Dimgba Kalu
@dimgbakalu
Senior Software Development Officer building health and SME systems with APIs, cloud, and AI.
What I'm looking for
I currently serve as a Senior Health Informatics Officer – Software Development at the Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP), working on national health information systems used in Nigeria’s public health programmes. I span software engineering, systems integration, and technical support across multiple states.
Alongside CIHP, I’m building Alpha (getalpha.com.ng), an operating system for African SMEs that helps manage sales, payments, inventory, and day-to-day operations in one place. Alpha is in closed beta, and the goal is giving SMEs an operational backbone without stitching together separate tools by hand.
I’ve also built Chiza Africa, an AI-powered platform for improving how African stories and knowledge are discovered and consumed. Earlier, I co-founded ProJaro, a technology talent accelerator that trained software engineers for startups and growing technology companies across West Africa.
Over the years, I’ve worked across public health, financial technology, and business operations—designing and building scalable systems, supporting releases and change management, and mentoring teams through code reviews and pairing.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Development Officer
CIHPNG
Nov 2021 - Present (4 years 9 months)
Contributes to national health information systems used within Nigeria's public health programmes, spanning software engineering, systems integration, and technical support.
Software Development Specialist (Manager)
Mar 2020 - Sep 2021 (1 year 6 months)
Help architect, design, and build scalable products, systems, and business processes to support Nigeria's HIV/AIDS program.
Hands-on development of the National Data Repository (A data repository of HIV/AIDS patients in Nigeria http://ndr.shieldnigeriaproject.com) with C#, JavaScript, and ElasticSearch for analytics, reporting, and operational intelligence.
Hands-on development of the Evaluation
Manage and lead teams on software development projects using best practices and suitable programming languages
Demonstrate leadership by influencing teams to work towards achieving business goals
Champion engineering excellence, define success metrics, and drive continuous operational improvement
Managed the development lifecycle of software products
Researched new technologies to strengthen t
Designed the training curriculum, timetable & budget for the training program
Act as in-house expert on various technologies and assist others in learning these technologies
Supervised ad managed the recruitment and screening of cohorts into the training program
Led development of project proposals and fundraising to support the Developer's training
Developed and lead the strategy of Projaro from conception
Established the company as top 30 most innovative startups at Aso Villa Demo Day 2016
Worked with our partners and developer interns especially at our early stage to build and developed their products both remotely and onsite
Managed partners, clients, and investors
Design and implement the technical framework for software projects
Ra
Lead and managed a team of software engineers and designers including man-hours, resource allocations, timelines, and overall successful completion of projects
Built a transactional app for client billing, invoicing, and basic bookkeeping which successfully eliminated third-party applications and saved the organization 2,000,000 Naira per year
Developed an internal news dashboard for business an
HalaNigera/Code4Africa Technology Ambassador
Dec 2014 - Jun 2015 (6 months)
Champion engineering excellence, define success metrics, and drive continuous operational improvement
Work cross-functionally with globally distributed teams to develop product roadmaps, identify dependencies, and risks, and deliver product initiatives.
Built a web app for Daily Trust Media for their media works on "Traditional Birth Attendants"
Developed an SMS-based survey app with a web dash
HalaNigera/Code4Africa Technology Ambassador
International Institute of Journalism Washington DC
Dec 2014 - Jun 2015 (6 months)
Championed engineering excellence, worked cross-functionally with globally distributed teams, and built web and SMS-based survey apps for Daily Trust Media.
Lead developer PHP/Javascript tech stack
Implementation and support of Business Sensor, ExamsAndRecord.Net, Attendance Manager for businesses and higher institutions
Design and support of Local Area Networks using switches and routers
Personal Computer repairs and maintenance
Development of websites for clients and businesses
Design of software for clients and businesses using
Handle lecture
Technologist-In-Training
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008 (11 months)
PC Maintenance and repairs
Design, Implementation, Administration, and Maintenance of the Department laboratory Local Area Network (Wired and Wireless)
General operation and supervision of practical lectures
Design and Support teaching solutions for MS-Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access
Network administration, maintenance, and proper network security check.
Support of Timer Software based on MS-SQL Server
Computer maintenance and repairs
Maintenance of internet connection and distribution
General computer operations
Equipment maintenance, testing and coupling
VTR Operations and maintenance
Design of presentations using MS-PowerPoint
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Abia State Polytechnic, Aba
HND, Computer Science
2005 - 2010
Director of Information Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students
President Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students
Chairman Software Development Summit Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students South-East Zone
Chairman Audit Committee Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students 2010 National Conference
Abia State Polytechnic, Aba
Higher National Diploma, Computer Science
2005 - 2010
Activities and societies: Director of Information Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students; President Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students; Chairman Software Development Summit Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students South-East Zone; Chairman Audit Committee Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students 2010 National Conference
Earned an HND in Computer Science. Served as Director of Information for the Nigeria Association of Computer Science Students and President of the association.
Evangel Seminary Ovom 1, Aba
SSCE, Senior School Certificate
1998 - 2004
Deputy Senior Prefect 2003/2004 Academic Session
Evangel Seminary Ovom 1, Aba
Senior School Certificate, Senior School Certificate
1998 - 2004
Activities and societies: Deputy Senior Prefect 2003/2004 Academic Session
Completed Senior School Certificate. Served as Deputy Senior Prefect for the 2003/2004 academic session.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Website
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