FADAMIRO CATHERINE FOLAKE
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
- |-| Lagos, Nigeria
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A software engineer with over 5 years of experience in the development of enterprise applications and
high-end technical software solutions. Well versed in clean architecture, micro-services and SOLID
principles. I have the experience of working on and completing challenging client and user projects. As a
self-directed and self-managed person, I am always pushing myself to deliver quality and process
optimal improvements in anything I do. Interested in building innovative products; with the ability to
adopt new technologies quickly and work in a fast-paced environment while meeting up with deadlines.
TECH STACK
Front End
CSS3, Bootstrap, HTML5, JavaScript, Vue.js
Back End
C#, JavaScript, Node.js, Express, .NET, Microservices, Typescript
Data Stores
SQL server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
Web Servers
Microsoft IIS, Apache HTTP Server, Nginx, Google Web Server
Operating Systems
Windows 10, Windows Server, Mac OC
EXPERIENCE
SOFTWARE ENGINEER| POLARIS BANK | Lagos, Nigeria-
Polaris bank is one of the popular Tier 3 Nigeria commercial bank with over 100 branches across Nigeria
• Built micro-services to handle money transfer and bill payment to generate payment in
excess of 30 million from over 80,000 transactions daily.
• Setup a custom facial recognition system using Microsoft cognitive service thereby leading
to an 80% reduction in fraudulent registration on propriety application.
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Implemented services for authenticating transactions using biometrics, card details and
token for over 1,000,000 customers
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Technologies: SQL Server, C#, Redis, Kibana, Azure, Typescript
SOFTWARE ENGINEER| APPZONE GROUP | Lagos, Nigeria- Appzone Group is a financial institution that provides a full stack of digital
infrastructure for Banking and payment in Africa.
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Reduced time required to process and collect credit cards by 20% and a 5% increase in
revenue by creating a card solution for the printing and linking of Master and Visa Credit
cards for some prominent banks in Nigeria.
Reduction of technical debt for Unit Test of critical services by 30%.
Liaised with product owners and QA on grooming new features for existing applications.
Collaborated with Business Analysts, Solution Architects and Product management team to
design, build, and deploy new features on legacy solutions.
Trained and provided documentation for clients on how to use some card solutions for their
business needs.
Maintained and amended ongoing applications based on clients complaints thereby
increasing customers' satisfaction by 30%
Technologies: SQL Server, C#, Redis, MongoDB, ReactJs, JIRA, Octopus
SOFTWARE ENGINEER| Infinitude Technologies | Abuja, Nigeria- Infinitude technologies is a startup that provides software solutions to government
institutions and Group is a financial institution that provides a full stack of digital infrastructure for
Banking and payment in Africa.
• Spearheaded the creation of a mobile application for E-learning to expand rural women's
knowledge of computer science technologies by 35%.
• Reduction Collaborated with a team of engineers to invent a solution for the Federal
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria - An initiative that connects local businesses to foreign
investors.
• Technologies: SQL Server, C#, Redis, Asana, Trello, Azure, Typescript
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER| Prunedge | Lagos, Nigeria- Prunedge is a startup that equips tertiary institutions with management solutions for staff
and students.
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Designed and developed an offline voting platform for a prominent tertiary institution
leading to an 80% reduction in the time required to vote and collating results for students'
election.
• Championed the team that developed a web application for a tertiary institution for all
activities initiated by students and staff like registration, accommodation to mention a few.
• Technologies: SQL Server, C#, Jquery, JavaScript, Asana, Typescripts
EDUCATION
MTECH| Federal University of Technology | Akure, Nigeria-
BTECH| Federal University of Technology | Akure, Nigeria-
PUBLICATIONS & AWARDS
Journal of Financial Crime | Factor Analysis of Financial Crime-Related Issues
● https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JFC-/full/html
The Free Library| PC Analysis-Based Investigation into the Causal Factors of Financial Crime
2018
● https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JFC-/full/html
2019
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Meetup coordinator for coding for colleagues at work
PROFILES
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fadamiro-catherine-672032b1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_KatFad
Github: https://github.com/katiie
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