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Ghana

New York, United States

- Studied Email Server technology and protocols and practiced with sending emails through the terminal - Worked through Michael W. Lucas’ Run Your Own Mail Server and worked on setting up services for Postfix used to send emails and Dovecot to receive emails- Progressing through the "100 Days with SwiftUI" course and have reached the halfway point, maintaining a steady and focused approach.- Built a VSCode extension for CSS Variables completions using Typescript. This is to help programmers have more consistent design systems in their projects.- Built a multiplayer online etch-a-sketch web project using React and Go where the state of the board was represented by bits.

Accra, Ghana

London Area, United Kingdom

- Built key frontend and backend features including the project editor, feed, events and jobs platforms using React JS and Node JS while optimizing for accessibility. This accelerated outcomes for a pre-seed raise of $250,000.- Transitioned the app from private beta to public beta by implementing a design system, refactoring components, writing automated tests using Cypress and introducing server-side rendering. This resulted in a 4x increase in sprint velocity.- Rebuilt platform’s project builder through troubleshooting and debugging to implement a superior customer experience in project creation while collaborating with designers. Volume of projects created on the platform grew by 37%.- Achieved a 66% reduction in redundant API calls and cost by refactoring the GraphQL API structure on the frontend and championing improvements to the backend to clean up empty queries.

Accra, Ghana

- Developed an e-sport tournament web app using React JS to help organizers create and keep track of live tournaments. This increased visibility for work teams and simplified workflows, eliminating 87% of time dedicated to manual processes.- Enhanced tournament signups by 150% by implementing a web app for gamers to join and manage active tournaments as well as build a community.- Created a comprehensive and accessible component system using StoryBook JS to ensure a consistent feel across the web application interface, minimize technical debt and improve velocity by 3x.- Worked closely with designers from ideation in Figma to implementation of pixel-perfect interfaces that maximizes customer engagement and retention.

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

- Deployed the E-Judgment mobile app using Flutter to facilitate on-the-go access to court cases by legal professionals across Ghana. Daily Average Users rose to 500 post launch.- Architected backend APIs for data storage and implemented authentication services using PHP and PostgreSQL to increase data retrieval speed by 67%.

Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana

- Built the SimpleCoins mobile app using Flutter to facilitate cryptocurrency exchanges using local payment methods like mobile money and maintained infrastructure that processed transactions close to $45,000.- Streamlined developer workflow by establishing a CI/CD pipeline that enforced linting, smoothened app builds and improved codebase quality to reduce chances of code breaks 70%.