Praise Ogukah
RPA Developer
Lagos,Nigeria
Summary
Praise is a UiPath certified RPA developer with programming expertise in Python and VB.net; a self-taught software engineer with a deep passion for intelligent automation.
Highly skilled in incorporating RPA technologies (UiPath, PowerAutomate) in building bots that impact business bottom-line, banking, and investigative auditing.
A frequent contributor on medium.com and hosts a podcast on mindfulness.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
RPA Consultant (UiPath, PowerAutomate)
Sterling Bank Plc
Lagos, LA
03.2021 - Current
- Audit Search Bot: Developed using UiPath and Orchestrator to aid investigative auditing. Estimated time savings (%): 70%.
- T24 Automation: income statement extraction and data processing for customers. Estimated time saved: 25 hours.
- Dr/Cr Bot: Transactions are extracted from SQL database, filtered, and stored in Excel workbook. Estimated time saved: 40 hours.
- Increased productivity and maximized efficiency by providing top quality automation capabilities to mundane business processes.
- Drove operational improvements which resulted in hours of time savings and improved turnover.
Information Technology Auditor
Sterling Bank Plc
Lagos, LA
03.2020 - Current
- Reviewed violations of computer security procedures and developed mitigation plans while working independently to review Information security incidence management across Sterling Bank.
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities and ensured antivirus (McAfee) protection levels were effective to mitigate breaches from endpoints (ATMs, Servers, PCs).
- Identified issues in Sterling Bank's credit applications, analyzed user feedback and provided recommendations to problems thereby increasing customer retention by 20%.
- Recommended improvements to service level agreements (SLA) and supplier relationships, developed mitigation plans to forestall breach of SLAs for future emphasis.
Graduate Trainee
Sterling Foundation School
Lagos, LA
03.2020 - 06.2020
- YoungStar: 2nd placed project. Built in collaboration with four teammates aimed at democratizing and digitizing funding for startup ventures, SMEs and entrepreneurs.
- Pitched new business ideas and application improvements, which were presented to senior management and adopted bank-wide.
- Gained insights by working cross-functionally across various departments such as Technology, Data Office, Information Security Office to gain hands-on experience.
Python Developer Intern
Bincom Academy
Lagos, LA
12.2019 - 02.2020
- Developed 3 python projects implementing libraries such as Numpy and Pandas for data analysis.
- Collaborated effectively with members of software development team and personnel in other departments to increase profit margins.
- Created interactive websites with software development department using Django framework and PostgreSQL database.
Education Volunteer
National Youth Service Corps
PortHarcourt, Rivers
09.2018 - 10.2019
- Tutored 200+ less privileged high school students in Computer and Further Mathematics.
- Used behavior modeling and specialized teaching techniques to share and reinforce social skills.
- Eliminated learning gaps and effectively instructed students on External Examinations (JAMB, WAEC) using wide variety of teaching aids and motivational strategies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Covenant University
Nigeria 08.2013 - 07.2018
Skills
Robotics Process Automation (RPA), Uipath, Microsoft PowerAutomate, Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Team work, Leadership, Effective communication, Research
Python, VBNET, SQL, Virtual Environments (Citrix), Django, GitHub, Agile Methodology, PowerBi
Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Powerpoint, Word, Outlook)
Additional Information
- Track Learning - An online journal for recording learning and tracking progress - http://tracklearning.herokuapp.com
- Audit Search Bot - A UiPath robot for speeding up investigation search.
- Alien Invasion - A 2D game developed with python and pygame library.
Certification
UiPath Certified RPA Associate - [92% passing score]
Timeline
Microsoft PowerBi for Data Scientists
11-2021
UiPath Advanced RPA Developer [Uipath Academy]
08-2021
UiPath Certified RPA Associate - [92% passing score]
06-2021
RPA Consultant (UiPath, PowerAutomate)
Sterling Bank Plc
03.2021 - Current
Information Technology Auditor
Sterling Bank Plc
03.2020 - Current
Graduate Trainee
Sterling Foundation School
03.2020 - 06.2020
Python Developer Intern
Bincom Academy
12.2019 - 02.2020
Education Volunteer
National Youth Service Corps
09.2018 - 10.2019
Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering
Covenant University
08.2013 - 07.2018