Velma Ngoni

Velma ngoni

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location of Velma NgoniNairobi County, Kenya
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  • Timeline

    Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

    Records Clerk

    The Kenya National Examinations Council
    Jan 2016 - Sept 2016

    Intern

    Ministry of Health, Kenya
    Feb 2017 - Aug 2017

    Billing Engineer

    Safaricom PLC
    Current Company
    Apr 2024 - now

    Principal Engineer - Change Enablement

    Safaricom PLC
    Nairobi County, Kenya
  • About me

    ITIL| Process Digital Transformation| Technovation Regional Ambassador

  • Education

    • Um6p - mohammed vi polytechnic university

      2024 - 2024
      Cohort 2, african women in tech & ai program artificial intelligence

      Women in Tech & AI Program is a collaborative initiative between the OCP Foundation and Ai Movement at Mohamed VI Polytechnic University. This program aims to empower women with an interest in technological innovation and artificial intelligence to create solutions that address African challenges in areas such as health, education, social, agriculture, security, and the environment, thus contributing to the development and transformation of the African continent.

    • University of nairobi

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor of science - bs computer science first class

      Activities and Societies: Kili Rovers Scouts, NUCOMSA (Nairobi University Computer Students Association) Activities:1. Assistant class representative

    • University of nairobi

      2020 - 2022
      Master of science - ms computational intelligence

      The program focused on learning and research in:1. Computer Vision 2. Data Analytics & Business Intelligence 3. Embedded Intelligent Systems4. Human Language Technology5. Intelligent Systems Applications Development6. Machine Learning 7. Product Design and Entrepreneurship8. Research Methodology

  • Experience

    • The kenya national examinations council

      Jan 2015 - Apr 2015
      Records clerk

      I was tasked with handling the below with respect to 2014 KCPE and KCSE supervision forms:1. Sorting and filing of 15000 supervision forms2. Adjudication of information on the supervision forms to the official telecom providers' customer information for the processing of the exams supervisor payments.3. Digitalization of the supervision forms to enable long term storage of the form data

    • Ministry of health, kenya

      Jan 2016 - Sept 2016
      Intern

      Assigned to the Afya Info Program, a Health Informatics partnership program by the Ministry of Health, USAID, and the University of Nairobi. I used the District Health Information Software (DHIS2) to develop a software which will improve the exercise of conducting a Cohort Event Monitoring (CEM) study for patients initiating ART in seven public health facilities and one mission hospital in Kenya.My main tasks in the project were:1. MySQL Database development of the solution2. PHP Laravel programming of the Health Records Officers functionalities (as per the User Requirement Specification) on the system3. System Reports development4. Software documentation using Sphinx Show less

    • Safaricom plc

      Feb 2017 - Aug 2017
      Billing engineer

      • Configured and tested products of the current Convergent Billing System (CBS) in the test bed and released the products to the live system for Safaricom mobile service subscribers • Performed the analysis and review of Interactive Voice Recordings, SMS and USSD content that would be used in the Upgraded CBS as communication channels to the mobile service subscribers • Formulated test cases, configured and tested products in the newly upgraded CBS as part of the End to End testing of the new software release version • Drafted accurate daily report of the testing progress of the End to End testing of the CBS Upgrade project • Coached testers on how to use tools for tracking the progress of the project of End to End testing of the upgraded CBS Software Release• Aided new cohorts of testers to familiarize themselves with the interface of the upgraded CBS • Supervised the distribution and allocation of testing resources Show less

