
Patrick Waweru
@patrickwaweru1
Senior Developer at Palladium Development & Consultancy Kenya Ltd. who delivered 17 systems-integration projects connecting legacy infrastructure with cloud services.
What I'm looking for
At Palladium Development & Consultancy Kenya Ltd., I led an engineering team delivering systems for financial and infrastructure clients. I architected 17 integration projects that connected legacy infrastructure with cloud-based services.
As CTO at Switchlink Africa Ltd. and Tracom Services Ltd., I owned technology strategy and led systems architecture, integration, and delivery. Earlier, I worked on enterprise and telecom platforms at Oxygen8 Group Ltd. and parking and access-control systems at Kenya Airports Parking Services Ltd.; I’m seeking senior systems or engineering leadership, Technical Director, or CTO roles.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Developer
Palladium Development & Consultancy Kenya Ltd.
Jan 2022 - Present (4 years 9 months)
Led a cross-functional engineering team of 8 developers delivering systems in Java, C++, Python, and JavaScript for clients across financial and infrastructure sectors. Architected 17 systems-integration projects and introduced AI-assisted automation, reducing time-to-prototype by 35%.
Chief Technology Officer
Switchlink Africa Ltd.
Jan 2019 - Dec 2022 (3 years 11 months)
Owned end-to-end technology strategy and led a team of 12 across engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure. Improved system uptime to 99.5% through DevOps and CI/CD practices and reduced infrastructure spend by 20%.
Chief Technology Officer
Tracom Services Ltd.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 11 months)
Set technical direction and led systems architecture for enterprise clients, managing a multidisciplinary team. Delivered systems integration projects that reduced client onboarding time by 40% and established DevOps and Agile delivery practices company-wide.
Senior Systems Engineer
Oxygen8 Group Ltd.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2018 (3 years 11 months)
Managed a team of 17 engineers delivering systems in C++, Java, Python, and PHP for enterprise and telecom clients. Led systems analysis and design for 8 major client platforms, applying AI and neural-network techniques to improve forecasting accuracy by 15%.
Senior Business Systems Engineer
Laser Infrastructure & Technology Services Ltd.
Jan 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 11 months)
Managed a team of system developers delivering distributed and cloud systems for a regulated financial services environment. Led systems integration and maintenance for core pension and financial administration systems and implemented virtualization infrastructure that cut server provisioning time by 50%.
Research and Development Manager
Kenya Airports Parking Services Ltd.
Jan 2008 - Dec 2013 (5 years 11 months)
Led a research and development team responsible for system analysis, design, and development of parking and access-control systems deployed across multiple airport sites. Managed R&D project budgets and cross-functional teams, delivering 11 major system upgrades on schedule.
Systems Support Analyst
Mastermind Tobacco Kenya Ltd.
Jan 2005 - Dec 2008 (3 years 11 months)
Supported enterprise-wide SAP ERP deployment covering Production Planning, Plant Maintenance, and Quality Management modules across manufacturing operations. Analyzed user requirements and recommended application/configuration changes, improving user-reported issue resolution time by 30%.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Nairobi
PhD, Computer Science
2023 -
PhD candidate in Computer Science, ongoing.
University of Nairobi
MSc, Computer Science
2013 - 2015
MSc in Computer Science.
Strathmore University
Diploma, Information Systems
2001 - 2003
IMIS (Information Systems) Diploma.
University of Nairobi
BSc, Physics
2000 - 2005
BSc in Physics.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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