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)