Catherine Karanja

Experienced and passionate Data Engineer with skills in Python, SQL, Spark, and AWS. Strong organizational skills with a Bachelor's degree focused in Computer Science from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. Attended the Data Engineering Accelerator Program at Explore AI Academy.

Data Engineering Intern // Explore AI Academy,

South Africa

August 2022 - November 2022

• Collaborated with a team of data scientists on a project to create a visual representation of the London underground train system which was used to forecast the number of passengers entering and leaving the stations based on various factors.
• Participated in the designing and creation of a data pipeline using AWS services (Data Pipeline, EC2, S3, Lambda, SNS, RDS). The data pipeline was used to move data safely to the cloud.

Managed the data cleaning phase of the project using Spark and Deequ.

IT Intern // Apt Building Associates, Kenya

May 2021 - May 2022

• Participated in troubleshooting printers, computers, and network installation and configuration of computer and printer networks.
• Managed hardware maintenance and preventive maintenance of the computers to prevent wear and tear, and ensure that the computers work effectively for the day-to-day operations of the business.
• Liaised with other staff in the section to meet clients' needs from time to time such as help in accessing and using the company's website.

DATA ENGINEERING CERTIFICATE

Explore AI Academy, South Africa

January 2022 - Nov 2022

BSc. COMPUTER SCIENCE

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya

September 2015 - April 2021

• Second Class Honors