    • Safaricom plc

      Apr 2024 - now

      • Overseeing the development and delivery of the Change Management portal as its Product Manager• Robotic Process Automation of four repetitive team tasks that resulted in saving 3 man-hours per day• Driving the adoption of IT Absolute Digital Rules in the delivery of products and services within Technology.• Benchmarking Agile Change Management practices from global organizations and coordinated their implementation in Safaricom’s Change Management process• Standardized and automated the approval process of 83% of low-priority changes in the Safaricom network and infrastructure• Designed and implemented a framework for transitioning the change process to Agile Change Management which supports the change and release management of 10 agile squads in the new organization structure• Analyzing data and delivering insights into Change Management and Business Continuity operational performance through Power BI dashboards.• Performing monthly Release Planning of all major changes across the Safaricom network and infrastructure• Reviewing and scheduling all changes executed on the Safaricom network and infrastructure• Supporting the delivery of Financial Solutions projects by leading the change management process in the projects.• Continuous service improvement of Change Management, Incident Management, Problem Management and Business Continuity Planning processes Show less

      • Principal Engineer - Change Enablement

        Nov 2024 - now
      • Change Enablement Engineer

        Feb 2018 - Oct 2024
      • Business Intelligence & Data Governance

        Apr 2024 - Sept 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Comptia security+ (sy0-501) cert prep: 6 cryptography

      Linkedin
      Nov 2019
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    • Devops foundations: devsecops

      Linkedin
      Nov 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Comptia security+ (sy0-501) cert prep: 2 technologies and tools

      Linkedin
      Nov 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Get ahead in devsecops

      Linkedin
      Nov 2019
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    • Ielts - english

      Ielts official
      Oct 2018
    • Scrum fundamentals certified (sfc)

      Scrumstudy - accreditation body for scrum and agile;download free scrum body of knowledge(381 pages)
      May 2018
    • Cert prep: comptia security+ exam (sy0-501): the basics

      Linkedin
      Nov 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Devops foundations

      Linkedin
      Nov 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Devsecops: automated security testing

      Linkedin
      Nov 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • It information library foundations certification (itil)

      Peoplecert
      Mar 2018
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Velma Ngoni
      Technology 4 Good Heko Award Safaricom PLC Apr 2021 Recognition in taking part in CSR activities that sought to teach young kids about simple programming with a goal of spurring STEM career paths
    • Awarded to Velma Ngoni
      Jack of All Trade Award Safaricom PLC Mar 2020
    • Awarded to Velma Ngoni
      Operational Excellence Heko Award Safaricom PLC Mar 2019
    • Awarded to Velma Ngoni
      Dell EMC Envision the Future Competition Finalist Dell EMC Aug 2017 Participated in the 2016/2017 Dell EMC Envision the Future Competition. My team’s project got the prestigious recognition of Finalist, in which our project was among 27 finalists in a competition that received 214 submissions from 11 countries. Our team project was Abilinote, an Android application intended to assist disabled students by taking down intelligent notes for them during lectures. The project deals with:· Speech to Text Conversion - Using Google Speech to Text API·… Show more Participated in the 2016/2017 Dell EMC Envision the Future Competition. My team’s project got the prestigious recognition of Finalist, in which our project was among 27 finalists in a competition that received 214 submissions from 11 countries. Our team project was Abilinote, an Android application intended to assist disabled students by taking down intelligent notes for them during lectures. The project deals with:· Speech to Text Conversion - Using Google Speech to Text API· Information Retrieval - Using Python Natural Language Processing Library - NLTK· Text Recording and Content Editing - Using Firebase for Real-Time data management Show less
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Regional Ambassador, Kenya

      Issued by Technovation on Oct 2019
      TechnovationAssociated with Velma Ngoni
    • Women in Technology Program

      Issued by Safaricom PLC on Feb 2018
      Safaricom PLCAssociated with Velma Ngoni
    • Mentor

      Issued by Technovation on Jan 2019
      TechnovationAssociated with Velma Ngoni
    • Tree Planting Champion

      Issued by Safaricom PLC on Jun 2017
      Safaricom PLCAssociated with Velma Ngoni
    • SDG Champion - Technology Division

      Issued by Safaricom PLC on Oct 2022
      Safaricom PLCAssociated with Velma Ngoni
    • Day of the African Child

      Issued by Safaricom Limited on Jun 2017
      Safaricom LimitedAssociated with Velma Ngoni