Technology and Innovation
Helinah Muniu
Consultant
Nairobi
Summary
Persistent leader eager to lead and grow organizations. Skilled in strategic planning, problem-solving, and communication with good understanding of business principles, project management and team leadership. Collaborative with relentless work ethic.
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Having worked with African and International companies.
Entrepreneurial and creative Founder passionate about turning innovative ideas into tangible results. Experienced formulating and executing strategic plans, creating new products and services, and developing business opportunities.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Founder and Managing Consultant
Bluenet Solutions Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya & LLC
New York, New York
04.2010 - Current
- (10 years 2 months +), Pioneered Managed Services in Kenya.
- Some key programs are:.
- Installation of a mobile data collection system for 360 franchisees using DHIS2.
- Africa Agri tech system for famers, input and output suppliers.
- Business analysis in creating a workflow for public health delivery services.
- Application development of a mobile public health and mobile money system.
Deputy Director
Marie Stopes Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
01.2016 - 07.2019
- (3 year 8 months) Marie Stopes Kenya (Nairobi, Kenya).
- Ran operations for all MSK service channels – Clinics (23 centers), Outreaches (15 Teams) and Social Franchise (360 franchisees).
- Automated departmental budgets resulting in the summary donor budgets.
- Designed and developed organizational capacity to deliver service to donors.
- Supported the implementation of service delivery across all channels.
- Coordinated the successful roll-out and implementation of Health (SRH) programs.
- Delivered data outcomes to internal and external staff to drive continuous improvement and client engagement.
- Contributed to short- and long-term strategic planning and identified potential new markets, lines of business and funding opportunities.
- Provided strategic analysis for manufacturing life cycles, technologies, process validations and robustness.
- Analyzed impacts of regulatory changes on operations and developed mitigation plans.
- Turned mandates into actionable operational strategies.
- Negotiated and administered vendor contracts in strict compliance with corporate policy and procedures.
- Liaised between organization and affiliates and managed networking relationships with funders, partners and vendors.
- Modernized operations with strategic process improvements.
- Directed all program operations and future plans.
- Verified supply chain conformance with production requirements by cultivating productive vendor relationships.
- Supported capital project planning and contributed to feasibility studies.
- Assisted senior leadership in managing all aspects of operations.
- Supported health agency inspections as liaison to regulatory agencies on technical and manufacturing issues related to assigned product and processes.
- Trained and developed department leaders and management staff for specific projects and ongoing operational needs.
- Kept operations responsive and agile with proactive troubleshooting and problem-solving of routine and complex concerns.
Project Director
Voxiva Kenya Ltd (Devex)
Nairobi, Kenya
05.2008 - 04.2010
- Voxiva (Devex) (Nairobi, Kenya) Country Representative and Manager in charge of all business development, project management, hiring of staff, project logistics, budgets, remote Indian support development team and operations.
- Projects where in the Public Health, Government and Agriculture sector.
- Maintained a revenue target of 10 million USD.
Regional Pre-Sales consultant
Computer Associates
Nairobi, Kenya
10.2001 - 03.2004
- Computer Associates (CA) (Nairobi, Kenya) Technical resource for East Africa dealing with partner training support and presales in the region.
- Supporting the regional sales resource.
- Responsible for all East Africa presales and vendor/partner management activities.
- Cold called and conducted face-to-face sales calls with C-level executives and directors in assigned sales territory.
- Created detailed sales presentations to communicate product features and market data.
Project Manager
The Coca-Cola Company
09.1996 - 04.2001
- Working on systems project management, support and training in East, Central and Northern Africa.
- Managed distribution system implementation across Africa.
- Developed an automated daily sales system to allow head office Various Consulting, System Programing, business analyst positions.
Computer Task Group
Boston, USA, USA
01.1986 - 12.1992
Education
BA - Economics & Computer Science
University of Hartford
Skills
Strategic planning
Policies and procedures
Staff Management
Budgeting
Coaching and mentoring
Negotiation
Business planning
Sales and marketing
Business Development
Operations management
Project Management
Key Performance Indicators
Verbal and written communication
Business administration
Contract Management
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Interests
Tae Kwondo - Red Belt
Walking Outdoors
Music
Swimming
Timeline
Deputy Director
Marie Stopes Kenya
01.2016 - 07.2019
Founder and Managing Consultant
Bluenet Solutions Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya & LLC
04.2010 - Current
Project Director
Voxiva Kenya Ltd (Devex)
05.2008 - 04.2010
Regional Pre-Sales consultant
Computer Associates
10.2001 - 03.2004
Project Manager
The Coca-Cola Company
09.1996 - 04.2001
Computer Task Group
01.1986 - 12.1992
BA - Economics & Computer Science
University of Hartford