Stompy M.
About Stompy M.
Stompy M. is a Senior Application Engineer and Team Lead at Sourcegraph, where he has worked since 2021. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Informatics from Strathmore University and has extensive experience in technology roles across various organizations.
Work at Sourcegraph
Stompy M. has been employed at Sourcegraph as a Senior Application Engineer and Team Lead since 2021. In this role, he has contributed to significant product improvements, including collaborating with software engineers to introduce language support for Frugal to the code navigation syntax service. This enhancement was released within two weeks, demonstrating his ability to drive rapid development and implementation. As a team lead, he manages internal projects and oversees a team of four, coordinating efforts across multiple time zones.
Education and Expertise
Stompy M. earned a Bachelor's degree in Informatics from Strathmore University, where he studied from 2012 to 2015. He also holds a College Diploma in Business Information Technology from the same institution, completed from 2010 to 2011. His educational background provides a solid foundation in both technical and business aspects of information technology, enhancing his capabilities in application engineering and team leadership.
Professional Background
Stompy M. has a diverse professional background with experience in various roles across multiple organizations. He worked as a Technical Advisor at the ICT Authority in Nairobi for 10 months in 2018, and as a Digital Innovation Evangelist at Cytonn Investments for three months in the Washington DC-Baltimore Area. He also served as a Technology Customer Success Manager at IQVIA for one year, where he played a key role in securing $2M in IARR renewals. His previous positions include Product Manager at IQVIA and Technology Specialist at the Agriculture and Food Authority.
Achievements in Customer Success
In his role at IQVIA, Stompy M. significantly contributed to customer success by troubleshooting and debugging on-prem product deployment issues for over 50 customers. His efforts were instrumental in building $35M in Incremental Annual Recurring Revenue (IARR). Additionally, he managed to close $2M in IARR renewals by addressing critical bugs and providing support to major clients such as Booking.com, GE, and Apple during the late stages of the sales cycle.
Internship Experience
Stompy M. began his professional journey with an internship at East African Portland Cement Company in 2014, where he worked for four months as an Information Technology Intern. This experience laid the groundwork for his subsequent roles in technology and customer success, allowing him to develop essential skills in the IT field early in his career.