Braxtone Omusugu || Actuary| Software Engineer| Data Scientist

About Me

I'm a Nairobi-based software engineer and data science professional with a strong foundation in actuarial science. Over the past four years, I’ve combined my statistical expertise with programming and analytics to create impactful tools that solve real-world business problems.

I’m particularly passionate about building data-powered applications; from forecasting tools for financial institutions to dashboards for actionable insights. My professional background spans logistics and microfinance, where I helped align pricing strategies with growth models and analyzed loan portfolios to guide strategic decisions.

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

Python: 4 years
R: 4 years
HTML & CSS: 2 years

Data & Tools

SQL & Databases (Advanced)
Power BI, Excel, Tableau
Microsoft Access, Power Query

Core Strengths

Software Engineering & Automation
Data Science & Forecasting
Risk Modeling & Business Intelligence

Professional Interests

I’m deeply excited about how technology can be used to drive smarter decisions and create meaningful change; from automating tedious processes to unlocking insights through data. I enjoy building tools that blend data science, software engineering, and visual storytelling.

🔍 Data Science & Predictive Modeling
⚙️ Building Scalable Analytics Dashboards
🌐 Web Development & Interactive Interfaces
📊 Data Visualization for Business Intelligence
📈 Fintech, Microfinance & Quantitative Risk Analysis
🤖 AI-assisted Decision Systems (Forecasting & Automation)

Projects

🕸️ Web Data Scraper – Snapklik

Built a Python script to scrape product listings from Snapklik, extracting structured data such as item names, prices, and URLs. The python script automates the process of collecting and formatting large-scale e-commerce data for analysis or integration.

Tools: Python (Requests, BeautifulSoup), CSV
Skills: Web Scraping, Automation, Data Extraction
Outcome: Provides clean, exportable datasets for price tracking or competitor analysis

🔗 View on GitHub

📊 Financial Forecasting Dashboard

Built in Excel and Power BI to project financial performance and optimize pricing.

Tools: Excel, Power BI
Impact: Enabled strategic pricing and scenario modeling

📈 Microfinance Risk Assessment Tool

Used R and SQL to build a statistical model for evaluating loan risk and customer segmentation.

Tools: R, SQL
Impact: Improved loan default detection and portfolio tracking

Education & Certifications

University of Nairobi

BSc in Actuarial Science: Second Class Upper

Focus: Probability, Risk Management, Forecasting
Final Year Project: Financial modeling with real data

LinkedIn Learning – Data Science Track

Data Analytics Foundations
Data Transformation with Power Query
Power BI Visualization

Competitions

ACCA Strategic Business Leader Challenge – Top 10 Finalist (2022)
Chemistry Symposium – 2nd Place (2016)

Contact Me

If you’d like to connect, collaborate, or hire- reach out below.

Email: Braxtoneomusugu2@gmail.com

LinkedIn: View Profile

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