Michael Affare

Hello! I'm Michael Affare, a Computer Engineer with a Master's degree in Information Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon University. I am currently leading a Data Analytics team at Great Lakes Behavioral Research Institute and consulting as a Cloud Solutions Architect for the CMU research team at the Block Center for Technology & Society.

I take pride in having managed large scale distributed technical projects on 3 continents.

• In Africa (Ghana) I led technical projects in the telecommunications space during the merger of Airtel and Tigo. I led projects with vendors like Ericsson, Huawei, Meta and managed integrations with banks (Barclays) and mobile financial services. I also led the AirtelTigo team on the National Communication Authority committee during the Ghana National Sim Reregistration Exercise that resulted in the reduction of mobile fraud by 60%.
• In Australia I worked with Freshtrack Systems using database development and data analytics to support stakeholders in the fresh food supply chain industry (from the farm to the shelves).
• In the United States I am consulting for the Allegheny County Department of Human Services using data analytics to drive data-driven policy decisions whiles contributing to research on WorkForce Mobility and labour analytics at CMU.

My passion is to support businesses with digital transformation solutions that are automatable and leverage data analytics solutions to help improve productivity. I am a continuous learner and passionate about technical projects that improve optimization and data-driven decision-making.