Thomas Chizhanje

About Thomas Chizhanje

As a dynamic Sales and Business Development Executive with over 15 years of leadership experience in Zimbabwe’s retail and wholesale sectors, I’ve consistently driven revenue growth, optimized branch performance, and expanded market share across competitive environments. From overseeing multi-branch operations to mentoring teams and leading strategic turnarounds, I’ve built a reputation for delivering measurable results through vision, data, and execution.Now pursuing an M.S. in Applied Data Science at Clarkson University, I’m integrating advanced analytics into my leadership toolkit to bridge business strategy with data science. As a Research Assistant under Dr. Santosh Mahapatra, I analyze Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) emissions data—building data warehouses, ETL pipelines, and Shiny dashboards to uncover patterns in corporate sustainability and climate-risk reporting.My goal is to lead organizations through digital transformation by combining data-driven decision-making, machine learning, and predictive analytics to drive smarter sales strategies, improve operational efficiency, and unlock new market opportunities. Regional Strategy & Execution Team Leadership & Sales Optimization Applied Data Science & Business Intelligence Data Warehousing & Visualization (Python, SQL, Shiny, Tableau) Data-Driven Decision Making Customer Acquisition & Retention Cross-Functional CollaborationLet’s connect if you’re interested in transformative growth initiatives or exploring how data science can elevate business performance and sustainability.

Experience

1. Research Assistant

   Clarkson University Graduate School

   Oct 2025 — Present · US

   Conducting research under Dr. Santosh Mahapatra on CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) corporate sustainability and climate-risk datasets.• Designed a data warehouse and ETL pipeline to integrate multi-year emission and risk-type data (Scope 1, 2, 3).• Applied Python (Pandas, Plotnine) for data transformation, visualization, and numeric encoding of risk categories.• Analyzed corporate responses to investor and supply-chain risks to identify key sustainability insights.

Education

• Mandel Training Center and OK Zimbabwe Limited

  Graduate Development Program

• Midlands State University

  Bachelor's degree

  2003 — 2006

• Clarkson University Graduate School

  Master of Science - MS

• Clarkson University

  M.S. Applied Data Science

• Midlands State University

  B.Com (Hons) Business Management