Senior Technology Risk Assurance Consultant
Data | Cloud | IT Governance
Helping global organizations unlock value from data while ensuring compliance, resilience, and governance at scale.
About Me
With experience in technology risk and IT governance, I built a strong foundation in helping global organizations strengthen compliance, manage risk, and align their technology with business objectives.
Today, my focus is on designing and delivering scalable data solutions that empower organizations to innovate while staying resilient. By combining expertise in cloud technologies, data management, and governance, I help businesses unlock the full value of their data while ensuring quality and compliance. I’m passionate about bridging the gap between technical solutions and strategic goals, enabling leaders to make informed, confident decisions.
Technical Expertise
Senior-level proficiency across the data lifecycle, from ingestion and transformation to governance and compliance
Data Analytics & Engineering
Visualization & Reporting
Cloud & Data Platforms
Governance & Compliance
Consulting Capabilities
Leadership and advisory skills that bridge technical solutions with business value
Stakeholder Engagement
Building trust and alignment across technical and business teams
Strategic Advisory
Translating complex data challenges into actionable business strategies
Project Delivery
Leading end-to-end data initiatives with focus on outcomes and value
Regulatory Understanding
Navigating compliance requirements and risk frameworks
Problem-Solving
Designing innovative solutions for complex data and governance challenges
Executive Communication
Articulating technical insights to C-suite and non-technical stakeholders
Certifications & Training
Continuous learning and professional development across analytics, visualization, and cloud platforms.
Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
Microsoft • 2025
Demonstrates methods and best practices that align with business and technical requirements for modeling, visualizing, and analyzing data with Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP)
Microsoft • 2025
Demonstrates fundamental knowledge about the finance and operations capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics 365
Alteryx Designer Core Certified
Alteryx • 2025
Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the Alteryx Designer environment to solve real-world analytic problems. Showcases ability to use the Alteryx core toolset to clean, prepare, blend, parse, transform, and analyze data
Advanced Excel
Sunesis Consulting • 2024
Demonstrates mastery of complex data analysis techniques including but not limited to dynamic lookups, multi criteria agregation, interactive dashboards with pivot tables and slicers, sophisticated charts like waterfalls, and formula driven conditional formatting for insightful reporting.
Data Analysis with Excel
Kubicle Diploma • 2023
Demonstrates mastery of analysis and reporting of finance data using excel.
Data collection with telegraf
InfluxData • 2022
Demonstrates mastery of telegraf, an open source data collection agent that allows users to collect time series data from hundreds of different sources.
Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
ISC2 • 2024
Proves understanding of fundamental security principles and operations, network security and access controls.
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services • 2023
Validates foundational, high-level understanding of AWS Cloud services.
AWS re/Start Graduate
Amazon Web Services • 2023
AWS re/Start is an AWS cloud training program. AWS re/Start offers scenario-based excercises, instructor led sessions focused on Linux, Python, networking, security, database, automation and core AWS Cloud skills.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication and Information Engineering
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
Projects & Case Studies
A selection of case studies showcasing how I partner with organizations to turn complex challenges into practical, scalable solutions.
Retail Data Migration – Ensuring Accuracy & Completeness
Problem
An ERP transformation project exposed risks of incomplete migration, duplicate records, and reconciliation errors between legacy systems and Dynamics 365 F&O, creating potential breaks in critical business processes across finance, retail and supply chain
Tools Used
Key Insights
Highlighted inconsistent master data definitions as well as transactional data discrepancies, ensuring the client avoided errors in statutory financial statements
Outcomes
Delivered data assurance that enabled a smooth cutover to Dynamics F&O with accurate balances and reconciled master data.
IT Governance Assesment for a Tier 2 Bank
Problem
A leading financial services client needed a governance assessment to identify control gaps, test policy adoption, and strengthen accountability after rolling out new policies.
Tools Used
Key Insights
Highlighted instances of weak control adoption and opportunities for governance improvements.
Outcomes
Enabled the client to prioritize remediation actions and strengthen compliance with internal policy requirements.
Rocket Flight Data Logger
Problem
Need for accurate real-time data collection during model rocket flights for performance analysis.
Tools Used
Key Insights
Altitude, acceleration, and rotation data revealed optimal launch angles and motor configurations.
Outcomes
Successfully logged 4+ flights with >90% data accuracy, enabling insightful decision making.
Publications & Research
A collection of work I’ve been fortunate to publish, reflecting the ideas and stories that inspire me.
Implementation of Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) Protocol in Model Rocket
2022
This paper describes how to incorporate MQTT messaging protocol to the flight software to facilitate communication between the onboard computer and the ground station. Publish and subscribe architecture in MQTT was utilized where the onboard computer published sensor values to particular topics and the ground station subscribed to these topics so as to receive the data. This communication was facilitated by MQTT broker that acted as an intermediary between the two clients. From field tests carried out, data transmission was found to be fast and reliable as all the data packets transmitted were received from a distance of 300 m, the onboard computer and the ground station were able to interact through Wi-Fi, and the sensor data from the onboard computer was plotted and displayed on the ground station dashboard.
What People Say
"Christian demonstrated good working ethics, interpersonal skills and product knowledge."
Fang Zheng
Human Resources Director, Huawei Technologies (Kenya) Company Limited
"Christian is organized, efficient and willing to do what is needed to get a particular task done. His good judgement and mature outlook, ensure a logical and practical approach to his work."
Patricia Kerretts-Kemei
For: Director General, Communication Authority of Kenya
"In practice, I've seen Christian build and optimize workflows that streamline complex data processes and deliveractionable insights. He challenges assumptions constructively. fostering better decision making and stronger outcomes for teams and clients"
Mary Nzoka
Senior Associate, PwC
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