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Tshaxedue Gondo

Artificial Intelligence Engineer
Harare

Summary

Data Science and AI professional with 5+ years transforming data into actionable insights for finance, agriculture, and government. Skilled in advanced AI, GIS, and big data, delivering high-impact solutions that drive innovation, strategic decisions, and measurable results.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
16
16
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

CBZ Holdings Limited
Harare, Harare
04.2023 - Current
  • Led implementation of predictive analytics, enhancing strategic decision-making in financial services within 5 months
  • Designed AI-driven and data science tools for customer segmentation, and cluster analysis, resulting in approximate 25% customer behavior identification and approximate 20% increase in customer acquisition efficiency
  • Built and optimized data pipelines for ETL processes, reducing data processing time by approximately 40% and enabling real-time insights
  • Optimized neural network architecture, resulting in a 25% reduction in training time within 4 months

Artificial Intelligence Systems Developer

CBZ Holdings Limited
Harare, Harare
03.2020 - 04.2023
  • Built advanced dashboards and data warehouses that accelerated decision-making and streamlined access to key insights by 30%
  • Designed and implemented a GIS POS analytics with location clustering feature which shows detailed transaction of about 231 million in 27 different geographical location
  • Engineered scalable data pipelines handing more than 2 million transactions, ensuring seamless, reliable processing and accessibility of critical financial data
  • Designed AI featured pattern recognition in selling land across 9 land projects with approximate 530 stands each project for selling stands
  • Proactively applied emerging AI practices to maintain a competitive edge in financial services

Data Scientist (Voluntary Research)

Precision Aerial
Harare, Harare
09.2021 - 11.2021

Developed machine learning algorithms for monitoring crop health, land use analysis, and optimizing agricultural productivity

  • Implemented satellite remote sensing technologies that increased crop yield by 15% through actionable insights
  • Built predictive models and dashboards for agricultural decision-making, driving sustainable farming practices, and improving resource management
  • Voluntary
  • Extracting insights and patten recognition from spatial drone data to increase routes and spraying efficiency by 32%

Junior System Engineer (Internship)

Ministry of ICT and Cyber Security
07.2018 - 03.2019
  • Designed and deployed national IT network infrastructure for over 10 provinces and 64 districts, ensuring high availability and security
  • Managed state IT systems, including SAP installations, and developed AI and data analytics solutions for 26 ministries insuring 99.9% up time to support government operations
  • Played a key role in maintaining cybersecurity standards and optimizing IT processes across government departments
  • Backups and maintenance of more than 4 major Sun Solaris database servers
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully complete IT projects within deadlines and budget constraints.

Junior Systems Specialist (Internship)

Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
Harare, Harare
02.2018 - 07.2018
  • Installed and maintained IT infrastructure, including servers, printers, and network devices, supporting the stability of state systems and making sure the systems are online 99.9%
  • Assisted in the development of treasury support systems, optimizing financial management processes by 30% for the government
  • Provided technical assistance across government departments, contributing to improved IT service delivery
  • Provided responsive remote support for users experiencing technical difficulties, resolving issues efficiently while maintaining excellent customer relations skills throughout interactions.

Education

Data Science and Machine Learning -

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
04.2025 - Current

Master of Science - Big Data Analytics

Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT)

Bachelor’s Honors Degree - Information Technology

Chinhoyi University of Technology

A-level - Mathematics, Geography and Computer Science

Cherutombo High School

O-level - 10 O-Level passes including

Cherutombo High School

Skills

Adaptability

Certification

TensorFlow IBM

Projects and accomplishments

  • Monitoring Merchant POS, Monitoring merchant POS data traffic with time series algorithms via a Grafana dashboard, Google Data studio (looker) and InfluxDB. Tracks transaction volume, peak hours, and cash inflows. Processes 17B+ transactions nationwide, with ETL pipelines (Pentaho) feeding data marts.
  • Social Media Sentiment Analytics, Developed a web-based AI system that detects and maps cholera outbreaks using Twitter data, employing NLP, sentiment analysis, machine learning, and GIS to visualize hotspots and infection patterns.

Timeline

Data Science and Machine Learning -

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
04.2025 - Current

Artificial Intelligence Engineer

CBZ Holdings Limited
04.2023 - Current

Data Scientist (Voluntary Research)

Precision Aerial
09.2021 - 11.2021

Artificial Intelligence Systems Developer

CBZ Holdings Limited
03.2020 - 04.2023

Junior System Engineer (Internship)

Ministry of ICT and Cyber Security
07.2018 - 03.2019

Junior Systems Specialist (Internship)

Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
02.2018 - 07.2018

Master of Science - Big Data Analytics

Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT)

Bachelor’s Honors Degree - Information Technology

Chinhoyi University of Technology

A-level - Mathematics, Geography and Computer Science

Cherutombo High School

O-level - 10 O-Level passes including

Cherutombo High School
Tshaxedue GondoArtificial Intelligence Engineer