GIDEON MANYARA KAMANDA

• Supported the assessment and documentation of industrial utility-metering infrastructure involving approximately 30 electrical meters and 30-40 water meters.
• Documented communication paths between meters, network switches, and servers across production lines and utility areas.
• Performed basic IP communication and reachability checks using ping tests and Siemens PRONETA exports.
• Gained practical exposure to PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, MES, VLANs, Modbus TCP, RS-485, OPC UA, and industrial network environments.
• Developed a controlled one-meter Modbus TCP pilot plan using read-only polling, timeout rules, retry logic, and maintenance-window safeguards.
• Reviewed production-line systems and supported documentation of MES-related workflows and operational technology assets.
• Prepared technical reports, logbook entries, system documentation, and presentations for industrial supervisors.

Relevant coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Database Systems, Distributed Systems, Object-Oriented Programming, Software Engineering, Computer Networks, Probability and Statistics, Compiler Design, Operations Research, and Information Systems.

• Developed a functional prototype for monitoring electricity and water consumption in industrial facilities.
• Designed dashboards for trends, alarms, utility costs, intensity analysis, and operational insights; planned secure read-only Modbus TCP ingestion.

• Designed and developed an ERP platform for inventory, customers, suppliers, purchases, sales, invoices, and warehouse operations.
• Created a structured relational data model and backend API architecture with roles, authentication, backups, and deployment planning.

• Engineered a cross-platform mobile student planner featuring Notion-style database views (Kanban board, tables), timetable management, and task deadlines.
• Implemented ringing audio alarms with exact scheduling, ICS calendar and CSV data exchange, and offline encrypted SQLite storage.

• Developed a privacy-focused Android voice assistant integrating continuous on-device wake-word detection and Google Gemini conversational intelligence.
• Built local hardware action controls (alarms, flashlight, volume, media), intent routing with risk validation, and AES-256 KeyStore encrypted vault.

• Created a native Android expense tracker that intercepts and parses incoming M-PESA SMS confirmations without cloud dependencies.
• Designed an offline ledger, password-protected encrypted backup/restore, custom budget limit alerts, and weekly financial reporting under Nairobi time.

• Built a local prototype for project uploads, ZIP extraction, structure scanning, issue detection, file cleaning, alerts, and technical reports.
• Explored the application of artificial intelligence to software maintenance and workflow automation.

• Developing a data-driven platform for strategy testing, execution workflows, performance analysis, and market monitoring.
• Applied backtesting concepts, risk controls, database storage, and automation principles to a practical fintech project.