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Mathew Shem

Professional History

Experience & CV

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Work Experience

The roles that shaped the work.

Data Analyst

MobileMart Limited (EABL Company)

June 2026 – Present

Nairobi, Kenya

Analyze sales and distribution data from the Distribution Management System (DMS). Build predictive models and dashboards to support commercial decisions. Advise leadership on data-driven strategy across the EABL distribution network.

Sales AnalyticsDistribution Management SystemsPredictive ModelingPower BISQL

Attachee – Medical Research Department

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)

May – August 2025

Nairobi, Kenya

Supported clinical research teams with healthcare analytics and patient outcome studies. Conducted EDA, statistical modeling, survival analysis, and managed REDCap data collection instruments. Built Excel reporting dashboards for weekly and monthly tracking.

R StudioREDCapSurvival AnalysisClinical DataExcel

Lead Tutor & Database Administrator

StatQuestJourney Hub

January 2023 – December 2025

Remote / East Africa

Founded and led a training and consultancy platform focused on data science, statistics, and analytics across East Africa. Designed 10+ programs, mentored learners in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, organized hackathons, and delivered statistical consulting for academic and industry clients.

RPythonPower BITableauSQLCurriculum DesignConsulting

Project Researcher & Webinar Presenter

Africa CDC COVID-19 Communication Study

July 2024 – February 2025

Remote

Scraped and analyzed social media data from Facebook and Instagram across African countries. Performed EDA, statistical analysis, and presented findings at an international webinar on COVID-19 digital communication strategies.

PythonBeautifulSoup4Social Media AnalyticsR StudioResearch Communication

Attachee – Biostatistics

Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Alupe

June 2024

Busia, Kenya

Applied spatial epidemiological methods to disease surveillance data. Used R packages (sp, rgdal, tmap) to visualize disease distributions and modeled spatial autocorrelation using Moran's I.

Spatial EpidemiologyRQGISDisease SurveillanceGIS

Volunteer Data Mentor

DataCamp (Everything Data Program)

January – April 2024

Remote

Mentored learners in SQL, Excel, and Power BI during live online sessions. Explained complex analytical concepts and provided hands-on feedback during data analysis assignments.

SQLExcelPower BITeachingMentorship

Freelance Data Consultant

Independent

2022 – Present

Remote / Nairobi

Provide statistical and analytics consulting to academic researchers, students, and business clients. Services include regression modeling, ML development, dashboard creation, clinical trial support, and research methods guidance.

RPythonSPSSSTATAPower BITableauMLStatistical Consulting

Education

Academic foundations.

Bachelor of Science in Biostatistics

2022 – 2026

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)

Graduating 7th August 2026

Final year research: GLM & GWLR applied to infant mortality modeling using 2022 KDHS data with spatial diagnostics (LISA, Moran's I).

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

2018 – 2021

Secondary School

Grade: B+

Awards & Recognition

Selected achievements.

December 2024

Winner – Gomycode Tableau Hackathon

Built an advanced interactive Tableau dashboard analyzing market trends in the Electric Vehicle industry. Held in Nairobi, Upper Hill.

2024

EduNav+ – STEM Hackathon for Persons with Disabilities

Developed an AI assistive navigation system for visually impaired students using computer vision, OCR, and multilingual Braille-compatible outputs.

August 2024

Predictive Modeling Contributor

JKUAT Infectious Disease Modeling Hackathon — built predictive models for outbreak pattern analysis.

Leadership

Beyond the individual.

Chairperson

JKUAT Biostatistics Students Association (JKUBSA)

Facilitated collaboration between students and research institutions including KEMRI, ICIPE, ILRI, KNH, AMREC, and KALRO. Organized research networking events and professional development workshops.

Student Leadership Representative

JKUAT

Served as Non-Residential Representative on accommodation, security, catering, and bursary committees.