Munatsi Ziumbe

Software developer based in Reading, UK. Career changer — from corporate communications and risk management to building portfolio optimisation systems.

📧 ziumbesolutions@gmail.com · GitHub

Experience

Software Developer — Aspen Equity Group (June 2022 – Present)

• Led the complete refactoring of the xFactor Portfolio Optimizer backend service for VirtuosoHub, AEG’s investment solutions web application
• Implemented SOLID principles to enhance codebase flexibility and maintainability
• Introduced unit and end-to-end testing, significantly improving reliability
• Created developer tools and designed a developer playground in Jupyter Notebooks with plotting capabilities
• Designed and developed Virtuoso’s integration with Zendesk

Software Consultant — Mallowstreet (2022)

• Developed an NLP program using spaCy to identify and correct errors made by OpenAI’s Whisper speech recognition system
• Utilised NLP techniques and phonetic algorithms to match mistranscribed names to individuals and companies in Mallowstreet’s CRM system

Group Risk Management Specialist — Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (2020 – 2022)

• Reverse-engineered and redesigned the company Risk Map, giving the risk team control over its definition
• Automated graphical risk reporting using Excel functions and tables
• Led comprehensive risk assessment updates through executive interviews and surveys
• Used Python to analyse survey results and support risk-level decision-making
• Directed development of risk reports across business functions

Public Affairs Analyst — Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company (2017 – 2020)

• Independently produced the company’s annual report end-to-end
• Developed the company’s ESG Impact strategy, focusing on plastic recycling
• Led Crisis Management training for executives across countries
• Contributed to LinkedIn strategy resulting in 35,000+ followers

Skills

Languages & Frameworks: Python, Flask, FastAPI, TypeScript, React, SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL

Technologies: Linux, Git, GitHub, SVN, Redis, Docker, Tailwind, Pytest

Tools: VSCode, Neovim

Languages: English (native), Spanish (professional)

Education

MSc International Relations Theory — London School of Economics (2015 – 2016) · 2:1

BA Economics — Durham University (2011 – 2015) · 2:1