Experience19+ Years
LevelCXO
Executive Overview
Cloud and XaaS Architect. Former Mobile Payment Systems and Virtualization specialist. Part time world traveler and nature photographer. Specialties: Hadoop, MapReduce, Spark, Java, Python, Hive, Pig, *nix, Linux, Networks, Virtualization, DevOps, Machine Learning, Statistical Learning, Systems Architecture, Cloud (PaaS, IaaS, SaaS, etc). People Management Project Management Operations Management Incident Management Problem Management Account Management (Strategic and Tactical) SDLC(Software Delivery Lifecycle) Management ------ Specialties from my time in payment systems: Mobile payment systems Mobile Money Mobile Remittances Anti Money Laundering systems VAS ISO8583 EFT/MFT
Career Timeline
- BlackRockCurrentNov 2024–Present· 1 yr 10 mos
- Managing Director, AI Platform EngineeringCurrentNov 2024–Present
- Apr 2022–Oct 2024· 2 yrs 6 mos
- Director, Applied AI EngineeringJun 2023–Oct 2024
- Group Product Manager, Core ML EngineeringApr 2022–Jun 2023
- Nov 2013–Apr 2022· 8 yrs 5 mos
- Head of Product Strategy, ML2020–Apr 2022
- Head of BD, Autonomous & Quantum ComputingJun 2019–2020
- Principal ML BDM & WW SageMaker LeadApr 2019–Jun 2019
- Sr. Business Development Manager, Amazon AIMay 2017–Apr 2019
- Sr. Technical Account Manager (Big Data & Analytics Specialist)Oct 2016–Apr 2017
- Manager, Technical AccountsJun 2015–Oct 2016
- Big Data & DevOps ManagerNov 2013–May 2015
- Oct 2010–Nov 2013· 3 yrs 1 mo
- Head Of Operations, AfricaOct 2011–Nov 2013
- Manager, OperationsOct 2010–Dec 2011
- 2008–2010· 2 yrs
- MobileMoney Deployment/Support Engineer2008–2010
- 2007–2008· 1 yr
- Linux/Oracle Systems Administrator2007–2008
Education
BSc
Physics & Computer Sciences
University of BueaExecutive Relationship Map
Reports To
Dan Romuald Mbanga
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Skills & Expertise
Software DevelopmentProject ManagementIT SolutionsLeadershipMulti-cultural team buildingUSSDSystems AnalysisBusiness AnalysisProject DeliveryCustomer SupportCreative SolutionsBig DataKanbanMachine LearningVMware ESXAfricaCustomer Acquisition StrategiesTeam ManagementOperations ManagementSystems Engineering