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Kevin Biwott

Kevin Biwott

AI Engineer
Nairobi

Summary

Professional with strong background in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Skilled in developing, implementing, and optimizing AI algorithms and models. Proven track record of enhancing team collaboration and delivering impactful results. Adaptable, reliable, and ready to meet evolving project demands.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

AI Engineer

Cloudplexo
05.2025 - Current
  • Worked with Amazon AWS tools to provide clients with bespoke ML/AI solutions. These include Sagemaker, Bedrock and Lex.
  • Collaborated with data scientists to integrate AI solutions into broader analytics projects, enhancing overall results.
  • Streamlined data preprocessing pipelines by automating routine tasks with AWS Glue and Lambda reducing the time spent on manual processes significantly.
  • Managed infrastructure and data pipelines to bring codes to production.
  • Developed a strong understanding of relevant regulatory requirements surrounding AI technologies, ensuring compliance during project development.

Machine Learning Engineer

Prospect 33
12.2023 - 04.2025
  • Designed and implemented UI/UX using NextJS, Zustand, Auth0, and ReactJS. This facilitated the testing and development of internal data science models on the web.
  • Developed an innovative technique for identifying outlier causes semi-supervised active learning. This allowed me to pinpoint which fields within a record were responsible for its outlier designation.
  • Constructed an bespoke data quality tool that automically identifies and deals with DQ issues.
  • Designed, implemented and evaluated new models and rapid software prototypes to solve problems in machine learning and systems engineering.
  • Developed custom machine learning algorithms for specific industry needs, resulting in improved performance and efficiency.

Machine Learning Engineer

Cooperative Bank of Kenya
09.2021 - 07.2023
  • Developed an online fraud detection model with up to 93% accuracy.
  • Improved the accuracy of the loan-disbursement process using a novel badloan detection model.
  • Integrated our R and Python models developed during different regimes.
  • Spearheaded the first AWS model for detecting customer churn on the bank's mobile app.

Data Scientist

Cooperative Bank of Kenya
06.2017 - 08.2021
  • Developed a modern data pipeline and encouraged a move from R analytics.
  • Optimized an ATM maintenance model. This reduced the downtime for ATMS within Nairobi by 11%.
  • Integrated Python ML with Tableau visualization. This provided managers with visual results for most of the models built by the data science team.

Data Science Intern

Savannah Informatics
02.2017 - 05.2017
  • Collaborated on the first ML model for predicting user traffic on healthcare apps.
  • Worked with senior engineers to develop AI prototypes for telemedicine apps.

Education

BSc. - Computer Science

University of Nairobi
05.2013 - 12.2016

Skills

    Machine learning

    Deep Learning

    AWS

    NextJS

    Rust

    Big data analytics

    Software engineering

    PyTorch framework

    Scikit-learn library

    TensorFlow framework

Timeline

AI Engineer

Cloudplexo
05.2025 - Current

Machine Learning Engineer

Prospect 33
12.2023 - 04.2025

Machine Learning Engineer

Cooperative Bank of Kenya
09.2021 - 07.2023

Data Scientist

Cooperative Bank of Kenya
06.2017 - 08.2021

Data Science Intern

Savannah Informatics
02.2017 - 05.2017

BSc. - Computer Science

University of Nairobi
05.2013 - 12.2016
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