Martin Kithinji

I am highly dedicated professional Quantitative Researcher/ Data Scientist with a background in statistics, actuarial science and financial mathematics. I have over five years’ experience in data analytics and actuarial modeling.

Objective: To solve business and risk management challenges based on research and data analysis.

Quantitative Researcher/ Trader Blackhedgers, Kenya

Responsibilities:

• Use statistical analysis and machine learning techniques to develop quantitative trading strategies.

• Leveraging extensive datasets to fine-tune trading parameters.• Analyze data and market trends to generate hypotheses and draw meaningful conclusions.

• Option Analytics.

Head, Division of Actuarial and Data Science, Kirinyaga University, Kenya

Responsibilities:

 Lead committee meetings on developments in science.

• Facilitate programming hackathons on use of machine learning in solvingsocietal challenges.

• Select and design curricula to meet academic objectives.

• Implementing instructional technologies in course delivery to engage andeducate students.

• Mentoring and supervising graduate students in practical next steps for career preparedness.

Lead Data Scientist – consulting role, Firstdata Ventures Limited

• Lead development of Quantitative and Qualitative Data collection tools• Coding quantitative data collection tools using Kobo Collect/ ODK.

• Retrieving and altering data from databases using SQL.

• Managing teams of data collection enumerators.

• Monitoring data quality and carrying out data cleaning
• Preprocessing of structured and unstructured data using Python.
• Performing statistical analysis using R, Python and SPSS.
• Writing reports to communicate findings.

Tutorial fellow, Kirinyaga University, Kenya

Responsibilities

• Research and lecturing (Actuarial Science, Financial Mathematics, Machine Learning and Statistics).

• Facilitate programming hackathons on use of machine learning in solving societal challenges.

• Delivering optimal teaching and exam timetables for the School of Pure and Applied Sciences.

• Designing and administering tutorials to undergraduate students.

• Mentoring undergraduate students in practical next steps for career preparedness.

Officer, National Transport and Safety Authority, Kenya

Responsibilities

• Analyze data to inform optimal road safety strategies to be implemented.

• Supervise patrols to identify and deter traffic violations.

• Review and update road safety policies and regulations

Ph.D. in Mathematics (Financial Option) The Pan African University (PAU), Kenya

Core Subjects

Analysis, Regression Modelling, Advanced Probability & Stochastic Theory, Advanced Financial Modelling, Financial Time Series.

Dissertation

Estimation of Conditional Weighted Expected Shortfall under Adjusted Extreme Quantile Autoregression.

Research areas

Statistical modeling, Financial Modelling and predictive analysis, Quantile regression, Time series analysis, and Machine learning.

Master of Science in Actuarial Science(M.Sc.), University of Nairobi, Kenya

Core Subjects

Advanced Financial and Investment Mathematics, Advanced Actuarial Mathematics, Advanced Risk Mathematics, Advanced Financial Economics, Survival Analysis, Corporate Finance and Investment, Data Management and Analysis, Stochastic Processes, Life Insurance Mathematics, Advanced Financial Modelling, Applied Statistical Demography, Professional Issues in Actuarial Science.

Thesis

Pricing Unemployment Insurance using Burr XII Mixture Distribution and Capital Asset Pricing Model with Application toUSA Data

Postgraduate Diploma in Actuarial Science (PGD.)University of Nairobi, Kenya

Core Subjects

Actuarial Mathematics, Financial and Investment Mathematics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistical Modelling, Financial Management and Accounts, Survival Models, Financial Economics.

Diploma in Information Technology, Kenya School of Professional Studies, Kenya

Core Subjects

Information Technology Concepts, Client Server Technologies, Structured Programming, Internet Applications Programming, Object-oriented Programming, Spreadsheets, Management Information Systems, System Analysis, and Design.

• Applied Data Science, 2023 - Ongoing

• Financial Modeling and Valuation, 2022

• Build Dashboards in Power BI, 2022

• Data science and Machine learning, 2021

• Programming with Python, 2021

• Quasi Paramilitary training, National Youth Service (N.Y.S) College, 2017

• Statistical Packages, 2012