Contact
eddykibs@hotmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/edriskibalama
(LinkedIn)
www.edriskibalama.com (Personal)
eddykibs.com (Other)
Top Skills
Writing
Information Technology
Databases
Languages
English (Full Professional)
Luganda (Professional Working)
Classical Arabic (Limited Working)
Nubian languages (Elementary)
Somali (Limited Working)
Igala (Elementary)
English, Old (ca.450-1100) (Limited
Working)
Italian (Elementary)
Aramaic (Elementary)
Ebira (Elementary)
Certifications
Researcher
C++ Certification Course
Digital Marketing Advanced
Certification Course
ECDL Level2
Digital Marketting Certification
Course
Honors-Awards
Medal Edinburgh Marathon 2005
Medal ISOC Football Tournament,
Leicester Uni
CSS
50 design portfolio
Publications
Edris Kibalama
Slave of Allah
United Kingdom
Summary
بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم
In the name of Allah the Entirely Merciful The Especially Merciful
Alhamdulillah wassalaatu wassalam ‘alaa Rasuulillah
All praises be to Allah and salutations and peace be upon the
Prophet Muhammad, His Family, His Companions and all those that
follow him until the day of Judgement
I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship(in truth) except Allah,
and I testify that Muhammad( PBUH) is the Messenger of Allah
To proceed
Slave of Allah
Divinely(shar iyyah) legislated slave of Allah- in Shaa Allah [ يا
[ مقلب القلوب ثبت قلوبنا على دينك آمين
Universally(Kawniyyah) legislated slave of Allah
Divinely Legislated Asceticism Adherent- in Shaa Allah
Orthodox Islamic Theological Conformist
Purist Salafi
Orthodox Islamic Spiritualist
Prophetic Medicine Herbalist
Earthly Self-reliance idealist
Personal Development proponent
Positively- Targeted Computational Philosophy Proponent
Sincerity Proponent
Truth Seeker
Orthodox Islamic Spiritualist Proponent
Adherent to Suluukussalaf- Wa Allahu A’lam
Adherent to ‘uboodiyyah etc- Wa Allahu A’lam
Adherent to Mujaahadah(Sulluk)- Wa Allahu A’lam
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The Spiritual Sea Bed
Knowing Allah: Part 4
Part of: Knowing Allah (2 books)
Knowing Allah: Part 1 (Names and
Attributes of Allah)
Part of: Names and Attributes of
Allah (1 books)
One Hundred Life Reflections of an
Orthodox Muslim
Spiritual Levitation 4: The Other Side
of Abstemiousness/ Zuhd
Book 4 of 4: Spiritual Levitation
Adherent to AlHijratain(Suluuk)- Wa Allahu A’lam
Peace advocate
Human rights advocate
Sustainable and Ethical living advocate
Edris Kibalama – page 1Race Equality advocate
Wildlife and Environmental preservation advocate
International Author of Inspirational Life Quotes
Illustrator at shutterstock
Inspirational quotes Merchandise Seller on redbubble.com
IT Consultancy
PC software repairs and Operating Systems Installation
WordPress Developer
Linux Enthsiast/ Intermediate User
Software Tutor
Home Educator
Youth mentor
Life Coach
Gardening at Spinney Hill Park, Leicester, and allotment
Organic Farming at Whetstone Pastures Farm
Software Programmer
Software and general researcher
Software Trainer
Software Engineer
Approved Website/Software Tester
Entreupreneur
Maths Tutor GCSE
Amateur boxing training
Amateur Rowing training
Cross country Scotland Marathon Medal 2005
Edris Kibalama – page 25 a-side football Medal Winner isoc Leicester
university 2011/2012
Vice President Leicester Universty ACS
Chess President Leicester University 2 years
Self employed perfumes and accessories salesman at Markets,
Shop and freelance
Football Steward for Charlton, Leicester, Arsenal & Wembly Stadium
May Allah guide us all Ameen
Alhamdulillah wassalaatu wassalam ‘alaa Rasuulillah
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All praises be to Allah and salutations and peace be upon the
Prophet Muhammad, His Family, His Companions and all those that
