Onesmus Wachira

ONESMUS W. GICHURU Email:-/-Freelance Writer | Published Author | Content Creator | Mentor | Blog Writer | SEOfriendly blogs | Editor | Proofreader | News Articles | Copywriting | Writing Consultant SKILLS ● 9-year of writing experience ● Proven working experience in technical writer / content writer / copywriter or similar role ● Ability to deliver high quality content (documentation, articles, blog posts, guides) ● Ability to quickly grasp complex technical concepts and make them easily understandable in text and pictures ● Knowledge of SEO, conversion-optimized content and web traffic metrics ● Experience doing research using multiple sources ● Communication skills ● Creative mind ● Attention to detail ● Ability to meet deadlines ● Excellent writing and editing skills in English (US and UK language variations) ● Able to use the AP style guidelines for news and journalistic articles ● Data-driven and fact-based content ● Computer skills: Microsoft word, HTML, Google docs. ● Able to provide content in .doc, . pdf, and HTML. Native language: English (US). Secondary language variation (English-UK) Computer skills: Microsoft word, HTML, Google docs. Data analysis: Python, R, Stata, Eviews, GTAP-CGE, SPSS, Gretl, Genstat, SAS and SAP. PUBLICATIONS SAMPLE ARTICLES 1. Multi-Stakeholder Engagement at the Heart of Africa’s Health Reform 2. New Zealand Aristocrat casinos 3. Aristocrat casino review: Benefits, disadvantages, Alternatives, and FAQs 4. New Zealand's Woo casino bonuses review 5. Incredible Ways To Keep Your Dog Happy and Healthy 6. Should You Return a Rescue Dog Back to the Shelter if Things Aren’t Working Out? 7. Sustainable Seafood Harvesting Technologies in the US 8. 3 Common Treatments for Lower Back Pain 9. 2 Reasons Why Businesses Are Moving To Florida 10. Tips For Improving Domain Authority Ranking 11. 3 Factors That Influence Business Relocation 12. Mistakes To Avoid When Naming Your Business 13. Choosing HVAC Repair Services 14. Hiring the Best AC Repair Company: The Ultimate Guide 15. How to Select the Best AC Repair Services 16. How to Select a Licensing Agency 17. A Guide For Obtaining A California Contractor’s License 18. 4 Qualities Of A Competent Garbage Collection Service 19. 3 Major Factors to Consider When Purchasing Medical Supplies 20. 3 Tools used in Modern Piano Moving 21. Things To Do In Orlando 22. Macro-Implication of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Economies 23. Which way forward for Kenya's climate? 24. Can ICTs bridge the gap of accountability in Kenya? BOOKS 1. Stimulating Solution-Based Innovations in the Horn of Africa Towards Inclusive, Community-integrative, and Market-driven Rangeland Economies 2. The Role of the African Union in Fostering the Emerging Peace Process in the Horn of Africa (HOA)-Chapter 5 3. Public Sector Role in Sustainable Development: Rolling Back the State – A Game Changer to Sustainable Development 4. Customer-Centric DNA: Bridging Brand-Customer Gap: Leading 'SMART' Enterprises 5. Stimolare le innovazioni basate sulle soluzioni nel Corno d'Africa: L'economia nelle aree forestali 6. The Demon Within 7. Stimuler les innovations basées sur les solutions dans la Corne de l'Afrique: L'économie dans les zones forestières EXPERIENCE Top Content, Remote — Writer May 2021-Present ● ● ● ● Article Writing Blog Writing Copywriting Written over 800 articles, blogs, and copyrighting drafts Nislo Research, Remote — Researcher and Writer Feb. 2020-Present ● Technical writer ● Business/Corporate strategy writer ● Market research ● Statistical analyst Writer Access, Remote — Content Strategist Feb 2016-June 2020 ● ● ● Business/Corporate strategy writer Market research Statistical analyst Stability: International Remote—Reviewer Oct. 2019-Present Journal of Security and Development, Scope: Peace and security, regional economic cooperation, natural resource management, youth engagement, participatory governance, and climate change. African Union Institute of Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — Research and Policy Analysis Consultant ● Feb 2019 - May 2019 ● Contributed to the authoring and publication “The Role of the African Union in Fostering the Emerging Peace Process in the Horn of Africa (HOA)” (Chapter 5) of the African Union Tana Forum 2019 papers. Scope: AU-IGAD principles of subsidiarity, complementarity, and