John Lagat

Serves as Secretary for the Special Programs Committee within the ISACA Kenya Chapter.

Evaluated AI-generated text, image, and video content by reviewing prompts and model responses to improve accuracy, consistency, and quality. Annotated and labeled datasets and tested web-based interfaces to identify quality and usability issues and recommend improvements.

Conduct information security assurance reviews across cloud and on-premises environments and execute risk-based IT audit programmes aligned to board expectations and regulatory obligations. Evaluate application controls and infrastructure security against ISO/IEC 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, GDPR, and the Kenya Data Protection Act, and report prioritized remediation actions to leadership.

Volunteers for community projects with Youth for Change & Development.

Served as a judge for ISACA Foundation scholarship selection (remote).

Directed regional technology operations across four East African countries, delivering secure infrastructure and driving digital transformation initiatives. Implemented Cisco Meraki firewall deployments and Microsoft 365/Azure/Hyper-V capabilities, built a SharePoint intranet solution, and served on the procurement committee to strengthen vendor governance and achieve annual savings exceeding KES

Supported headquarters and branch IT infrastructure by installing, configuring, and maintaining servers, network devices, and end-user equipment. Helped maintain continuity and disaster recovery readiness, resolved technical incidents to minimize downtime, and improved reliability through preventive maintenance, documentation, and remote support.

Volunteered with the Peace Council Club on peace sensitisation activities.

Provided mentoring support as part of the Global Mentorship Initiative (remote).

Completed a Bachelor of Business Information Technology at Kenya Methodist University.