follow him until the day of Judgement
Experience
Edriskibalama.com
36 years
Optimist
August 1987 – Present (36 years 3 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Poet
July 2022 – Present (1 year 4 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Walk and Talk Life Coach
July 2022 – Present (1 year 4 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
WALK AND TALK PROGRAMME
PERMANENTLY HOSTED BY international author | independent strategist|
herbalist| independent life coach/ mentor| orthodox Islamic spiritualist| selfchange advocate, Edris Kibalama
Walk and Talk Life Coach
July 2022 – Present (1 year 4 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
WALK AND TALK PROGRAMME
PERMANENTLY HOSTED BY international author | independent strategist|
herbalist| independent life coach/ mentor| orthodox Islamic spiritualist| selfchange advocate, Edris Kibalama
Comparative Legislation/ Law Researcher
2010 – Present (13 years)
Research into Nigerian and UK law
Independent Para-Education/ Interdisciplinary Researcher
2010 – Present (13 years)
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Research into pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics/ pharmacology/ half-life/
biomarkers of nicotine, caffeine, risperidone etc
-Research into Suluuk/ Orthodox Islamic Spirituality/ Spiritual Wayfaring
-Research into the Names and Attributes of Allah
-Research into Prophetic Medicine and Nutrition
Research into the fiqh and explanation/ sharh of du’s/ supplication
-Reseach into Islamic and African History
Transcriber
2017 – Present (6 years)
Islamic audio transcription
Caller to Allah
January 2003 – Present (20 years 10 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Alhamdulillah wassalaatu wassalaam ‘alaa Rasulillah. Allahumma Yarhamnaa
wa yaghfirLana. Allahumma yarhamhum wayaghfir lahum. Rabbaana Atinaa
fiddunia hasanatan, wafil Aakhirati hasanatan, wa qinaa ‘adhabannar, Oh
Allah give us from your bounties, Oh Allah purify our hearts and intentions,
Oh Allah guide us, Oh Allah provide us from sources that we never could
imagine, Oh Allah unite us upon the khair Ameen, Oh Allah give us all the
good in this world and the hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the
fire Ameen. Oh Allah keep us away from the punishment of the grave, the trials
of life and death, and keep us away/safe from the evil trials of the dajjaal. Oh
Allah give us righteous offspring and children, and make them the coolness
of our eyes Ameen. Oh Allah Al Hadii/ The guide Al Hayyul Qayyuum, Allah
Ahad Allahussamad, lam ya lid wa lam ya kun lahu kufuwan Ahad, Al Ghani,
Al Bassit, Al Mu’ti, Al GhafururRaheem, forgive us and have mercy upon us,
Yaa ArRahmaaniRaheem Have Mercy upon us, provide us from sources
that we can never imagine, Yaa ArRazzaaq/ The Provider, give us from your
bounties, guide us, forgive us and unite us upon the khair. Yaa Allah bless us
abundantly. Allahumma Yarhamnaa wa yaghfrLana, Allahumma Yarhamhum
wa yaghfirLahum Ameen. Allahumma Innaka ‘afuwwun, tuhibbul ‘afwa fa’fu
‘anna. Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibbul ‘afwa fa’fu ‘anna Ameen. Our Lord
we have wronged ourselves. If you forgive us not, and bestow not upon us
your Mercy we shall certainly be among the losers. Oh Allah increase us in
knowledge, Oh Allah increase us in knowledge, Yaa Al ‘Alim, Increase us in
knowledge, Rabbanaa Zidnaa ‘Ilmaa. Oh Allah give us understanding in the
religion, Allahumma faqihnaa fiddeen, Allahumma faqqihnaa fiddeen. Oh Allah
give us understanding in the religion Ameen. Oh Allah give us wisdom, and
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unite us all upon the khair. Yaa Sami’uddua, answer our good du’as Ameen.
Alhamdulillah, wasssalatu wassalaam ‘alaa Rasuulullah.
