Mr. Kevin Somoni Machine is the co-founder of Swahili Cultural Institute Inc. in New York, USA. Previously, Mr. Machine was involved in language instruction where he taught German Language and Communication Skills at the Center for Tourism Training and Research at the Wildlife Clubs of Kenya in Nairobi. He also instructed English as Second Language for students with immigration background while he was pursuing his post-graduate studies in Germany. Mr. Machine has previously been retained as a Swahili Linguist by a US federal contractor. Besides being a linguist, Mr. Machine also has extensive experience in investment management distribution and operations within the financial services industry and has worked with global firms such as Allianz, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, New York Life, Dreman and Deutsche Bank in New York. Mr. Machine holds a Certificate from Columbia Engineering FinTech, an MBA in International Management from Nürtingen-Geislingen University in Germany and a B.Ed. (Arts) degree in German as a Foreign Language from Kenyatta University. He is a recipient of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship. Mr. Machine is fluent in Swahili, German and English and has conversational abilities in Luhya, Kisii and Spanish. He has a passion for golf, chess, arts, languages and different cultures.