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Mulenga Cynthia Mulenga

Mulenga Cynthia Mulenga

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Developer / Product Owner

Asikana Network | Lusaka

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My New Course

Introduction to Data Literacy

My New Course

Introduction to Python

My New Course

Intermediate Python

Data Science and AI enthusiast working towards getting certified

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Introduction to Data Literacy

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Introduction to Python

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Intermediate Python

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Introduction to SQL

Introduction to SQL

DataCamp Course Completion

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My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

NATSAVE | Sep 2024 - Present

Agile Project Officer

• Lead Agile adoption in a bank transitioning from traditional project management, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. • Improve documentation processes and align teams with business goals for smooth project execution. • Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to bridge the gap between Agile practices and operational needs.
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OBSIDI By BPTN | Aug 2022 - Jan 2024

Product Owner/Scrum Master

• Increased teamwork and adherence to agreed upon processes by 15% during my probation period of 3 Months, increasing productivity • Maintaining the Product Back, making sure it is prioritized and groomed • Creating User Stories for features, including acceptance criteria and business rules • Research on feature inspirations and working with UX Designer to create feature designs • Reporting the Sprint Health and Developer performance to the Director of Product • Coaching the team on Scrum

Open Energy Labs | Sep 2020 - Mar 2022

UX Product Owner

• Planned, coordinated, and led the UX/research team undertaking pilot studies and research with users to test and verify assumptions made about the product, which fed the development team user-centered requirements and led to improved user satisfaction • Oversaw and conducted the analysis of data collected during the pilot training and user research, which gave insights on pain points or user needs yielding close to 70% of the Energy Makers Academy product features • Generated the Energy Maker Academy Product Requirements Document; highlighting user stories, research outcomes, and technical requirements • Managed the product backlog and user stories database, offering a clear prioritized list of tasks/features to be delivered • Created the Service Design kit and product requirements document, to ensure the delivery of value to the customer and the customer's customer

Thebe Investment Management | Oct 2019 - Jul 2020

Head of Product/Director of Computer Science

• Designed project scope and fellowship descriptions for 4 distinct fellowship categories for software developers, aligning fellowship positions according to industry gaps • Slashed costs and delivery rate by 10% and 40% respectively by assessing and eliminating product delivery and response rate risks • Recruited, hired, on-boarded and managed in-house team of developers, providing agile and timely response to change requests • Coordinated with marketing and sales to release working minimum viable e- learning product within 4 months despite 2 previous failures by other teams • Created accurate budget that yielded profitable return on investment by conducting cost-benefit analysis between various platforms to meet required product functionalities

BongoHive Technology and Innovation Hub | Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

Consult Lead/Product Manager

• Designed and implemented internal processes and procedures using agile methodologies and tools like Jira and Confluence • Deconstructed complex scope of work into measurable, actionable deliverables with clear timelines, facilitating construction of clear road-map • Spearheaded strategy workshop to improve productivity, reduced average departmental delivery time by 40% (from 9 months to 5 months) • Instituted brief daily team check-ins to determine progress and identify impediments, allowing real-time communication and renegotiation with clients about deadlines • Designed and implemented internship program that offered custom learning material and assignments to participants, enabled organization identify individuals who were fast learners, team players, and curious • Directed creation of internship program materials that was easily accessible via GitHub Classroom and aligned to organizational needs

Mwabu | Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

Product Manager

• Designed and implemented scrum sprint structure for remote development team, consolidating uniform flow of processes • Contributed to negotiation talks between Mwabu and Zambian Government on roll out of Mwabu educational tablets and platform to primary schools • Coordinated academic material assessments with Zambian Curriculum Development Center team, consolidating 80% alignment of academic material with Zambian primary school curriculum. • Conducted user interviews and acceptance tests, facilitating user appreciation of platform and ensuring it was user friendly and offered exciting user experience. • Designed and developed mock-ups based off findings from user interviews and testing, providing easy to understand graphical flow of platform for all stakeholders

Lima Links | Oct 2016 - Jan 2018

Tech Supervisor (Project Management)/ Software Developer

• Learnt and adapted to new programming languages required to perform duties within in 1 month, reducing anticipated 3 months set aside for team training • Designed and developed 80% of Python Django back-end system, provided REST APIs to be leveraged on by Android, Web, and USSD platform which supported over 50, 000 unique active users • Collaborated with cross-functional development team members to analyze potential system solutions based on evolving client requirements • Built and led outstanding team of 3 software developers which significantly boosted overall success of organisation, achieving productivity expected from larger teams • Coordinated integration of in-house USSD platform with telecom providers, enabling 90% of clients on feature phones to access services using short code • Conducted user interviews and acceptance tests, facilitating user appreciation of platform and ensuring it was user friendly and offered exciting user experience

Rhodespark School | Aug 2013 - Nov 2014

Assistant Network Administrator

Responsibilities: - Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments. - Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations. - Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, and replace defective components when necessary. - Configure, monitor, and maintain email applications or virus protection software. - Load computer tapes and disks, and install software and printer paper or forms. - Design, configure, and test computer hardware, networking software and operating system software. - Analyse equipment performance records to determine the need for repair or replacement. - Maintain an inventory of parts for emergency repairs. - Recommend changes to improve systems and network configurations, and determine hardware or software requirements related to such changes. - Train people in computer system use. - Coordinate with vendors and with company personnel to facilitate purchases. - Confer with network users about how to solve existing system problems.

Finance Bank of Zambia | Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

Teller

N/A

Protea Hotel Safari Lodge | Feb 2012 - Oct 2012

Receptionist

• Answer phones and operate a switchboard. • Route calls to specific people. • Answer inquiries about company. • Greet visitors warmly and make sure they are comfortable. • Call persons waiting for visitor and book them a room to meet in. • Schedule meetings and conference rooms. • Ensure reception area is tidy. • Coordinate mail flow in and out of office. • Coordinate office activities. • Handle phone calls from people calling in sick. • Gather personal and insurance information. • Hand out employee applications. • Arrange appointments. • Cash out people • Send email and faxes. • Collect and distribute parcels and other mail. • Perform basic bookkeeping, filing, and clerical duties. • Take and relay messages. • Update appointment calendars. • Schedule follow-up appointments.

Zambia Revenue Authority | Aug 2011 - Nov 2011

IT Help desk Intern

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My Education

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BSc in Computing, Information TechnologyUniversity of Greenwich | 2012

About Me

Mulenga Cynthia Mulenga

Aspiring Data Scientist | Scholarship Recipient Passionate about leveraging data for insights and solutions. Eager to grow my skills and tackle new challenges. Ready to turn data into impactful results!

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