Richard Mwewa

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Software Developer/Engineer • Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Hello, you can call me Ritchie 😉. I'm a self-taught Software Developer/Engineer with experience in developing cross-platform open-source intelligence research tools and automation scripts.

Skills

Python 96%

Visual Basic .NET 83%

HTML 20%

Flask 40%

Docker 80%

Interests

Reading (random) books

I think everyone loves music, so...

And, I definitely enjoy learning

Résumé

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Professional Experience

Tech Fellow

2022 — 2023

Bellingcat, Remote

Collaborated with the Tech Team to develop tools that aid online researchers in gathering Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT). This experience allowed me to hone my programming practices and deepen my understanding in online intelligence gathering techniques.

Volunteer Software Developer

2023 — Present

OSINT FOR UKRAINE, Remote

As part of the R&D Team and in collaboration with fellow developers, I research and develop OSINT tools, as well as enhance existing organisational tools.

Mentorship

Mentee

2023 — Present

Under — Software Engineer & Security Researcher, Google, LLC

Under Ned's guidance, I’m delving into programming with Large Language Models and open-source security. Together, we’re tackling Python projects, enhancing my skills and understanding.