About

Technology that holds up in real operations

My work sits where technology, finance and day-to-day operations meet. I support users and devices, but I also trace ledger faults, structure migrations, build management reporting, map payment flows and turn repeated operational work into governed automation.

I'm currently an IT Officer at Nova Microfinance. My portfolio spans core banking and loan-management support, data reconciliation, reporting platforms, payments and messaging integrations, access and device administration, vendor escalation, documentation, training and process improvement.

The thread across the work is simple: understand what the system is really doing, make the evidence visible, then leave behind a process that is safer and easier to run.

  • Based in: Kampala, Uganda
  • Current focus: Financial systems, data and automation
  • Working style: Evidence-led, practical and operations-aware
  • Languages: English, Ateso and basic Kumam

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Portfolio

Selected systems work

Selected work in financial systems

Six reviewed examples show the range: migration, accounting integrity, payments, reporting, knowledge operations and asset-linked lending. Sensitive details are intentionally summarized.

01
Core banking · Data migration

Core Banking Migration

Reconstructed the link between a legacy lending platform and Apache Fineract, then built the mapping and reconciliation layer Finance could validate before migration.

  • 455 source tables inventoried
  • 810K+ ledger records reconciled
  • 12/12 data domains matched
Apache FineractPythonSQLDocker
02
Accounting systems · Controls

General Ledger Remediation

Traced payment-routing and reporting faults that distorted control accounts, then produced a correction schedule and verified the deployment path.

  • 4 financial reports corrected
  • 35/35 deployment actions verified
  • 31/31 mapping checks passed
FineractMySQLREST APIsMetabase
03
Payments · Integrations

Payment Reconciliation Engine

Mapped a live mobile-money application from the outside when no source was available, exposing transactions marked complete before money had arrived.

  • 7,500+ unreconciled records surfaced
  • 5 providers and formats reconciled
  • 4 modules mapped without source
LaravelMySQLAPIsSMS gateways
04
Reporting · Decision support

Operational Reporting Platform

Moved management reporting away from late, conflicting spreadsheets into role-scoped dashboards and a dependable daily reporting cadence.

  • 4 role-scoped access levels
  • 4 analytics dashboards
  • Daily director reporting cadence
Node.jsMetabaseSQLJWT
05
AI operations · Governance

Knowledge Operations for AI Agents

Built a durable operating memory for AI-assisted engineering: verified tooling, incident history, system findings and rules that surface at the point of work.

  • 104 tools registered with verification
  • 131 incidents and workarounds documented
  • 130 verified system findings
PythonPowerShellMCPMarkdown
06
Assets · Lending integrations

Fleet & Loan Enforcement Prototype

Built and verified the decision layer connecting repayment status, asset records and two telematics providers. Enforcement remains a controlled prototype, not a live automated system.

  • 640+ tracked devices
  • 820+ asset records merged
  • 2 telematics providers integrated
TypeScriptNode.jsFineractTelematics

Initiatives

Current initiatives

Building the next body of work

Each early initiative carries its current evidence state. These tracks remain in research or product development; no completed pilot or commercial traction is claimed.

In formation · pre-pilot

VICI Reality

A phone- and browser-first approach to property evidence, guided remote viewing and due-diligence workflows in Uganda.

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Operating model · unproven

Evidence-Gated Venture Foundry

A disciplined way to move a venture from customer pain to a measurable pilot, with proof gates before major spending or public claims.

See the proof gates →
Research · build journal

Spatial evidence research

Research into practical capture, review and handoff workflows for property teams using devices people already have.

Read the current direction →

Ecosystem

Organizations and integration ecosystem

The work around the system

These relationships have different meanings: employer systems, client delivery, technical integration and proposal-stage exploration. Each is labelled by its current evidence.

Current role · employer systems

Nova Microfinance

As IT Officer, I work across core banking, reporting, payment reconciliation, user support, communications, data controls and fleet-linked finance operations.

Exploratory · integration design

eTranzact

Partnership discussions and technical design around payment and wallet-deduction rails. SmartRide integration remains simulated and gated pending formal authority and production credentials.

Live trial · permission-dependent case study

Simba Automotives

A field-sales, inventory, delivery, service, commission and reporting platform built through Legitimo Tech Solutions. Commercial closeout and portfolio permission remain open.

Concept and proposal stage

Arc Ride Uganda

Operational workflow, people-system and equipment-sourcing concepts for an electric-mobility environment. The available artefacts comprise proposals and an interactive operations-centre concept; production deployment remains unverified.

Experience

Experience and development

The portfolio grew from field support and data-quality work into ownership of increasingly connected financial and operational systems.

Nov 2025 — Present

IT Officer / IT Support

Nova Microfinance Limited · Kampala

Supports core banking, loan management, branch reporting, users and devices while building dashboards, migration workflows, governance records and automation prototypes across payments, messaging and collections.

Jun 2024 — Aug 2024

Data & IT Support Intern

PowellPay / Intellectsoft Software Company

Handled data entry, cleaning, record updates and quality checks for mobile-payment and school-partner workflows, and developed real-time engagement dashboards.

May 2023 — Jun 2024

Technical Support Assistant

Uganda Bureau of Statistics · Digital Census Project

Supported digital census operations through field and user support, device troubleshooting, issue escalation, digital record handling and data-accuracy routines.

2023 — Ongoing

Diploma in Information Technology for Business

Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology

Continued professional development includes Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco data science, Python and machine-learning training, cybersecurity awareness, agile project management and data analytics.

Products

What I build

Systems I design and deliver

Products and builds I take on directly, from connected hardware through to the reporting layer above it. Available for partnership, contract or in-house delivery.

