Fred Kimokoti, Head of Predictive Analytics

Fred Kimokoti

Head of Predictive Analytics

EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE

Lieu
Afrique du Sud
Éducation
Master, Information Technology
Expérience
20 years, 6 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :20 years, 6 Mois

Head of Predictive Analytics à EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
  • Afrique du Sud
  • Je travaille ici depuis janvier 2015

•Mentor senior and junior data scientists and analysts in the business
•Optimise the Department’s core functions by evaluating software used, revising statistical techniques and models and appropriately managing the Departments’ human capital
•Transforming analytical output into actionable business strategies and tactics
•Encompasses all roles allocated to me as a Senior Statistician as well

Senior Statistician à EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
  • Afrique du Sud
  • décembre 2013 à décembre 2014

•Managing a team of business analysts, statisticians and data scientists to ensure efficient delivery of client projects
•Conduct research on the company database to improve its value
•Combine descriptive and predictive models to generate prescriptive models to drive overall business strategy

Statistician à EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
  • Afrique du Sud
  • septembre 2013 à novembre 2013

• Extracting, transforming and inputting data sets from various sources
• Translating business questions into quantifiable analytical tasks
• Developing predictive models for geo-demographic models enabling innovative predictive analytics focussed on risk, response and persistency modelling

Financial Consultant à IDM GROUP
  • Afrique du Sud
  • novembre 2012 à août 2013

• Provide financial counselling to firms and individuals in debt: Confer with clients to ascertain available monthly income after operational or living expenses to meet debt obligations.
• Manage the company's relationship with new and existing clients, ensuring that the assigned clients' needs and expectations are fully met.
• Client needs assessment, strategic planning in collaboration with the client on Debt settlement plan with credit providers while working within the boundaries and confines set out by the Moratorium agreement between Debt counsellors and credit providers under the umbrella of the national credit act.
• Establishing payment priorities so as to effectively restructure client's overall costs by liquidating high-interest, short-term loans or contracts first
• Reviewing clients' accounts and plans regularly to determine whether life changes, economic changes, or financial performance indicate a need for plan reassessment

Data Analyst / Assistant Researcher à SOUTH AFRICA LABOUR AND DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH UNIT, NATIONAL INCOME DYNAMICS STUDY
  • Afrique du Sud
  • janvier 2012 à octobre 2012

• Conducted data analyses, and reported results associated with a research study, using
Stata and other statistical analysis software
• Summarized statistical results of a research project by creating graphs, tables and charts
• Interpreted and conveyed results to project leaders and principal investigators.
• Refined statistical models after consultation.
• Designed large datasets in line with project requirements
• Provided subject matter expertise on statistical considerations related to all of the above and statistical best practices

Tutor à University of Cape Town
  • Afrique du Sud
  • janvier 2008 à juin 2012

• Tutored 1st and 2nd year statistics for the Department of Statistical Sciences
• Tutored Statistical and Probability Design in Electrical Engineering for the Department of Electrical Sciences
• Tutored business statistics at the Graduate School of Business

Bar Tender à Pig & Swizzle
  • Afrique du Sud
  • janvier 2006 à décembre 2007

• Serve food and beverages to patrons
• Act as a liaison between management and staff

Key Achievements:
• Appointed head bar man after only 6 months

Private Tutor à Self Employed
  • Kenya
  • décembre 2003 à décembre 2005

Offered private tuition classes in mathematics and physics to candidates intending to write the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations in order to enable them join a kenyan university

Head Coach à Makini School
  • Kenya
  • janvier 2005 à décembre 2005

Head Coach of the Makini Primary School basketball teams

Éducation

Master, Information Technology
  • à University of Cape Town
  • décembre 2019

Masters Degree in Information Technology - in progress

Baccalauréat, Statistics
  • à University of Cape Town
  • janvier 2011

• 2011: Bachelor of Commerce Honors in Statistics

Baccalauréat, Economics and Statistics
  • à University of Cape Town
  • décembre 2010

• 2010: Bachelor of Commerce - Specialization in Economics and Statistics

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, A Levels (Edexcel)
  • à IMANI SCHOOL
  • juin 2005

• Chemistry (AS), Law (Foundation), Mathematics, Physics, Thinking Skills (Cambridge) - Average A

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
  • à Strathmore School
  • décembre 2003

Biology, Chemistry, English, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Swahili - Average A Minus

Specialties & Skills

Statistical Computing
Statistical Modeling
Statistica
Microsoft Visual Basic
E-views

Langues

Souahéli
Expert
Anglais
Expert

Adhésions

Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa
  • Member
  • August 2015
South Africa Statistical Association
  • Member
  • January 2015
Institute of Business Advisors Southern Africa
  • Principal Business Advisor
  • August 2017