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Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

- Started a new Business Unit that concentrates on developing sustainable e-commerce models for Stratcon Energy and Trading Limited, a Bulk Oil Distribution Company (BDC) in Ghana.- Develop digital solutions for 7 subsidiaries under the Stratcon Group to help them optimise business processes and increase growth.- Developed policy, procedure and manuals governing internal IT use.- Coordinated IT operations activities to deliver a smooth flow of daily business needs.- Developed… Show more - Started a new Business Unit that concentrates on developing sustainable e-commerce models for Stratcon Energy and Trading Limited, a Bulk Oil Distribution Company (BDC) in Ghana.- Develop digital solutions for 7 subsidiaries under the Stratcon Group to help them optimise business processes and increase growth.- Developed policy, procedure and manuals governing internal IT use.- Coordinated IT operations activities to deliver a smooth flow of daily business needs.- Developed and optimized Stratcon Group's websites to boost SEO traffic. Show less

Ghana

- Manage 6 developers who work on analysing and developing digital solutions from their conception, development, deployment to maintenance.- Worked with clients to figure out their needs, discussed the technical requirements, and produced a map for development.- Communicated with product managers and UX designers to translate project requirements and business objectives into polished user interfaces.- Leveraged WordPress to design and update websites, landing pages and other digital… Show more - Manage 6 developers who work on analysing and developing digital solutions from their conception, development, deployment to maintenance.- Worked with clients to figure out their needs, discussed the technical requirements, and produced a map for development.- Communicated with product managers and UX designers to translate project requirements and business objectives into polished user interfaces.- Leveraged WordPress to design and update websites, landing pages and other digital assets to support communication and marketing strategies- Utilized Google Analytics to monitor websites and other digital content and recommended strategies and updated channels to improve performance.- Designed UIs within frontend web frameworks/tools such as Bootstrap, Material Design, Ant Design, ReactJS, VueJS, WordPress, WebFlow, etc by exploiting associated templates and tools to shorten development times.- Analyzed existing interfaces to detect user pain points, recommending design changes and iterative updates to the engineering team.- Provided security and technical maintenance for WordPress-based sites to maintain viability after launch.- Managed server infrastructure deployment, quality assurance, staging and production systems.- Worked on over 300 unique digital projects. Show less

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

- Lead a Team of 3 Engineers to develop and maintain an Employee Background Verification System for GAVAC Solutions. (https://empverify.com)- Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.- Recruited in-demand talent to expand and diversify development staff.- Advised senior stakeholders on correct project methodologies based on business goals and internal parameters for planned development tasks.- Developed and trained… Show more - Lead a Team of 3 Engineers to develop and maintain an Employee Background Verification System for GAVAC Solutions. (https://empverify.com)- Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.- Recruited in-demand talent to expand and diversify development staff.- Advised senior stakeholders on correct project methodologies based on business goals and internal parameters for planned development tasks.- Developed and trained 98 Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana on the usage of digital tools to improve business processes. This was part of a project sponsored by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Ghana Enterprises Agency (GEA) to train SMEs on how they can employ digital tools to keep their businesses afloat in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Show less

Accra, Ghana

- Designed and implemented website from initial concept, site architecture and wireframes to finished deliverable.- Collaborated with end users on project specifications, strategy and execution to build new WordPress pages and update existing ones.- Implemented and assessed the performance of SEO best practices.- Referenced web analytics reporting to enhance designs and improve site performance.- Mentor a team of 5 developers- Delivered over 30 Web/Mobile Products for… Show more - Designed and implemented website from initial concept, site architecture and wireframes to finished deliverable.- Collaborated with end users on project specifications, strategy and execution to build new WordPress pages and update existing ones.- Implemented and assessed the performance of SEO best practices.- Referenced web analytics reporting to enhance designs and improve site performance.- Mentor a team of 5 developers- Delivered over 30 Web/Mobile Products for clients in Ghana majority being government-related institutions. Show less

Ghana

- Designed and created a USSD application to verify the validity of agrochemicals. This application won $20,000 USD in funding from the Kosmos Innovation Group.- Guided organizational technology strategy and roadmaps.- Designed, implemented and monitored web pages, plugins and functionality for continuous improvement.- Provided front-end website development using WordPress.- Optimized company's website and main blog to boost SEO traffic to sites.

