I am a cybersecurity entrepreneur based in Nairobi Kenya. I have over thirteen years of experience in managing Technology, Processes and People.
My interests are in ICT, CyberSecurity and Startup Growth. I am a technology trainer and a mentor to many upcoming professionals
I participate in the growth of the listed ventures in different capacities (Advisor, Tech Lead, Strategic Lead):
1. Secunets Technologies Ltd a Pan African technology company with specialty in CyberSecurity .
2. CybAccel Fund which is an online platform that enables innovators in CyberSecurity and Blockchain space to crowd fund for capital to kick start and scale their innovations
3. Fremtec College of Technology (FCT) providing hands on training in ICT, CyberSecurity and Business Management.
4. Free CyberSecurity Toolkit (Cyba Toolkit) that provides free cyber awareness to SME within Africa
I am a Co-Founder / Vice Chairman of Kenya CyberSecurity and Forensics Association (KCSFA). Approved and legally registered as per the societies Act our objective is to bring together CyberSecurity and Forensics professionals in Kenya and Africa to promote knowledge sharing and professional growth.
In Feb 2020 my innovation in cloud based API security gateway was selected out of 150,000 applications globally as top 100 innovation in CyberSecurity category to present before leading investors in Istanbul Turkey ( Startup Istanbul )
I am a researcher in EOSIO BlockChain based on their Distributed Proof of Stake (DPOS)
I am a member of Authentication and Authorization for Constrained Environments (ACE) at Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
I am an active member of The Crypto Forum Research Group (CFRG) which is a general forum for discussing and reviewing uses of cryptographic mechanisms, both for network security in general and for the IETF in particular.
Technical lead during the first Kenya National CyberSecurity Hackathon sponsored by the Ministry of ICT through Communications Authority (2019, 2022, 2023)
A mentor in Technology and CyberSecurity during the EU COVID-19 Hackathon (The biggest globally, March 2020)
I manage CybAccel Fund online which is the first CyberSecurity Crowd Funding platform globally for easier access to capital targeting CyberSecurity innovators and startups in Africa
A global member (Internet Society)
