// 03. work history

Experience

Web Developer & ICT Instructor

Ta'awun Trust Organization
Full-time
Jan 2025 – Present
Nairobi, Kenya
  • Conducted structured, production-standard code reviews of trainee projects across HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Python — providing targeted, actionable feedback to 180+ youth and adult learners.
  • Designed and administered 250+ formative assessments and capstone code evaluation rubrics covering readability, security, performance optimization, and documentation standards.
  • Integrated AI-powered tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini) into the curriculum to demonstrate real-world code quality workflows and industry-grade development habits.
  • Mentored learners individually on debugging strategies, clean architecture principles, and technical documentation — resulting in 85% of trainees delivering fully deployable web projects.
  • Achieved a 40% increase in portfolio-ready projects by embedding structured peer code review sessions and project-based learning into the training pipeline.
  • Facilitated remote-friendly, collaborative learning via Zoom, MS Teams, Slack, and Google Workspace — boosting learner confidence in virtual collaboration tools by 30%.

Technical Instructor

KIEP – SKIES Project (Kenyatta University)
Contract
Feb 2023 – Sep 2024
Nairobi, Kenya
  • Delivered hands-on training in Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, Cybersecurity, and Software Engineering for 260+ university students — reviewing and evaluating all code submissions against production standards.
  • Guided project-based learning where students designed AI and cybersecurity prototypes, applying secure coding practices, code quality principles, and technical documentation to real-world problems.
  • Mentored learners through iterative code critique, presentations, and group reviews — many students secured internships and research opportunities in technology innovation.
  • Incorporated AI productivity tools and cloud platforms (GitHub Copilot, Google Colab, AWS) to demonstrate professional-grade development workflows and industry-ready coding standards.
  • Applied adult learning theory and the Feynman Technique to ensure complex code review feedback translated into measurable, lasting improvements in trainee output quality.

Frontend Web Developer Intern

iTalanta (Apprenticeship)
Internship
Jun 2022 – Dec 2022
Nairobi, Kenya · Hybrid
  • Contributed to open-source software development — built features from technical specifications across UI, state management, and CRUD/validation-based backend logic following SDLC best practices.
  • Applied well-structured, feature-level design patterns in modern web architectures; guided peers on implementation strategies and code quality standards.
  • Developed and institutionalized reusable component structures for common UI and backend problems, improving team-wide development consistency and reducing code duplication.
  • Gained hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, application architecture, and collaborative software development in a hybrid team environment.
Interested in working together?
Available for engagement on high impact projects — remote-ready, open to travel.