BV
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Mutare, Manicaland, Zimbabwe
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Network Engineer
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Jan 1997 - Apr 1997
Designed part of telecom access network for Chikanga, Sakubva and Dangamvura suburbs Performed site surveys Supervised civil works Designed part of telecom access network for Chikanga, Sakubva and Dangamvura suburbs Performed site surveys Supervised civil works
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TelOne Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe
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Telecommunications
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300 - 400 Employee
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Student Engineer
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Mar 1995 - Feb 1996
Worked in telecom operations areas including switching, data, electronic repairs, satellite, access network, transmission, billing and IT Performed telecom network design tasks under supervision of qualified engineers Worked in telecom operations areas including switching, data, electronic repairs, satellite, access network, transmission, billing and IT Performed telecom network design tasks under supervision of qualified engineers
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Education
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2018 - 2018
University of Washington
Certificate, Machine Learning Foundations -
2018 - 2018
University of Helsinki
Certificate, Elements of Artificial Intelligence -
1992 - 1996
National University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electronic Engineering -
1990 - 1991
Marlborough High School, Harare
Cambridge University Advanced Level Certificate, Sciences -
1986 - 1989
St Mary's Secodary School
Cambridge University Ordinary Level Certificate, General Certifcate of Education
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