Cape Town, South Africa
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Isaac Osiemo
My Name is Isaac Osiemo I am currently on a software craftsmanship journey. I am quite keen to
learn and interact with peers. I am fascinated by productivity and performance you will find me
trying out and tweaking as much I can to work better and faster
Technical Skills
Experience
Likes:
webpack elixir ios javascript linux reactjs react-native elm
Dislikes:
xml
Software Engineer – Made Code
reactjs, elixir, node.js, ruby-on-rails, webpack
Sep 2017 → Current
I am a tasked with designing solutions to client's needs and in turn developing those solutions out to features or applications. I
am also the in house yoga teacher at made for out Thursday classes.
Senior Engineer – Launch Design
javascript, blender, virtual-reality, webpack, ecmascript-6, reactjs, react-native
Nov 2016 → Sep 2017
I was involved in planning of products and the actual development of application. I like working on Automated testing and
building 3D models
Senior Developer – Ker & Downey Africa
reactjs, ruby, php, mysql, linux, karma-mocha
May 2016 → Nov 2016
I am a senior developer with Ker & Downey Africa (http://ker-downeyafrica.com) my current responsibilities include handling
application development through all the stages of application life cycle. We are currently working on a REST API for the the
travel industry. My day to day task including developing webapps using React and Testing Using Karma test Suite
Developer – Vhonani Group
php, json, android, swift
Jan 2015 → Dec 2015
During my Tenure at Vhonani Group I acted as a Lead Developer on Mobile. I was mainly involved in the Design and
Development of backend APIs for Mobile Applications and the Design and Development of Several Mobile and Web
Applications as secondary responsibility I was charged with implenting the designs of websites and CMS installations.I this
period I also got to oversee the developer interns and try learning the development principles with them.
Mobile Developer – Appbase Systems
android, php, javascript, java, objective-c, swift
Aug 2013 → Jan 2015
During my term at Appbase I was mainly involved in Mobile application Development for the company. My responsibilities were
to complete Mobile Applications with the UI/UX design provided and most of the time it also involved coming up with a REST
web service for the applications. I also happened to work on a number of web applications largest one being a Monitoring
solution for a police service that correlated big data from various collection points cctv,court cases, police reports to provide a
crime detection and prevention unit.
Lead Mobile Developer – Infonet Africa
php, android, javascript, ios, swift, blackberry, symbian, samsung-smart-tv, samsung-mobile-sdk
Mar 2011 → Oct 2012
During my Term at Infonet Africa I was responsible for the Mobile Development within the company this usually involved
Designing solutions for accountability of Government Departments I was also responsible for VOD application Development in
collaboration with Samsung Africa and MoMovies Kenya for this I had to develop a suite of applications containing ; ios VOD
application, Android VOD application, Samsung Smart Tv VOD application for distribution of Momovies Kenya Content
Education
Bachelor of Science in Information and Technology – Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology
java, c-sharp, php, c++, c
2009 → 2012
During the Four Year course We had to learn through a number of main units Math Accounting Programming System
Administration areas covered generally included computer science principle including physics and Chemistry involved and
business facing education such as accounting , project management and team management.
Projects & Interests
zacck/elserver – https://github.com/zacck/elserver
elixir, erlang
Oct 2017 → Current
An attempt at building a http server in Elixir to explore a number of things - Elixir in real world scenarios - Functional
Programming in production - Testing in a project
Quick Bytes – Medium – https://medium.com/quick-bytes
Oct 2016
Public Artifacts
Stuff I learn as I build things I want.
Apps & Software
Are you often unsure of which party to attend? - Pardy Site – http://pardy.co.za/
android, php, ios
Pardy is a brand new App that brings all the hottest parties straight to your phone! Yes, fun and convenience all at the click of
a button.
Developer
HapiHour – https://hapihour.co.za
reactjs, webpack, service-worker, firebase, redux
Feb 2017
This application lets you find meal and drink deals around you. I made this chiefly to learn as much as I could about
Progressive Web Apps.
Your Password is Too Damn Short – http://blog.codinghorror.com/your-password-is-too-damn-short/
Readings
Optimization of User Authentication
Professionals Aren't Self-Taught | 8th Light – https://blog.8thlight.com/paul-pagel/2014/10/08/professionals-not-selftaught.html
We write beautiful web applications that are durable and free of defects in workmanship.
Three Short Sentences | 8th Light – https://blog.8thlight.com/mike-jansen/2014/11/05/three-short-sentences.html
We write beautiful web applications that are durable and free of defects in workmanship.
Tools
First Computer:
Dell Latitude D500
Favorite Editor:
Vim
