Benson Muchoki
Data Analytics Specialist
Kenya
Summary
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Top SchoolBenson Muchoki is a data analytics specialist with nine years of experience turning big data into evidence-based decisions for financial service providers, fintechs and telecom operators across Africa, Latin America and the Pacific. He combines strong statistical and machine learning chops (logistic regression, decision trees, random forests, CV and NLP) with eight years of hands-on programming in Python, R and JavaScript to deliver actionable insights and data stories. Benson’s background in radio access network optimization and electrical engineering gives him uncommon domain expertise in mobile services and digital financial inclusion, enabling practical solutions that consider both technical and business constraints. As a self-employed consultant since 2020, he has led multi-disciplinary teams and projects, blending stakeholder engagement, monitoring & evaluation, and project management to drive measurable outcomes. He is especially skilled at translating executives’ business questions into focused analytical designs that reveal opportunities in lower-income population segments.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering at Moi UniversityMaster's Degree, Mobile Telecommunications and Innovations, Master's Degree, Mobile Telecommunications and Innovations at Strathmore UniversityStarehe Boys' Centre & School
English, French
Github Skills (6)
custom-ui9
netsuite8
openair7
xml7
api6
translation6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
mr-z-ro/tempus_fugit
Aug 2016 - Jan 2017
Tempus Fugit – a custom UI wrapper and translation layer for the NetSuite OpenAir XML API
Contributions:37 commits, 7 PRs, 13 pushes in 4 months
apicustom-uitempustranslationxml
bgathecha/Sierpinski-Triangle
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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