DENIS KINYUA
Nairobi,Kenya
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in IT service management, strategic planning, and technical leadership. Demonstrates strong leadership skills and a proven ability to drive innovation management and project prioritisation. Proficient in SQL and application performance monitoring, with a keen analytical mind for forecasting and planning. Committed to leveraging skills for continued professional growth and organisational success.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager, Innovation and Digital Transformation
CAR & GENERAL (KENYA) PLC
Nairobi, Nairob
05.2024 - Current
- Led development and deployment of 3 internal systems and IoT solutions to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
- Directed AI teams to deliver innovative, data-driven solutions.
- Guided cross-functional teams in building scalable, secure systems and infrastructure.
- Championed automation, system integration, and digital transformation strategies.
- Fostered culture of innovation through mentorship and collaboration across departments.
Senior Data Analytics and Integrations Specialist
CAR & GENERAL (KENYA) PLC
Nairobi, Nairobi
02.2023 - 05.2024
- Designed advanced data analytics solutions for business leaders and finance departments.
- Automated and optimized reporting workflows using SQL, Qlik Sense, and N-Printing.
- Oversaw data warehousing, cleansing, and analytics strategies to ensure data integrity.
- Led cross-functional teams in implementing data-driven organizational initiatives.
- Integrated internal and external data sources to enhance strategic decision-making.
- Directed HANA backups, high availability (HA) configurations, and data restoration processes.
- Delivered robust C#.Net integrations to streamline data exports to enterprise systems like Autonomy and Enterprise Vault.
- Managed SAP support engagements, ensuring SLA compliance and operational excellence.
- Enhanced system resilience with efficient backup solutions and regular disaster recovery (DR) testing.
- Devised scalable, distributed solutions to address software bottlenecks across cloud and on-premise infrastructures.
- Mentored and guided junior developers.
- Developed and deployed 3 SAP-Addons (Mpesa Integration, Loyalty points awarding, DSS documents access Addons)
SAP Business Analyst
CAR & GENERAL (KENYA) PLC
NAIROBI, KENYA
01.2020 - 02.2023
- Developed business data solutions for leaders and finance departments.
- Created reports using SQL, Qlik Sense, and N-Printing based on business needs.
- Managed data warehousing, cleaning, and analytics.
- Led a team in driving a data-driven organizational process.
- Combined internal and external data sources to enable data-driven decision-making.
- Managed HANA backups, high availability (HA), replication, and data restoration tests.
- Implemented C#.Net services for exporting data to archiving systems like Autonomy, Enterprise Vault, and others.
- Coordinated support review meetings to ensure SLA compliance by SAP support consultants.
- Ensured system resilience, efficient management, regular backups, and annual disaster recovery (DR) testing.
- Solved software stack bottlenecks by designing scalable distributed solutions across data centers and cloud providers (Google, AWS).
- Supervised, directed, and mentored junior developers
Senior SAP Software Developer
CP CIM POOL AG
, Switzerland
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Liaised with business, technical teams, and support organizations to resolve PPS One (SAP Business One Addon) issues.
- Developed SQL stored procedures, functions, and views to optimize backend solutions.
- Reviewed, prioritized, and researched application change requests, resolving issues within and across teams.
- Identified and recommended improvements to technical standards for products.
- Determined hardware and software requirements for system installations.
- Created interfaces between applications using C# programming.
- Designed and developed an Android application (v2.3.6 and above) for real-time message capture and XML delivery to servers.
- Designed and implemented a C#.Net service to search and cache records from LDAP for employee information archiving.
Graduate Assistant
Technical University of Mombasa
Mombasa, KENYA
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Contributed to curriculum development, revision, and preparation of course materials.
- Assessed students' coursework and academic progress.
- Supervised diploma and certificate student projects.
- Introduced students to qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
- Facilitated exposure to service-learning opportunities for practical skill development.
- Participated in departmental academic planning and quality assurance activities.
- Mentored students in research techniques, report writing, and project presentation.
- Collaborated with faculty to enhance learning outcomes and align coursework with industry standards.
Information Systems Support Officer
TECHSAVY SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Nairobi
05.2014 - 04.2014
- Maintained network design and implementation, control of user authentication, access to resources, and ensured network infrastructure security
- Handled security incidents by providing solutions to specific incidents and documented all actions taken, updating security policies
- Taught end users MS Exchange basics, maintain the internal email system and SpamTitan Spam filter
- Developed a bank wide computer refresh program, an Information Technology Risk Assessment, and an IT cost per department analysis
- Conducted data analysis research on existing solutions (Application Integration, Big Data, and SOA) to support replacement of legacy systems and applications for a cloud computing solution
Education
Bachelor of technology - Information And Communication Technology- Software Systems Development Option
Technical University Of Mombasa
01.2012 - 01.2016
Skills
- Leadership skills
- Strategic planning
- IT service management
- Analytical
- Project prioritisation
- SQL proficiency
- Application Performance Monitoring
- Technical leadership
- Innovation management
- Forecasting and planning
Accomplishments
Lead the Certification of the Addon PPSOne to be SAP Cloud Certified Addon
Languages
English
Kiswahili
Custom
- Computer programming
- Data and Research
- Cyber Security
- Reading
- Swimming
- Playing football
Personal Information
- Title: DATA ANALYST / BI DEVELOPER
- Nationality: Kenyan
Certification
SAP Certified Development Associate
Certified Business Development Officer
Timeline
Manager, Innovation and Digital Transformation
CAR & GENERAL (KENYA) PLC
05.2024 - Current
Senior Data Analytics and Integrations Specialist
CAR & GENERAL (KENYA) PLC
02.2023 - 05.2024
SAP Business Analyst
CAR & GENERAL (KENYA) PLC
01.2020 - 02.2023
Senior SAP Software Developer
CP CIM POOL AG
01.2017 - 01.2020
Graduate Assistant
Technical University of Mombasa
01.2016 - 01.2017
Information Systems Support Officer
TECHSAVY SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
05.2014 - 04.2014
Bachelor of technology - Information And Communication Technology- Software Systems Development Option
Technical University Of Mombasa
01.2012 - 01.2016
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