competitive advantage in peacebuilding and peacebuilding Africa Alliance for Health, Research and Economic Development, Nairobi, Kenya — Research and Policy Analysis Consultant ● March 2016-June 2018 ● ● ● ● Training on effective corporate communication: reporting, donor communication, grant writing, proposal writing, stakeholder engagement through email, newsletters, and research reports. Coordinate the compiling of technical and scientific information for research, development, institutional and programmatic grants, determining and clarifying proposal concepts, personnel alignment and structural/systems needs based on grants or programs requirement, and provide advice on the technical aspects of proposal preparation, lead in drafting highly competitive and complex grants application. Conduct research and coordinate programmatic field studies, piloting and mapping exercises on project areas in target communities. Liaison with all funding agencies, conceptualize and design stakeholder management strategies, develop program-by-program result-based monitoring and evaluation plans, conduct M&E and coordinate project reporting. Growth Partner Africa, Nairobi, Kenya — Research Assistant-Agricultural Trade Research, Food Security, and Economic Justice Aug 2015 – Dec 2015 ● Involved in the preparation of a publication on ‘Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Eastern Africa: Building Safety Nets through Sustainable Agriculture for Growth Partners Africa’ for Growth Partners Africa (October–November 2015). EDUCATION University of Birmingham—MSc International Development (Conflict; Security and Development) - Distance Learning Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 Proposed dissertation: ‘The Role of Commercial Diplomacy in Fostering Regional Stability: A Mixed-Membership Stochastic Block-Model Analysis of Transactional Networking in the Middle-East.’ University of Wisconsin-Madison — MSc. Financial Economics Sep 2019 - Sep 2021 Dissertation: ‘Readiness of Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD) Fiscal and Monetary Convergence: A Multivariate Cointegration Analysis for Optimal Currency Area and GARCH Estimation of Susceptibility to Asymmetric Macroeconomic Shocks.’ University of Nairobi — Bachelor of Economics and Statistics Sep 2010 - Dec 2014 Thesis: ‘Role of Credit in Manufacturing Industry in Kenya’- (Year Approved2014)-Graded Distinction (A). PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATES/DIPLOMAS Udacity-Webinar ● Data Analysis with R ● Introduction to Inferential Statistics ● Machine Learning for Trading ● Model Building and Validation Coursera-Webinar ● Engaging Citizens: A game Changer for Development (Participatory Governance)- LSE in conjunction with ‘The World Bank Group’ ● Greening the Economy; Lesson from Scandinavia- Lund University ● Global Energy and Climate Policy- University of London and SOAS ● Act in Climate: Steps to Individual, Community and Political ActionUniversity of Michigan v. Innovative Finance: Hacking Finance to Change the World- University of Cape Town ● Corporate Finance- Financing Investments and Managing RisksUniversity of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. ● Financial Engineering and Risk Management – Columbia University ● Computational Investing- Georgia Institute of Technology. ● Corporate Financial Decision- Making for Value Creation- University of Melbourne ● Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling- University of Pennsylvania ● Modeling Risks and Realities- University of Pennsylvania ● Valuation and Financial Analysis for Startups- Yonsei University ALISON (Advanced learning Interactive Systems Online) - Webinar ● ● ● ● Diploma in Legal Studies Introduction to Government Policy Assessment- Short Course Certificate in Corporate Governance Fiscal and Monetary Policy- Short course PRESENTATIONS ● Promotion of entrepreneurial and livelihood incentives for climateconscious practices and renewable energy use and production in the Horn of Africa’s rangelands – organized by GMI Global LLC at Capital Hotel, Addis Ababa on December, 5 th – 6th 2019. ● The dynamics of Laikipia and northern frontier land conflict: an international workshop by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Institute for Regional Integration and Development (IRID) at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Hosted