Systems Thinking Specialist- Islamized
2015 – Present (8 years)
WordPress Developer
February 2020 – Present (3 years 9 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Chief Executive Officer
January 2020 – Present (3 years 10 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
- Analysing designing, building and maintaining my own website at
www.edriskibalama.com - I outsource the creation of inspirational original orthodox Islamic spirituality
quotes images, PDF books and merchandise. - I work on business strategy
- Creating illustrations and images of my life inspirational quotes
- Building and maintaining my website on WordPress, myself
International Author
February 2020 – Present (3 years 9 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom - Writing manuscripts for my inspirational quote books and explanation and
reference from authentic Islamic sources - Researching on how best to release and market my eBooks and paperback
books and dealing with formatting - Outsourcing editing and copywriting to the relevant Islamic sources
- Liaising with field experts to come up with a relevant plan of action
- Marketing online, on my website and on Amazon
Independent Strategist
September 2003 – Present (20 years 2 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Slave of Allah
1987 – Present (36 years)
tanzil.net
Independent Publisher
April 2021 – Present (2 years 7 months)
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Food researcher
January 1994 – Present (29 years 10 months)
Unify Giving
1 year 3 months
Copywriter
September 2022 – Present (1 year 2 months)
Social Media Manager
August 2022 – Present (1 year 3 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Marketing/ Writing
August 2022 – Present (1 year 3 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Senior Software Development Engineer
August 2022 – Present (1 year 3 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
ORCID
1 year 5 months
Researcher
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Member
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Governors for Schools
1 year 5 months
Member
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Governor
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Governors volunteer at board level to set the strategic vision for their school.
This involves constructively challenging current processes, using your unique
skills to support senior leaders, and overseeing school finances
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Governors work collaboratively with the headteacher and other members of
the board, including parents and school staff.
Google
1 year 5 months
Level 5 Local guide
August 2022 – Present (1 year 3 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Google Local Guide
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Colourful Beginnings
Recruitment Officer
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Tailored Yarn
1 year 5 months
Publishing Director
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Trustee on Board of Directors (HR & Communication)
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Board Trustee
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Sagatech
1 year 5 months
Independent Director
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Senior Software Engineer
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
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Chief Technology Officer
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom - Manages developer codes and combines all collaborated codes
- Works to complete Web technology requirements
- Develops and directs all inner and outer networking safeguards to stop any
risk of outside breaches relating to Network security, the disclosure of any said
information, codes or IP in which the company discloses - Conducts research where necessary to improve the code assets of the
company making sure codes and developer codes are at a high standard - Reports to the Chairman & CEO
LEARN TO WORK LTD
Career Coach
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Sweatcoin
Member
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
zlibrary
Author
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
BeMyEye
Member
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Together Trust
1 year 5 months
Member
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Governor
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
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TranscribeMe
Transcriptionist
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Beauchamp City Sixth Form
Governor
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Chartered Institute of Fundraising Researchers in Fundraising
1 year 6 months
Prospect Researcher
May 2022 – Present (1 year 6 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Prospect Research
Member
May 2022 – Present (1 year 6 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Member of Researchers in Fundraising( RiF)
Member of Chartered Institute of Fundraising(CIOF))
Content Specialist
May 2022 – Present (1 year 6 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
-Content Writer for RiF Prospect Handbook
-Content Editor for RiF Prospect Handbook
CIPD
1 year 6 months
Member
May 2022 – Present (1 year 6 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Leadership Development Consultant
May 2022 – Present (1 year 6 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Advising a school Leadership team on Careers Education in England
Advisor Enterprise
May 2022 – Present (1 year 6 months)
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Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Colourful Beginings
Website Developer
June 2022 – Present (1 year 5 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
The Open University
9 years
International Law Researcher
2021 – Present (2 years)
Systems Thinking in Practice
2014 – Present (9 years)
Independent Researcher
2021 – Present (2 years)
Systems engineering: Challenging complexity