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

- Developed and maintained 5 WordPress-based news websites. Sites received over 160,000, combined, unique visitors monthly.- Implemented changes and integrated requested elements to streamline business operations- Maintained 3 dedicated web hosting servers for the EIB network. This includes an email server that serves over 150 staff and WordPress-optimised servers for news websites.- Developed and maintained an Election Results monitoring system for 2016 and 2020 Ghana Elections… Show more - Developed and maintained 5 WordPress-based news websites. Sites received over 160,000, combined, unique visitors monthly.- Implemented changes and integrated requested elements to streamline business operations- Maintained 3 dedicated web hosting servers for the EIB network. This includes an email server that serves over 150 staff and WordPress-optimised servers for news websites.- Developed and maintained an Election Results monitoring system for 2016 and 2020 Ghana Elections. The public-facing results portal served over 3 Million unique visitors. Show less

Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia

- Enhanced functionality and appearance of website and repaired functionality issues.- Delivered technical presentations to illustrate proposed site designs.- Coordinated copywriting and designed images to craft website content.- Delivered services as web developer and webmaster, acting as project manager for platform transition.

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

- Developed a web app and a USSD system for Ghanaian Electorates to check if their names were deleted from the Electoral Register due to a supreme court order for some names to be deleted.- Championed macro view approach to developing products, focusing on multi-disciplinary brainstorming and inter-team meetings to eliminate redundancies and dependencies.- Participated in triaging production bugs and malfunctions, adjusting development milestones and release schedules accordingly.-… Show more - Developed a web app and a USSD system for Ghanaian Electorates to check if their names were deleted from the Electoral Register due to a supreme court order for some names to be deleted.- Championed macro view approach to developing products, focusing on multi-disciplinary brainstorming and inter-team meetings to eliminate redundancies and dependencies.- Participated in triaging production bugs and malfunctions, adjusting development milestones and release schedules accordingly.- Machecki app won a £4000 grant in the Making All Voices Count competition for being the best product in the Politics and Accountability category. Show less

United States

- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to engineers.- Troubleshoot and diagnosed problems to accurately resolve a wide range of technical issues- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.- Followed up with clients to verify optimal customer satisfaction following support engagement and problem resolution.- Explained technical information in clear terms to promote better understanding for… Show more - Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to engineers.- Troubleshoot and diagnosed problems to accurately resolve a wide range of technical issues- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.- Followed up with clients to verify optimal customer satisfaction following support engagement and problem resolution.- Explained technical information in clear terms to promote better understanding for non-technical users.- Updated documentation and produce reports Show less

Accra

- Established foundational processes for business operations.- Developed marketing materials and campaigns to boost brand awareness and customer engagement.- Built highly functional web applications using JavaScript, HTML, CSS and PHP.- Developed CMS Based websites with WordPress, Joomla and Drupal.- Conducted live user testing of components and functionality to evaluate the effectiveness of designs and enhancements.- Used wireframes, mock-ups and prototypes to establish… Show more - Established foundational processes for business operations.- Developed marketing materials and campaigns to boost brand awareness and customer engagement.- Built highly functional web applications using JavaScript, HTML, CSS and PHP.- Developed CMS Based websites with WordPress, Joomla and Drupal.- Conducted live user testing of components and functionality to evaluate the effectiveness of designs and enhancements.- Used wireframes, mock-ups and prototypes to establish user interface design and architecture. Show less

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

- Learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.- Worked with Five-Man Core Team to deploy a Learning Management System (LMS) (Sakai) for the University of Ghana. This LMS is used by over 60,000 Students and tutors of the University of Ghana.- Provided design-centric inputs to Web Development Team in the re-design of a Website for the University of Ghana.

Msc Computer Science With Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Ba Computer Science & Psychology

Activities and Societies: Presenter, Computer Link on Radio Univers - 105.7 Volunteer, Google Campus Ambassador 2011-2012 Member, SRC.