by IRID and CUEA’s Research Directorate (DRIGT) on the 21st of August 2018 at CUEA ● Role of credit in agricultural and pastoralism development in the East African Region-organized by SEATINI Kenya at Mash Park Hotel Nairobi on 12th – 14th September 2016 ● Policy options to promote the internationalization of AfricanSMEs— organized by SEATINI Kenya at Mash Park Hotel Nairobi on October 19th, 2016. FACILITATION ● Rapportering: The African Civil Society Platform funded by the CommonWealth Foundation (Maasai Lodge)—The challenges, successes, and way forward of African CSOs and their strategic engagement with the Post-2015 SDGs. ● Rapportering: Reality of Aid Africa (ROAA) General Assembly (Nairobi Safari Club)- 8th and 9th Dec, 2014. ● SEATINI Kenya Trade and Governance Policy Briefs and East Africa Community (EAC) Trade Negotiations Audits. ● Stakeholder Dialogue: Facilitated the SEATINI Kenya stakeholder dialogue forum on ‘policies to promote the Internationalization of African SMEs’at Mash Park Hotel Nairobi on 19th Oct 2016. ● Institutional Building: Formation of Kajiado North Association of NonFormal Education Providers (KNANFEP), strategic planning and technical support. SEMINARS, ROUNDTABLES AND WORKSHOPS ● 5th Pan Africa Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Tax- 11 October 2017 organized by Tax Justice Network Africa, the United Nations Economic Commission for- Africa, Tax Justice Network, The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Global Alliance for Tax Justice & the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation. ● The IEA hosted the Economic Partnership Dialogue and AGOA 2016 forum on October 11, 2016 at Panafric Hotel, Nairobi. ● The 2017 UK Property Investment Masterclass at the Kempinski Hotel, September 28th, 2017 ● The launch of reports on equity in resource distribution, Tuesday 20th, 2016 8:00 a.m. at the Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi by International Budget Partnership (IBP) ● ICTD (International Centre for Tax and Development) launch of the impact story at Ole Sereni Hotel ● 'Tobacco Tax Advocacy’ workshop training by the International Institute for Legislative Affairs-Ngong’s Hills Hotel, Nairobi ● EAC first consultative dialogue framework with the Ministry of East Africa and civil society organizations (Sep 2016) (Laico Regency) on EAC trade ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● facilitations TICAD conference: Nairobi, KICC UNCTAD conference: Nairobi KICC The Launch of 'Social Accountability Tools’ by the National Tax-payers Association(NTA)—(Nairobi-Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi) The Devolution Forum on Understanding the 2-year Stance of Devolution in Kenya (Facilitated by TDF and Katiba Institute under Prof. Yash Pal Ghai and Gil Ghai) -Sarova Pan-Africa Hotel, Nairobi National dissemination forum for children's budget analysis in Kenya: case of six county governments by the Institute of Economic Affairs-28th May 2015-Serena Hotel, Nairobi Public Participation Conference-26th and 27th May 2015, Facilitated by The Devolution Forum (TDF) and Kenya Human Rights Commision-Boma Hotel CommonWealth Women’s Leadership Advocacy Event-10th and 11th June 2015-Nairobi The launch of the publication on institutionalizing social accountability mechanisms in devolved governance by the Institute of Economic Affairs at Sarova Stanley on the 9th of June 2015 EACSOF conference on “Consolidating Regionalisation of Civil Society in EAC”-26th–27th March 2015-Lake Naivasha Sopa Resorts The launch of The Training Guide on Developing County Public Participation Bill by The Institute of Social Accountability (The Boma Hotel; Nairobi-Feb 2015) EATON-Tax Network Research Launch-Hilton Hotel, Nairobi Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)-TradeMark EastAfrica-Mombasa Sarova Whitesand Hotel (2nd-5th Dec 2014) The Devolution Forum (TDF quarterly meetings)-Jacaranda Hotel,Nairobi REFERENCES JUSTINE T. KURUI PRESIDENT and CEO African Alliance for Health Research and Economic Development (AAHRED) P.O Box:-, Nairobi, Kenya. Cell: -, - / - Email:-DORIS ASEMBO COUNTRY DIRECTOR Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute(SEATINI) Cell:- Email-NAIMA MWAWASI MANAGING DIRECTOR-Content CX Consulting Cell:- Email:- The Board of Directors of the Corporate Finance