Technical problem solving, innovative and collaborative.
Resume:
Martin Wakaba
S TUDENT
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Links
LinkedIn profile
Skills
Leadership
Effective Time Management
Communication
Fast Learner
Customer Service
Ability to Work in a Team
Communication Skills
Attention to Detail
Languages
English
Swahili
Kikuyu; Gikuyu
Profile
Dynamic college student with the ability to employ creativity in finding solutions. Adept at establishing and maintaining excellent communication and relationships with clients. Committed to utilizing my skills to further the mission of a team. Efficient, hardworking, and ready to start my next journey. Employment History
Relationship Officer, Equity Bank Kenya LTD, Nairobi, Kenya JANUARY 2 0 1 9 — S E P T EMBER 2 0 1 9
Tasked with setting up mobile banking linked to individual and corporate bank accounts, enabling mobile banking to Equity Bank customers via Equitel mobile network.
Analyzed data regarding customer enrollment as well as Equitel airtime sales and brainstormed strategies on how to boost sales.
In March of the same year, I was part of a team involved in the Inua Jamii program which aimed to support the elderly and needy financially through regular stipends accessible via issued ATM cards.
Global College Program Mentor, Equity Bank Kenya LTD, Nairobi, Kenya JANUARY 2 0 2 0 — DECEMBER 2 0 2 0
After successfully gaining admission via the program, I was employed to guide a few of the top students in the country in their application to top colleges worldwide. With a cohort of 8 scholars, three have already gained admission to the top universities in Africa, and are waiting for their decisions from around the globe. Education
Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
AUGUST 2 0 2 0 — MAY 2 0 2 4
I am currently a freshman at Cornell University, on course to major in Economics and minor in Information Science, with multiple interests in Computer Science, Government, Sociology, and Mathematics.
Equity Leaders Program, Nairobi, Kenya
F EBRUARY 2 0 1 9 — NOVEMBER 2 0 1 9
Following my success at the National examinations, I was admitted to this prestigious program which helped me apply to and secure admission at Cornell University.
High School Diploma, Alliance High School, Kikuyu, Kenya F EBRUARY 2 0 1 5 — NOVEMBER 2 0 1 8
Graduated as the 85th highest student in the country during my year; featured in the top 100 candidates of the 2018 Kenya Secondary Certificate of Education national examinations out of over 660,000 students who sat for the test during the year. References
References available upon request
Courses
Intro to Computing using Python, Cornell University AUGUST 2 0 2 0 — DECEMBER 2 0 2 1
Writing Seminar: Short Stories on Death and Disease, Cornell University AUGUST 2 0 2 0 — DECEMBER 2 0 2 0
From New Worlds to Black Holes, Cornell University AUGUST 2 0 2 0 — DECEMBER 2 0 2 0
Calculus I, Cornell University
AUGUST 2 0 2 0 — DECEMBER 2 0 2 0
Calculus II, Cornell University
F EBRUARY 2 0 2 1 — MAY 2 0 2 1
Comparative Politics, Cornell University
F EBRUARY 2 0 2 1 — MAY 2 0 2 1
Intro to Microeconomics, Cornell University
F EBRUARY 2 0 2 1 — MAY 2 0 2 1
Intro to Macroeconomics, Cornell University
F EBRUARY 2 0 2 1 — MAY 2 0 2 1
Sociology, Cornell University
F EBRUARY 2 0 2 1 — MAY 2 0 2 1
Extra-curricular activities
Cadet Leader: Head of the Division, St John's Ambulance, Kikuyu, Kenya JANUARY 2 0 1 8 — NOVEMBER 2 0 1 8
Student head of the club and Gold medalist regional first aid competition in 2018. Underwent First Aid training and trained cadets from 2016 to 2018. Organized blood donation from the school to Nairobi Hospital in 2018 Student Exchange Program, Alliance High School, Svendborg NOVEMBER 2 0 1 6 — DECEMBER 2 0 1 6
Traveled to Denmark for an exchange program between Alliance High School and Oure Højskole from November to December 2016.
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