Davies Oduor Davies Ochieng

Motivated, fast-learning Sales Development Representative candidate seeking to bring proven outbound prospecting, discovery, and public-communication skills — built through founder-level customer research, team leadership, and years of public speaking — into Solvo Global's fast-paced sales environment.

Founder (Paused) - VunaCFO (Fintech Startup) - Nairobi, Kenya

(2025-01 - 2026-01)

• Cold-contacted 30 Kenyan MSME owners; overcame initial defensiveness and reluctance to get 10 to open up about their business and pain points
• Found that 50% of prospects were unfamiliar with tax compliance requirements and 100% were not filing returns at all
• Identified low switching intent among the remaining prospects, already using competing tools, and made the disciplined call to pause the venture rather than pursue a weak product-market fit

Team Leader — Digital Logic Design Project - Technical University of Kenya - Nairobi, Kenya

(2024-01 - 2024-12)

• Led a 5-member team to wire and test a digital logic circuit under a strict 1-hour deadline
• Diagnosed a wiring fault after the switches failed initial testing; incorporated teammate feedback, re-oriented the circuit, and got the full setup working before time ran out

Class Prefect - Maranda High School - Bondo, Kenya

(2022-01 - 2023-12)

• Elected to lead and represent a class of 60 students
• Organized weekly class meetings and oversaw student discipline and environmental cleanliness standards
• Led a "Heart to Heart" fundraising initiative supporting children with heart conditions

Peer Tutor - Maranda High School - Bondo, Kenya

(2021-01 - 2023-12)

• Tutored 4 students individually; helped raise one student's performance from a B to an A

Deputy School President - Jupiter Academy - Kenya

(2018-01 - 2019-12)

• Elected by a student body of 600 to serve as Deputy School President
• Scored 416/500 in KCPE as a top-performing student

Goalkeeper — Interschool Football Competition - Ochieng Okumu Open Tournament

• Started in goal for an interschool tournament final; conceded a goal but bounced back with composure to help secure a 2-1 win
• Made a last-minute save in the closing minutes of the match to preserve the win for the team

Public Speaker & Evangelist - Church & Youth Ministry - Nairobi, Kenya

• Deliver weekly talks and sermons to congregations of approximately 200
• Engage in regular door-to-door evangelism; faced rejection at 20 straight houses before finding someone receptive at the 21st, building resilience to sustained rejection

BSc - Electrical Engineering - Technical University of Kenya (2028-12)

KCSE - Maranda High School (2023-12)