Akwasi Agyemang

AKWASI AGYEMANG Manet Palms Estate, 80 Boundary Road, Ogbojo – East Legon Accra - Ghana P: - / - TECHNOLOGIES, LANGUAGES, AND TOOLS ● PHP, Laravel, ASP.NET MVC5, Entity Framework, Python, Django, Java EE, Kotlin, Android, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery ● MySQL, SQL Server, IIS Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MS Access, AWS, Git ● OWASP ZAP, Jenkins, Xampp, SQLyog, Android Studio, Visual Studio, Netbeans, etc ● Trello, Slack, Team Viewer, AnyDesk, Skype, Zoom, Teams SKILLS ● Enterprise and design patterns (Factory pattern, Interface Segregation, Liskov Substitution, Dependency Inversion, Layer Super Type Pattern, Messaging Pattern, Solid Principles, etc) ● Domain-driven design, API design ● Agile team development ● Vulnerability, And Penetration Testing Assessment(OWASP Methodologies) ● Client/Customer Technical Support WORK EXPERIENCE Jun 2020 - present Software Engineer (Remote) Bsystems Limited, Asylum Down - Accra, Ghana ● Key contributor in the design and implementation of new features for the enterprise application of the Collateral Registry Of The Central Bank of Ghana under their new Gazette Borrowers and Lenders ACT 2020 [ACT 1052] ● Developed solid working knowledge of engineering, design, and architecture as the Lead Software Developer on a team of 6 for the enterprise application of the Collateral Registry Of The Central Bank of Ghana phase 1 and 2 upgrade ● Provided extensive documentation on enterprise application to the client(the Collateral Registry Of The Central Bank of Ghana) outlining all aspects of the implemented updates and changes, resulting in a 72% reduction in technical support calls ● Spearheaded code refactoring to resolve existing vulnerabilities like Broken Access Control, Indirect Object Reference, Malicious File Uploads, And Content Types, Concurrent Logins, etc. in the application using OWASP principles which secured the system by 91%. ● Implemented a 2 FA for verifying users on activities like new account creation, membership activity management, password change and reset, etc of the enterprise application of the Collateral Registry of the Central Bank of Ghana to provide stronger protection against unauthorized access to user accounts which contributed to 91% security of the system ● Resolved existing performance issues in the database to mitigate time-out issues on the application database which optimized the system speed processes by 68%. ● Collaborated with the solution architects, project managers, and quality assurance specialists to prepare VAPT documentation to serve as a good knowledge transfer for the department and company. ● Contributed to, supporting, upgrading, and maintaining the collateral enterprise application for Central Bank of Ghana and Central Bank of Nigeria with over 1M users in a month, to keep par with the designed architected principles. ● Tracked and supported clients and users of the collateral enterprise application for Central Bank of Ghana and Central Bank of Nigeria complaints and fixes using technologies like Trello and an in-house Ticketing system to track the progress of bug fixes and document thought processes on solutions arrival for QAs and System Architects. ● Championed the R&D process of a Django/python proof of concept analytics reporting tool for commercial banks with built features borrowed into in-house applications. Projects worked on: ● https://www.collateralregistry.gov.gh ( ASP.NET MVC ) ● https://www.ncr.gov.ng/ ( ASP.NET MVC ) ● http://www.pacra.org.zm/mprs ( ASP.NET MVC ) ● https://repurta.herokuapp.com/ ( Python / Django ) Skills gained: ● Vulnerability And Penetrating Testing Assessment ● User Acceptance Testing ● System Architectural Design ● Debugging ● Collaborative Domain Modelling ● Pair/Mob Programming ● Technical Documentation ● Users/Clients/Customer Support Tools, Technologies, and Frameworks used: ● C# ● MVC ASP.NET ● Entity Framework ● Microsoft Report Viewer ● SQL Server 2014 ● Visual Studio 2019 ● PostgreSQL ● Python Django ● Whitenoise ● Javascript ● Git ● Jenkins ● Trello ● TeamViewer ● AnyDesk ● OWASP ZAP Jan 2019 - Dec 2019 Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Agro Innova Company Limited, MEST Incubator, East Legon, Accra ● Developed and implemented a post-mortem business use case and product re-engineering with MBA graduates from Georgetown University, Washington DC, the USA to increase the efficiency of 175 poultry businesses of enterprise software, Akokotakra by 55% through customer feedback, super users training, online and offline support. ● I implemented a language framework to help and train Francophone students with zero English background to the proficiency of 65% in terms of speaking, understanding, and writing resulting in some content translation in French for our applications. ● Worked with co-founders, mentors, fellows, growth hackers, partners, and investors to enforce company culture and represented the company at world-class conferences like Africa Green Revolution Forum 2019 Youth in agriculture and AGRIBUSINESS 4 CHANGE, GIZ, Ethiopia. Oct 2017 - Dec 2018 Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer Agro Innova Company Limited, MEST Incubator, East Legon, Accra. ● I championed the