Clinton Wekesa

Experience

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  Universal Technology Associates Ltd

  Aug 2016 - Nov 2016

  IT Consultant

  • offer support training for the Kenya Ports Authority in Kepner Tregoe methodology• Advice the company on the best strategies to implement in ICT i.e information security• create training materials for the ICT consultancy team• Maintain the company site

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  Eclectics Intl.

  Nov 2016 - Apr 2017

  Software Developer

  • Participate in web development session and knowlegde sharing on the use of YII2 and Laravel for backend and Angular for FrontEnd• Participate in backend development session on the use of J2EE i.e the use of MDB and J2EE containers like JBoss, Weblogic, etc• Develop the e-learning platform for the company with ecommerce ability using Laravel/Spring boot• Develop the e-learning platform management web interface using Angular• Create the Rockbern ecommerce APIs for the company mobile APP in YII2• Participate in research for the best fast framework to use for USSD • Participate in research for the best practicess to use for the ESB created and improve its throughput Show less

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  Safaricom Limited

  May 2017 - Aug 2018

  Software Engineer

  • Lead the development of the Safaricom ChatBot using the latest technologies• Creating of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins as well as automated tests using Katalon Studio.

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  Safaricom PLC

  May 2021 - now

  • Participate in implementation of the first micro-services to be adopted by Safaricom• Creating awareness as well as knowledge sharing to the whole Vodafone Group on the new technologies used in the Safaricom Chatbot(Kubernetes, dockers and microservices implementation)• Participate in Scrum implementation as a technical Lead of the Safaricom ChatBot• Define and execute testing processes to enable effective implementation go-live • Requirements Elicitation for the Safaricom Chatbot from the bussiness Unit• System documentation providing High Level and Low-Level documentation including User Manuals and Support documents• Recommend and participate in the analysis, evaluation, and development of enterprise long-term strategic and operating plans to ensure that the developed solutions meet with the enterprise’s and Vodafone long-term business objectives• Research on overall ICT solutions on the market in technology like introduction of containerization and orchestration in Safaricom Technology division• Identify implementation risks and analyzing the potential impact on the enterprise and on the achievement of business objectives.• Business Requirements Analysis • Develop and update technical documentation• Implementation of IT solutions that meet Technology requirements and standards i.e. the use of JAVA spring boot for better microservices containers implementation. • Quality assurance of IT solutions (Meeting requirements - Business Analysis and built correctly - Right Architecture)• Driving business adoption of delivered services to realize the anticipated benefits and returns from the various solutions implemented. • Drive adoption of agile methodology into Technology delivery models in Safaricom.• Champion the implementation of Technology Units projects within agreed timelines. Show less

  • Software Engineering - Backend Lead

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Technical Product Owner

    Apr 2022 - now

  • AI & Chatbots Lead

    Aug 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Aug 2018 - Apr 2022

  • IT Architecture - Chapter Lead

    May 2021 - Dec 2021