# Victor Ngetich > UC Berkeley | ML | Information Science Location: Berkeley, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/victorngetich I’m an ML and software engineer passionate about building robust, scalable systems that bridge data, AI, and user impact. My background is in backend development, infrastructure optimization, and AI tooling grounded in delivering reliability and precision for real-world applications. With experience in Python, API development, cloud architecture, containerization, and deployment systems (Docker, MLflow), I design and maintain production-ready systems that make data-driven tools both accessible and efficient. I thrive on optimizing data pipelines, deploying ML-enabled features, and ensuring reliable delivery in environments that demand accuracy and speed. I’m continually exploring technologies that enhance model readiness and infrastructure resilience, whether that’s leveraging MLOps workflows, enhancing observability, or automating deployment. I’m eager to contribute to projects where AI, infrastructure, and user focus converge to solve meaningful problems. ## Work Experience ### Mastercard Foundation Scholar @ University of California, Berkeley Jan 2024 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States • Awarded a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UC Berkeley to pursue graduate studies focused on machine learning engineering, software engineering, and platform engineering. • Awarded the I School Fellowship from the UC Berkeley School of Information. • Selected as a Big Ideas Winner for a Master of Information Management and Systems degree capstone project, competing against top innovative solutions on campus. • Awarded the James R. Chen Award for Outstanding MIMS Final Project (Spring 2025). • Participated in a three-month entrepreneurship boot camp for transforming innovative concepts into compelling business models at the UC Berkeley Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (SCET). Communities: - Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UC Berkeley - Information Management Student Association - National Society of Black Engineers - Black Engineering and Science Student Association - Black Graduate Student Association - ColorStack @ Berkeley - International House at UC Berkeley ### Student Assistant @ University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy Jan 2025 – Present | Berkeley, CA • Revamped “ChatPPIC” AI chatbot for the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), optimizing user experience and improving content retrieval in a public policy context. • Upgraded and maintained web application built on PHP and Expression Engine CMS, performing backend improvements, component updates, and module management to ensure site reliability and flexibility. • Collaborated with the GSPP web development team to iteratively enhance Expression Engine, based components and templates, streamlining content delivery and maintainability. • Managed IT support ticketing via Freshservice, prioritizing critical issues to reduce response times and ensure uninterrupted service across digital platforms. ### Software Engineer @ FloodNavigator Jan 2025 – Present | Berkeley, California, United States • Built backend infrastructure using Django, PostgreSQL, and Mapbox for live ingestion of user reports, clustering of geospatial data, and dynamic map-layer integrations. • Engineered location-based alert notifications and report moderation tools, supporting community accuracy and trust through features like “mark flood as cleared,” “helpful,” or user-flagging for review. • Guided product-market fit with a pilot roadmap: preparing for on-the-ground testing in Accra (June–July 2025) in partnership with local stakeholders like the Ghana Online Drivers Union and Makola Market vendors. • Created a foundation for civic data: Crowdsourced reports, including photos and timestamps, provide raw datasets usable by city planners for flood mitigation, drainage improvement, and resilience planning. ### Software Application Developer @ CDO Solutions Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Ramon, California, United States • Engineered backend data pipelines and schemas to support booking and scheduling features for structured storage and retrieval for downstream analytics. • Automated deployment workflows by scripting reproducible cloud environments (infrastructure-as-code), which reduced manual server setup. • Implemented API endpoints for secure scheduling, payments, and calendar integration, optimizing latency and reliability for production readiness. • Developed mock datasets to simulate EHR (Electronic Health Records) integrations, accelerating prototyping while awaiting vendor credentials; ensured data formats aligned with ML preprocessing needs. • Designed compliance-aware system architecture by mapping HIPAA, FERPA, and COPPA overlaps, ensuring data governance frameworks suitable for health-related ML applications. ### Software Engineer @ FluxWater, LLC Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Nairobi County, Kenya My role revolved around the development and management of software applications. This involved designing user interactions on websites, developing servers and databases for website functionality, and ensuring cross-platform optimization for mobile devices. I handled tasks from the front-end, involving the user-facing part of applications, to the back-end, which covers server-side operations. I built, designed and maintained web applications, ensuring smooth functionality at both the client and server sides, creating a cohesive and optimal user experience. FluxWater is a social tech enterprise that helps Water Service Providers in Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa affordably digitize and optimize antiquated analog water systems. Flux provides software and data-driven solutions for efficient water management and affordable water service provision, especially to the rural and urban poor to drive the implementation of United Nation's SDG6, for a secure water resilient African future! Responsible for: • Web application development for FluxWater and AccessWASH®. • Data management. ### Frontend Developer @ AccessWASH Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Nairobi County, Kenya AccessWASH® is a FluxWater B2B open-access digital platform for mapping and monitoring water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) projects globally. The platform aims to assist governments, donors, NGOs, and other stakeholders in making educated decisions about where to deploy resources for optimum impact. AccessWASH® offers a variety of tools and resources to help WASH organizations make evidence-based decisions. These include interactive maps depicting the state of WASH services globally, as well as information on the impact of WASH interventions on communities. The platform also provides a collection of global best practices that can be utilized to improve WASH services. The platform is supported by partners from the public and private sectors, including county governments, NGOs, academic institutions, and private companies. AccessWASH® is part of a broader effort to improve access to safe water and sanitation for all people around the world. By providing reliable data and evidence-based guidance on best WASH practices, AccessWASH® aims to help accelerate progress toward achieving universal access to safe water and sanitation by 2030. Reach out to us at: https://www.accesswash.org/contact-us ### Systems & Technical Engineer @ Next Technologies Limited Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Nairobi County, Kenya • Planned and coordinated system installations by analyzing user requirements and computer network system design feasibility for public and private sector clients. • Conducted modifications and upgrades of existing software and hardware systems to improve performance and functionality. • Managed data backup operations and maintenance of computer networks. • Provided support for troubleshooting to resolve issues related to hardware, software and network systems. ## Education ### Master's degree in Information Management and Systems UC Berkeley School of Information ### Master's Degree in Applied Data Science Graduate Certificate University of California, Berkeley ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Kenyatta University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/victorngetich - Portfolio: https://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~victor --- Source: https://flows.cv/victorngetich JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/victorngetich/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-10