Jean Desire Habiyambere
Project Director
Kigali,
Summary
Professional Project Management with experience working with teams to accomplish short- and long-term project goals. Managed budgets and monitored project costs. Detail-focused Data Analyst with knowledge in data profiling, process validation and business needs analysis. Proven to understand customer requirements and translate into actionable project plans. Dedicated and hard-working with passion for Big Data and Machine learning. Proactive data analyst with 4 years + years project management experience in small start-up business environments. Effective driver of product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. Communicative and collaborative with proven history of improving business operations to support corporate growth and revenue.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Project Director
KIVU Cold Group
Kigali,
05.2021 - Current
- Created successful project plans that included objectives, resources, and staffing to fulfill deadlines.
- Hired and managed project team members, contractors and sub-contractors to complete project tasks.
- Oversaw business operations and produced updated status reports outlining each project to meet milestones.
- Developed and oversaw project operations and managed multi-functional issues through resolution.
- Oversee 3 institutions simultaneously to make them working together smoothly.
- Conducting Quarterly reviews to ensure accountability of project
- Monitored project and program quality to meet audit expectations.
- Developed project control roadmap to guide various projects.
- Adhered to budget requirements with excellent planning and consistent expense monitoring.
- Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.
- Prepare and validate both technical and financial reports
- Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
- Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to all project stakeholders.
Director of Research and development
KIVU Cold Group
Kigali,
08.2020 - 04.2021
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement. - Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
- Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Use Microsoft office and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Saved 11% of total cost of customer acquisition by implementing cost-saving initiatives that reduced long customer acquisition process.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
AI Engineer
SHAKAAI
Kigali,
11.2019 - 06.2020
- Created customized applications to make critical predictions, automate reasoning and decisions and calculate optimization algorithms.
- Worked closely with software engineers, data scientists and product leadership to take technical architecture from conception to business solution
- Developed ML algorithms to analyze video data for 2 clients to make predictions.
- Designed machine learning systems and self-running artificial intelligence (AI) software to automate predictive models.
- Conducted statistical analysis and interpreted results to guide organization's decision-making process.
- Designed, implemented and evaluated new models and rapid software prototypes to solve problems in machine learning and systems engineering.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary product development teams to identify performance
- Consulted with managers to determine and refine machine learning objectives.
- Utilized data modeling and evaluation strategies to find patterns and predict unseen instances.
- Assist with software quality assurance and security review
- Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service
Data Coordinator
One Acre Fund Rwanda
Karongi
05.2019 - 11.2019
- Designed and prepared 6 data collection tools based on trial objective, uploaded it into CommCare cloud based surveying Application
- Sorted and processed incoming reports before putting data into processing software.
- Tracked, reviewed and maintained records for data audit, and data analyst team.
- Compiled and verified accuracy and sorting information to prepare source data for CommCare entry.
- Answered data questions for company leaders as subject matter expert to enhance decision making.
- Located and corrected data entry errors and reported to management.
- Analyzed data(Maize, cassava, and avocado data) for trials and Prepared of Reports
- Coordinate data management processes
- Led data team composed by 5 people
Mathematics Teacher
Ngoma District, K
Ngoma
01.2017 - 07.2017
- Prepared and implemented lesson plans for students in secondary 5 and 6.
- Assessed submitted class assignments, assigned grades, and reviewed work with struggling students to improve their chances of success.
- Diversified teaching techniques and learning tools to help students with differing ability levels such as gifted and non-gifted students.
- Administered assessments and standardized tests to evaluate student progress.
- Implemented peer to peer tutoring method to improve overall comprehension of Mathematics techniques and boost student scores.
- Helped students make good decisions about course choices for educational and vocational goals.
- Initiated communication with students to address learning concerns and offer additional guidance for independent study.
Education
Master of Science - Mathematical Sciences
African Institute For Mathematical Sciences
Kigali, Rwanda 08.2017 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Rwanda, College of Education
Kigali, Rwanda 09.2012 - 07.2016
High School Diploma -
E.Sc De Musanze
Musanze, Rwanda 01.2006 - 11.2011
Skills
Research and development
Team building and development
Staff Management
Strategic planning
Budgeting
Coaching and mentoring
Data validation
Data profiling
Data quality assurance processes
Advanced problem solving
Project planning and development
Business process re-engineering
Lean manufacturing and design
MS Office
Planning and Coordination
Self-Motivated
Excellent Communication
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of 16 staff members by completing off-grid cold box and MoFresh application prototypes with accuracy and efficiency
- Supervised team of 16 staff members as project Director and 9 staff members as data coordinator.
- Completed a draft of a paper called"Construction of Off-Grid Cold Chain and Crop Trading Platform in Rwanda"
- Resolved MoFresh Prototype issue through consumer testing.
Certificates
- Microsoft Professional Capstone: data science
- Data analysis with Python
- Data Analysis with R
- Data Analysis with Excel
- Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization
- Market Research and Consumer Behavior
- Project Management & Other Tools for Career Development
- IBM SPSS Modeler Gold
- Data Science and Business Analytics Competency Sales Foundation
- Ms Office Certified
- SQL including MySQL and PostgreSQL
Affiliations
- Training Hub Ltd( Training, data, and research company) Founder & Chairman of the Board
- KIVU Cold Group(Cold logistic Company) Cofounder and Product Manager
- ADESA(Association of Data Engineering and Sciences in Africa) Associate Member & Rwanda Chapter Chairperson
- AIMS (African Institute for mathematical Sciences) Alumnus
- Startups in Rwanda: Member
- Rwanda AI Forum: Member
- Rwanda Actuarial Association: Member
- Project Management Institute Rwanda: member
- Rwanda Red Cross: Trainer
Work Availability
monday
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Timeline
Project Director
KIVU Cold Group
05.2021 - Current
Director of Research and development
KIVU Cold Group
08.2020 - 04.2021
AI Engineer
SHAKAAI
11.2019 - 06.2020
Data Coordinator
One Acre Fund Rwanda
05.2019 - 11.2019
Master of Science - Mathematical Sciences
African Institute For Mathematical Sciences
08.2017 - 06.2018
Mathematics Teacher
Ngoma District, K
01.2017 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics
University of Rwanda, College of Education
09.2012 - 07.2016
High School Diploma -
E.Sc De Musanze
01.2006 - 11.2011