About Me

I am an entrepreneur and technology enthusiast with a passion for health, education, youth development, and socioeconomic empowerment. Currently working as a Machine Learning Engineer at Zillow while continuing to drive technological innovation across Africa.

I've dedicated my career to creating technology solutions that make a real difference in people's lives. Through my co-founded companies, I've built platforms and applications for major government institutions, private companies, and organizations - including systems like BRELA's OBRS and payment gateways - serving well over 1 million people across Tanzania and beyond.

Based in Atlanta, USA
1M+
Users Impacted
3
Companies Co-Founded
4
Countries Spoken In
22K+
Farmers Trained

My Philosophy

"Technology should empower communities, not just companies. Every system I build aims to create meaningful impact - whether it's helping farmers increase their yields, enabling governments to serve citizens better, or making financial services accessible to everyone."

Resume

Notable Projects

NiaFaker

Open-source fake data generator localized for 10 African economies — names, phones, mobile money, national IDs. Available on PyPI.

Climate-Smart Agriculture Platform

Belgian Govt funded system via Kilimo Trust: 22,952 farmers, 10,119 mapped plots, 11,565 trained farmers

BRELA Online Registration System

Tanzania's national business registration system — selected by BRELA's CEO to present at the statehouse with President Kikwete launching the system at TNBC's 10th Meeting in 2015

ShuleSoft

Co-founded school management platform serving 400+ schools across Tanzania with 17+ modules

Enterprise Data Migration

700GB+ real estate data migration to PostgreSQL for everylisting.com

PCI-DSS Payment Gateways

Secure payment systems via CyberSource (Visa), DPO, and PesaPal

Speaking Engagements

Emory University — AI in Action (2026)

Industry speaker at Goizueta Business School on shipping agentic AI in production — spec-driven agents, golden examples, and the engineering behind reliable automation

AIBO Beijing — China Ministry of Commerce

Selected to deliver closing speech representing nations at MOFCOM's Academy for International Business Officials tech seminar

CDAC Delhi — India e-Governance Workshop

Selected for India's National e-Governance training program under Ministry of External Affairs; delivered closing speech

EU mYouth 2.0 Mentor

International mentor for Erasmus+ mobile app development program spanning 13 partners across 3 continents

HOPAC School Outreach

Technology education for Grade 4 students in Dar es Salaam

Education

2024
Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Master of Science in Business Analytics (STEM)

Awards & Recognition: Wharton People Analytics Case Competition Finalist, Business Acumen Award, Most Entrepreneurial Award, MSBA Advisory Board Presentation

Key Coursework: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Business Analytics, AWS Distributed Computing, Managing Big Data (PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, HDFS, S3, Spark), Supply Chain Analytics, HR Analytics, Data Visualization

2018
Google & Udacity

Google Mobile Web Specialist

Certificate in Mobile Web development, funded by Google and delivered by Udacity.

2018
HubSpot Academy

Inbound Marketing

Certificate in Inbound Marketing from HubSpot Academy.

2014
University of Dar es Salaam

BSc Computer Science & Statistics

Graduated with honors.

Experience

2024 - Current
Zillow

Machine Learning Engineer

Building production agentic AI systems — tool-use orchestration, evaluation pipelines, and human-in-the-loop automation for real estate workflows at scale.

2019 - Current
Owden Consulting

Founder | Remote Advisory

Strategic consulting and advisory services for technology implementations and digital transformation projects.

2019 - Current
EMET Healthcare

Co-Founder | Board Advisory

Strategic oversight and technology guidance for accessible healthcare initiatives and platform development.

2014-2019
INETS

Co-Founder | Chief Creative Officer

Lead branding and creative direction for technology solutions addressing socio-economic issues.

2016
ShuleSoft

Co-Founder

Co-founded ShuleSoft School Management system serving 70,000+ users across Tanzania.

Core Technologies

Machine Learning & Data

  • Python
  • TensorFlow
  • Scikit-learn
  • Pandas
  • NumPy

Full-Stack Development

  • PHP/Laravel
  • JavaScript
  • React
  • Node.js
  • MySQL/PostgreSQL

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Docker
  • Linux/Bash
  • Git
  • CI/CD