Derrick Rono
Software Development Lead at Jembi Health Systems
Kenya
Summary
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Top SchoolDerrick Rono is a seasoned software development lead with a decade of experience building and digitizing healthcare systems across Kenya, currently driving engineering at Jembi Health Systems after leading platform modernization at AMPATH. He combines hands-on delivery—from clinic-deployed EMR systems to enterprise integrations—with a research-backed MSc focus on RESTful e-health interoperability, ensuring solutions are secure, resilient and standards-driven. Passionate about payments and blockchain, Derrick prototypes fintech and web3 use cases for financial services, KYC and health data interoperability in his spare time. Known for mentoring teams and closing the loop from requirements to deployments, he brings practical product sense from client-facing installs to large health programs. Notably, his background spans startups and consultancies (including Andela and iLabAfrica), giving him a rare mix of field experience and platform engineering.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Kabarak UniversityMaster of Science Degree in Mobile Telecommunications and Innovation, A RESTful E-Health Interoperability Platform, Master of Science Degree in Mobile Telecommunications and Innovation, A RESTful E-Health Interoperability Platform at Strathmore UniversityLodwar High School
Github Skills (70)
emr10
diabetes10
poc10
hosts10
referrals10
webapp9
python9
microfrontend9
openhie9
etl9
health9
mediator9
react9
deploying9
derived9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
AMPATH/ampath-openmrs-data-importer
Sep 2020 - Apr 2023
Used to import data from one openmrs instance to another, where the structure and concepts are different
Contributions:27 reviews, 29 PRs, 59 pushes in 2 years 8 months
openmrsdata-import
drizzentic/ng2-amrs
May 2019 - Oct 2023
Contributions:3 PRs, 210 pushes, 48 branches in 4 years 5 months
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