Joel Budu Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, Gb

I lead the Machine Learning and Software team in delivering production-grade vision systems and robotic software for customers locally and internationally.I implemented a new model training pipeline that cuts training time to less than 20% of previous durations.I implemented MLOps pipelines to enable continuous learning, efficient data operations, reports and experimentation.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, Gb

In this role, I built most of Wootzano's Machine Learning technology from the ground-up using latest state of the art machine learning models for tasks such as Instance & semantic segmentation to enable:Intelligent visual manipulation - determines the best orientation for delicate handling of produceDeploying optimized models to the edge and integration into ROS1 & ROS2 systemsMuch of this work was novel, using Artificial Intelligence models and algorithms, including: Accurate stem detection model using deep learning methods and determination of the optimal point for splitting a bunch into a required weight while avoiding any contact with the fruit itself.A model for predicting the weight of fresh produce such as grapes & vine tomatoes with a mean absolute percentage error of about 8%

Cape Coast, Gh

Ghana NLP is an Open Source Initiative focused on Natural Language Processing (NLP) of Ghanaian Languages, & its Applications to Local Problems.I lead the Engineering team in managing Machine Learning Infrastructure and pipelines as well as the development of software stacks for deploying NLP applications in a product.My contributions have enabled the release of multiple publically available applications which are the first of their kind for local language translations in Ghana and Africa

London, London, Gb

I worked with a team of engineers managing services that consist of the Carbon digital lending and personal finance platform in an enterprise-grade environment.Developed and deployed backend services that support Carbon's products and services using Node.JSBuilt reactive Front-end solutions using the Vue.js (NuxtJS) frameworkFull Stack development of solutions that help the team manage data for Compliance, Risk, Developers and Finance teams

Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Gh

Developed USSD, SMS and Voice (E1 Link Telecom) integrations with the top telecommunications companies in Ghana - (MTN, Vodafone, AirtelTigo)I Scaled up Farmerline's bulk voice messaging technology to be 50% more efficient when handling large concurrent outgoing calls.Designed various modules and tools for Farmerline's MERGDATA data collection tool with the Laravel framework, implementing MVC principlesDesigned and implemented relational databases and fine-tuning them for scale. This improved the speed of accessing large queries by over 60%. I led a six member engineering team to design and develop solutions using agile software development principles.

Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Gh

Developed solutions from the ground up for Automated Voice calls and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) with FreeSwitch through SIP for delivering voice calls and SMS to reach millions of farmers across the countryDeveloped the backend software for Farmerline's data collection & mapping platform which technology which was used to collect data from thousands of farmers and fields across West-Africa

Master Of Science - Ms, Artificial Intelligence

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Physical Sciences