Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Languages
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
References
Timeline
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EPIFANYO KATANI

EPIFANYO KATANI

DAR ES SALAAM

Summary

Dedicated professional with a solid foundation in project management and citizen developer. Proficient in performance evaluation, customer relationship management, and operations management. Skilled in team management to meet organizational objectives. Committed to leveraging expertise to drive business success and promote sustainable growth. A winner of Vodafone Hero quota 1 for the FY2022 and highly adoptive to the technology chances in driving businesses

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
15
15
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Enterprise Support Executive

Vodacom Tanzania Plc
Dar Es Salaam
2018.09 - Current

• Managing corporate client onboarding processes and activations into postpaid plans. Ensured all customers were onboarded on time, with their accounts and services connected to the network and ready for use.

• Managing after-sales support processes, both technical and customer experience related. Ensured smooth handling of customer issues while delivering the best possible customer experience.

• Managing projects and strategies within support and reporting segments.
Designed the FWA mini app to support payments for Fixed Wireless Access customers.
Designed the SPOC portal invoice visibility feature to support corporate clients by providing timely invoice access and enabling prompt payments.

• Creating customer journeys for smooth support processes.
Ensured all products and services had proper channels where customers could report issues.

• Managing VIP customers under Cells and ensuring they receive premium services.
Through this contribution, I was recognized as a Vodafone Global Hero for the first quarter of the 2022 financial year.

• Supporting managerial duties in the absence of my line manager.
Represented her in managerial meetings and alignments while ensuring high team performance throughout. This experience strengthened my management and leadership skills.

• Leading major VBU projects, including FWA for more than two years and currently FTTH.
Successfully worked with the team to accommodate increased workload, onboarding a maximum of 4,000+ customers per month during peak sales periods.

• Automating repetitive processes.
Through the Citizen Developer Program, I acquired skills in developing robotic process automation, which became a game changer in operations. I personally created processes for FWA account creation before migration to FSP, renewal processes, account allocation, individual account creation, and collaborated with RPA developers to develop the APN process.

• Ensuring high customer satisfaction and improving customer experience across processes and services. Achieved this by developing team members into system, product, and process experts.

Call Center Advisor

Erolink
Dar Es Salaam
2013.03 - 2018.08
  • Handled high volumes of inbound customer calls, providing timely and accurate information on Vodacom products and services while ensuring efficient resolution of customer inquiries.
  • Investigated and resolved customer complaints by identifying root causes and delivering appropriate solutions to enhance service quality and customer satisfaction.
  • Maintained high levels of customer satisfaction by demonstrating excellent communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills during every customer interaction.
  • Escalated complex or unresolved customer issues to relevant internal departments, ensuring proper documentation, follow-up, and timely resolution.
  • Accurately recorded and updated customer interactions in the system to maintain reliable customer data and support continuous service improvement.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies - Projects Planning and Management

University of Dodoma
Tanzania
2009.10 - 2012.11

Certificate of Higher Education - HKL

Jitegemee (JKT) secondary school
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
2007.05 - 2009.02

Awarded Certificate of Secondary School - All Basic Subject For CSS

Mdabulo Secondary School
Iringa, Tanzania
2003.01 - 2006.10

Awarded Certificate of Primary School - All Basic Subject in Primary Level

Ihanu Primary School
Iringa, Tanzania
1996.01 - 2002.10

Skills

  • Project Management fundamentals skills
  • Citizen developer skills
  • Leadership and stakeholders management skills
  • Performance evaluation
  • Customer relationship management
  • Operation management skills
  • Training skills

Languages

English
Upper intermediate
Swahili
Native

Affiliations

  • Learning and exploring new way for problems solving
  • Interaction with people, listening views, challenging for better facts

Accomplishments

  • Vodafone hero 1st Quota FY2022
  • 9 Awards for Vodafone Stars
  • Hackfest Tanzania Market Winner for Simplicity Challenge 2025

Certification

  • Project management Fundamentals
  • Training skills

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Enterprise Support Executive

Vodacom Tanzania Plc
2018.09 - Current

Call Center Advisor

Erolink
2013.03 - 2018.08

Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies - Projects Planning and Management

University of Dodoma
2009.10 - 2012.11

Certificate of Higher Education - HKL

Jitegemee (JKT) secondary school
2007.05 - 2009.02

Awarded Certificate of Secondary School - All Basic Subject For CSS

Mdabulo Secondary School
2003.01 - 2006.10

Awarded Certificate of Primary School - All Basic Subject in Primary Level

Ihanu Primary School
1996.01 - 2002.10
EPIFANYO KATANI