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Guillaume Deflaux has extensive work experience in the field of technology and development. Guillaume is currently a Co-Founder at Somari, a role they have held since May 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Chief Technology Officer at Akvo, a nonprofit foundation focused on digitization and data consultancy. Guillaume held this position from January 2023 onwards.

From May 2020 to August 2022, Guillaume worked as the Chief Operating Officer and Engineering Lead at IT4LIFE. In this role, they oversaw project delivery across various departments and managed a team of developers and application builders.

Before joining IT4LIFE, Guillaume held various positions at Dimagi, a technology company. From January 2018 to December 2019, they served as the Country Director for Southern and Eastern Africa, responsible for defining the strategic vision and managing the team. Prior to this, they worked as a Senior Technical Project Manager in 2017.

Guillaume's earlier experience includes working as an Information Systems Manager for the PREVAC Project at ALIMA in 2016. Guillaume also served as the mHealth Coordinator and Product Manager for the IeDA Project at Terre des hommes foundation from 2014 to 2015. In addition, they held the role of ICT4D Product Manager and Global ICT4D Advisor at Terre des hommes foundation between 2011 and 2013.

Overall, Guillaume Deflaux brings a wealth of experience in technology, project management, and leadership to their current and previous roles in the development sector.

Guillaume Deflaux pursued their education in various fields. Guillaume completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London between 2016 and 2019. Prior to that, they obtained an Engineer degree in Real Time And Embedded Computing from EPITA: Ecole d'Ingénieurs en Informatique, studying from 2000 to 2005. In 2003 and 2004, they also earned a Certificate in the Russian language from Minsk State Linguistic University.