Thomson Maguru
Software Artisan
Dar Es Salaam,Ubungo
Summary
Innovative Lead Developer with 10 years of industry experience and extensive programming knowledge. Experienced handling all stages of development and following all software guidelines. Troubleshoots glitches, improves on existing software and tests products in real-life situations.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead Developer
TechLegend
Dar es Salaam, Ubungo
04.2014 - Current
- Designed and maintained integrated requirement traceability matrices to verify development performance consistency across teams and projects.
- Recruited in-demand talent to expand and diversify development staff.
- Tested software products for strong functionality and optimization.
- Led version control efforts for organization, employing GitHub and other public and open source repositories.
- Developed software for both desktop and mobile operating systems.
- Trained and managed team of developers and discussed issues in order to provide resolution and apply best practices.
- Designed intuitive graphical user interfaces using knowledge of serial communications and database design to improve user experience.
- Participated in software field testing to verify in-situ performance of developed projects.
- Orchestrated efficient large-scale software deployments.
- Gathered and defined customer requirements to develop clear specifications for project plans.
IT Manager
BlinkView Limited
Dar es Salaam, Kinondoni
12.2012 - 02.2014
- Guided organizational technology strategy and roadmaps.
- Conducted company-wide technology instruction, onboarding and education.
- Communicated with executive team and CEO to maximize development efficiencies and resolve technology issues.
- Wrote policy, procedure and manuals governing internal IT use.
- Collaborated with project managers to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release software project development.
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
- Translated verbal customer requirements into written use cases and testable development stories.
- Introduced agile methodologies and development best practices to division to enhance product development.
Intern
World Bank, Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, Kinondoni
06.2012 - 09.2012
- Contributed to centralized GIS portal and ArcGIS database, correctly inputting data on new job sites and revising data on changing conditions.
- Combined remotely-collected and on-site data acquisition to generate unified geographic mapping information.
- Leveraged skills in modeling, rendering and plotting to visually represent geospatial data.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
KCA University
Nairobi, Kenya 09.2007 - 06.2010
Skills
Software Development
Product development
UX Design
Technical Analysis
Version Control Management
TALL Stack
Contiguous integration systems
API design knowledge
Timeline
Lead Developer
TechLegend
04.2014 - Current
IT Manager
BlinkView Limited
12.2012 - 02.2014
Intern
World Bank, Tanzania
06.2012 - 09.2012
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
KCA University
09.2007 - 06.2010