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Innocent Obilil
Born (February 20, 1986) and raised in Bukedea District Eastern Uganda, Innocent is a software developer, Data Scientist, entrepreneur and Digital Health Expert with over 13 years experience in both private and public sector. Born to Doctor Odu Bernard (Retired) and Akurut Elizabeth (Retired), he is the first born out of the 4 children.

Innocent is one of the directors of Savara International Limited, a company he started with a friend Gerald Muwonge. Savara specializes in various ICT services but biased towards development of software, because of his background and experience innocent leads a team of young and vibrant software developers to ensure that clients get the best of any requested solution.

Background and Education
Did his Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) in 1999 at Nabumali Boarding Primary School, joined Teso college Aloet (2000-2003) for his O'Level and later joined St. Lawrence Citizens High school for his A'Level where he graduated among the top in his class. During his life in secondary, he held various leadership positions which include Secretary Student Affairs (UNSA), Secretary Information and Publicity (UNSA) and Information Prefect.

In 2006, he entered Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university, where he studied Bachelors of Information Technology biased towards software engineering graduating in 2009 with a second upper honors. In 2010, he enrolled for a Masters in Information Technology majoring in data security at Makerere University Faculty of Computing and Information Technology completing in 2015 having defended is research titled Web-based Data Vending System with Uganda Securities Exchange being his case study. The following year he enrolled for a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management at the Uganda Management Institute and completed in 2019 and immediately enrolled for a Masters in Business Administration at Makerere University Business School. He is currently (2023- To date) undertaking a Masters degree in Health Informatics at Makerere University College of Health Sciences.

Technical Skills
Databases: Oracle 10g, SQL Server, Mysql, Postgres SQL and MS Access

Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, Windows and Mac OS

Servers: Windows Server 2012, Linux Servers (Open SUSE)

Programming Languages: PL/SQL, UNIX Shell Script, PHP, JavaScript, Ajax, Python, C#, Node.js

Database Tools: Toad, OEM, DBA Studio

ETL Tools: SQL Loader, Erwin

Virtualization: VM Ware

Remote Access: Putty, Hummingbird Connectivity (9.0), X-Shell

Data Management: Data Analysis (R), Visualization and Reporting (Power BI, Tableau)

Data Analysis: SPSS, R

Key Achievements

 * Developed mobile phone online data collection tool for use in impact studies in the southern highlands of Tanzania and Ethiopia.
 * Designed and implemented the largest bean database in Africa under Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA).
 * Team member that developed the PestDisPlace online system used to track crop pest and disease incidences across the globe with focus on bean & cassava crops.
 * Team member that developed the MARLO platform for use in tracking progress of various programme set targets
 * Developed the Mobile Application for AAR insurance- available on google playstore AAR insurance Uganda
 * Developed the SCD online E-statement system for stock market investors in the Uganda Securities exchange.
 * Developed the dashboard system for Ministry of Public Service to help visualize key sector statistics to help with decision making.
 * Developed the Works & Transport Statistical System for the Ministry of Works & Transport
 * Project Manager (IT) in the design and implementation of the Automated Trading System (ATS) for the Uganda Securities’ Exchange
 * Developed PLSQL code and scripts to migrate data from the oracle based SCD system to the MSQL based database for the new  ATS of the Uganda Securities Exchange trading platform

Work and Career
Innocent is a seasoned and experienced ICT Practitioner with strong project management, administrative and leadership background. He trained at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda as well as numerous other institutions including the Learnfast Training institution in Sandton South Africa,  Institute for Technology and social change -Washington DC.

Currently, Innocent works with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) as the Data Systems Management Specialist where he supports various projects such as the Boosting Uganda’s Investment in Livestock Development (BUILD), MoreMilk: Making the most of milk and Resilient Cities initiative under the CGIAR. During this period he has been responsible for developing various data and information systems such as the ODK data portal, the BUILD M&E database. He is a member of the ILRI Research Methods Group (RMG) an apex body that brings together various research and data professionals to support scientists with evidenced based research through collaborative sharing of knowledge and experience.

Between 2014 to 2020, Innocent worked at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) now known as the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT as the Database Manager for PABRA. During his tenure there, Innocent worked closely with the M&E team to provide data support to over 32 countries in Africa that PABRA was present. He was instrumental in digitizing the data collection process by being the first to introduce the use of ODK for data collection and continuous monitoring. He worked closely with the various National Agricultural Research Partners to ensure that the right data and systems are used to provide data relevant for project reporting and decision making.

Between 2012 and 2014, Innocent joined the Uganda Securities Exchange as Information Systems Officer in charge of database Application. Where he delivered the Automated Trading System (ATS) a system that revolutionized trading in the Uganda stock market