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Served as Software Architect and principle full-stack software developer on this cutting-edge mobile and web solution for use in self-study and classroom education activities. The innovative, flagship solution is transforming the education sector of West-Africa by creating a unique environment where multiple technologies are available in a single app. It's improving student performance and knowledge retention by promoting self-study with a vast array of additional resources. It is also… Show more Served as Software Architect and principle full-stack software developer on this cutting-edge mobile and web solution for use in self-study and classroom education activities. The innovative, flagship solution is transforming the education sector of West-Africa by creating a unique environment where multiple technologies are available in a single app. It's improving student performance and knowledge retention by promoting self-study with a vast array of additional resources. It is also modernizing teaching techniques and bringing basic ICT skills to a larger teacher base by adding real value to classroom and homework activities. Built by utilizing a variety of tools and technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, JSON, PHP, IntelliJ Idea, PHPStorm, Bash/Shell scripting,| REST APIs on a MySql database.The solution possesses a custom-built SMS gateway with secured SMPP socket communications over an OpenSwan to Cisco ASA VPN tunnel setup and managed by me. It is handles initial and recurring billing via integration with multiple billing and subscription management platforms on TeleCom networks. Show less

An Independent subsidiary of Thirteen Scribes, Inc USA, this company focuses on the same sub-sector as its US counterpart. State of The Art Software Engineering is the core business however; the Nigerian software environment has a less advanced infrastructure and ICT saturation level. The primary services delivered to date revolve around website development, hosting and web based applications deployed on internal LANs.I transformed the business to focus on Government to Citizen services… Show more An Independent subsidiary of Thirteen Scribes, Inc USA, this company focuses on the same sub-sector as its US counterpart. State of The Art Software Engineering is the core business however; the Nigerian software environment has a less advanced infrastructure and ICT saturation level. The primary services delivered to date revolve around website development, hosting and web based applications deployed on internal LANs.I transformed the business to focus on Government to Citizen services and PPP (Public-Private Partnerships). I was able to lead the company to securing multiple multi-million dollar, international award winning projects and partnerships. Show less

Developed the original international award winning "Opon Imo", translated to "Tablet of Knowledge", android based educational software platform. On this project I was responsible for the coordination of activities of three content development teams plus the full daily management of my software engineering team. I was responsible for the development of the standards for features, compatibility and ensuring compliance of their final product before integrating each into the platform… Show more Developed the original international award winning "Opon Imo", translated to "Tablet of Knowledge", android based educational software platform. On this project I was responsible for the coordination of activities of three content development teams plus the full daily management of my software engineering team. I was responsible for the development of the standards for features, compatibility and ensuring compliance of their final product before integrating each into the platform developed by my team. The content development teams included:1) the multimedia tutorials development teams made up of professional teachers, voice over personnel and graphics developers2) the test question bank population team made up of professional teachers, data entry personnel and graphics developers3) the eBook publication firm which provided the textbooks utilized by the platformMy own team was responsible for developing the custom software platform which allows students to access all three of these systems in an integrated environment where textbooks, tutorials and testing are all just one click apart and fully integrated together. There is also a bank of ten years past questions for university entry exams called JAMB (the Nigerian equivalent of the US SAT exam). Show less