Emmanuel Kwasi Kpodji

EMMANUEL KWASI KPODJI Full-stack developer Berlin, Germany | linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-kwasi-kpodji-57a319159/ |-| https://kpodjiemmanuel.com | (- | PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Enthusiastic and highly motivated Full-Stack Developer with a solid foundation in computer science and hands-on experience in full-stack software development. Adept at creating robust and scalable web applications, I am passionate about leveraging a variety of technologies to develop innovative solutions that optimize performance and user experience. Proficient in both front-end and back-end development, I thrive in dynamic environments and am committed to continuous learning and professional growth. OBJECTIVE Seeking a challenging position as a Full-Stack Developer where I can contribute my technical expertise and problem-solving skills to develop and enhance software systems. I aim to work in a collaborative environment that values innovation and professional development, allowing me to further hone my skills and contribute to impactful projects. WOR K EXPE RIENCE ECODEMAND Full-stack developer | Apr 2024 - Current    Develop and maintain features of the EcoDemand Ecommerce platform using PHP and Laravel framework for server-side logic and React.js for dynamic client-side interactions, ensuring seamless integration and a cohesive user experience throughout the application stack. Integrated Stripe payment gateway into the EcoDemand platform, allowing seamless and secure processing of online payments for products or services. Optimize code for performance, scalability, and maintainability, following best practices and coding standards. CHEQUEBASE Backend developer | Oct 2023 - Feb 2024    Built serverless micro-services that are executed using AWS Lambda. Successfully integrated the Monnify payment gateway, enhancing the platform's financial transaction capabilities. Revamped system authorization protocols across diverse models, bolstering security measures and ensuring robust data protection. EXTRAMUS Full-stack developer | Jun 2023 - Aug 2023  Led the development of a dynamic beach booking management web application, utilizing a tech stack including HTML, CSS, ReactJs, JavaScript, Sass, Tailwind CSS, PHP, Laravel, Redis, and MySQL.  Spearheaded the design of the system's robust relational database schema, ensuring optimal data organization and retrieval efficiency.   Transformed design team's UX wireframes and mockups into highly responsive and interactive features, employing HTML/CSS, vanilla JavaScript, and React. Engineered, optimized, and seamlessly deployed REST API Endpoints, fostering smooth communication between the frontend and backend components. E D U C AT I O N C O N S T R U C T O R U N I V E R S I T Y, B R E M E N - G E R M A N Y Masters in Computer Science and Software Engineering | Sep 2022 - May 2024 SKILLS       Full-stack development Agile Methodology Version Control Responsive design Leadership/ communication Creativity D E V E L O P M E N T S TA C K             PHP Java Python JavaScript Typescript HTML5 MySQL CSS3 Laravel Django React VueJs             NestJs NextJs Redux Cypress Git Bootstrap Tailwind CSS SCSS Rest APIS Composer NPM WordPress LANGUAGE SKILLS ENGLISH – C2 PROJECTS V I R T U A L T E A C H I N G A S S I S TA N T ( V TA ) Master’s Thesis By leveraging LLM Large Language Models (LLMs) technology, this project focused on creating a context-aware virtual teaching assistant for the Capstone Project Course at Constructor University. The assistant is designed to comprehend course materials and respond to knowledge-based queries, reducing the need for repetitive human intervention. Impact and Outcomes:  Designed and Developed: Created a context-aware virtual teaching assistant leveraging BERT, a robust LLM, to support the Capstone Project Course. This assistant facilitates efficient and accurate student support, enhancing learning outcomes and user engagement.  Enhanced Learning Experience: Empowered students to receive prompt and precise answers to their queries regarding course materials, thus promoting a personalized and interactive learning environment.  Data Extraction and Model Fine-tuning: Extracted data from course presentations and fine-tuned a BERT question-answering model on this data. This process ensured the assistant's responses are highly relevant and accurate.  Seamless Interaction: Developed a user-friendly website ( using NextJs ) to enable effortless interaction between students and the virtual teaching assistant, ensuring accessibility and ease of use.  Model Validation: Conducted thorough validation using Exact Match (EM) and F1Score metrics. The model achieved an EM score of 0.71 and an F1Score of 0.88 across all validation datasets (799 questions), indicating a high level of accuracy and comprehensive information retrieval. NEGOMBO Full-stack Developer Beach and park reservation platform( Ischia Island near Naples) Impact and Outcomes:  Led the development of a dynamic beach and park booking management web application.  Introduced unique features such as bulk booking from admin panel and dynamic resolution of uncompleted booking. U N I C R E D I T PAY M E N T PHP Package provides a powerful and versatile payment processing solution designed to simplify and streamline the integration of UniCredit payment gateway and methods within your Laravel applications. This package offers the tools and flexibility you need to make the payment process seamless and secure Impact and Outcomes: • Engineered the UniCreditPayment PHP package, streamlining payment processing within Laravel applications. • Significantly simplified the integration of UniCredit payment gateway, reducing development time and resources.