I'm Richard Ogola Onyango, an AI and LLM Engineer passionate about bridging cutting-edge AI technology with real-world applications. I specialize in model optimization techniques like LoRA fine-tuning using frameworks such as HuggingFace and LangChain, and have experience deploying business-ready AI solutions that create measurable impact. With an engineering background and hands-on experience developing AI legal assistants and voice agents tailored for Kenyan contexts, I combine a practical approach and deep technical knowledge. I enjoy building systems that must work reliably, from airport lighting to AI-powered legal tools, always focusing on real-world effectiveness.…

Richard Ogola Onyango

I'm Richard Ogola Onyango, an AI and LLM Engineer passionate about bridging cutting-edge AI technology with real-world applications. I specialize in model optimization techniques like LoRA fine-tuning using frameworks such as HuggingFace and LangChain, and have experience deploying business-ready AI solutions that create measurable impact. With an engineering background and hands-on experience developing AI legal assistants and voice agents tailored for Kenyan contexts, I combine a practical approach and deep technical knowledge. I enjoy building systems that must work reliably, from airport lighting to AI-powered legal tools, always focusing on real-world effectiveness.…

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I’m Richard Ogola Onyango, an AI and LLM Engineer passionate about bridging cutting-edge AI technology with real-world applications. I specialize in model optimization techniques like LoRA fine-tuning using frameworks such as HuggingFace and LangChain, and have experience deploying business-ready AI solutions that create measurable impact.

With an engineering background and hands-on experience developing AI legal assistants and voice agents tailored for Kenyan contexts, I combine a practical approach and deep technical knowledge. I enjoy building systems that must work reliably, from airport lighting to AI-powered legal tools, always focusing on real-world effectiveness.

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Skills

Experience Level

Python
Expert
AI Chatbot
Expert
Data Science
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent
Swahili
Advanced

Work Experience

Attachee at Kenya Airports Authority
April 30, 2025 - August 1, 2025
Optimized runway lighting control systems using PLC automation. Gained key insights from hardware troubleshooting that directly informed AI system error-handling frameworks.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electronics and computer Engineering at University of Nairobi
November 4, 2025 - December 4, 2024
Second class upppers division
BSc at Dedan Kimathi University
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2025

Qualifications

Certificate in CrewAI
February 4, 2025 - February 4, 2025
MongoDblB
February 4, 2025 - February 4, 2025
Certificate in CrewAI
February 4, 2025 - February 4, 2025
Gained valuable skills in crewAI (agentic framework ) such as flows ,tasks ,agents and crews used to automate tasks.

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Government, Computers & Electronics, Energy & Utilities
    paper Chat with your PDF multimodal Rag

    Using langchain and crew ai and open ai built an application using the streamlit UI to enable you chat with your organisation data and documents .