Paul Wachira

Data Scientist and Passionate IT/Data Analytics professional with 14+ years experience gathering knowledge & insights from Data to complement decision making, discover new business opportunities, track performance, increase revenue, drive down costs and reduce risk to the business.

Industries worked in:
- Banking & Financial Services
- Non-Governmental Organizations
- Telecommunications
- Automotive

I am a specialist in:
- Data Analysis and Reporting
- Data Visualization (Data Storytelling, Data Showcasing and Data Art)
- Business Intelligence
- Management Information Systems
- Data Migration, Cleansing and Normalization
- Statistical and Quantitative Analysis
- Data Science and Big Data
- Machine Learning
- Project Management

Senior Manager – Data Analytics & Visualization: Church World Service [Jul 2024 – Feb 2025]

Data & Analytics Manager: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) [Aug 2019 – June2024]

Engineering Data Manager Specialist: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) [Sep 2014 – Jul 2019]

Associate Executive: Mahindra Comviva [Jul 2013 – Aug 2014]

Programme Support/Corporate Clerk: Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited [Sep 2010 - Jun 2013]

Project Assistant: Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited [Sep 2008 – Aug 2010]

[2019] Strathmore University: Master of Science in Information Technology 

Specialization: Information Systems Management

Thesis: A Prototype for Predicting Energy Consumption in Buildings: A Case of Commercial Office Buildings 

[2007] Kenyatta University: Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) 

Degree Classification: Second Class Honours (Upper Division)