Irene Nyakate
Kira,Uganda
Summary
Passionate Software Developer with exceptional leadership and communication abilities. Expertise in driving team success through diligent work, meticulous attention to detail, and superior organizational skills. Excels in leading cross-cultural, global teams, ensuring effective collaboration and fostering a positive work environment. Ability to find innovative solutions to software challenges, combined with self-motivation and adaptability, positions as a valuable asset in the technology industry. Committed to continuous learning and growth, eager to contribute to the advancement of technology and the success of the team.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
UgandaEMR Boot Camp 2017
Makerere University School of Public Health- METS Program
Kampala
11.2017 - 12.2017
- Together with a team of 5 developed the HMIS form 077 – The Integrated Nutrition Register (INR) which is used by the Ministry of Health in the various health centers as a data collection tool for nutrition
Release Manager OpenMRS Platform 2.1.2
OpenMRS.org
10.2017 - 12.2017
- I Led the team in delivery of Platform 2.1.2 software in the scheduled time
- I gave constant reminders to developers who had slowed down on delivering their tasks
- I wrote the documentation for the newly released software clearly showing the bug fixes and the new functionalities shipped with it
- I wrote a blog post about the newly released software to inform the community about it.
Programs Lead and facilitator
Refactory academy
Kampala, Uganda
07.2023 - Current
- Orchestrated assessment, selection, admission, and orientation for 120 AI/ML course students, supporting them throughout, addressing administrative challenges.
- Organized virtual graduation for students on November 17, 2023, fostering community and achievement.
- Identified Mergo Mail Merge tool for sending bulk emails with individual attachments, improving efficiency and communication during student admission.
- This increased ease of sending Student admissions by 75%
- Oversaw Foundations class initiation for December 2023, a mix of young learners and teachers implementing UNICEF curriculum in selected schools, aiming to enhance learning outcomes and engagement.
- Provided comprehensive support to students throughout their learning journey, from creating Refactory emails to addressing queries promptly, ensuring a smooth and effective learning experience.
- Facilitated Introduction to Computing module for Foundations class.
Technical Facilitator
Refactory academy
Kampala, Uganda
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Designed and delivered course content tailored to enhance learners' understanding as well as application of these technologies.
- Assessed learners' progress, ensuring they met the required standards and fostering their growth through continuous feedback and support.
- Enhanced retention of female students by 20%
OpenMRS – Volunteer Quality Assurance(Remotely)
OpenMRS
10425 Commerce Dr. Ste. 110. Carmel,, USA
03.2022 - 02.2023
- Contributed to the testing of the OpenMRS Reference application translating the legacy selenium tests to the cucumber framework for the purposes of maintainability and eliminating dependencies that arose when the tests were migrated to the QAFramework module
- This automation increased ease of maintenance by 80%
Catalyst Programme Co-facilitator and Coach
Refactory
Kampala, Uganda
06.2020 - 01.2023
- Co-facilitated classes and carried out remote coaching sessions for students in HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Material UI, JavaScript, Debugging, NodeJS, Pug Template engine and Vuejs.
- Increased rate of female students retention by 20%
Team Lead- UgandaEMR OPD Registration development
OSEC
Kampala, Uganda
07.2022 - 08.2022
- Led a team of four developers under the Open Source for Equality challenge to develop the UgandaEMR-OPD Registration and Referral Note that were ready to be used by the Ministry of Health in Uganda.
- About 90% of the work on the forms was done.
Developer of Dasuns Web App
dasuns.org
Wakiso, Uganda
09.2021 - 01.2022
- Developed and deployed a web app for Dasuns (Diversity Ability Support Network System) a social enterprise company registered in Uganda to promote social and inclusive development through facilitating access to professional assistive support services and technologies to advance rights, choices and opportunities for persons with disabilities.
- This was the winner at MIT Solve Competition 2022 - Care Economy category.
Software Engineer Apprentice
Refactory
Kampala, Uganda
10.2019 - 08.2021
- As a team of four developers we developed a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) of the Farm Manager App meant to help farmers who don't live at their farm to have a visual of what takes place at their farm on a daily
- Gathered and defined customer requirements to develop clear specifications to suite the need of the farmers
- Collaborated with the team and the client on all stages of systems development lifecycle, from requirement gathering to production releases testing
- Planned and developed prototypes using JustinMind software that simplified our work
- Collaborated with our mentor and team to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release farm app software development
- Developed a cross platform software.
