Malisa N.

About Me

Malisa is a Senior Software Developer with 10+ years of technical expertise and polyglot skills in developing high-quality systems that scale easily using the best of .NET, C#, .NET Core, API, Python, Django, microservices, APIs, Angular front-end stack, and industry best practices for organizations in telecom, health, finance, government, NGOs, agriculture, and retail. He designs and implements scalable systems, fostering collaboration within teams and leveraging skills in C#, .NET, Spark, and SQL Server to deliver impactful solutions. Malisa is passionate about driving innovation, with a commitment to building empowering tools for developers and effectively bridging technical and strategic objectives.

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Software Developer
2019 - Present (6 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participating in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensuring that features are being delivered efficiently and on time.

Microsoft
Microsoft
Senior Software Engineer
2022 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Actively contributing to creating robust software that enhances user experience and functionality.

  • Working on developing cutting-edge solutions that align with the organization's mission of empowering every individual and organization to achieve more.

Turing
Turing
Program Manager - Community | Senior Software Developer
2019 - 2022 (3 years)
Remote
  • Developed templates that candidates would use to accelerate the software development challenge.

  • Developed a tool to automatically scan and collect skill taxonomy for a developer based on their Git repositories.

  • Built and grew developer communities and mentored junior developers.

  • Established community partnerships to enable organic growth of the developer ecosystem.

  • Managed risks to the program's successful outcome.

  • Planned and designed developer programs and proactively monitored their progress and resolved issues.

Optiva Inc.
Optiva Inc.
Chief Software Architect
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Remote
  • Engineered new features for Dynamics CRM and portals and maintained code quality across various products.

  • Developed a promotion engine feature for a multi-billion-dollar customer, adding integrations to the system with billing and charging subsystems.

  • Built CD workflows and worked as part of the maintenance team fixing hundreds of customer reported issues, QA issues, and legacy bugs.

Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc.
Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc.
Software Engineer
2016 - 2017 (1 year)
Kampala, Uganda
  • Developed a system to monitor and manage the efficacy of vaccine stocks, movements, and cold chain for millions of children in Uganda.

  • Built an internal system for managing operations and allocations within the Ugandan Ministry of Health on projects for donors.

  • Mentored junior developers on software development processes, best practices, and Python programming.

Savvy Technologies LTD
Savvy Technologies LTD
Technical Consultant
2014 - 2015 (1 year)
Kampala, Uganda
  • Led software development processes on enterprise cloud/web/mobile applications.

  • Developed an adapter for system integration with different ERPs (Microsoft Dynamics NAV, LIMS, Sage Pastel) for African Queen LTD.

  • Provided technical expertise for a number of business continuity assessments and planning processes for clients.

Microsoft
Microsoft
Developer Evangelist
2014 - 2014
Remote
  • Trained .NET developers on different development topics for startups, ISVs, and customers.

  • Organized and managed local developer events such as ImagineCup and DevCamps.

  • Identified community champions in software development that use Microsoft technologies and supported the scaling of efforts and technical expertise.

Infectious Diseases Institute Ltd
Infectious Diseases Institute Ltd
Software Development Manager
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
Kampala, Uganda
  • Led and managed software development processes on projects and mentored junior developers.

  • Developed a system for the million-man circumcision program sponsored by CDC (Centre for Disease Control) as part of an HIV prevention drive.

  • Scaled up an ICEA.NET EMR system that managed data for 35,000+ patients living with HIV/AIDS and added TB/sexual reproductive health modules to the solution.

.NETASP.NETASP.NET MVCJavaScriptSQLSoftware Development Management Health Electronic Medical Records (EMR)
Infectious Diseases Institute Ltd
Infectious Diseases Institute Ltd
Software Engineer
2005 - 2012 (7 years)
Kampala, Uganda
  • Designed and developed in-house systems to support HIV management and clinical research.

  • Built a new system that manages more than 10,000 patients living with HIV/AIDS with features for clinical research, reporting, monitoring, and followup.

  • Worked on database design, maintenance, and administration and provided production support for software-related issues.

.NETASP.NETASP.NET MVCJavaScriptSQLHealth Database DesignDatabase Administration (DBA)
Soft-IT Consultants International
Soft-IT Consultants International
Systems Analyst/Programmer
2000 - 2003 (3 years)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
  • Developed a payroll system (GOLDENPAY), HR management (SmartExecutive), and a cargo tracking system (TRAILER) for clients in Zimbabwe.

  • Designed systems and databases and developed software solutions for clients.

  • Mentored and trained developers in simple and advanced software development topics as part of the Borland Training Program.

Showcase

Software Development Consultant - Case Register (Uganda Ministry of Justice - Law and Order Sector)
Software Development Consultant - Case Register (Uganda Ministry of Justice - Law and Order Sector)

JLOS is a sector-wide approach adopted by the Ugandan Government to bring together institutions with closely linked mandates of administering justice and maintaining law and order and human rights into developing a common vision, policy framework, unified on objectives and plan over the medium term. Developed the case register for managing cases, complaints, and querying incidents.

Software Developer - Vaccines Dashboard for the Uganda Ministry of Health
Software Developer - Vaccines Dashboard for the Uganda Ministry of Health

Worked on the development of a monitoring site to monitor all vaccine movements, cold chain, and stock in the country. The site shows different vaccines and their coverage (monthly coverage target, monthly coverage, and annualized coverage) within Uganda, stock management (month of stock, refill rate, and vaccine uptake utilized), and cold chain activities (equipment and functionalities).

Software Developer - ICEA.NET
Software Developer - ICEA.NET

This solution was designed and developed as part of the vision to prevent the spread of HIV through disease management and clinical research. Developed the solution to manage more than 10,000 patient records. It has modules for the management of intake, workflows, provider entry, pharmacy, stores, lab, tuberculosis, Kaposi Sarcoma, reporting, and analytics, among others on .NET and C#.

Software Development Consultant - eGovernment Readiness Assessment (Uganda)
Software Development Consultant - eGovernment Readiness Assessment (Uganda)

Developed tools for the client system and training of end users on how to operate the system for gathering data from government ministries on their IT infrastructure. The solution was used to evaluate eGovernance readiness within Uganda.

Education

PRINCE2 Project Management
PRINCE2 Project Management
Plan International
2011 - 2011
HND Computer Science
HND Computer Science
Bulawayo Polytechnic - Zimbabwe
1995 - 2001 (6 years)