Founder of Shivo Labs · Pharmacist · Photographer
Hi, I’m Shivam.
I’m the founder of Shivo Labs, a digital solutions company in Dar es Salaam. I help brands design and build custom systems that work beautifully: functional at their core and considered in every detail.
In numbers
- Projects on this site
- Photo collections
- Photographs
- Disciplines, one way of working
I believe the most lasting work pairs technical precision with emotional depth. It creates systems that resonate with the people they serve, from customers to teams and communities, and builds strong connections and long-term growth in business and in life.
- Name
- Shivam Parmar
- Founder of
- Shivo Labs, a digital solutions company in Dar es Salaam
- Based in
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- Profession
- Pharmacist, photographer and systems builder
- Education
- BPharm (GITAM, India), MSc Pharmacovigilance & Pharmacoepidemiology (MUHAS)
- Works on
- Custom business systems, AI workflows with Claude Code, photography, graphic design
- Languages
- English, Kiswahili, Hindi, Gujarati
What I do
Five disciplines,
one way of working.
Systems
Custom systems built around how a brand actually works. They are functional first, easy to use, and designed to grow with the business.
AI & prompt engineering
I design AI workflows and integrate them into everyday work with tools like Claude Code, with prompts engineered for reliable results. Repetitive tasks get automated so people spend their time where it matters, saving hours every week.
Design
Posters, websites, social media posts and video. Every piece is designed to be clear, consistent and visually striking, from a single post to a full site.
Photography
Images with atmosphere and intent, from open water and quiet landscapes to people and places. Photography shapes how I see composition, light and detail in everything I make.
Pharmacy
I’m a pharmacist. The precision, care and responsibility of that work carry into every system I build.
Worked with
Brands and people
I’ve worked with.
Experience
- 2026Systems & AIDar es SalaamBuilt task and file management systems for a group of companies, with AI workflows made in Claude Code.
- 2025 – 2026MSc Pharmacovigilance & PharmacoepidemiologyMUHASDrug safety, and how medicines behave across whole populations.
- 2024 – 2025Pharmacy internJakaya Kikwete Cardiac InstituteInternship training at Tanzania’s national heart hospital.
- 2024Branch ManagerMansoor Daya ChemicalsRan a pharmacy branch: the team, the stock and the customers.
- 2020 – 2024Bachelor of PharmacyGITAM University, IndiaOn a full Government of India scholarship. Founded the pharmacy students’ association, led the international students’ association and co-wrote seven papers.
- 2019 – 2020Pharmaceutical TechnicianRegency HospitalDispensing and pharmacy care in a busy private hospital.
- 2016 – 2019Diploma in Pharmaceutical SciencesKilimanjaro School of PharmacyWhere pharmacy began, alongside volunteering at St. Joseph Hospital and the Jaffery dispensary.
- 2014Graphic designMoshi Institute of TechnologyA certificate in graphics and design, and later teaching it: the start of the other half.
Say hello
Tell me about
your next project.
A system, a shoot, a design, or an idea that needs shaping. Write, call or send a WhatsApp.
Hallo, I’m Shivam.
I founded Shivo Labs to build systems, websites and brands, from Dar es Salaam.
Work
- Task ManagementSystems
- Shivo LabsTools
- Oracle Consultancy GroupWebsites
- TerraGreenWebsites
- CocoZuriWebsites
- V1 SupermarketWebsites
- CocoZuriPhotography
- Delta HotelPhotography
- Mikumi National ParkPhotography
- Dar es SalaamPhotography
- Morogoro HotelPhotography
- MoshiPhotography
- Roro’sPhotography
- SGR TrainPhotography
- Dar DistributorsSocial media marketing
- CocoZuriSocial media marketing