Edzai Zvobwo’s CV

Profile & CV
Address: 22 Sloane Street, Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2191
LinkedIn: LinkedIn Profile
Github: Github Profile

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 21 January 1982
Status: Married
Ethnicity: Black
Sex: Male
Languages: English, Shona

Professional Summary

Edzai Conilias Zvobwo is a passionate advocate for empowering Africans through mathematics, technology, and problem-solving frameworks. He founded Acalytica, a platform that helps brands unify their online presence, get leads and transact globally. Edzai also founded MathsGee, an online STEM supplementary learning platform that has benefited over a million learners, and co-founded the Education Support Forum (TEDSF), a non-profit organization that helps organizations achieve impact for their targeted CSI beneficiaries.

Technical Skills

Product Development: Research Design, Experimentation, SDLC, Business Development, Digital Product Adoption, Product Community Development
Biometric Human Behaviour Research: iMotions, Affectiva, Tobii Pro, Shimmer, EEG, Eye-Tracking, Emotion Analytics
Statistical Data Analysis Software: Stata, SPSS, Minitab, Statools, ESRI ArcGIS, Azure ML, Excel, IBM Watson, Google Cloud Platform
Data Science: Research Design, CRISP-DM, Data Strategy, Data Science Lifecycle, Machine Learning, Bayesian Optimization, Geospatial Analytics, Causal Inference, Statistics
Business: Business Model Generation, Venture Creation, Business Analysis, Logic Model & Theory of Change, Design Thinking, Platform Thinking, Data-Driven Business Strategy, Shared Value Strategy
Programming: R, Python, SQL, Latex, Git
Algorithms & Data Mining Techniques: Time Series, Sentiment Analysis, GLM/Regression, Random Forest, Text Mining, Social Network Analysis, k-NN, Naive Bayes, SVM, Decision Forests, PCA, Gradient Descent, etc.
3rd Party Data Sources: Web Scraping, Google Analytics, Adwords, Facebook Insights, etc.
Data Visualization: BIRT MIS Reporting, GGplot, Rapidminer
Other Skills: Wordpress, Linear Algebra, Calculus, Social Media Analytics, Press Releases, Article Writing, Learning Analytics (xAPI, SCORM), Systems Thinking

Experience

2023–Present: CEO, Acalytica, Johannesburg
2013–2023: Chief Genius, MathsGee, Johannesburg
2019–2020: Facilitator & Consultant, ALX - African Leadership University, Mauritius
2017–2020: Board Member, The Education Support Forum (TEDSF), Johannesburg
2015: Strategic Advisor, Intel Corporation, Ireland
2014–2020: Senior Education Consultant, Esri South Africa, Johannesburg
2013–2014: Project Associate, AllLife, Johannesburg
2013: Game Mathematician, BMM TestLabs, Las Vegas/Johannesburg
2011–2013: Senior Operations Lead, Pattern Matched Technologies, Johannesburg
2006–2011: Mathematics Teacher, Midrand High School, Johannesburg

Education

2020–2023: Master of Applied Leadership & Management, ASU, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2023: Product-Led Growth Micro-Certification (PLGC), Product School, San Francisco, USA
2020: Post-Graduate Certificate in Computational Intelligence For Industry - NQF8, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
2020: Causal Inference Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions, HarvardX, Online
2020: Introduction to 5G - HCIA-5G Course, Huawei, Online
2019: iMotions Certified Human Behaviour Researcher, iMotions Academy, Copenhagen, Denmark
2019: Certificate in Fundamentals of Google Ads and Analytics, Google Ads Academy, Johannesburg, South Africa
2018: Postgraduate Certificate in Global Leadership, Oxford University (Sa"{i}d Business School), Oxford, UK
2017: Cybersecurity, Cisco Networking Academy, Johannesburg, South Africa
2017: Certificate in Geospatial Data Analysis, ESRI South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
2017: Certificate: Key Elements Of Entrepreneurial Success, Alison, Johannesburg, South Africa
2016–2017: Certificate - Data Science Specialization using R, Coursera - Johns Hopkins University, Coursera - Online
2015: Certificate in Emerging Practices in Development Evaluations, UNICEF, UNICEF - Online
2016: Certificate in Equity-focused and gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation, UNICEF, UNICEF - Online
2016: Certificate in Anti-Corruption and Development, GIACC, GIACC - Online
2001–2004: BSc Honours in Mathematics, The University of Zimbabwe, Harare - Zimbabwe

Publications

Textbook: Physical Science for Geo-information Science - Diploma
Textbook: Mathematics for Geo-information Science - Diploma
Textbook: Statistics for Geo-information Science - Diploma
Non-fiction Book: Thoughts of a Maths Genius
Non-fiction Book: Spreading Mathematical Happiness
Non-fiction Book: Artisanship, Path to Greatness
Non-fiction Book: The Mathematical Genius in You
Non-fiction Book: GirlChild Rise Up in STEM

Honours & Awards

2022: AUDA-NEPAD Expert Panel Member on Emerging Technology
2021: Top 15 African Technology Innovators - Slush, Helsinki
2021: Top 5 African Development Bank EdTech Innovators
2021: Top 25 EdTech Innovator - Global Silicon Valley (GSV) Bootcamp
2019: Top 40 African Edtech Innovation Award
2019: African Union/NEPAD Agenda 2063 Ambassador
2018: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Goalkeeper
2018: Archbishop Tutu Fellowship Programme Fellow
2017: UN Women Most Active Member of the Month
2014 - 2017: SABC Face For Mathematics Education
2016: Most Read Education Contributor - BizCommunity
2016: Most Popular Speaker - GIBS Spirit of Youth Summit
2016: Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs - Southern Africa Associate
2015: World Bank Youth Summit 2016 Fellow & Contributor
2015: 2015 Gauteng Accelerator Programme for ICT Finalist + mLab Incubatee
2015: MIT IDE Platform Strategy Summit Fellow
2014: United Nations World Youth Skills Summit Fellow
2014: Invited Speaker and Fellow at GSMA Mobile 360 North America Summit
2014: South African Winner of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development award for contribution to women empowerment
2014: SADC Runner-Up of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development award for contribution to women empowerment

Online Platforms Created

Partnerships Created

Expert: African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD)
Skills: Google Skills For Africa
Empowerment: LÓreal Science Awards
Skills: IBM Digital Nation Africa
Skills: CISCO Netacad
Skills: ESRI Diploma Programme
Skills: African Leadership Xcelerator (ALX)

References

References will be provided upon request.