Kevin Sila

My Name is Kevin Sila. I am an expert and solution strategist for all business operations. I likewise offer Web Design services to e-commerce and small start-up companies. Kindly get in touch for more information.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE. 

March 29, 2022- Current: IT Lead for The Maisha Youth Movement. (Under National AIDS Control Council).

              Key Responsibilities. 

• Developing and maintaining the Maisha Youth Website.
• Provide up-to-date data on the website traffic.
• Managing Information technology and computer systems.
• Ensuring the security of data, network access, and backup systems.
• Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions in time. 

December 10, 2020- Current: Chairman for Maisha Youth Organization Movement, Machakos County (Under National AIDS Control Council).

              Key responsibilities.

• Formulation and the review of Machakos county youth budget, under the Maisha Youth chapter.
• Planning of regular youth meetings, with key roles being meeting scheduling, budget allocation, and mobilizing relevant stakeholders and youth. 
• Building a sense of community within the youth to provide an opportunity for social development and social awareness of health-related issues.
• Writing and Reporting monthly activity reports to the parent organization, as a way of marking progress. 

January 15, 2017- Current: Freelance Online Writing content creator, Transcription expert, and Verified Online Tutor at Course hero.

               Key Responsibilities.

• Research industry-related topics (combining online sources, interviews, and studies), and prepare well-structured drafts using digital publishing platforms.
• Demonstrated the ability to work diligently under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Conduct keyword research and use SEO guidelines to optimize content.
• Prepare well-structured drafts using Content Management Systems
• Hands-on experience with Content Management Systems (such as WordPress, and Wix)
• Preparing and delivering lessons to improve students' reading, writing, and conversing skills.
• Assisting students with homework, projects, test preparation, papers, research, and other academic tasks.

Bachelor's Degree: Mathematics and Computer Science.

April 2022: Google Analytics Individual Qualification. 

-Through Google skill shop, I was able to learn advanced google analytics concepts and garnered relevant skills in data collection, analysis, monitoring, visualization, reporting, as well as website management.

March 2022: Agile Requirements foundations. 

-Through the linked-in learning program, I was trained on agile management ideas, managing project timelines, and general business-client relationship principles. 

March 2022: Power BI dashboard.

-Through an online learning forum, I was able to learn the dashboard operations and skills on data modeling, data transformation, visualization, as well as architecture.

2020 December: Communication insights. 

-Through a self-paced learning forum, I was able to complete the skill learning journey on topics such as how to communicate analytic insights, storytelling using visual data, and visualization techniques, just to mention a few. 

2020 December: Data Understanding and Preparation. 

-Through a self-paced learning forum, I completed the skill learning journey and gained valuable insights on topics such as graphical data presentation, data preparation, probability, and statistics. 

2020 October: CISCO cybersecurity Essentials.

-I successfully completed the skill learning journey on topics such as DevSecOps(Development, Security, Operations), Encryption and cybersecurity laws. I am adept at tactics and techniques used by Black Hats, as well as the principles of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) used by white hats. 

2020 September: CISCO Introduction to cybersecurity. 

-I successfully completed the skill learning journey, and gained credible knowledge on basic cybersecurity, including the global implications of cyber threats, the impact of cyber security attacks on industries, as well other general cybersecurity topics.

2020 June: I.B.M Data Science Fundamentals. 

 -I completed the skill learning journey on topics such as Big Data, Data Science tools, and the Data Science Life Cycle. (CRISP-DM) 

2020 May: I.B.M Machine Learning. 

 -I completed the skill learning journey in areas such as Machine learning applications, algorithms, and evaluation methods. 

2020 April: I.B.M Artificial Intelligence. 

-I completed the skill learning journey on topics such as what is Artificial Intelligence (A.I.), types of A.I., applications of A.I., Cognitive Computing, Machine Learning types and algorithms, Business Analytics, Natural Language Processing, and Computer Vision. 

2019 August: I.B.M. Python Programming course. 

  -I completed the Python course issued on the IBM-Digital Nation Africa website and earned a badge of recognition. 

2019 March-August: I.B.M. Cognitive class.ai. 

-Completed the course Python for data science.  

2019 March: SOLOLEARN online course on fundamentals of SQL. 

 -Completed the online programming course and issued a certificate. 

2018 October - August 2019: CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY. 

• CCNA 1: Introduction to networking. Passed with merit. 
• CCNA 2: Routing and switching. Passed with merit. 
• CCNA 3: Scaling networks. Passed with merit. 
• CCNA 4: Connecting Networks. Passed with merit. 
  • Word Processing. 

2016 February-May: ICDL certification at the Institute of Advanced Technology, in Nairobi, Kenya. Completed the seven modules that were on offer. 

• Presentation. 
• Online Essentials. 
• Computer Essentials. 
• Spreadsheets. 
• Using Databases. 
• Online Collaboration.