Collins Kimutai Rop

• Develop a scalable digital MRV (Measurement, Reporting, and Verification) platform for carbon sequestration projects, integrating satellite, climate, and in-situ data for soil organic carbon (SOC) modeling, ensuring seamless integration from front-end design to back-end architecture.
• Implement methodologies such as VM0042 and VM0033 to standardize carbon accounting and integrate GCAT (Geospatial Carbon Assessment Tools) for enhanced geospatial analysis and reporting.
• Design and maintain multi-tenant architecture with optimized data pipelines to support large-scale environmental monitoring and project tracking.
• Manage the platform's deployment and optimization in cloud environments.
• Implement and maintain compliance with data security and privacy regulations, including GDPR and relevant ISO standards.
• Drive the platform's technical roadmap, aligning it with the company's long-term growth and scaling objectives.

Technical Skills: Next.js, Tailwind CSS, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Cloud computing, Data integration, Satellite data processing, API development, Git, CI/CD, Agile methodologies

Soft Skills: Teamwork, Communication, Collaboration, Problem-solving, Time management

• Design, develop, and maintain robust software systems to manage, visualize, analyze, and model heterogeneous health, geospatial, and research-driven datasets, ensuring scalable architectures and efficient data handling across platforms.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement appropriate computational, statistical, and geospatial methodologies to address research and operational challenges within AHADI projects, aligning analytical approaches with project objectives and data constraints.
• Develop and optimize end-to-end data pipelines, analytical tools, and reusable software components to support AHADI's analytics team in delivering timely, accurate, and actionable data-driven insights.
• Provide full lifecycle software engineering support across multiple AHADI initiatives, spanning data ingestion, transformation, processing, modeling, and interactive visualization layers.
• Design and co-facilitate technical training initiatives by preparing structured analytical workflows, software demonstrations, and technical documentation tailored to organizational and partner capacity-building needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary research teams to produce reproducible analytical workflows, version-controlled codebases, and software-backed outputs that contribute to manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Technical Skills: Python, R, Geospatial Analysis (GIS, spatial modeling), Data Engineering (ETL/ELT pipelines), Statistical Modeling, Data Visualization, RESTful APIs, SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL), Git, CI/CD, Cloud Computing, Reproducible Research (Docker, workflow automation)

Soft Skills: Cross-functional collaboration, Technical communication, Analytical thinking, Research translation, Problem-solving, Mentorship and facilitation

• Engineer responsive and dynamic user interfaces to enhance user experience.
• Develop and maintain modules for the OpenMRS platform using Java and the Spring Framework.
• Collaborate with global teams to enhance the OpenMRS core functionalities and add new features.
• Implement RESTful APIs to enable seamless integration with other healthcare systems and applications.
• Spearheaded the mapping of clinical data to Ministry of Health (MOH) registers, ensuring accurate and efficient backend data management using MySQL.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to the overall code quality by following best practices and standards.
• Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning using JIRA, and retrospective meetings to ensure effective agile development processes.
• Assisted in troubleshooting software and hardware-related issues, providing technical support and ensuring efficient system functionality.
• Assisted in designing and delivering training sessions for technical and non-technical staff to enhance their system usage and understanding.

Technical Skills: React, Java, Spring, MySQL, OpenMRS, RESTful APIs, JIRA

Soft Skills: Teamwork, Communication, Problem-solving, Training, Agile collaboration

• Supported ERP implementation and technical integration workflows.
• Built dashboards with Power BI and Qlik Sense for reporting needs.
• Handled data modeling and technical validation across internal systems.

Technical Skills: Power BI, Python, SQL, ERP Systems