Muyimba Ronald
DIGITAL MEDIA, ICT & PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST
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About
Technology professional with more than two decades of experience spanning web development, digital publishing, ICT infrastructure, digital newsroom operations, CMS platforms, server administration, digital analytics and technology consulting. Experienced in managing multidisciplinary teams including programmers, web developers, journalists and digital sales executives, building digital platforms, modernising publishing workflows and supporting technology adoption.
Experience
Technical Consultant at RM TECHNOLOGIES AND PRINTERS LIMITED (2010-01 – Present)
- Assess IT networks for efficiency and effectiveness against client needs.
- Conduct data analysis using Tableau to identify operational improvements.
- Develop/support websites including menterprise.africa, thekampalareport.com, pmldaily.com, voxpopuli.ug, watchdoguganda.com, observer.ug, looknorth.co.ug, cefroht.org, udls.co.ug, deibiopharma.com, moseskatakanya.com and masakamedicalservices.org.
Digital Technical Manager at NATION MEDIA GROUP – UGANDA (2011-01 – 2023-12)
- Provided technical support and web development for monitor.co.ug, kfm.co.ug, dembefm.ug, mywedding.co.ug and sqoop.co.ug.
- Developed custom plugins for website integration.
- Led the redesign of Daily Monitor's website.
- Managed Windows Server 2012 R2 and Linux Ubuntu servers with Plesk.
- Designed navigation systems for monitor.co.ug, kfm.co.ug and nvt.co.ug.
- Digitised newspaper archives and trained journalists and editors on CMS usage.
ICT Consultant at MASAKA DIOCESAN MEDICAL SERVICES (2019-01 – 2019-12)
- Developed a corporate website; provided email support, Outlook configuration and troubleshooting.
- Provided remote IT assistance during COVID-19 using AnyDesk VPN.
Online Editor & Webmaster at MONITOR PUBLICATIONS LTD. (2007-01 – 2010-12)
- Supervised migration from MySQL to CoreMedia Content Server.
- Built Sqoop.co.ug and MyWedding.co.ug.
- Managed Linux server and WordPress backend, including plugins, themes and MySQL.
- Maintained website availability through updates and troubleshooting.
ICT Specialist at OBSERVER MEDIA LTD (2004-01 – 2007-12)
- Built Observer Media's first website in 2004 using Dreamweaver.
- Installed and configured Windows Server 2000 for file sharing.
- Performed PC maintenance, OS installations and hardware replacements.
Webmaster & Online Sub-Editor at MONITOR PUBLICATIONS LTD. (2002-01 – 2006-12)
- Migrated the website from static HTML pages to a PHP/MySQL CMS.
- Troubleshot PHP/MySQL issues and escalated vendor support.
- Conducted PC repairs and preventive maintenance.
Education
Degree in IT/Computing – Kyambogo University (2005-01 – 2007-12)
Diploma in Computer Science – Kyambogo University (2001-01 – 2003-12)
