Joseph Matembu

Joseph M. Matembu Kampala - Uganda | - |-| github.com/jmatembu WORK EXPERIENCE Ssemco Technologies, USA — Manager, Software Engineering Team - Uganda JUNE 2020 - PRESENT ~ 1yr 10mon Managing and developing a software development team in Uganda. Managing the company’s franchise in Uganda. Leading development on 2 mid-sized projects. CAREER OBJECTIVE Full Stack Developer (backend biased) with 6+ years experience in the core stages of project development. Excited to work on projects that would solidify and expand my skill set. Ssemco Technologies, USA — Software Developer EDUCATION FEBRUARY 2017 - JUNE 2020 ~ 3yrs 4mon Masters in Information Systems - Makerere University Solved a data retrieval and presentation problem in a classified project that was delaying its launch. Was immediately rewarded with a salary bonus. Always prioritized client requests so that more urgent bugs or important features are fixed or implemented first. Started writing tests for a project that hardly had any tests and boosted developer confidence in shipping of features. Improved system performance of a medium-sized yet complex project by 30% using caching and query optimization techniques. Guided, coached and mentored two junior developers. Makerere University Business School, Uganda — Teaching Assistant Not Completed Bachelor of Business Computing - Makerere University, Uganda AUGUST 2007 - MAY 2010 Top 1% of class. SKILLS & STRENGTH ​Self management. ​Highly dedicated team player. ​Great communicator. ​Develop nearly any UI without a framework. AUGUST 2011 - MARCH 2017 ~ 5yrs 6mos ​Responsive Web Design. Facilitated courses on Web Development, SQL & Database Administration, ​Eye for creative design. and Information Systems Development. Examined over 3000 students on courses I facilitated. ​Database modeling. ​Appreciates and great at Guided and mentored one junior teaching assistant who confidently handling constructive stepped into my shoes when I left. criticism. Developed a course assessment filing application to reduce expenses in filing of students’ semester results. LANGUAGES, TOOLS & FRAMEWORKS Proposed and worked in a team to document new programmes that would Laravel, PHP, Livewire, have students be taught skills and knowledge usable in the software industry. PHPUnit, API, SQL, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, VueJs, Git & Github, Linux, AWS, Wordpress, TailwindCSS, Bootstrap. Joseph M. Matembu | - |-| github.com/jmatembu | Last Updated: Apr 28, 2022