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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
Thomson MaguruSoftware Artisan