Profile Summary

Foremost, I am a Christian and my Faith is built on Love and service to God, humanity and all that I was given dominion over.

I am an accomplished Geo-ICT specialist with vast experience in desktop, mobile and web GIS application development. Apart from these, I conduct spatial analysis using remote sensed images for rainfall monitoring and prediction. I have worked in a multi-cultural environment both locally and internationally.

My titles include Software Developer, Software Engineer, GIS Developer, GIS Analyst.

I have hands on experience in using the following:

Programming languages:

• Java SE, Java EE, Android, Python, PHP, C++, R, JavaScript

Web Frameworks commonly used:

• AngularJS, ExtJS, NodeJS, D3 JS, ExpressJS

RESTful APIs

• Web Processing Services
• Data Services (WFS, WCS)

Database techonlogies:

• MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL, SQLite, NoSQL Database (MondoDB)

GIS tools:

• ArcGIS, ILWIS, ENVI IDL, Erdas Imagine
• Openlayers
• Mapserver and Geoserver

Data Collection:

• Open Data Kit (ODK)

Cloud Services

• Google Cloud
• Microsoft Azure

Software Design and Analysis:

• RAD and Agile processes.
• Enterprise Architect.
• Microsoft Visio

I am currently pursuing my MSc in Geoinformatics as the ITC, University of Twente Netherlands. My MSc thesis research is on orchestration of web services using shareable and reproducible geo-processing workflows. I make use of OGC RESTful services including WPS, WFS, and WCS as well as consume processing services of non OGC RESTful APIs. See the demo here:

I have a background in Computer Science from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya.

Since 2015, I have been a member of 52North where I contribute towards making tools that support research in GIS.