architecture, development, and deployment of a robust ERP called Akokotakra using PHP and Laravel through market research conducted by the Kosmos Energy flagship program. ● Managed a team of 8 employees, ensuring that a $ 50K budgeted project MVP was completed by the expected deadline of one year in incubation through a human-centered design approach. ● Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings with Operations and Consumers and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements ● Ensured that bug reports were remedied and all issues were handled in a timely manner. ● Trained, mentored, onboarded, and Supervised 4 tech employees in developing quality management systems to exact user requirements, the company’s development, and product stack. Projects worked on: ● https://www.akokotakra.com/ ● https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agroinnova.far merbusinessschool&hl=en ● USSD (*713*84#) Skills gained: ● ● ● ● ● Human-Centered Design Market Research Software entrepreneurship, engineering, development Programming Project management Business development and strategy Tools, Technologies, and Frameworks used: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Mar 2017 - Sept 2017 PHP, Laravel, Lumen PDO MySQL and PostgreSQL AWS RDS, AWS Elasticbeanstalk Kotlin SQLite database Postman VSCode Android Studio Software Developer Bsystems Limited, Asylum Down - Accra, Ghana ● Joined an agile team of 4 software engineers to develop Bank of Ghana’s Collateral Registry and the Patent and Companies Registration Agency (PARCA) of Zambia enterprise software using ASP.NET MVC, and Entity Framework. PARCA was ranked as the second-best Business Collateral Registry Solution after New Zealand 2018 in the world. ● I trained interns from zero intuitive interface background to having a good working knowledge of CSS, HTML, bootstrap, JavaScript, etc, and being able to improve on application interfaces. Jan 2016 - Feb 2017 Software Developer Sabonay Technologies, Buokrom - Kumasi, Ghana ● ● Sept 2014 - Dec 2015 Enterprise applications development, Designing and developing web service messaging APIs in Spring using Apache tomcat server that communicates to all in-house applications by sending SMS and emails as a weekly report activity done by active users for monitoring purposes Troubleshooting, maintaining and upgrading clients applications in Glassfish environments ● Upgraded an in-house application called “ADVANTAGE” in Java EE and JSF framework to a newer version with SMS alerts and notifications to solve issues of clients or users not getting notifications after payments of lease or rent. ● Trained new interns and junior developers in Java Spring, Apache Tomcat Server, and JSP. ● I organized and tracked all progress reports of interns in terms of task deliverables, attendance, attitude towards work, etc., and presented them to the Managing Director every week. Intern Developer Sabonay Technologies, Buokrom - Kumasi, Ghana ● Introduced to core Java EE programming language. ● Assisted in working with chief engineers in maintaining in-house applications using Java EE with JSF Framework. ● Improved the interfaces of all in-house systems and applications in JSF using Prime Faces. ● Learned how to deploy to test servers like Glassfish server environments. ● Assisting in application technical writings, documentation, software manuals, and spearheading in taking reports for senior engineers in assessing interns. EDUCATION AND TRAINING Oct 2017 - Dec 2019 Software Entrepreneurial Training ● ● MEST Incubator, East Legon - Accra Kosmos Innovation Center, KIC Ghana - Incubation Hub, Dzorwulu Accra ​ Sept 2010 - Jun 2015 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science ● Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,(KNUST), Ghana ​ Sept 2014 Microsoft Certification Examination ● ● MTA Security Fundamentals MTA Server Fundamentals CHARITY AND VOLUNTEER PROJECTS August 2021 - Present System Engineer CLINCPHARMA - Ashaley Botwe School Junction, Accra - Ghana ● Key contributor in the design and implementation of features for the clinical enterprise application SmartCareAid.com for ClinicPharma using PHP, MySql, TCPDF, HTML, CSS, javascript, etc to speed up the consultation of patients and reduce patient waiting time. ● I implemented a cron job to send emails and SMS to patients' next visits a day before and an hour before their due dates to help the patients and medical doctors in sync for the next visits. ● Supporting, upgrading, and maintaining clinical enterprise application Sept 2014 KNUST Marshalls Catholic Church ● Sept 2020 I volunteered to build an online association management system with multi-level access rights to plan and organize meetings, roll calls, and events seamlessly with SMS and email notifications using PHP PDO, MySQL, RouteMobile SMS API, TCPDF, and Fusion Charts. Springside Academy School Enterprise System ● I volunteered to build an online enterprise school system to organize all administration processes of the school using stacks like PHP PDO, MySQL, RouteMobile SMS API, TCPDF, etc. ● Kosmos Innovation Center GH Agri - Tech Challenge, 2017 Co-winner GIZ Mobile Application Start-Up Hackathon Challenge Winner, 2018 Pitch Agric - Hack Co-Winner, 2018 HONORS ● ●