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United States

District Of Columbia, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

As a consultant for DesignAI, a standout company in 500 Startups Batch 35 cohort, I contributed to shaping the user experience for their innovative platform that uses AI to convert 2D assets into 3D models and videos in a market space estimated to exceed $150 billion in the next few years.

South Bend, Indiana, United States

• Led market research in the noncash funding options for the nonprofit sector, uncovering over $410M in untapped value within the donated cars industry.
• Designed a Donation-as-a-Service solution, validated through conducting 50+ qualitative user interviews and business model creation.
• Led data analysis, mining data on over 1M nonprofits from the IRS website using Python, to develop acomprehensive snapshot of the donated cars industry, validating our market entry.

South Bend, Indiana, United States

• Automated the student resume-sharing process, replacing a slow 3-day manual PDFmerge with an always-up-to-date online version, improving quality and consistency.
• Visualized the workflow journey using Airtable interfaces, allowing the team to plan andexecute tasks 2–3x faster, optimizing the entire process.

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• PiCortex is a Cloud-based business management platform.
• Laid the foundation of the PiCortex design system; building a component library with 100+ components, reducing overall development time for new builds by >50%
• Led design in a team of 7 serving 200+ customers, introducing User-centred design framework as core design process

Geneva, Switzerland

• ITC is a joint agency of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN), aiming to foster sustainable economic development through international trade.
• Designed and delivered digital marketing training for 200+ SMBs across 3 cities in the Middle East.
• Implemented automated digital campaign lead generation and reporting systems for 20 partner organizations, resulting in the acquisition 4000+ high-quality global leads.
• Trained small businesses in using AI tools like Google Sheets to automate cross-border outreach, develop AI-driven content calendars, and optimize social media engagement through SEO and trend analysis, significantly.

Kampala, Uganda

Sellio is a unique advertising and point-of-sales solution for small businesses built on top of social media & chat.Sellio has over 2.5k clients in Uganda and Kenya, is growing 10% week-over-week, and is 1 of 14 companies worldwide selected for Facebook’s new ‘FbStart Growth-to-Scale’ accelerator.www.sellio.com

Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

First chatbot-powered market-place for SMEs in Africa

Kampala, Uganda

• Pioneered the application of Critical Regionalism in mobile game design, creating culturally relevant experiences for underserved audiences.
• Led creative direction for Matatu, our flagship title, which has garnered over 2 million downloads and maintained a top 10 position among local games in the region for over a decade.
• Spearheaded the creative redesign and monetization strategy for Matatu's spinoff, resulting in over $500,000 in revenue.
• Directed the digitization of local games, including Keiko and Mosquito Rush, tailoring them for a global market while preserving their cultural essence.
• Contributed to the company's founding thesis of creating games exclusively for audiences traditionally overlooked by mainstream developers.
• Conducted market research and user surveys to ensure games resonated with the target audience leading to an average 4.5 star rating on the app store.

Master Of Science - Ms In Engineering, Science & Technology Entrepreneurship

The ESTEEM Program is built on utilizing technical skills and supplementing them with a core business curriculum to develop a.

Bachelor Of Environmental Design, Architecture

Aice Diploma, Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Cartoonist, Chief Editor School Magazine

Uganda Certificate Of Education

Activities and Societies: House Captain