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Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Supporting Pamoja na Watoto in Canada by raising awareness and funds for their initiatives, and exploring opportunities for partnerships with Canadian organisations.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Engineers Without Borders is a non-profit organization that tackles global poverty and inequality. Support the Board and Management as Vice Chair, while also serving as Chair of the Chapter Development Committee and sitting on Governance, HSW and Investment Committees.

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

UN Office for Project Services is an operational arm of the UN dedicated to implementing and supporting the delivery of infrastructure projects globally. Working within the Strategic Initiatives team on research initiatives and tool development to understand the environmental, social and economic impacts of infrastructure, with specific focus on the role of infrastructure in creating resilient communities in support of sustainable development.

Kampala, Uganda

Viamo is a social enterprise that connects organizations to their beneficiaries, and provides access to information via mobile technology. As a data analyst, I design, implement and manage experiments to innovate content and features on our 3-2-1 information platform to increase listenership and impact for our over 5 million users in 16 countries across Africa and Asia. Engineers Without Borders Canada Long Term Fellow.

Toronto, Canada

IBI Group is a technology-driven design firm defining the cities of tomorrow. We are a global team of industry-leading architects, engineers, planners, designers, and technology professionals united by a common desire: to create livable, sustainable, technologically-advanced urban environments. Performed data analytics on Transit Signal Priority system in Boulder, Colorado to ensure transit system performance against established metrics, identified problematic areas and proposed solutions to improve the system.Performed traffic impact studies and parking studies on various developments throughout the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario.

Nairobi, Kenya

Kwangu Kwako is a social enterprise based in Nairobi, Kenya. We build safe, secure and affordable housing in informal settlements made from precast concrete panels.Developed and prototyped a new product design that resulted in 6% manufacturing cost savings. Built an inventory system that allowing for more effective tracking of raw material use and product stock through procurement, manufacturing and sales.Initiated contact with 5 potential partners and donors, opening the door to over $500K of potential funding. Developed and refined company elevator pitch and deck and established a quarterly Kwangu Kwako newsletter.

Toronto, Canada Area

▪Oversaw the design and construction of a 40m footbridge in Chilcani, Bolivia▪Prepared and submitted project bids and technical design reports to the B2P Technical Advisory Board

Toronto, Canada Area

2016 Guatemala Bridge Project▪ Performed technical design and logistics on 34m footbridge▪ Drafted site and community feasibility reports, and preliminary and final design reports▪ Performed frequent quality control inspections on site and developed as-built reports▪ Communicated with local Guatemalan workers in Spanish▪ Project reviewed and approved by B2P professional engineer▪ Project budget approximately $30,000

Toronto, Canada

Worked with Professor Eric Miller of University of Toronto to update historic transportation network models of Greater Toronto Area to be used for future transportation planning research.Obtained data on transit use, road changes, travel mode choice and population changes from transit agencies and government organizations to model traffic congestion, created a physical and digital archive of road maps and transit schedules of Golden Horse Shoe Area for use in future traffic and transit models and used a combination of ArcGIS, Excel Programming, and EMME software to model road and transit networks.

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, Engineering For Sustainable Development, Pass With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Wolfson College Boat Club, Cambridge Union

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Engineering Science, Infrastructure

Activities and Societies: Engineers Without Borders, Bridges to Prosperity, Mr. Blue and Gold, SKULE Rugby Team Captain, Shadow Dance Club

Micromasters, Data, Economics And Development Policy

Online degree offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Department of Economics and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab.

High School

Activities and Societies: Head Boy Prefect Council Free the Children Amnesty International Global Responsibility and Young Leaders'.