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Realms | Founder & CEO | 2024 - Present
Building an AI-powered startup creation platform.
- Architected a unified platform to reduce startup time-to-market by 90% via rapid MVP creation.
- Integrated federated communication Protocol to enable real-time collaboration and community building.
- Developed an AI Agent (Hakeem Noah) to help founders brainstorm and execute ideas swiftly.
- Tech Stack: TypeScript, React, Elixir/Phoenix, Python, PostgreSQL, Matrix Synapse, Generative AI.
Seftey | Founder | 2023
Built an integrated student transportation system, a pivotal experience that sparked "Realms".
- Craft an MVP, conducted market research, and gained startup insights.
- Tech Stack: Expo, Next.js, ReactQuery, TRPC, Supabase, Google Maps API.
Goldman Sachs | Software Engineer | 2021 - 2022
Worked with the data engineering team and led the development of internal data consumers dashboard.
- Developed a version management dashboard for data models consumers.
- Enhanced the viewers-only mode in Legend studio.
- Tech Stack: TypeScript, React, MobX, Java.
eHealth Africa | Software Developer | 2018 - 2021
Led development of critical healthcare systems across Africa.
- Enhanced an offline-first last-mile vaccine delivery System (LoMIS).
- Architected and implemented a real-time temperature monitoring system, integrated with LoMIS to identify damaged vaccines, saving numerous children's lives.
- Led a project team of 5-8 people and mentored interns and junior developers.
- Tech Stack: Javascript, React, React Native, Redux, Node.js, Express.js, CouchDB, PouchDB, Firebase, BlueMaestro Temperature Sensor.
- Platform Architecture: Distributed systems, Real-time communication systems.
- Programming Languages: C/C++, Erlang/Elixir, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Python.
- AI/ML: TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Generative AI.
- Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, OCI, Docker, Ansible, Matrix Protocol.
- Database & Caching: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka.
- Innovation: Pioneering AI-driven startup validation methodologies.
- Open Source: Contributor to Aether, Gather, Legend, and soon, the Matrix ecosystem.
- Leadership: Successfully led multiple projects, mentoring interns and junior developers.
- Impact: Building systems to democratize startup creation globally.
- Georgia Institute of Technology | M.Sc. Computer Science | Deferred.
- International University of East Africa | B.Sc. Computer Science | 2015.
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