JI

Janvier Iyakaremye

Computer Engineering Graduate | Mobile Application Developer | Machine Learning Enthusiast

Harare, Zimbabwe

ABOUT

Computer Engineering graduate skilled in mobile app development, machine learning, and data analysis. Certified Public Speaker with experience delivering technical presentations, community workshops, and advocacy talks to audiences of 50 to 500. Passionate about applying technology to solve real-world problems in agriculture, education, and social impact.

SKILLS

E-pay mobile appAPI Integration for Financial TransactionsSecure AuthenticationReal-Time Processing
PythonJavaJavaScriptDartSQLPostgreSQLMySQLFlutterKotlinReactDjangoFlaskMachine LearningCNNsEfficientNetN8NAWSGenAIFirebaseAPI Integration
EnglishSwahiliShonaKinyarwandaKirundiConversational FrenchConversational Spanish
Public Speaking (Certified)Community LeadershipCross-cultural Collaboration

EXPERIENCE

Mobile Application Developer Intern

2023-08 - 2024-08

Afrosoft Holdings • Harare, Zimbabwe

Contributed to mobile application development for financial payment solutions, focusing on code refactoring, payment processing workflows, API integration, and UX design improvements. • Contributed to the E-pay mobile app, a financial payments solution, by refactoring Kotlin/Java code to ensure secure, stable transactions, reducing crash rate by 30%. • Implemented workflows for payment processing and user authentication, improving transaction reliability and user trust. • Collaborated with backend teams to integrate APIs for real-time transaction handling, aligning with ISO 8583-style financial messaging principles. • Designed user-centric wireframes and workflows adopted in 2 enterprise apps (E-pay app and CEO art app), improving usability scores by 20%. • Delivered 3 internal presentations on refactoring and UX best practices to development teams.

Research Project (Capstone)

2024-10 - 2025-06

University of Zimbabwe • Harare, Zimbabwe

Developed an AI-powered mobile application for maize leaf disease detection using machine learning and integrated chatbot capabilities to support farmers. • Developed maize leaf disease detection app using EfficientNetLite2 CNN, achieving F1 = 0.97. • Integrated Gemini API chatbot and Firebase chat, supporting 200+ farmers with personalized disease management advice. • Presented findings at the University Capstone Symposium (2025) to an audience of 100+.

Program Facilitator, ICT Technician and Tutor

2019-04 - Present

TWEENS (Together We Educationally Empower Non-privileged Students) • Chipinge, Zimbabwe

Delivered educational and motivational programs, expanded library resources, and organized community awareness campaigns to empower underprivileged students. • Delivered 15+ motivational talks and tutoring sessions, leading to a 15–20% grade improvement in students. • Expanded local library with 200+ books, improving access for 500+ learners. • Organized awareness campaigns reaching 1,920+ individuals across 9 denominations

EDUCATION

University of Zimbabwe

2021-08 - 2025-08

BSc (Hons) in Computer Engineering