Odero Otieno
Odero Otieno is a Kenyan software technologist and executive who is currently the Sr Director of Platform & Experience Engineering at Humana . As the full stack engineering leader of Digital and Data Platform Innovation and Engineering for the Digital Health Platform, Odero and his teams are responsible for Humana's most critical and ambitious innovations and initiatives : Designing, developing, operating, and supporting the increasingly complex cloud environments and data platforms. These platforms power modern data analytics and machine learning use cases for elevating member experiences through personalization of Health Insurance Shopping, Enrollment, Onboarding, Pharmacy, Primary Care and Provider Service, Payments and others.
An established engineer, founder, and innovator of extraordinary ability, Odero is hands-on, dynamic, and innovative. He is passionate about, and has exceptional expertise in creating and driving clear enterprise-grade vision - defining and executing a plan to achieve that vision. He has solid experience in full stack software design and architecture, as well as development and deployment- to deliver enterprise transformation of digital experiences through core infrastructure, digital and data platforms, analytics, and ML analytics. He enjoys powering developers to elevate connected and personalized customer experiences at scale.
His exceptional expertise in, cloud engineering, data, data quality, efficiency, and scale - play a critical part in accelerating data-informed product development to drive innovations and personalization of member experiences at Humana. He has previously led engineering, product, business, and innovation at organizations that include Microsoft, Texas Medical Center and DawaSwift - a digital healthcare platform he founded that powers interactions between patients, pharmacies, medical institutions, and insurance companies to streamline prescriptions, payments, insurance, and medicine deliveries.
Odero's academic background includes a Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering from McGill University, Bachelor's degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Business Management, and Technological Entrepreneurship (McGill). He is also a graduate of the Next Canada Mini MBA program in Technology and Innovation at the University of Toronto, as well as the Global Innovation Catalyst Program at Stanford University.
