Stephen Ohakanu

Experience

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  Quanteq Technology Services, Ltd

  Oct 2005 - Jan 2010

  Full lifecycle application developmentDesigning, coding and debugging applications in various software languages.Software analysis, code analysis, requirements analysis, software review, identification of code metrics, system risk analysis, software reliability analysisObject-oriented Design and Analysis (OOA and OOD)Software modeling and simulationFront end graphical user interface designSoftware testing and quality assurancePerformance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability, automation.Support, maintain and document software functionalityIntegrate software with existing systems Show less

  • Lead Application Developer

    Mar 2008 - Jan 2010

  • Software Developer

    Oct 2005 - Mar 2008
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  INterra Networks

  Feb 2010 - Dec 2012

  Application Development Manager

  Providing architectural and technical guidance to product development Ensuring sound engineering design, process and quality practices are followed.Ensure sound security engineering practices are followed Overseeing software certification processes Deliver finished, high quality, and compelling software products.Building and leading engineering groups, contractors and 3rd party vendors development projects

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  University of Maryland Nigerian Program

  Dec 2013 - Feb 2018

  Team Lead Health Informatics

  I led the Health Informatics Unit of UMB’s programs in Nigeria, where I oversaw the design and development of data management systems for 7 studies and four additional programs, including the CDC-funded SERS Program, where he implemented an SMS-based, mobile app and website platform “mSERS” that automates bi-directional data collection while enabling supervision and oversight of the entire reporting process in 3 states and 71 local governments for weekly surveillance reporting. Under the CDC-funded SHIELD program, I led the implementation of the Nigerian National Data Repository (NDR) which is aimed at patient-level reporting by health facilities providing HIV care and treatment services scaling up the number of reporting facilities, patient biometrics, and data analytic dashboards Show less

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  University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)

  Feb 2019 - now

  Director of Health Informatics

  I provide leadership and technical support Health informatics to over 10 US CDC-funded projects in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Zambia; and a Co-Investigator in the Nigeria AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS 2018), Botswana AIDS Impact Survey(BASIV 2021) and Zambia Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (ZAMPHIA 2021), where I led the teams that developed an Enterprise resource management tool to cater for management of all aspects of the activity information management systems survey Show less