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Matthew Gathoka

Matthew Gathoka

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Principal DevOps | Solutions Architect | Applications Developer (Java, Android, JS)

  • Education

    • Vision Institute of Professionals

      2009 - 2013
      Certified Public Accountant Accounting

      CPA(K)

    • Computer Pride

      2015 - 2016
      PMP Certification Project Management

    • Self Study

      2017 - 2017
      CISA Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

    • Strathmore University

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      Bachelor's degree BBIT

      Activities and Societies: Strathmore Google Ambasador

    • Strathmore University

      2015 - 2019
      Master's degree Information Technology

      Activities and Societies: Telecommunication Infrastructure and Protocols Mobile Applications Development Advanced Cryptography Entrepreneurship

  • Experience

    • Strathmore University

      Jul 2010 - Mar 2011
      Google ambassador

      DutiesOrganized Google events at Strathmore UniversityConducted seminars, workshops, training and classes for Google products.

    • AlliedTechnique

      Apr 2011 - Sept 2011
      Intern

      AlliedTechnique is a software company with head offices in Seattle US. The company focus on enterprise applications that are geared toward Business.DutiesJava and Android Applications development.

    • @ilabAfrica

      Sept 2011 - Jun 2013
      Research Assistant

      @iLabAfrica was established in January 2011 to spearhead research, innovation and entrepreneurship in the ICT for Development ecosystem towards the attainment of the UNDP Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Kenya’s Vision 2030. DutiesResearch on sustainable innovation and technologyWrote funding and grant proposals

    • UAP - Old Mutual

      Jun 2013 - Jun 2018
      Applications Developer - Innovation and Projects

      UAP OldMutual is a Pan-African Financial Services company with interests in Insurance, Investment Management, Property Investment and Development, Financial Advisory and Securities BrokerageDutiesInitiate, develop and manage tech innovation projectsApplications and Cloud (Microsoft Azure) solutions architectManage tech innovation partnersTraining on new technologies

    • Smart Intent Ltd

      Jul 2018 - Mar 2022
      Head Applications Development and Support

      Co-founded Smart Intent Ltd, a technology consultancy company that offers custom software solutions, mobile apps development, Project management, Innovation management, Analytics and big data management. Duties• A leadership role accountable for the successful delivery of software and IT support infrastructure to our clients.• Plans, Coordinate and supervises all activities related to design, development and implementation of the software and services. • Experienced Engineer in Java(Spring boot), Mobile development (Android), JavaScript (VueJs), MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB• Work with clients to develop and implement on their ICT and Marketing and Social media strategy.• Manage deployment and integration of software engineered by our team and other diverse teams and updated integration/deployment scripts to improve continuous integration practices. Show less

    • Old Mutual Kenya

      Mar 2022 - now

      • Principal DevOps

        Jul 2023 - now

      • Solutions Architect

        Mar 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Licenses & Certifications