RESUME
Qualifications Summary
SOFTWARE ENGINEER | DETAIL ORIENTED, EXPERT STRATEGIST
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Agile Software Engineer, designer and developer with deep and wide-ranging IT experience spanning 17+ years. Strive to build software that is as structurally, semantically and aesthetically cohesive as it is intuitive for the user. Work collaboratively to isolate problem domains and implement simple and repeatable solutions.
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Led development of a globally recognized system completing it twelve (12) months ahead of schedule and 75% under budget. Increased insight into customer behavior by 80%; Earned the 2012 “Vodafone Hero Award for achievement of the year for a team” in a 1,500+ sized company.
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Streamlined and optimized cross-functional workflows by re-engineering business processes resulting in 100% elimination of bottlenecks; resulted in more accurate reporting to upper management giving better insight into project timelines and activities.
Relevant Experience
SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
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Designed and managed development and use of a knowledge management system for business audiences across the organization increasing staff year-end performance results by 10%.
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Built, tested and deployed scalable, highly available and modular proprietary software products by collaborating with business stakeholders and cross-functions to plan, organize and implement 3 business critical systems enhancing staff efficiency by 80% and increasing customer satisfaction by 25%.
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Managed design and development of several departmental and sister company intranet and internet web applications becoming departmental top revenue generator in my first year.
LEADERSHIP
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Directed daily operations analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
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Senior Software Developer with 2 direct reports, responsible for implementation of multiple internal and external web sites and knowledge based systems.
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Selected to manage an engineering team of 10 to design/deploy a national distribution management system, second in Ghana, enabling 100% insight into the distribution supply chain. This eliminated product shortages on the market and increased insight into customer behavior by 80%.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
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Managed collaboration and communication channels across cross-functional teams that included business users, external business partners, vendors, and global teams increasing issue resolution by 75% in first three months.
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Provided consolidated detailed status information to upper management increasing productivity by 20% in first six months
Technical Skills
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Full lifecycle application development
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Modular design, scalable systems
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Test-driven programming
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IT security best practices
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Working with shifting priorities
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Managing multiple projects simultaneously
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Project planning and development
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Node.js/Javascript, .NET (C# and VB) full stack, PHP, ASP.NET, jQuery, HTML5/CSS3, Java, Android application development
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MS Project, Asana, Trello, Slack
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MS SQL Server, MySQL, SSRS
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Amazon Web Services, GitHub
Certificates
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Introduction to Design Thinking [2018]
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(Lean) Six Sigma White Belt (2012)
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PRINCE2 Foundation (2011)
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Certificate in Management (2006)
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Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze (2000)
2010 - present
2010 - present
Work History
AKOJEKU CONSULTING| Accra, Ghana Managing Director/IT Consultant Aug 2015 - Present
CSQUARED | Accra, Ghana Program Manager, Africa Access & Energy Feb 2015 – July 2015
QUALTEK GHANA LTD. | Accra, Ghana Manager, System Development Aug 2013 – Jul 2014
FORSCOPE LTD. | Accra, Ghana Founder/Managing Director, Frootaxi Service Feb 2013 – Nov 2016
VODAFONE | Accra, Ghana Technical Lead, Commercial Department May 2011 – Feb 2013
MICRO WAREHOUSE GH | Accra, Ghana Assistant Marketing Manager Sep 2010 – Nov 2010
INNOVARE LTD. | Accra, Ghana IT Consultant – Enterprise Architect (Contract) Jun 2008 – Feb 2009
SOFTTRIBE LTD. | Accra, Ghana Technical Writer Jun 2006 – Jul 2007
Education
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Accra, Ghana
2005 - 2009
Bachelors of Science, Information and Communication Technology
Relevant Coursework: IT project management, IT Entrepreneurship, Software Engineering, E-Commerce
Wagner College, New York, USA
2002 - 2005
Candidate for Bachelor of Science, Chemistry (pending - completed 2 years and 1 semester)