Data Analyst Entry
Resume:
KONDWANI LIPENGA
***.*******@*****.*** +265********* Lilongwe
PROFILE
I am a highly skilled Data Analyst with over 8 years of experience in health informatics and project management. I have a proven track record of deploying and managing complex health informatics systems, providing technical support and capacity building to end-users, and analyzing and presenting data to inform decision making.
WORK HISTORY
Data Analyst Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation (MGIC) Lilongwe 05/2020 – CURRENT
• Extract and analyze data from VL/EID LIMS using Excel, R, and Python
• Perform dataset preparation and data cleaning, identifying missing data and correcting errors
• Automate data visualizations to present insights and tell compelling stories
• Create data collection tools using KoboToolbox and ODK for samples received and RTCQI checklists
• Organize technical data review meetings with Ministry of Health staff
• Evaluate data management metrics (DQA) and recommend ways to strengthen data
• Provide technical support and capacity building to molecular lab data clerks. Health Informatics Systems Coordinator Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
(EGPPAF) Lilongwe 2/2019 – 04/2020
• Coordinate meetings between site directors, health center managers, and project managers
• Maintain a 98% uptime of EMR servers for easy management of patients’ data in over 120 health centers
• Install patches and packages on EMR modules and conduct discovery plans calls with MOH staff to configure the EMR
• Act as a first point of contact between the Help Desk in over 120 Health Centers for issue resolution
• Monitor and test application performance to identify potential bottlenecks and develop solutions
• Assess health centers server infrastructure and make recommendations for hardware upgrades
• Create and enhance business applications and reports using workflow automation
• Work closely with customers, internal staff, and other stakeholders to determine planning. EMR Deployment Officer Baobab Health Trust Lilongwe 12/ 2015 – 09/2019
• Deploy EMRs (Antenatal, ART, LIMS, Birth and Death, OPD, HTS) in over 100 health facilities across the country, resulting in effective management of patients' data
• Train, orient and refresh over 200 clinicians, nurses, and clerks in both health centers and district hospitals on how to use the EMRs once deployed, resulting in effective and efficient data management
• Manage over 70 VMware deployed servers, resulting in good application performance
• Create virtual server management for offsite backup system for all applications deployed in sites for easy testing after updates
• Conduct system testing after development for easy deployments and backup testing to ensure proper restoration in-time of system failure
• Perform regular clinic visits in all EMRs sites to monitor and resolve issues reported by Helpdesk
• Perform system updates using git to all applications at sites in Malawi
• Successfully clean data and produce quarterly cohort report (ART) to Ministry of Health (MOH)
• Manage routine hardware and software fault checks and also network maintenance to ensure smooth running of all applications at the site
• Review and update SOPs and User Manuals used by Software Support and Deployment officers. Page 2 of 2
Project Lead Techno Brain LTD Lilongwe 09/ 2013 – 11/2015
• Develop and manage MAABS project by engaging all stakeholders
• Maintain tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve targets
• Design requirements and controls for system development of AIRevenue application
• Create audit issue metrics reports for Civil aviation management
• Manage successful database tests, script modifications, data migration, and restoration checks
• Configure the merge replication of SQL server between four airports at HQ. SKILLS
• Data analysis: I have experience in extracting and analyzing data using various tools such as Excel, R, and Python.
• Data visualization: I have experience in creating and automating data visualizations to present insights and tell compelling stories using tools such as PowerBI and Tableau.
• Data cleaning: I have experience in preparing datasets and cleaning data by identifying missing data and correcting errors using Python libraries such as Pandas (dropna, fillna, replace, drop_duplicates, str.strip and R libraries such as dplyr, tidyr, stringr and lubridate
• Project management: I have experience in coordinating meetings, maintaining uptime of servers, monitoring and testing application performance, and assessing server infrastructure.
• Technical support: I have experience in providing technical support and capacity building to data clerks, acting as a first point of contact for issue resolution, and conducting system testing after development.
• Training and orientation: I have experience in training, orienting, and refreshing clinicians, nurses, and clerks on how to use various systems and applications.
• Documentation: I have experience in developing technical documentation for infrastructure, business continuity plan, and user manuals.
• Communication: I have experience in liaising between IT infrastructure team and other personnel to assist with resolution of system issues, and submitting project status reports to stakeholders.
EDUCATION
• Masters in Big Data and Business Intelligence (European Business School of Barcelona ENEB– Spain, Pending)
• Data Science Foundations – Level 1 (IBM, 2019)
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science – Data Science (University of Malawi, 2011) REFEREES
1) Malango Msukwa
Strategic Information Technical Lead
Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation
E-mail: *******@****.*********.***
Phone Number: 088*******
2) Paul Mwale
HIS Team Lead
Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric Aids Foundation
E-mail: ******@*******.***
Phone Number: 088*******
3) Lazarus Phiri
EMR Deployment Lead
Baobab Health Trust
Email: ********@*****.***
Phone: 088*******
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