Ubokobong Okon Effiong

(+234) 703 380 4698 ubokobongokon@gmail.com

I am experienced in leveraging agile frameworks to provide a robust synopsis for high level overviews.
Iterative approaches to corporate strategy foster collaborative thinking to further the overall value proposition.

Experience

Product Manager

Health in a Box, Abuja

  • Designed the software functional specifications and GUI for each modules implemented, carried out gap analysis at every phase of the project.
  • Contributed to all phases of web application and mobile app development lifecycles
  • Implemented a bidirectional communication between the laboratory analysers and the hospital information system, reducing workload by 60% and giving 100% error free transmission of patient results into information system
  • Reorganised the meeting with the stakeholders and top management of the hospitals to share report on the progress of the project
  • Lead, and supervised day-to-day operations of support staff and also trained over 4,000 health workers on the use of Hospital Information Management System (HMIS), health in a box across the country, Nigeria
  • Played a translational role in communicating technical approaches, user requirements and software/hardware specifications

November 2023 – Present

Scientific Officer

National Hospital Abuja, Abuja

  • Developed, on-boarded and maintained the first Laboratory information management system (LIMS)
  • Managing patient laboratory records and documentation
  • Analysing data and preparing data visualization for presentation in the laboratories
  • Patient sample collection, labelling and documentation

August 2018 – Present

Deployment Specialist - Health Informatics

Health in a Box, Abuja

  • Maintained and provided user on-the-job support while using the Hospital Information Management System (HMIS).
  • Communicate fixes and updates to the users
  • Providing technical assistance on software, hardware and network issues and configurations
  • Documenting issues and resolutions in a log
  • Participated in the preparation and release of software components. Compile the documentation for the application and users’ guides
  • Conducted software analysis, testing, and debugging. Identify production and non-production application issues

January 2020 – November 2022

Site Administrator

Health in a Box, Abuja

  • Maintaining and providing user on the job support while using the hospital information management system
  • Identifying and responding to technical issues within the hospital facility, escalating to the business team when necessary
  • Providing technical assistance on software, hardware and network issues and configurations
  • Managed and support day-to-day users' activities in the site

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March 2018 – January 2020

Front Desk/Health Records Officer

Chivar Specialist Hospital and Urology Centre, Wuse Zone 3 Abuja

  • Gathering patient demographic data
  • Make sure all medical records are protected and kept confidential
  • Document all patients’ medical records in the EMR and manually
  • Helped to troubleshoot EMR when there is a technical issue

January 2018 – August 2018

Education

National Open University, Nigeria

Masters of Science
Public Health

In-View

January 2021 – March 2023 (Inview)

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria

Bachelor of Science
Biochemistry

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November 2011 – March 2016

Community Secondary School, Nkwut Ikot Obok Idem, Ikono, Akwa Ibom State

Science
WASSCE - 9 credit obtained including Mathematics and English Language

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September 2003 – June 2011

Fulga Nursery & Primary School, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

Elementray School
First School leaving certificate

Completed

September 1994 – June 2003

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • C# Console App
  • Web API Development & Web Applications
  • Cross Functional Teams
  • Agile Development & Scrum
  • Data Analysis & visualization
  • Business Analysis & Product Design
  • Disease modeling with R
  • Software testing
  • Clinical Research methodologies
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Interests

Apart from being a tech lover, I enjoy most of my time being outdoors. I am a music lover and novice basket ball player. During the holidays, I enjoy mountain climbing, guitar playing, and football.

When forced indoors, I follow a number of sci-fi and fantasy genre movies and television shows, I am an aspiring chef, and I spend a large amount of my free time exploring the latest technolgy advancements in the artificial intelligence world.

Awards & Certifications

  • Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation (fhi360)
  • Diploma in Information Technology
  • Programming in C# - Enterprise WPF with XAML (Udemy)
  • SQL Database design/management (Microsoft Virtual Academic)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • HSE 1 & 2
  • National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 2016