Isaac Onyango

Born: July 1974

Box 48105-00100
Nairobi
Cell: +254 (722) 873531, +254 738 888899
Email: isaac@discern.co.ke

I am an intelligent, dedicated and motivated IT Advisory professional with a

passion for excellence in all that I do. I have a proven record of excelling
academically and professionally. With over nine years progressive experience in
business IT, I aim to deliver solutions to business that enable objectives to be met
easier, faster and with better quality, within secure environments.
Education and Qualifications
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA, 2001 – World Top Score).
• BSc Computer Science (First Class Honours), University of Nairobi, 1998.
• Certified Public Accountancy, Kenya. Finalist, 1996.

Work experience
Consulting/Advisory
• Sep 2008 – Present: Director, Discern Limited.
• Mar 2008 – Sep 2008: Senior Manager, Deloitte Eastern Africa.
• Apr 2006 – Feb 2008: Director, Isaac Newton & Associates
• Feb 2005 – Mar 2006: IT Advisory Manager, KPMG South Africa.
• Sep 2003 – Jan 2005: IT Advisory Manager, KPMG Kenya (Uganda and
Tanzania).
• Sep 2000 – Aug 2003: IT Advisor, KPMG Kenya.
• Sep 1999 – Aug 2000: Financial Audit Semi Senior, KPMG Kenya.
Training
• April 2006 – Present: IT Audit and IT Governance Part-Time lecturer,
Strathmore University.
• May 2005: CISA Part-Time lecturer, University of Pretoria, ISACA South
Africa Chapter.
• Oct 2002 – Feb 2005: CISA Part-Time lecturer, Strathmore University.
• Apr 2002 – Jun 2002: CISA Part-Time lecturer, ISACA Kenya Chapter.
• Aug 1996 – Jun 2002: Part-time lecturer, Strathmore College.

Other Responsibilities
• Immediate past Vice Chairman, Information Systems Audit and Control
Association (ISACA) Kenya Chapter.
• Captain, Strathmore Old Boys Soccer Team.
Key achievements
Academic
• Scored the highest marks in the 2001 CISA examination

• Graduated top of my class with a first class honours in Computer Science in

1998 at the University of Nairobi

• Was the best student nationwide in Management Accounting and Section 5

overall in the Certified Public Accounting examinations in Kenya in June 1995

• Was ranked amongst the top 12 nationally in the Kenya Certificate of

Secondary Examinations with a grade of A in 1992

Professional
2006 to Present: Isaac Newton & Associates:

• Developed a mobile quiz application to assist primary school students in

preparing for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education

• Developed two services for clients: an ICT Health Check and a methodology
for testing Internal Control over Enterprise reporting (TICKER-ICT) based on
SOX

• Have successfully been sub-contracted by KPMG Kenya on assignments for

the United Nations, banking and manufacturing clients

• Have successfully been sub-contracted by Strathmore Research and

Consulting Centre on training assignments for the Kenya Revenue Authority

2008: Deloitte Eastern Africa:

• Project Managed the first Internal/External Penetration Testing assignment run

locally by the department

• Coordinated and managed a an ERP training for a leading mobile service

provider bringing in team members from India and USA

2005 to 2006: KPMG South Africa:

• Was selected for a secondment to the KPMG South Africa practice from
Kenya.

• Played a key role in assisting staff within KPMG South Africa to prepare and
successfully pass the CISA exam

• Quickly integrated with both the Johannesburg (9 months) and Durban (3

months) offices and adjusted to life in South Africa
1999 to 2005: KPMG Kenya:

• Rose up the ranks from a trainee to the IT Audit Manager for East Africa,
responsible for 3 countries within 4 years

• A speaker at various high profile IT Security seminars in Nairobi

• A regular invitee to speak on careers in IT and Accounting for various public

universities in Nairobi

• Leader of the team that successfully introduced the IDEA data analysis tool to
East Africa

• Elected as the Vice Chairman and youngest board member of the Information
Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) Kenya chapter

• Founded the CISA preparation course at Strathmore University and was a part
time lecturer of the course.

