Richard Ngasike

Professional experience

Building solutions, contributing to meaningful work.

Where I have worked, what I was responsible for and what I delivered.

  1. UNAIDS - Sustainability Team, Equitable Finance Practice

    Consultancy | Developer and Graphics Designer

    June 2026 - December 2026 / Nairobi, Kenya

    Consultancy(Current)

    I am engaged as a consultant developer and graphics designer. The assignment covers the layout and design of integration policy briefs and case studies, and it has grown to include data work and the interface for a health tax simulation model.

    Responsibilities

    • Design and lay out technical slide presentations, policy briefs and infographics on HIV integration.
    • Prepare publication figures to journal specifications as editable vector artwork.
    • Write Python scripts that retrieve, clean and consolidate country-level data from public international databases into a master workbook.
    • Build the user interface and computational backend for health tax simulation models.
    • Document methods, data sources and limitations in technical notes and progress reports.

    Key contributions

    • Recreated and refined six figures for a team publication in Adobe Illustrator, working from the source workbook and the journal's figure guidelines.
    • Automated data extraction and matching by country and year for a debt displacement analysis covering 134 countries from 2000 to 2024.
    • Implemented two health tax models as a web application with a Next.js interface and a Python computation backend.
    • Developed a conceptual framework infographic through several rounds of review.

    Deliverables

    • Slide deck: Integrating HIV into health systems
    • Slide deck: Operationalising HIV integration
    • Conceptual framework infographic
    • Six high-resolution publication figures
    • Data extraction, cleaning and consolidation for the debt displacement effect analysis
    • Health tax simulation model interface and computation (two models)

    Technologies and tools

    • Next.js
    • Python
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Microsoft PowerPoint
    • Microsoft Excel

  2. UNAIDS - Sustainability Team, Equitable Finance Practice

    Internship | Intern

    November 2025 - April 2026

    Internship(Past)

    I joined UNAIDS as an intern. During the internship I also served as coordinator for the organisation's interns across countries.

    Responsibilities

    • Coordinated communication and engagement among interns working in different countries.
    • Acted as the liaison between the Staff Development Team and the intern group.
    • Supported knowledge transfer and day-to-day coordination between interns and staff.

  3. Extravis Solutions Africa

    Full-time | Graphic Designer

    November 2024 - November 2025

    Full-time(Past)

    I designed brand and marketing material for a supplier of sewing and textile products, for both print and digital channels.

    Responsibilities

    • Designed logos, product labels, packaging and marketing materials for sewing and textile supplies.
    • Created promotional graphics for social media, print and advertising campaigns.
    • Developed product catalogues and brochures to support sales and branding.
    • Kept the brand consistent across digital and print platforms.
    • Prepared print-ready artwork and coordinated with production vendors.

    Deliverables

    • Logos and product labels
    • Packaging artwork
    • Product catalogues and brochures
    • Social media and campaign graphics

    Technologies and tools

    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Canva

  4. Butterfly Techies

    Computer Literacy Instructor

    May 2021 - February 2022

    Role(Past)

    I taught computer literacy and introductory web development to learners with a wide range of prior experience.

    Responsibilities

    • Taught computer fundamentals, including operating systems, internet use and Microsoft Office applications.
    • Introduced students to basic web development with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
    • Guided learners in building simple responsive web pages and practical mini-projects.
    • Ran hands-on sessions to strengthen problem-solving and digital literacy.
    • Assessed student progress and mentored learners on further study and careers in technology.

    Technologies and tools

    • HTML
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
    • Microsoft Office

  5. County Registrar Office - Samburu County - Civil Registration

    Data Entry Clerk

    2019 / Samburu County, Kenya

    Role(Past)

    I worked on the digitisation of birth certificate records, converting physical registers into structured electronic records.

    Responsibilities

    • Digitised birth certificate records by converting physical documentation into structured database entries.
    • Entered high-volume demographic data accurately and in line with data protection standards.
    • Verified and validated records for consistency and completeness.
    • Cross-checked physical files against digital records to maintain data integrity.
    • Supported database organisation so that records were easier for the office to retrieve.

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I take on web and mobile development, backend work and design projects. Tell me what you are trying to build and I will reply by email.

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