David Kubwayo
Cleveland,TN
Summary
Multi-talented business leader bringing 10+ years of experience as successful Project and Business Manager. Strategic problem solver and change maker and manager. Visionary executive implements plans that meet current and future needs. Key expertise in the tech and hydropower industry.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vice President of Global Operations
Muraho Technology, LLC
Arizona, USA
12.2022 - Current
- Assessed project requirements, ensuring effective resources allocation, and monitored project progress to identify and address any current and potential issues;
- Worked closely with clients by organized periodic check-ins, to understand their needs, to maximize customer satisfaction which lead to a 90% customer retention rate;
- Developed and spearheaded strategic initiatives to enhance the company's operational efficiency and effectiveness across all global operations;
- Coordinated with all stakeholders to ensure seamless execution of projects and delivery of services;
- Coordinated with company owners and department heads to improve quality standards, and drive continuous improvement;
- Established strong relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure alignment of goals and objectives;
- Drove a culture of excellence, innovation, and accountability within the teams;
- Drafted all outbound marketing material and led the prospecting level of sales;
- Drafted all legal contracts with employees and new customers;
- Participated in financial planning for the company, invoicing.
Managing Director
Muraho Technology Ltd
Kigali, Rwanda
04.2021 - 11.2022
- Played a key role from left-to-right in increasing the company's sales revenue by over 10 times and increase of team size from 8 full-time employees to 34 within 2 years;
- Managed software testing projects, for a diverse client portfolio of small to multinational corporations with over 5,000 employees in industries such as insurance, construction, health-tech, and agro-tech;
- Developed the company's investment decks that led to securing a $.5M investment;
- Spearhead the HR department and designed the currently in use onboarding process;
- Led and manage from left to right - the onboarding, team allocation, and off-boarding processes for team members and customers;
- Negotiated, drafted and signed all legal contracts with new employees and new customers;
- Spearheaded the invoicing process and play a significant role in the company’s financial management.
Project Coordinator, Corporate Secretary
DC Frontier
, Rwanda
02.2019 - 04.2022
- Coordinated the development of a 4.5MW hydropower plant project valued at $14M;
- Led the land acquisition process of 260+ plots for the construction of the HPP and implement a social-economic impact survey of 250+ landowners;
- Coordinated the financial and legal due diligence and subsequent financial, managerial, and legal takeover of a $2B hydropower company;
- Other: authored all annual, quarterly, and other shareholder meetings minutes and resolutions
- Directed the legal department of the company;
- Negotiated, author, and execute contracts with various suppliers; and
- Co-author the company’s Rules of Procedures.
Quality Assurance Tester
Muraho Technology Ltd
, Rwanda
04.2020 - 07.2020
- Tested an online examination systems
- Evaluated business requirement documents against design documents during the QA cycle.
- Utilized defect tracking tools such as JIRA for documenting test results and reporting issues found during testing cycles.
- Collaborated with other teams to ensure quality assurance processes were followed accurately.
- Developed, maintained, and executed manual test scripts for the application.
- Identified defects in the application and documented them with clear steps to reproduce the issue.
- Performed user acceptance testing, integration, system, performance testing of this web-based application.
Worship and Creative Arts Director
Christ’s Church Rwanda
, Rwanda
06.2014 - 01.2019
- Created and implemented annual strategic goals for the department, and ensure continuous department growth;
- Identified, nurtured, and successfully developed 4 volunteer leaders from the team who will in-turn lead the department;
- Planned and implemented 4 major annual event-projects with an annual attendance of 1300+ community leaders, by coordinating 60+ volunteers from the local and regional communities;
- Successfully coordinated weekly event projects by working with a team of 15-20 volunteers, for 5 years.
- Organized artistic resources to effectively execute projects.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to team members on creative processes and techniques.
- Recruited new talent based on their skillset and potential contribution to the team's success.
- Monitored project progress to ensure deadlines were met within budget parameters.
- Oversaw the production of digital assets such as videos, websites, and interactive experiences.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Oklahoma Christian University
Bachelor of Science of Information Technology -
Adventist University of Central Africa
Skills
- Jira & Confluence Test Management
- Scrum Agile Project Management
- Customer Accounts Management
- Financial Control
- Business Development
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Strategic Business Analytics
- Corporate Law
- Large Scale Project Management
- Staff Development
- Resource Allocation
- Risk Management
- Proposal Writing
- Contract Negotiation
- Lead Generation
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Corporate Branding
- Client Relationship Building
- Financial Management
- Performance Monitoring
- Account Management
- CRM Software
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Staff Recruiting and Retainment
- Business Growth and Marketing Strategies
- Strategic Planning
Certification
- ISTQB: Certified Tester Foundational Level
- ISTQB: Certified Tester Advanced. Level – Test Manager
Accomplishments
Delta Mu Delta – International Honors Society in Business
Volunteer Experience
- Kigali International Community School, https://kicsrw.org/, Band director, Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
- Urufunguzo rw’Umucyo, ESL tutor, Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
Languages
English, French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili
Timeline
Vice President of Global Operations
Muraho Technology, LLC
12.2022 - Current
Managing Director
Muraho Technology Ltd
04.2021 - 11.2022
Quality Assurance Tester
Muraho Technology Ltd
04.2020 - 07.2020
Project Coordinator, Corporate Secretary
DC Frontier
02.2019 - 04.2022
Worship and Creative Arts Director
Christ’s Church Rwanda
06.2014 - 01.2019
Master of Business Administration -
Oklahoma Christian University
Bachelor of Science of Information Technology -
Adventist University of Central Africa
- ISTQB: Certified Tester Foundational Level
- ISTQB: Certified Tester Advanced. Level – Test Manager