2020 – Present (3 years)
MuslimHomeschoolSoftware.com
36 years 3 months
Orthodox Islamic Researcher
2020 – Present (3 years)
Independent Entrepreneur
2018 – Present (5 years)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
-Liaising with other companies and people for collaboration - Digital Marketing research and implementation
Slave of Allah
August 1987 – Present (36 years 3 months)
Sublime Station In Shaa Allah
There is no deity worthy of worship in truth except Allah and Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah
Laa Ilaaha illallah Muhammadan Rasulullah
Chief Executive Officer
January 2020 – Present (3 years 10 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Page 10 of 20 - Setting up Software business goals and launching my business
- Planning and digital documentation of ideas after brain storming and liaising
with partners - Researching for business plan elicitation
- Building and maintaining my website on WordPress, myself
- staff recruitment and Training
Slave of Allah
August 1987 – Present (36 years 3 months)
Sublime Station In Shaa Allah
There is no deity worthy of worship in truth except Allah and Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allah
Laa Ilaaah illallah Muhammadan Rasuulullah
WordPress Developer
November 2020 – Present (3 years)
Ummah Connects
Independent Researcher
May 2022 – Present (1 year 6 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Packt
4 years
Information Technology Researcher
2019 – Present (4 years)
Information Technology Specialist
2019 – Present (4 years)
Ahle Dhikr Publications
Transcriptionist
May 2022 – Present (1 year 6 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
iLayers Geospatial Technologies
3 years
GIS Researcher
2020 – Present (3 years)
Geographic Information Systems Engineer
December 2020 – Present (2 years 11 months)
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Leicester, England, United Kingdom - Strategising on GIS and technical solutions to everyday problems people
face - Coming up with GIS, graphical Dashboards and Story Mapping solutions for
the betterment of worldwide societies
Independent Software Consultant
December 2020 – Present (2 years 11 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom - Doing research on various API’s
- Discussing Technical and IT topics to come up with solutions for the
Organization
Intuitively GIS
2 years
Co Author
2021 – Present (2 years)
Chief Executive Officer
October 2021 – Present (2 years 1 month)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom - Liaising with relevant GIS Specialist to understand where help is required
nationally and locally to fulfill community needs through GIS Solutions
WordPress Developer
January 2021 – Present (2 years 10 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Independent Researcher
2021 – Present (2 years)
Leicester
GIS( Geographic Information System) Research
Internet Archive
Slave of Allah
December 2021 – Present (1 year 11 months)
SoundCloud
Slave of Allah
2021 – Present (2 years)
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Pinterest
Slave of Allah
2019 – Present (4 years)
Amazon
2 years 7 months
Independent Author
April 2021 – Present (2 years 7 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Merchandiser
May 2021 – Present (2 years 6 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Reach Volunteering
Volunteer
January 2021 – Present (2 years 10 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Outsourcely
Software Engineer
January 2019 – Present (4 years 10 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
IntelligentMinds IT Consultancy
11 years 10 months
Chief Executive Officer
January 2016 – Present (7 years 10 months)
Leicester, United Kingdom
Operating Systems installation
Systems Engineering
Linux Installation
systems configurations
Desktop PC upgrades
Bios settings configurations
Bash programming
Java Programming
Desktop application Development
Website Development Consultation
WordPress Developer
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December 2020 – Present (2 years 11 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Information Communication Technology Trainer
January 2020 – Present (3 years 10 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Volunteer Administrative Assistant
January 2012 – Present (11 years 10 months)
Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Independent Software Consultant
April 2013 – Present (10 years 7 months) - Using the Software Engineering Life cycle
- Database Programming and Managing the Project from conception to
completion - Database analysing and designing frameworks and Models
- Systems deployment and Systems implementation
- Systems programming
- Providing Software training in Microsoft Access, Programming and ICT
Carbon Watchdog
WordPress Developer
May 2021 – Present (2 years 6 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Working as a team to design a custom-built Newsletter plugin
CafePress Inc.
Merchandiser
May 2021 – Present (2 years 6 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Zazzle
Merchandiser
May 2021 – Present (2 years 6 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Selling Inspirational quote Merchandise
PCAP (UK Charity)
Website Developer
April 2021 – Present (2 years 7 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Page 14 of 20 - Website development using the Perch CMS and WordPress
- Consulting on and solving the Charity’s Website and IT Problems
Fort Learning Academy
Chief Technology Officer
July 2021 – Present (2 years 4 months)
Kaduna, Nigeria
Upwork
Software Engineer
January 2018 – Present (5 years 10 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Redbubble
Inspirational Quotes Merchandise Seller
July 2020 – Present (3 years 4 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
LifePoints Panel
Respondent
September 2020 – Present (3 years 2 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Swagbucks
Respondent
September 2020 – Present (3 years 2 months)
Branded Research, Inc.
