Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Publications
Languages
Timeline
Generic
Passy Miano

Passy Miano

Nairobi

Summary

Experienced Data Scientist with a strong background in machine learning, data analysis, and data visualization. Skilled in extracting actionable insights from complex data sets to drive business decisions and solve challenging problems. Additionally, I have strong communication and presentation skills, allowing me to effectively communicate complex data insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. I am also comfortable working collaboratively in a team environment and am able to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Digital Expert

GIZ
09.2023 - Current
  • Led finalization efforts for the Institutional- and Super Admin Dashboards within the Collaboration and Enhancement Platform (CEP).
  • Provided extensive technical support to CEP users, addressing queries, suggestions, and ensuring ongoing maintenance.
  • Collaborated closely with i4Policy to implement enhancements based on user feedback, focusing on improving user-friendliness and functionality.
  • Documented and facilitated regular meetings between AUDA-NEPAD and GIZ, ensuring effective communication and coordination.
  • Facilitated the onboarding of real-time use cases onto the CEP, conducting training sessions for government officials and stakeholders from partner countries while documenting the onboarding journey and lessons learned for future reference.

Digital and Innovation Volunteer

African Union Development Agency
09.2022 - 08.2023
  • Supported the development of the African Union Citizen Engagement Platform, focused on amplifying African citizens participation in policy-making processes. Led pilot initiatives and assessed the platform's applicability across diverse African nations.
  • Build dashboard is to simplify data management by creating interactive reports on projects in the directorate Agriculture, Food Security and Environmental Sustainability. The dashboard tracks activities, outputs, and outcomes of the various projects in the directorate in an effort to improve monitoring and evaluation of programs in the institution.
  • Manage data throughout its lifecycle, from collection and storage to analysis and visualization to drive project outcomes. This provides meaningful insights that inform decision making for project managers

Key Achievements

  • Successful pilot implementation of the Citizen Engagement Platform in Uganda, Cameroon, and Eswatini. Collaborated effectively with key civil society groups, including IDEG and CDEA, demonstrating adaptability and achieving widespread engagement across diverse African contexts.
  • Designed and implemented a dashboard that effectively reports on the progress of various projects within the directorate I was assigned to.

Machine Learning Researcher

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
04.2021 - 10.2021
  • Conducted in-depth research on time-frequency analysis/Machine learning and its application to carbon market forecasting.
  • Designed and developed a hybrid forecasting model that combined multiscale analysis techniques with machine learning models.

Key Achievements

  • Achieved significant improvement in the prediction accuracy of carbon prices through the implementation of the hybrid model with Mean Squared Error of 0.049.
  • Published a research paper in the prestigious Annals of Operations Research, contributing to the field's knowledge and showcasing expertise in the domain.

Data Entry Intern

National Hospital Insurance Fund
05.2019 - 07.2019
  • Completed data entry tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Sorted documents and maintained organized filing process
  • Processed insurance claims in accordance with predetermined criteria provided by my supervisor.

Education

Nanodegree - Data Analysis

Udacity
Online
09-2022

Master of Science - Applied Mathematics

African Institute For Mathematical Sciences
Limbe, Cameroon
07-2021

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Computer Science

University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
09-2020

Skills

  • Product Management
  • Python
  • R
  • SQL
  • PowerBI
  • Tableau
  • Data Analysis
  • Machine Learning
  • Project Management
  • Leadership and teamwork
  • Digital Platforms

Publications

Time-frequency analysis and machine learning models for carbon market forecasting.

link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05443-x



Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Swahili
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Digital Expert

GIZ
09.2023 - Current

Digital and Innovation Volunteer

African Union Development Agency
09.2022 - 08.2023

Machine Learning Researcher

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
04.2021 - 10.2021

Data Entry Intern

National Hospital Insurance Fund
05.2019 - 07.2019

Nanodegree - Data Analysis

Udacity

Master of Science - Applied Mathematics

African Institute For Mathematical Sciences

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Computer Science

University of Nairobi
Passy Miano