Mark Akampurira is a young man with big dreams, a large heart and an unwavering love for spreading the news about tech. He grew up with a passion to defy all odds and create unique innovations. As a child born into a family of health practitioners, how was Mark able to convince his family of a different path? His determination and passion for tech kept him rooted in his life goals. While growing up, Mark had a strong attraction to things that fly and this piqued his interest in becoming an aeronautical engineer. Funny how life tosses a different card at us and watches how smart we can play. Mark is a master of intelligence and a wise decision-maker. He successfully redirects his passion into a field where he can have unrestricted access to initiating groundbreaking innovations. Mark has spent 5 years in the software development field building scalable software that solves real-life problems. His profile is an inspiration to anyone trying to be focused and committed to their dreams.
Mark Akampurira R.- The Journey so Far
Mark Akampurira has an enviable character of continuous learning. He loves to skill up and stay informed with the latest trend in his field. Mark is a first-class honours graduate of Makerere University from the department of software engineering. He has received awards for his outstanding academic performance and technical skills. When passion and hard work goes hunting, they return with a catch of success. Mark has more than 40 high in demand skills in his learning archive. Some of the skills he is proficient in are Microsoft Azure, machine learning, web development, software design, and data analysis. His expertise has earned him endorsements from colleagues at work.
Mark began his professional practice as an intern a few years before he earned his BSc degree. He started as a software developer at UHIF. Mark and his team developed and implemented a health record database for a hospital. Afterwards, he joined Pegasus technologies limited as a software developer. Mark unleashed his expertise to integrate mobile payment systems for major telecommunications companies like Airtel and MTN. Later, Mark worked as a full-stack developer at Televic education, Uganda. He also worked for Entelec Control System, a software development company based in Belgium as a senior .NET backend engineer. Mark keeps progressing along his career ladder due to his diligence and professionalism. Currently, Mark is the senior ICT officer for the software development department at UNOPS; an organization that builds technological solutions for the United Nations and its partners.
Mark’s life mantra came to play, ” Go hard or Go home”. He has proved to be a man of his word, his family will surely be proud of him.
Mark Akampurira R.’s Perspective and Plans for Tech
Mark is an intelligent guy who has an interesting perspective on the prospect of technology in Africa. He states that education is the spark that ignites transformation. Need we say more, making quality education affordable and accessible to Africans through technology will contribute to great development in Africa. Mark submitted that the field that requires more tech involvement is education. Eliminating the disparities in access to quality education will make the continent witness scientific and social innovations. Mark has the plan to lead research in eliminating disparities in access to quality technical education. He strongly believes that this is the way to achieve socio-economic transformation. Mark is passionate about spreading the gospel of technology. He sees himself in a few years collaborating with other senior developers to help newbies launch a successful career in tech. A key ingredient to success in tech is agility. Anybody can learn to code. How can you do it better? In order to remain relevant, techies need to upskill and adapt to evolving trends.
Outside work life
Mark Akampurira’s life is full of positive vibes and a healthy lifestyle. Even though his hands are full of a lot of activities, he finds a way to live a balanced lifestyle. Mark prioritizes his work and personal life through scheduling. Besides being prolific in a lot of skills, he loves to engage in sports. Mark can perform well in tennis and badminton. In his free time, he plays racket sports.
Mark Akampurira, you have made Africa proud, all of us at Techtrend Africa celebrate you.