Edwin Kipkorir Tuwei

A professional Data Scientist with over 8 years of experience, seeking a challenging and rewarding role, where I can apply my data skills to support the organization's vision and contribute to its growth. My experience spans various areas including Data Science, Project Management, Performance Management, and Monitoring and Evaluation. I excel in both teamwork and leadership, possess strong organizational abilities, am results-oriented, and am known for my critical and analytical thinking.

Planning Officer, Projects - Project Management Office, Business Strategy Division

Kenya Power & Lighting Co Plc., Nairobi, Kenya: January 2022 to Date

Kenya Power and Lighting Company Plc. is a critical institution in Kenya's energy sector, with a dedicated workforce of over 10,000 employees. Their efforts are instrumental in ensuring that electricity reaches over 9 million customers, driving economic growth and enhancing the quality of life for citizens across the country.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Consolidating and standardizing best practices and processes in project management across all Divisions by providing consistent project management guidance, methods, systems, tools and metrics for consistent project outcomes in the Company.
• Creating and maintaining project monitoring and management templates, tools and software to ensure the availability of reliable data, facilitating early visibility into project performance for informed decision-making.
• Assisting in the identification of issues and risks within projects and exploring potential solutions, coordinating with Project Managers for their appropriate implementation.
• Developing, executing, evaluating, and reviewing the Company's Project Portfolio.
• Monitoring the progress of all key projects in coordination with the Project Managers and initiative owners.

Planning Officer - Business Data Analytics Section, Business Strategy Division

Kenya Power & Lighting Co Plc., Nairobi, Kenya; July 2020 to Dec. 2021

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyzing monthly Last-Mile data, interpreting the results using statistical techniques, and providing reports on ongoing projects to donors and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum.
• Providing quarterly reports on project implementation progress to ensure alignment with project objectives, work plans, budgets, and expected results.
• Utilizing statistical and data visualization tools and methods to analyze data, and identify trends, patterns, and insights for program design, implementation, and evaluation, supporting evidence-based decision-making.
• Ensuring the department's data warehouse undergoes regular updates and relevant data cleaning as part of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) practices.
• Mobilizing and supporting decision-makers to use the evidence for promoting effective solutions to Company challenges. 
• Monitoring performance and quality control plans to identify improvements.
• Supporting the preparation of ad-hoc data requests for decision-making. 

Planning Officer - Business Planning Department, Business Strategy Division

Kenya Power & Lighting Co Plc, Nairobi, Kenya; April 2015 to June 2020

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Quarterly progress implementation reporting on Company projects to ensure adherence to project objectives, work plans, budget, and expected results. 
• Monitoring implementation of the corporate strategic plan.
• Regularly collating & analyzing corporate data for planning and evaluation purposes.
• Business Intelligence reporting champion, trainer of trainers, and reporting author in the Company
• Supporting Corporate Performance Management processes; preparation of Corporate Performance contracts (PC) report for the Board for internal and external evaluation. 
• Collaborating with other departments/divisions on performance contracting processes for General Managers.
• Designing and developing electronic questionnaires for electronic data collection, based on Open Data Kit (ODK).