Imani Okafor
Senior MLOps Engineer
Nairobi, Kenya · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+3) · 7 years of experience
Imani focuses on reproducible model delivery, promotion controls, observability, and rollback.
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Reproducible model delivery
Versions code, data references, configuration, and artifacts so training and promotion can be repeated and audited.
Safe promotion and rollback
Uses evaluation gates, staged rollout, lineage, and a tested rollback path for model changes.
Operational measurement
Monitors service health, data quality, drift, cost, and model behavior with clear ownership.
Relevant toolkit
Python
Kubernetes
MLflow
TerraformCI/CDDelivery evidence
Selected work
Forecast Training Platform
energy distributionDesigned and delivered a production ML platform focused on forecasting model operations; cut failed scheduled training runs by 73% and standardized rollback across six forecast families. The release included reproducible pipelines, promotion gates, lineage, drift alerts, and a documented rollback path.
Data Drift Response Workflow
energy distribution operationsBuilt the supporting control and measurement layer for the primary system, covering review queues, regression checks, operational visibility, and a documented handoff to the owning team.
Relevant experience
Career timeline
Senior MLOps Engineer
2024–PresentDevlyn client assignments · Remote
- Led forecasting model operations delivery for a energy distribution team and cut failed scheduled training runs by 73% and standardized rollback across six forecast families.
MLOps Engineer
2020–2023energy distribution product company (confidential) · Nairobi, Kenya
- Built production systems in energy distribution, with increasing ownership of reliability, testing, and stakeholder delivery.
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Databricks Certified Machine Learning Professional
Databricks · 2024 · Certified
Certified Kubernetes Administrator
Cloud Native Computing Foundation · 2023 · Certified
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