Ernest Okot
Chief Executive Officer at MedX International Limited
Kampala, Central Region, Uganda
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Top SchoolErnest Okot is a software entrepreneur and executive with a decade of experience building and leading technology ventures from Kampala, Uganda. As CEO of MedX International and SafariShare, and formerly Technical Lead/CTO in both organizations, he blends hands-on engineering with strategic product and business development. His background spans full-stack development, DevOps, and frontend visualizations, with early work embedding apps for offline-first education and healthcare platforms. Ernest has led government-facing digital verification projects and built tooling to automate repetitive tasks, reflecting a pragmatic, systems-minded approach to problem solving. He also advises startups as a strategic partner, helping translate technical possibilities into sustainable business models. Known for shipping practical solutions in low-connectivity environments, he focuses on impact-driven technology that meets real-world constraints.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science at Gulu University
Stackoverflow
930reputation
118kreached
9answers
11questions
Github Skills (131)
d3-charts10
semantic-ui-react10
histogram10
nodejs10
plottable10
scatter-plot10
javascript9
docker-compose9
charts9
api9
csv9
mapbox-gl9
api-client9
dockerfile9
docker-container9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
devinit/charts
May 2017 - Dec 2017
draw configurable d3 charts from csv like data (built on top of plottable)
Contributions:113 releases, 414 commits, 4 PRs in 6 months
visualizationchartscsvconfigurablechart
freelyformd/swarm-boilerplate
Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:50 commits, 40 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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