Marietta, Georgia, United States
Many people talk about changing Africa. I am focused on building the infrastructure that makes real digital transformation possible. I am the Founder & CEO of ARED Group, where we are building Intelligence at the Edge for Africa’s last mile. Across many African markets, digital services are still designed around assumptions that do not match reality: expensive internet, unreliable connectivity, cloud dependency, limited local infrastructure, and businesses that need technology to work even when the network does not. ARED is building a different model. We deploy decentralized edge gateway infrastructure that brings local AI, applications, compute, storage, connectivity, and digital services closer to the people and businesses that need them. Our goal is simple: make digital services more resilient, more affordable, more local, and more useful in real operating conditions. My work focuses on: Edge AI and local intelligence Offline-first digital infrastructure Last-mile connectivity Decentralized cloud services Smart transport, venues, and communities SME digitization Digital sovereignty in Africa Founder coaching, mentorship, and business growth strategy Beyond ARED, I coach and mentor entrepreneurs across Africa, helping founders clarify their business model, understand their customers, improve operations, and build practical growth strategies. I believe Africa does not only need more apps. Africa needs the infrastructure layer that allows digital services to work reliably where people live, work, move, learn, and do business. My focus: building Intelligence at the Edge for Africa’s last mile.
🚀 About ARED Group ARED Group is a deep-tech company revolutionizing digital access in Africa through AI-powered edge infrastructure. Our edge gateways combine compute, storage, and Wi-Fi into one portable solution, enabling businesses and governments to deploy digital services without relying on the cloud. 💡 What We Do We help ISPs, telecoms, SMEs, and public sector players scale faster through edge-hosted applications and local AI: ✅ Host apps for order management, Wi-Fi access, security cameras, and more — all locally ✅ Enable offline access to digital services via Wi-Fi ✅ Deploy AI agents for analytics, automation & real-time feedback ✅ Offer a developer marketplace to distribute edge-native apps ✅ Monetize public Wi-Fi through ads, surveys, and e-government features 📈 Impact & Growth 🔹 15,000+ active monthly users via Wi-Fi 🔹 15 SMEs already onboarded on edge app ecosystem 🔹 Strategic pilots with MTN Rwanda, GVA Rwanda & BK Arena 🔹 Licensing & JV-ready for scale across Africa 🔹 Developing an AI-native edge ecosystem for the continent’s underserved markets 🏗️ Use Cases Public Wi-Fi hubs with monetization (ads, tokens, surveys) Smart arenas with local AI models (queueing, food orders, surveillance) Transport with edge analytics for fleets, buses, and rider behavior SMEs using edge-hosted POS, table management & surveillance systems Government service centers with AI feedback and digital queues 🎯 Our Vision To make digital infrastructure as accessible as water and electricity across Africa — powered by the edge, not the cloud. 🔗 Learn more: 🌐 aredgroup.com 📥 Let’s connect or discuss partnerships. We are the recipient of 10 international awards, Siemens empowerment award, Energy Global Award, African forum 100 innovation for sustainable development award, SEIF social entrepreneurship Award, Ishow innovation showcase AWARD, Africa50 innovation, and IEEE innovation challenge. 🔥
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UMG Logistics was founded in July 2007. The vision was to build a trucking company by minimizing all the hurdles and challenges that is associated with the industry such has maintenance, breakdowns, rising of fuel cost. Initially, we decided to buy the equipment and outsource most of the task such has maintenance, dispatching. However, after a year of service we decided to hire operators that own their trucks so we can eliminate most of the expenses affiliated with running company trucks. Since then our profit margin increase from 10% to 25%. We went from $100,000/ year company in 2007 to $700,000/year in 2009. Henri Nyakarundi was in charge of logistics, payroll and recruitment.
Founded equipment rental company in Burundi. We rent heavy equipment such as loader compactor, UMG transportation include 6 employees with a revenue of $100000 a year.
Managed production and graphic design for small and medium size business. The majority of the work was to create documents and print it according to customer specification. Attention to detail, and software skills such as acrobat, illustrator was required to be able to accomplish the task on hand.