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United States

• Enhanced e-commerce capabilities by integrating the NestJS backend with Commercetools, cutting development time by over 60% and accelerating feature rollout.• Elevated code quality by boosting Jest test coverage to over 80% on critical features in the NestJS backend greatly reducing bugs and improving reliability.• Developed and launched new mobile app features for the React Native app, improving user retention and satisfaction based on feedback and metrics.• Optimised back-office efficiency by implementing custom views on Commercetools greatly cutting down administrative and operational time.

United States

Led the migration of e-commerce websites such as mrplayingcard.com and mrplayingcard.com from WordPress to Next.js, resulting in faster load times, improved SEO performance, and a significantly enhanced user experience.Integrated the Pinhole Press product designer with e-commerce sites like mrplayingcard.com and mrscratchoff.com, enhancing the user experience and streamlining the customization process for customers.Implemented CI/CD pipelines for mrplayingcard.com and mrscratchoff.com using GitHub Actions and AWS Fargate, streamlining deployment processes, reducing downtime, and improving release efficiency.Contributed to the Ruby on Rails backend for Pinhole Press by resolving critical bugs and implementing new features, enhancing system stability and improving overall functionality for users.Set up New Relic for backend service monitoring, enhancing system visibility and enabling proactive performance optimization and issue resolution.

Nairobi, Kenya

Led a team of software engineers, providing mentorship and guidance to foster collaboration, enhance skill development, and drive successful project delivery.Maintained and optimised web applications built with Vue JS, along with backend services implemented using Express.js and MariaDB, ensuring system stability, improving performance, and addressing issues proactively.Implemented the desktop version of the POS app using Electron and Vue.js, resulting in a 30% increase in the customer base and enhanced user engagement.Implemented end-to-end testing for the admin dashboard using Cypress, ensuring robust functionality and improving test coverage.Improved admin dashboard load time by over 100%, reducing the load time from 2 minutes to under 20 seconds. Achieved this by optimizing the bundle size, introducing an efficient search component with debouncing, and implementing GET API request caching.Leveraged Memcached for caching in backend systems, improving response times and reducing server load, leading to a more efficient and scalable application.Created CI/CD pipelines for Express.js microservices using GitLab and AWS ECS, ensuring automated deployments, seamless scalability, and high availability in production environments.Fixed bugs and added new features to the Android POS app built with Java and Kotlin, enhancing app performance and improving user experience.

Nairobi

Implemented the Marmalade Insurance mobile app using React Native and Redux for global state management, improving app performance and user experience. Increased test coverage for the React Native app to over 70%, enhancing reliability and reducing the likelihood of bugs in production.Developed core REST API endpoints using the .NET framework and integrated backend services with Microsoft Dynamics CRM via the XRM SDK, reducing development time by over 80% and accelerating project delivery.Developed custom solutions for Dynamics 365 CRM, tailoring the platform to meet business needs and enhancing overall functionality and efficiency.Implemented a CI/CD pipeline using Azure App Service for seamless deployment of the .NET backend, automating build, testing, and release processes to ensure reliable and efficient delivery to production.

Kenya

WordPress Web Developer PHPBuilt Mobile Apps using Ionic and Cordova.Built customized web applications using CodeIgniter

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Management Information Systems, General, Second Class Honors

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