Institute® have conferred on Onesmus W. Gichuru who has pursued studies and completed all the requirements for the certificate of Introduction to Corporate Finance with all the rights and privileges pertaining to this certificate. Certificate number- Chair of the Board Director Director Jun 10, 2020 The Board of Directors of the Corporate Finance Institute® have conferred on Onesmus W. Gichuru who has pursued studies and completed all the requirements for the certificate of Accounting Fundamentals with all the rights and privileges pertaining to this certificate. Certificate number- Chair of the Board Director Director May 30, 2020 The Board of Directors of the Corporate Finance Institute® have conferred on Onesmus W. Gichuru who has pursued studies and completed all the requirements for the certificate of Bloomberg Essentials with all the rights and privileges pertaining to this certificate. Certificate number- Chair of the Board Director Director May 31, 2020 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION This document certifies that Onesmus W. Gichuru has successfully completed the course of GEO University Introduction to cloudeo's geospatial solutions May 29, 2020 This certificate was issued by GEO University with Blockchain technology and has Certificate ID Supported by Full List of Supporters: https://www.geo.university/pages/certificates - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION This document certifies that Onesmus W. Gichuru has successfully completed the course of GEO University Tutorial on CloudSigma online platform June 1, 2020 This certificate was issued by GEO University with Blockchain technology and has Certificate ID Supported by Full List of Supporters: https://www.geo.university/pages/certificates - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION This document certifies that Onesmus W. Gichuru has successfully completed the course of GEO University Digital Image Processing with OpenCV in Python June 6, 2020 This certificate was issued by GEO University with Blockchain technology and has Certificate ID Supported by Full List of Supporters: https://www.geo.university/pages/certificates - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION This document certifies that Onesmus W. Gichuru has successfully completed the course of GEO University Learn the FOSS4g Stack: QGIS 3 Desktop May 30, 2020 This certificate was issued by GEO University with Blockchain technology and has Certificate ID Supported by Full List of Supporters: https://www.geo.university/pages/certificates - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION This document certifies that Onesmus W. Gichuru has successfully completed the course of GEO University Hyperspectral Thermal Image Unmixing June 1, 2020 This certificate was issued by GEO University with Blockchain technology and has Certificate ID Supported by Full List of Supporters: https://www.geo.university/pages/certificates - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION This document certifies that Onesmus W. Gichuru has successfully completed the course of GEO University Introduction to LaTeX June 6, 2020 This certificate was issued by GEO University with Blockchain technology and has Certificate ID Supported by Full List of Supporters: https://www.geo.university/pages/certificates - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION This document certifies that Onesmus Gichuru has successfully completed the course of GEO University Introduction to Remote Sensing May 28, 2020 This certificate was issued by GEO University with Blockchain technology and has Certificate ID Supported by Full List of Supporters: https://www.geo.university/pages/certificates - CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION This document certifies that Onesmus W. Gichuru has successfully completed the course of GEO University Remote Sensing Applications using the Hellenic National Sentinel Data Mirror Site June 1, 2020 This certificate was issued by GEO University with Blockchain technology and has Certificate ID Supported by Full List of Supporters: https://www.geo.university/pages/certificates - Onesmus W. Gichuru May 18, 2020 Onesmus W. Gichuru May 19, 2020 Onesmus W. Gichuru May 19, 2020 Onesmus W. Gichuru May 19, 2020 Onesmus W. Gichuru 19 May 2020 Onesmus W. Gichuru May 18, 2020 Onesmus W. Gichuru May 18, 2020