- I worked as a scrum master and a developer
UETCL Dashboard -Developer, Scrum master
UETCL
08.2020 - 08.2020
- Developed a dashboard for contract visualization and monitoring.
- Simplified the company's tracking of contracts running and those due completion.
Google Code-in 2019 – Mentor for OpenMRS
OpenMRS.org
11.2019 - 01.2020
- I mentored teens who participated in the Google Code-in contest on behalf of OpenMRS
- I reviewed pull requests made by the students and gave meaningful feedback
- Participated in creating coding and design tasks for the students
- Took part in choosing the winners for the coding contest.
Refactory Online Admission System - Developer
Refactory Uganda
09.2019 - 10.2019
- Contributed to the development of of the Refactory Students online admission system.
- Used React, Material UI and agile methodologies
Google Summer of Code 2019 Administrator
OpenMRS.org
12.2018 - 10.2019
- Set up the Google Summer of Code wiki page for OpenMRS
- Registered OpenMRS for Google Summer of Code
- Got people thinking about potential projects Google Summer of Code and being a mentor
- Submitted the OpenMRS application to Google Summer of Code
- Recruited Mentors, that's developers from the community willing to support the students
- Listed potential Google Summer of Code projects on the wiki page
- Got mentors and projects aligned with best students
- Got mentors to review Students' proposals
- Announced accepted students to the OpenMRS community as stated by Google
- Kept track of student progress during the coding period
- Carried out first, second and third evaluation of student projects
- Wrapped up with Google Summer of Code and attended a mentor summit in Munich, Germany.
Education
Accelerated Learning Certificate in Software Development - Certificate in Software Engineering
Refactory Uganda
Kampala, Uganda 06.2019 - 09.2019
Certificate of Higher Education - Education and Training
Equip Training UK in collaboration with Refactory – Clarke International University
UK 08.2020 - 08.2020
Software Developer Apprentice - Software Engineering
Refactory Uganda
Kampala, Uganda 10.2019 - 03.2020
Skills
- JavaScript , Nodejs, React, React Native
- Version Control(Git/GitHub, Git/Git-Lab)
- HTML,CSS
- Software testing with Cypress and Cucumber
- Agile Development Methodologies
- Debugging
- MongoDB
- Django
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Python
- Communication skills
- Time management
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Languages
English
Fluent
Lusoga
Native
Luganda
Fluent
Runyakitara
Intermediate
Affiliations
- Learning
- Teaching
- Swimming
- Playing Chess
REFERENCES
Daniel Kayiwa
Software Engineer, OpenMRS.org
Phone: +256782380638
Email: kayiwadaniel@gmail.com
Jackson Ssenengo
Program Technical Coach, Refactory Academy
Phone: +256781114256
Email: jssenengo@refactory.academy
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Programs Lead and facilitator
Refactory academy
07.2023 - Current
Technical Facilitator
Refactory academy
01.2023 - 06.2023
Team Lead- UgandaEMR OPD Registration development
OSEC
07.2022 - 08.2022
OpenMRS – Volunteer Quality Assurance(Remotely)
OpenMRS
03.2022 - 02.2023
Developer of Dasuns Web App
dasuns.org
09.2021 - 01.2022
Certificate of Higher Education - Education and Training
Equip Training UK in collaboration with Refactory – Clarke International University
08.2020 - 08.2020
UETCL Dashboard -Developer, Scrum master
UETCL
08.2020 - 08.2020
Catalyst Programme Co-facilitator and Coach
Refactory
06.2020 - 01.2023
Google Code-in 2019 – Mentor for OpenMRS
OpenMRS.org
11.2019 - 01.2020
Software Developer Apprentice - Software Engineering
Refactory Uganda
10.2019 - 03.2020
Software Engineer Apprentice
Refactory
10.2019 - 08.2021
Refactory Online Admission System - Developer
Refactory Uganda
09.2019 - 10.2019
Accelerated Learning Certificate in Software Development - Certificate in Software Engineering
Refactory Uganda
06.2019 - 09.2019
Google Summer of Code 2019 Administrator
OpenMRS.org
12.2018 - 10.2019
UgandaEMR Boot Camp 2017
Makerere University School of Public Health- METS Program
11.2017 - 12.2017
Release Manager OpenMRS Platform 2.1.2
OpenMRS.org
10.2017 - 12.2017
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