Respondent
September 2020 – Present (3 years 2 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
User Interviews
Respondent
September 2020 – Present (3 years 2 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Ubertesters
Software Quality Assurance Test Engineer
September 2020 – Present (3 years 2 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Page 15 of 20 - Carrying out technical Testing for Android and Apple mobile Applications
IfCharity
Information Technology Administrator
January 2013 – Present (10 years 10 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
Interpal
Fundraiser
April 2010 – Present (13 years 7 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Salafiyyah
Caller to Allah
January 2008 – Present (15 years 10 months)
Leicester City, England, United Kingdom
(The Association for Cognitive Analytic Therapy ) Association for
Cognitive Analytic Therapy Ltd
Treasurer / Company Secretary( Reach Volunteering)
November 2022 – December 2022 (2 months)
University of East London
University of East London Enterprise Mentor
October 2022 – November 2022 (2 months)
Action Change (Formerly GVI Trust)
WordPress Developer
April 2021 – May 2021 (2 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
uTest
Software Tester
September 2020 – March 2021 (7 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Doing usability and functional testing for clients/ customers of uTest
Testbirds
Software Quality Assurance Tester
September 2020 – January 2021 (5 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
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TestingTime
Software Tester
November 2020 – November 2020 (1 month)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Respondent
Software Tester
September 2020 – November 2020 (3 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
test IO
Software Quality Assurance Tester
September 2020 – November 2020 (3 months)
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Tester Work
Software Quality Assurance Tester
September 2020 – November 2020 (3 months)
QA Consulting
Software Engineering Consultant
April 2016 – April 2016 (1 month) - Using agile Software Development methodology to implement Java
applications in HMRC Software Systems - Taking part in training for JAVA, Hibernate/ JPA, Spring and related Java
technologies and Frameworks
Ansaar Charity, Leicester
Senior Software Engineer
August 2011 – April 2013 (1 year 9 months)
Leicester
Applying Software Engineering Principles
University of Leicester
Software Engineering Student
October 2005 – July 2012 (6 years 10 months)
I was a Student at Leicester University for 7 years studying Software and
Electronic Engineering. I now have a BEng; graduated on July 12 2012
Ayurvedic Herbal Clinic
Volunteer
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August 2011 – March 2012 (8 months)
Leicester, United Kingdom
Taking phonecalls, modifying data and assisting Users to carry out on-line
exams for IT Course
Bakers Waste Services Ltd
Database programmer and Administrator
August 2011 – December 2011 (5 months)
Leicester, United Kingdom
Using Microsoft Word, Excel and Internet for creating documents and
modifying appliances
Unique Perfumes
Business Owner
January 2010 – December 2011 (2 years)
Leicester, United Kingdom
Unique Perfumes and Merchandise - Operating in LONDON and LEICESTER
- Researched on and purchased the fragrances on demand locally and
targeted them to interested and regular customers. - Approached my target market by selling at Markets i.e. Convent Garden
Market London, Leicester Indoor market and face to face - Opened up a shop space in Leicester to expand the business offerings,
Customer base and to increase local knowledge of the Business - Marketed and responded to the demand and supply of target customers.
STREET
Database Programmer and Administrator
May 2010 – September 2010 (5 months)
London, United Kingdom
Database entry and modification, IT and web processing
Corus
Trainee Programming Engineer
June 2008 – June 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Wales
First 6 months, I came up with a solution to a web based project and designed
a web page using the .Net development environment, tested thoroughly and
documented.
I used C#.net; learnt CISCO systems and used it to network Computers across
the site.
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I worked on Lotus notes Database to modify existing code and carried out
coding using Lotus Script and Formula language.
Tasks I carried out: - Designing web pages using ASP.Net, Visual basic and C#.Net
- Software Program testing and documentation
- Carried out CISCO course and carried out Networking across site
- Software Coding and Programming using Lotus notes and Formula
Language
Envision
Volunteer
June 2002 – June 2003 (1 year 1 month)
London, United Kingdom
Attending talks and events and participating in local activities championing the
cause “Think Globally Act Locally”
Solar Panel Store
Sales Staff
June 2002 – July 2002 (2 months)
Kampala, Uganda
Customer Service, selling solar appliances, working abroad
integrated computers and Electronics u ltd
Volunteer
2001 – 2001 (less than a year)
Kampala, Uganda
Education
University of Leicester
BEng, Software Engineering · (2005 – 2012)
University of Leicester
BEng, Computer Software Engineering · (2005 – 2012)
ADT College
A Levels, Science · (2003 – 2005)
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Collingham College
GCSEs, Mixed Studies · (2003 – 2003)
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