Knowledge sharing
2023 (upcoming), AfriCon, USA - Participant
2021, San Francisco Public Library + Career Girls Program, USA - Panelist: Black Inventors and Innovators
2019, Mekatilili Fellowship Program, Kenya - Host
2019, Scratch Africa Conference, USA - Speaker
2019, MakerEd Covening, USA - Presenter: Designing Maker Education Experiences In Under-Resourced Communities: Insights from Africa
2019, Connected Learning Summit, USA - Presenter: Cultivating Creative Learning Communities Across Contexts: Opportunities, Challenges, and Potential Paths
2019, Art of Tinkering Workshop, USA - Participant
2019, Africa Code Week, Kenya - Facilitator
2019, African Women in Technology (AWIT), Kenya - Moderator: Upgrading Your Skills For Emerging Roles in Tech
2019, AL For Education Gathering, Kenya - Participant
2019, Africa Play Conference, South Africa - Presenter: Cultivating Creativity Through Coding
2019, Africa Business Conference, USA - Participant
2018, Connected Learning Summit, USA - Participant
2018, Equity by Design, USA - Participant
2018, Scratch Conference, USA - Participant
2018, UNLEASH Innovation LAB, Singapore - Facilitator
2018, Google I/O, USA - Google Techmakers Scholar
2017, Google UX Masterclass Teacher Training, Kenya - Participant
2017, UNLEASH Innovation LAB, Denmark - Global talent in Education
2017, Scratch Conference, France - Presenter: Nurturing Innovation in Africa
2017, African Women in Technology (AWIT), Kenya - Workshop: Design Session (Idea to Reality)
2017, UK- AFRICA GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) Synthetic Practical Biology, South Africa
2017, World Youth Alliance (WYA) Africa Youth Summit, Kenya - Speaker
2017, Lapid Leaders Africa, Kenya - Mentor
2017, Akili Dada, Kenya - Mentor
2017, WomEng Kenya, Kenya - Mentor
2016, GE Graduate Engineering Trainee Program (GETP) Conference, South Africa - Participant
2014, Rethink Relief, Uganda - Participant
2011, Stanford Design Thinking, Kenya - Participant
2011, MIT Design for Development, Kenya - Participant
Skills
Program Management
Product Development
Hardware Development
Manufacturing Processes
Issues Management
Change Management
Risk Management
Operations Management
Resource Allocation
User Experience Design and Research
Software Development
Data Analysis
Rapid Prototyping and Fabrication
Interaction Design
Awards
2017, Udacity Scholarship, Google
2017, Teaching Grant, IDIN
2016, Community Leadership Award, Women in Energy (WIE)
2016, Teaching Grant, IDIN
2015, Special Recognition Award, GE
2013, Finalist, Fly Your Ideas with Airbus
Publications
Wakoli, Martha & Muthui, Marian (2016). QUEENGINEERS
Waldman-Brown, Anna & Wanyiri, Juliet & Oluwafunmilore Adebola, Simeon & Chege, Tim & Muthui, Marian. (2015). DEMOCRATISING TECHNOLOGY: THE CONFLUENCE OF MAKERS AND GRASSROOT INNOVATORS.