My resume
I have left a mark across several organizations and many codebases. The achievements over the years cannot all fit on a single piece of paper, but here's a snapshot of my qualifications, work history, and education.
Summary
Kennedy Mwavu
- I am a software developer focused on the intersection of R, data systems, and web infrastructure.
- Programming Languages: R, SQL, JavaScript
- Tooling: Git, Docker
Professional Experience
Founder
Sigflux Ltd
March 2025 - Present
- Software for data teams.
Software Developer
Actuarial Services (EA) Ltd
July 2021 - March 2025
- Built *GenVal*, an actuarial valuation platform used for insurance reserving, reporting, and analytical workflows.
- Optimized actuarial computations, reducing runoff triangle processing from approximately two hours to ten seconds using R and data.table.
- Developed IFRS 17 reporting modules, reserving models, REST APIs, and automated data processing pipelines supporting actuarial and insurance
- Mentored junior developers, reviewed code, and contributed to the architecture of production R applications.
Software Developer
Seven Skies Information & Research Ltd
June 2020 - July 2021
- Built a famine early warning dashboard for Kenya, visualizing forage conditions, climate indicators, and food security metrics across county, sub-county, and ward levels.
- Developed interactive geospatial visualizations using Leaflet, Mapbox, and shapefiles to support monitoring of forage conditions, trigger levels, and population-at-risk estimates.
- Integrated multiple environmental and food security datasets, implementing automated validation and ETL workflows for Excel, CSV, and SQLite data sources.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
University of Nairobi
Sept 2018 - Sept 2022
- BSc Actuarial Science
Highschool Diploma
Alliance High School
Jan 2014 - Dec 2017
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)