• Key member of the team that developed and implemented the IT security
policy leading up to the successful connection of KPMG Kenya to the global
KPMG intranet

1996 - 1999: Strathmore College:

• Amongst the youngest members of the teaching staff having started lecturing
CPA students while still in my second year at the university. Still managed to
graduate top of my class despite this extra responsibility.

Language Proficiencies
• English - Primary Language.
• Swahili – Fluent.

Experience Summary
Key Experience in:
SAP, Oracle, Bankmaster, Flexcube, Microbanker, Sunsystems, Navision and Sage,
Windows, Unix, AS400.

Service Experience
• General IT Controls reviews
• IT Due Diligence
• IT assessment in the External Audit
• Information Security Policy review and implementation
• IT Strategy Formulation
• Internal IT Audit Support
• ERP Audit Training
• Selection of ERP systems
 • Data analysis and CAATTs (including forensic support)

Industry Experience
• Financial Services, Consumer and Industrial Markets, Information,
Communications & Entertainment, Infrastructure, Government &
Healthcare, Funding Agencies, Travel, Leisure and Tourism

Location Experience
• South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, Ghana

Referees
Mr George Njenga
Director
Strathmore Business School
gnjenga@strathmore.edu
+254 (20) 606155 Ext: 2211
+254 0722 627312 / 205428
Mr Brian Desouza
Partner
KPMG Kenya
briandesouza@kpmg.co.ke
+254 (20) 280 6132
+254 (20) 280 6000
Mr Gerald Kasimu
Partner
KPMG South Africa
gerald.kasimu@kpmg.co.za
+27 (11) 647 8827
+27 (83) 561 5524

Engagement Experience

Client Name or Description: Engagement Summary:

Co-operative Bank of Kenya
Kenya Pipeline Corporation
Safaricom
Zain (then Celtel)
Kenya Revenue Authority
Investec Private Bank Limited (SA)
Mercantile Bank Limited (SA)
Moreland Pty (SA)
Net1Technologies (SA)
Absa Bank Limited (SA)
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited
Citibank NA Kenya Limited, Housing
Finance Kenya Limited
Dubai Bank Limited
First National Bank
Kenya Limited
Habib Bank Kenya Limited
Development Bank of Kenya Limited
Internal and External Penetration Testing
SAP Review
Data Migration Review
Promotion Risk Services
COBIT training
COBIT based IT governance and general controls review
Data Recovery Test observation and agreed upon procedures.
EFT review for creditor payments
Sarbanes Oxley Review for the smart card payments system for
pensioners.
IT governance reviews for Banco Austral, Mozambique and
National Bank of Commerce, Tanzania, both of which are
subsidiaries of Absa Bank Limited.
IT controls review (General and Application) and CAATs for
interest recomputation. Swift review at the bank.
IT controls review (General and Application) and a data
migration review.
General IT controls review.
IT controls review (General and Application)
General IT controls review.
General IT controls review.
Client Name or Description: Engagement Summary:
Insurance Company of East Africa
General IT controls review.
Limited
General Accident Insurance Kenya General IT controls review and CAATs for recomputation of
Limited premium income.
East African Breweries Limited IT controls review (General and Application) and CAATs.
Cargill Kenya Limited IT controls review (General and Application) and CAATs.
Farmer’s Choice Limited General IT controls review.
Bestfoods Kenya Limited General IT controls review
Heritage Insurance Company, Pfizer
Laboratories Kenya Limited and United
Forensic Support using data analysis
Distillers and Vintners Kenya Limited
(UDV)
East African Breweries Limited,
Iberafrica Kenya Limited, National Bank Data Analysis using IDEA, ACL, MS Excel and MS Access
of Commerce, Tanzania
Hamilton Harrison and Matthews, IT Strategy Formulation
Kenya Tea Packers Limited IT Strategy Formulation
General Motors Kenya Limited Pre-Implementation Review
Uganda Electricity Board Business Process Analysis
Absa Bank Limited (SA) Business Process Analysis
Msunduzi Municipality (SA) IT Risk Assessment