Elkana Rop

Elkana Rop

$45/hr
I develop websites and customer web applications
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Part-time (20 hrs/wk)
Age:
33 years old
Location:
Nairobi, Eldoret, Kenya
Experience:
5 years
Curriculum vitae PERSONAL INFORMATION Elkana Kipng'etich Rop Nairobi, Kenya, 30301 Nairobi (Kenya) --www.elkanarop.com Skype Elkana Rop Sex Male | Date of birth 20/09/1991 | Nationality Kenyan WORK EXPERIENCE 06/10/2017–31/01/2019 Chief Technology Officer Afrika Ziara 20 Aluguntugui, Eastlegon, Accra (Ghana) www.afrikaziara.com Technology team lead, software product design and development, User Experience Design, buildmeasure-learn, version control, customer on-boarding, software testing, customer acquisition, customer feedback review & implementation Business or sector Travel Tech 05/01/2017–12/06/2017 Mobile Application Developer & GIS specialist Northrift Solutions, Eldoret (Kenya) www.northriftsolutions.com Web Application Development, Software Development, corporate website development, eCommerce implementation, Opensource e-learning implementation, GIS systems implementation and Data Visualization for North America's RedBull Company. Business or sector Spatial Data Software Company 03/2016–07/2016 Network Engineer Intern Kenya Education Network Trust (KENET) University Of Nairobi, 0100 Nairbi (Kenya) www.kenet.or.ke Systems Support for Telecommunication & networking infrastructure Call center service, Network devices (Routers) configurations and installation, Computer hardware and software installation, Network management, Reporting downtime for leased fiber links, Technology readiness surveys Business or sector Internet Provider for Education EDUCATION AND TRAINING 01/10/2018–Present Startup Business Trainee @iBizAfrica - Strathmore University, Nairobi (Kenya) www.ibizafrica.co.ke Startup Business Experimentation involving practical activities like Market Analysis, Customer Discovery, Product Development, Financial Modeling, Startup Business Funding, Venture Capital Investments and Private Equity Investments 4/4/19 © European Union,- | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 2 / 6 Curriculum vitae 03/05/2017–13/09/2018 Elkana Kipng'etich Rop Software Entrepreneurship Postgraduate Program Meltwater Entrepreneurship School of Technology (MEST) 20 Aluguntugui, Eastlegon, Accra (Ghana) www.meltwater.org Software Business Startups, market Research, businesses development, Pitching for investment, New Product Development, Customer creation and validation, Design Thinking, Venture Capitals Investments and Fundraising for business investment 01/03/2012–14/12/2016 Bsc Informatics Bachelor's Degree Moi University Kesses, Eldoret, 3 0107 Nairobi (Kenya) www.mu.ac.ke Computer networks, database systems, data structures & algorithms computer programming, ICT support in organizations, mobile & web applications development, statistics, e-business and distributed computing systems 03/01/2007–20/12/2010 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Kenya Secondary School Education Musingu High School Kakamega, Kenya, 151 Nairobi (Kenya) www.musinguhigh.com Ordinary Level - Secondary Education PERSONAL SKILLS Mother tongue(s) Swahili Foreign language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2 French A1 A1 A1 A1 A1 Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Communication skills Organisational / managerial skills Job-related skills -Pan-african & global communicator: Both undergraduate and postgraduate program, experience and professional network has exposed me both a pan-african and global environment where I have interacted with and learnt a lot in terms of communication -A good project manage: Previously lead a startup as the technology lead in creating a new tech product and a solid business case to be pitched to investors within just a month. -Software Developer: passionate software developer with 3 years of experience writing clean and testable code using Java, PHP, JavaScript Frameworks like Node, Angular & React, server-less architecture like Google functions, real-time database systems like Google's Firebase and Mongo Database systems. - A good trainer: previously trained users on a new product and helped them on-board, use and give feedback. -Constructive feedback advocate: Learnt over the past one year on the importance of giving, collecting and using feedback mechanisms to continuously improve business process or user experience. -Interpersonal Communicator: Having blended business to technology, I learnt to appreciate how meaningful personal relationships can make lots of business sense. 4/4/19 © European Union,- | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 3 / 6 Curriculum vitae Elkana Kipng'etich Rop Digital skills SELF-ASSESSMENT Information processing Communication Content creation Safety Problemsolving Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Digital skills - Self-assessment grid -Technology geek: My whole career stems from technology and computing with special interests in elearning solutions and passion for tech business and humanitarian. I have previously worked with open source e-learning systems like Moodle and Wordpress LMS. Coupled with that, i have worked on web application projects for non governmental organizations like RabiesFreeKenya,corporate businesses like Zaveris and startup businesses like Ziara Other skills -Reading: Passionate reader of inspirational books, technical reports, personal stories and articles on technology trends. -Photography: I am a talented photographer who finds humor in adventures and having their emotions crystallized in still photographs. -Eye for design: I am a talented portraits artist with an eye for design and minimalism. -Podcast addict: I have an addition with podcasts and it helps me understand whats happening in other worlds apart from mine. ATTACHMENTS ▪ bsc informatics.jpeg ▪ postgraduate software entrepreneurship.jpeg 4/4/19 © European Union,- | http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu Page 4 / 6
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