Philip Kimani

Philip Kimani

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Data Scientist

  • Education

    • University of Nairobi

      2010 - 2016
      Bachelor of Science (BSc) Actuarial Science

      Activities and Societies: Hiking and Camping

    • Strathmore Business School (SBS)

      2018 - 2018
      DATA SCIENCE DATA SCIENCE [BIG DATA ANALYTICS]

      Machine Learning and integration in big data

  • Experience

    • Liberty Life Assurance Kenya Ltd

      Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
      Research and Innovation Assistant

      1. Research on various market segments and sub-segments.a) 21% SME market share.b) Kenyan youth as an insurance market opportunity: demography, their incomes; spending habits; saving patterns; and lifestyle.c) Emerging markets/economies and they opportunities they pose for the microinsurance products.d) The mobile and internet penetration and how this can be converted to an opportunity for distribution and up-selling for life insurance products; mobile app technology research and how this can be used as a distribution channel and also to boost the client experience.2. Preparing and reviewing (daily and weekly) market updates that are later used in developing business intelligence on the next cause of action.3. In-depth (insurance) sector analysis and peer research on selected competitor companies.4. Data analysis for Pensions, actuarial, retail etc. that is analyzing and visualizing big and complex data (by use of SPSS and Excel software and R) to provide useful insight that improved(s) the understanding of the particular problems at hand.5. Business process re-engineering (BPR).6. Digital Strategy (Innovation)7. Designing surveys, and performing analytics of the data acquired from the surveys, to inform on decision making.9. Mortality and demographic analysis Show less

    • Heritage Insurance Kenya

      Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
      Actuarial, Investments and Risk Analyst
    • Heritage Insurance Company Kenya Ltd

      Feb 2017 - Oct 2017
      Business Process Analyst

      1. Define, implement and maintain business processes and procedures to meet business objectives.2. Analyze and identify opportunities for business process improvements.3. Develop initiatives for continuous business process improvements.4. Ensure in compliance with customer and company proposed standards.5. Work with other process engineers in integration of new and existing business processes.6. Use best practices to carry out business process analysis, re-engineering, process measurements and change management activities.7. Work with stakeholders to identify business requirements, processes and risks.8. Evaluate current business processes and recommend solutions for improvements.9. Develop and maintain best practices to meet changing business needs.10. Build and evaluate financial models for cost estimation, cash flow and cost reduction.11. Prioritize and execute projects for ongoing business improvements.12. Provide technical advice on processing technology, capability, risks, costs Show less

    • Vivo Activewear

      Jan 2018 - Mar 2019
      Data Analyst
    • Triggerise

      Mar 2019 - now

      - Detects and prevents fraudulent activities by analyzing large data sets.- Uses machine learning techniques to identify patterns and anomalies.- Collaborates with fraud investigators, and software engineers to design and implement fraud detection systems.- Evaluates the effectiveness of fraud detection systems and makes recommendations for improvements.- Develops and maintains data dashboards, and provides insights and recommendations to stakeholders.

      • Data Scientist

        Mar 2023 - now
      • Analytics Team Lead, Risk

        Jun 2022 - now
      • Risk Analyst

        Mar 2019 - Mar 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health

      Global Health eLearning Center
      Nov 2021
    • Safeguarding Children Level 1&2

      E-Learning for Healthcare (NHS- Health Education England)
      Oct 2021
    • DATA SCIENCE WORKSHOP

      Nov 2018
  • Volunteer Experience

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