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Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

City Of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Led the development of an agent commission application, enabling agents to view real-time earnings and providing management with tools for performance monitoring and incentivization.Designed and architected a modular monolith using Domain-Driven Design (DDD), CQRS, and Event Sourcing for scalability and maintainability.Integrated asynchronous messaging with AWS SQS and Kafka, while developing the backend with .NET Core, C#, MySQL, and Entity Framework Core. Collaborated on the frontend using React.Executed unit tests with xUnit and MoQ, and performed integration testing using Wiremock and Testcontainers to ensure robust, high-quality code.Engaged stakeholders, aligning technical solutions with business needs, and ensured timely delivery of key features.

City Of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Co-led the development of Salus Cloud, a cloud infrastructure management and DevOps platform, ensuring secure, scalable cloud operations for businesses.Played a pivotal role in architecting the platform’s infrastructure-less architecture and auto-scaling features, ensuring the system could handle future scalability and operational efficiency.Contributed to the creation of secure coding standards and real-time monitoring capabilities that were critical to ensuringsystem reliability and security ahead of the platform’s launch.Collaborated closely with product and DevOps teams, ensuring the platform was optimized for seamless deployments, which later contributed to smoother post-launch operations.

Nairobi County, Kenya

Led the full lifecycle development and deployment of a core banking solution, integrating Microservices, CQRS, and WPF (MVVM) with PRISM for modular UI.Delivered a scalable system using technologies such as Entity Framework Core, Dapper, gRPC, C#, Go, and go-pg.Defined and executed the technology strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving innovation.Directed research, design, and implementation of scalable, cost-effective applications, enhancing system performance and efficiency.Spearheaded the development of CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, improving deployment speed and operational productivity.

Nairobi County, Kenya

Led the architectural redesign and migration of backend API services from Python to Go, enhancing performance and scalability.Implemented GraphQL for efficient inter-service communication, Redis for caching, RabbitMQ for event-driven architecture, and PostgreSQL for data storage.Facilitated event-storming sessions to define business requirements and align with stakeholder objectives.Reviewed and refined software designs, ensuring adherence to technical standards and driving architectural improvements.Optimized system performance and scalability through proactive design enhancements.

Nairobi County, Kenya

Revamped and developed scalable RESTful API services across multiple microservices using Python, Nameko Framework, GraphQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, SQLAlchemy, and PostgreSQL.Initiated and engaged in regular code reviews and pair programming sessions to improve code quality, promote reusability, and ensure maintainability.Provided robust production support by promptly addressing software defects to maintain operational stability and system availability.

Nairobi County, Kenya

Led a 5-member team, actively participating in code reviews and design to ensure the delivery of 100% bug-free code within established timelines.Reviewed and refined software designs, emphasizing technical compliance and proposing architectural improvements to enhance overall system robustness.Provided guidance in software product development, emphasizing a microservices architecture, with a focus on domain-driven design and CQRS principles.Facilitated the setup of TFS and CI/CD pipelines, orchestrated the adoption of agile SCRUM practices, and oversaw initiatives in test automation and build/release management.Conducted training sessions for team members, imparting knowledge on C# language constructs to elevate their skills and craftsmanship.

Kisii, Kenya

Applied an agile approach throughout the software development lifecycle, offering support to users from project conception to product realization.Led a process re-engineering initiative aimed at enhancing end-to-end service processes. Successfully restructured communication flow among 5 geographically distributed departments, reducing paperwork by 60% and cutting commute costs by 90%.Architected a secure and scalable IT network, optimizing network performance by implementing advanced network management products. This initiative improved overall service delivery by 40%.

Nairobi County, Kenya

Led a 4-member team in the strategic redesign of modules, reducing coupling and enhancing cohesion for a core banking solution. This initiative resulted in a remarkable 70% reduction in support and maintenance costs.Coordinated feature enhancements, release planning, bug fixing, and change tracking for a core banking solution tailored for loaning institutions.Swiftly prototyped new software capabilities to confirm feasibility and expedite decision-making in the development process.Provided coaching to software developers, imparting expertise in C# .NET, XAML, WCF, N-tier Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, and SOA principles.

Nairobi County, Kenya

Led a dynamic team of 3 engineers in elevating software features, undertaking architecture redesign, managing releases, overseeing deployment, and providing support for a core banking solution. The technology stack included Service-Oriented Architecture, C# .NET, WPF, WCF, and Domain-Driven Design.Conducted training sessions for engineers, focusing on C#.NET, XAML, WCF, Domain-Driven Design, and Service-Oriented Architecture. This initiative resulted in a remarkable 40% increase in overall team productivity.

Collaborated closely with functional teams, meticulously understanding business processes and aligning requirements with SharePoint 2007 features.Transformed existing workflows by adapting them into Visual Studio State Machine workflows. This strategic move significantly streamlined the process of guiding document flow, covering creation, approval, and archival stages.

Designed and developed a payroll system using C#.Net & Windows Forms.

Nairobi, Kenya

Designed and developed a payroll system using C#.Net & Windows Forms.Prepared detailed functional specifications, design models and system workflows for software development and implementation.

Maintained existing software to fix bugs and upgrade interfaces and improve system performance with VB6.

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya

Designed, developed, and supported Point of Sale solutions for pharmaceutical industry.Prepared detailed reports on software specifications (functional & non-functional).

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Distributed Computing Technology, Computer Forensics & Cyber Security

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science