RFID Smart Business Cards

Tap-to-share contact and profile cards built on programmable NFC/RFID tags, with the landing profile hosted and updatable without reprinting the card.

Smart Keys & Vehicle Immobilisation

Keyless vehicle access and remote enable/disable, designed so the safe state is the default and every command leaves an audit trail.

Fleet Management Systems

Asset registers, rider and vehicle assignment, trip history and utilisation reporting — built to reconcile against the finance system rather than sit beside it.

GPS & Telematics Design

Device integration, location and event pipelines, geofencing and provider-agnostic connectors, so a change of hardware vendor is a configuration change.

HR Systems

Staff records, leave, attendance and payroll-adjacent workflows, with the approval chain and evidence trail built in rather than bolted on.

Dashboards & Reporting Systems

Role-scoped dashboards and scheduled management reporting on a defined metric layer, so two people asking the same question get the same number.

System & Data Migration

Source cataloguing, field mapping, reconciliation and cutover validation — with the evidence Finance needs to sign off before anything moves.

Core Banking Implementation

Apache Fineract and Mifos X setup: products, charges, accounting rules and GL mappings configured and proven on a test tenant before they touch production.

Payments & Mobile-Money Integration

Collections from mobile-money and bank channels matched to accounts and posted to the core system, with a reconciliation sweep for anything that does not land.

Messaging & Notification Gateways

SMS and WhatsApp delivery for reminders, receipts and alerts — built provider-agnostic so a gateway change is not a rewrite.

AI Agent & Knowledge Operations

Durable operating memory for AI-assisted engineering: verified tooling registers, incident history and rules that surface at the point of work rather than in a wiki.

IT & Systems Consultancy

Systems review, vendor and integration assessment, data-quality audits and a written path from where a system is now to where it needs to be.

Web Applications & Portals

Customer and staff-facing portals, internal tools and the dashboards that sit over them — built on the systems underneath rather than beside them.

Credentials

Training and recognition

Credentials and completed training

Certificate evidence is linked where supplied. Formal study is listed under Experience.

Kibo Foundation, American Center Kampala and U.S. Mission Uganda certificate for Oriokot Charles Ediu
U.S. Mission Uganda · American Center Kampala · Kibo Foundation

Soft Skills Certification · ASK24 Leadership Symposium

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Cisco

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Completed and certified. Certificate file not published on this site.

NASA International Space Apps Challenge

Global hackathon judged by NASA and partner space agencies; the Galactic Problem Solver award recognises the top projects at a local host site.

Skills

My Skills

Tools chosen for the operating problem - the technologies and practices used across the reviewed work.

Apache Fineract

90%

MySQL & SQL

85%

Python

80%

Node.js

75%

Metabase

85%

REST APIs

80%

TypeScript

70%

Git/GitHub

85%

Docker

75%

Linux

80%

Data Reconciliation

90%

Core Banking (Mifos)

85%

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

80%

AI-assisted engineering

85%

Data science & machine learning

70%

Writing

Field notes

Lessons that were expensive the first time

Notes on migration technique, incident documentation and why a tool being installed tells you nothing about whether it actually runs.

September 4, 2026 Charles Oriokot

The Rooms Where Systems Get Built

Hackathons, developer conferences and an IP workshop — what four rooms in Kampala taught me about scoping and calibration.

August 28, 2026 Charles Oriokot

Installed Is Not Configured Is Not Running Is Not Used

It was installed. Configured. Documented. Scheduled. And it had never run once.

August 4, 2026 Charles Oriokot

Invert the Junction

Moving a knowledge base without touching a single reference — and the three silent failure modes that come with it.

August 2, 2026 Charles Oriokot

The Dead Ends Are the Point

Most teams document the fix. Recording what did not work turned out to be the more valuable half.

Community

Recognition and community

Learning in the rooms where systems get built

Selected moments from developer, innovation and intellectual-property communities in Kampala.

Charles Oriokot with teammates at the 2024 NASA International Space Apps Challenge in Kampala
NASA International Space Apps Challenge Galactic Problem Solver recognition · 2024
Charles Oriokot at a Google Developer Groups AI event in Kampala
Google Developer Groups AI and developer community · Kampala
Charles Oriokot with participants at an intellectual-property in STEM training at the National ICT Innovation Hub
Intellectual property in STEM URSB training · 2025
A developer cohort at Uganda's National ICT Innovation Hub
National ICT Innovation Hub Developer community and early platform work

Pictorial

Work in context

Digital Census device readiness

Configuration and readiness work around a large tablet deployment, alongside participation in an intellectual-property session at the National ICT Innovation Hub.

Charles Oriokot checking a tablet during Digital Census device preparation
Device checksDigital Census readiness
Charles Oriokot participating in an intellectual-property and innovation session
Innovation and IP sessionNational ICT Innovation Hub
Charles Oriokot and another participant listening during an intellectual-property and innovation session
Shared learningNational ICT Innovation Hub
Charles Oriokot testing a tablet beside configured devices and workstations
Configuration workflowDevice preparation
Charles Oriokot operating the Census application during tablet readiness work
Application readinessDigital Census support
Charles Oriokot reviewing a tablet during a Digital Census deployment preparation session
Deployment preparationField technology support
0+ Years running live financial systems
0 IT initiatives delivered
0 Incidents documented and resolved
0 Systems integrated end-to-end

Good systems work is visible, testable and maintainable.

I'm interested in financial technology, operational data and automation work where reliability matters as much as the interface.

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Contact

Get in touch

Start with the operating problem

For IT systems, data, reporting, automation or technical-support conversations, reach me directly.

Location

Kampala, Uganda

Opens in your email app, addressed to charleyfix47@gmail.com.