About
I am Brian Maiyo, an accomplished Engineering Manager with over 10 years of experience leading software development teams and spearheading successful technology projects. My expertise lies in engineering management, where I focus on optimizing processes, driving technical excellence, and ensuring teams deliver high-quality solutions on time. I have a proven track record of boosting operational efficiency. I thrive on mentoring and developing talent, cultivating collaborative team environments, and aligning technical strategies with core business objectives.
Current Interests
Neovim
Neovim is a modern version of Vim, designed to be faster, more user-friendly, and easier to extend. It keeps all the powerful editing features of Vim but adds things like async plugin support, an embedded terminal, and a built-in Lua API for customization. I am currently trying to be a Vim guru, so that I fly all over the keyboard. Here is my config.
Side Projects
Voltus
Voltus is a website that searches through images and identifies Kenyan public officials. This is useful to journalists, OSINT community, and any curious person who has an image and is trying to figure out who the person in the image is. It currently only works for a few Kenyan politicians, but I have plans of expanding the list of people who you can search for to include all Kenyan politicians and other public figures in Kenya. I am using Face++ on the backend but I have future plans of using another Visual recognition model.
Skills
As an Engineering Manager at Andela since 2021, I manage and lead a team of engineers. I focus on cultivating a positive work environment and strive to achieve a high employee satisfaction rate by promoting continuous learning and supporting my teams technical and professional growth. In addition to my leadership responsibilities, I develop and maintain detailed technical roadmaps for clients, ensuring their projects align with our engineering capabilities and strategic goals. This involves understanding client needs, defining technical solutions, and outlining a clear path for project execution. This approach has led to improvements in project delivery timelines and increased client satisfaction.
Education
Master of Science in Information Systems Security
2015 - Ongoing
Focus on both technical and managerial aspects of IT Security.
Bachelor of Business Information Technology.
2008 - 2012
Strathmore University - Bachelor of Business Information Technology.