Curriculum vitae

Owden Godson Mwangama

Machine Learning Engineer · Independent Researcher · Technology Entrepreneur

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Selected research

Manuscript in preparation

Professional experience

  1. 2024–present

    Machine Learning Engineer

    Zillow

    Engineering production agentic systems, evaluation pipelines, tool-use orchestration, and human-in-the-loop automation for real-estate workflows.

  2. 2019–present

    Founder · Remote advisory

    Owden Consulting

    Technology strategy, implementation advisory, and digital-transformation work.

  3. 2019–present

    Co-founder · Board advisory

    EMET Healthcare

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

  4. 2014–2019

    Co-founder · Chief Creative Officer

    INETS

    Technology and creative leadership for systems addressing institutional and socioeconomic needs.

  5. 2016

    Co-founder

    ShuleSoft

    Co-founded a school-management platform for Tanzanian schools.

Education

  1. Master of Science in Business Analytics (STEM)

    Emory University, Goizueta Business School

    Graduate training spanning machine learning, deep learning, distributed computing, data systems, analytics, and organizational decision-making.

  2. Bachelor of Science with Computer Science (Honours)

    University of Dar es Salaam

    Awarded 8 November 2014. Coursework covered computer science and statistics, including software development, data structures and algorithms, databases, probability, statistical inference, regression, multivariate methods, and sampling.

Certificates

  1. Google Project Management Professional Certificate

    Google · Coursera

    Completed 22 November 2024. Six-course certificate covering traditional and Agile project management.

  2. Google Mobile Web Specialist

    Google and Udacity

  3. Inbound Marketing

    HubSpot Academy

Selected systems and projects

  1. 01Research Systems

    EvoHakiki

    An auditable control plane for evidence-governed agent evolution, historically developed as Reflective Agent through v0.10.

  2. 02Production AI and Data Systems

    Production agentic AI and evaluation systems

    Tool-use orchestration, evaluation pipelines, golden examples, and human-in-the-loop automation for real-estate workflows.

  3. 03Production AI and Data Systems

    NiaFaker

    An open-source Python package generating localized names, phone numbers, mobile-money data, and national identifiers for ten African economies.

  4. 04Production AI and Data Systems

    IBM Cognos Analytics and AI customer-service proposal for MultiChoice Tanzania

    A two-part proposal: a CRM-integrated AI customer-service assistant with agent search, conversational AI, and speech-to-text; and IBM Cognos Analytics dashboards with mapping, promotion analysis, natural-language exploration, and forecasting.

  5. 05Digital Public Infrastructure

    Climate-smart agriculture platform

    A digital platform supporting the IMAP4CSA program and its farmer-facing operations.

  6. 06Digital Public Infrastructure

    BRELA Online Registration System

    Work on BRELA’s online registration system through an earlier technology venture.

  7. 07Entrepreneurship and Social Impact

    ShuleSoft

    A school-management platform for Tanzanian institutions.

Speaking, mentorship, and international engagement

  1. Emory University · Goizueta Business School

    Invited industry speaker · AI in Action: Journeys into Generative AI

  2. Emory University · Goizueta Business School

    Invited alumni evaluator · Big Data course final-project showcase

  3. Academy for International Business Officials · Beijing

    Invited participant and closing speaker · Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — Sustainable Cities and Towns

  4. C-DAC Advanced Computing Training School · New Delhi / NM-AIST · Arusha

    Workshop participant and closing-ceremony speaker · Seven Days Workshop on e-Governance

  5. EU mYouth 2.0

    International mentor · Social-impact mobile application development and entrepreneurship

  6. Haven of Peace Academy · Dar es Salaam

    Middle-school career seminar speaker · IT careers and pathways

Leadership and advisory

Founder of Owden Consulting; co-founder and board advisor at EMET Healthcare; former co-founder and Chief Creative Officer at INETS; co-founder of ShuleSoft.

Selected recognition

  • Finalist, 2024 Wharton People Analytics Conference Case Competition
    Selected with Emory’s Team HR Eagles to present in the competition’s final round.
  • MSBA Student Excellence in Business Acumen Award
    Named a 2024 recipient by Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
  • UC Berkeley School of Information MIMS Fellowship Package
    Awarded with the Fall 2023 MIMS admission offer.
  • Chevening Scholarship interview shortlist
    Selected by the British High Commission Dar es Salaam for interview in the 2023–2024 scholarship cycle.
  • First Prize — Mentoring, Sanitation Hackathon 2012
    Member of Dream Team, recognized for its software solution at the Dar es Salaam hackathon.

Technical capabilities

Machine learning and evaluation

  • Python
  • TensorFlow
  • scikit-learn
  • Pandas
  • NumPy
  • LLM and agent evaluation

Software and data systems

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

Cloud and delivery

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

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