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Robert Mvula

Robert Mvula

Founder of Packshine ICT. Software engineer and data scientist, Lusaka, Zambia.

About

Robert is a software engineer with over ten years' experience building cross-platform applications and leading technical work across logistics, fintech, public health and retail. His background combines software with data engineering and DevOps.

He has built national health reporting tools, automated data flows into DHIS2, and point of sale and inventory systems for retail businesses, including Packshine POS. He works well in remote, cross-functional teams using Jira, Confluence and GitHub.

Experience

  1. 2023 to nowSenior Software Developer Korridor Zambia. Flutter, .NET Core and SQL Server apps; AWS Lambda; CI/CD with Jenkins and Octopus Deploy; Selenium testing; leads code reviews.
  2. 2021 to 2023HMIS Officer John Snow, Inc., USAID SAFE project. Automated SmartCare reporting tools, metadata and KPI dashboards.
  3. 2019 to 2020Health Informatics Lead Maryland Global Initiatives, ZAMPHIA project. End-to-end data pipelines and secure clinical data systems on Azure, with live performance dashboards.
  4. 2017 to 2018Computer Programmer Akros Research. Custom DHIS2 indicators, HTML reports and GIS maps.
  5. 2014 to 2017IT Systems Administrator Asphalt Roads Zambia. Asset and inventory applications, servers and the company website.

Selected work

  • Packshine POS. Point of sale, stock and reporting for auto shops, supermarkets and bars, with an Android owner app.
  • SmartCare to DHIS2 uploads. An app that moves health facility reports from SmartCare into DHIS2 automatically, ending manual data entry.
  • Health data on Azure. Data pipelines and live performance dashboards for clinical and executive reporting.
  • Automated HTML reports. SQL scripts that produce scheduled reports with charts drawn in R.