Derrick Odiala
Managing Director & Project Manager at Somali Red Crescent Society
Nairobi County, Kenya
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Top SchoolDerrick Odiala is a technology leader and founder with nine years’ experience designing and delivering mission-critical ICT systems for humanitarian organizations across Africa. He led the IFRC Africa Volunteer Management System (VMS), an offline-capable, multi-country platform now managing 75,000+ volunteer records and driving measurable gains—85% less duplication and data completeness up from 60% to 98%. Skilled at both Agile and Waterfall delivery, Derrick combines hands-on product ownership, MEAL-driven KPI design, and donor-compliant project management to run cross-functional teams and multi-country deployments in low-connectivity environments. He has a practical background in telecommunications and networks from early work at the Kenya Meteorological Department, which informs his resilient system designs. As founder of Daktos Limited (and MD at Moktech Africa), he builds local capacity through training and sustainable handovers, earning formal commendations from IFRC and multiple national societies. Derrick is open to global roles in project management, digital transformation, information management, and technical program leadership.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS Electronics, Bachelor of Science - BS Electronics at South Eastern Kenya University
English, Swahili, French
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Github Skills (91)
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vanilla-javascript9
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vue9
currency-exchange-rates8
mpesa8
voice8
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Muchwat/Mediabox-Player
Apr 2019 - Apr 2022
Mediabox-Player
Contributions:24 PRs, 36 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
playerelectron-vuemediaboxmediaplayerelectron-vue-mediaplayer
Muchwat/mocklogger-sdk
Sep 2023 - Jan 2024
Contributions:87 releases, 140 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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