Arteria AI

Full Stack Engineer

Tech Talk for Non-Developers

Simplifying Web 2.0 tech for Product Managers, Entrepreneurs, and Technical Recruiters so they can communicate more effectively with developers.

Founder

NextLeap

Leading the "Tech for PMs" cohort series. Course material includes:

Week 1 - Basic Terminology and Backend vs Frontend
Week 2 - Databases & APIs
Week 3 - System Design
Week 4 - Version Control & Deployment

Full cohort breakdown: https://nextleap.app/tech-for-PMs/fp/fswxx0pv47dipoar6d

Instructor

Getty Images

I spearheaded full-stack development for the Getty Images contributor portal, serving an extensive user base of over 1 million. Our project began by entirely revamping the frontend. Crucially, we maintained robust test coverage through a rigorous Test-Driven Development (TDD) approach.

On the backend, we crafted a versatile infrastructure. My substantial contributions encompassed the creation of both frontend and backend features. These included building functionalities for seamless contributor onboarding, facilitating image and video uploads, and orchestrating asset submissions. The latter involved navigating intricate metadata processes within our internal workflows.

In summary, my role in this project was pivotal in elevating the Getty Images contributor portal to new heights, utilizing leading-edge technologies and intricate backend systems to enhance user experiences and streamline asset management processes.

Senior Software Engineer

Klick

Full-stack development initiatives for mission-critical Intranet systems central to the daily functions of the world's largest independent life sciences commercialization partner. These projects encompassed the development of advanced Kanban and project management tools, as well as the seamless integration of the Intranet system into Slack, fostering more efficient communication and workflow coordination.

In addition to these key projects, I played a pivotal role in optimizing applicant tracking processes and enhancing the efficiency of new hire onboarding. These initiatives streamlined critical HR functions, ensuring a smoother recruitment and integration experience

Percy3D

PercyVites is a product of Percy3D, a video personalization company founded in 2010 and based in Toronto, Canada.

Technical stack includes:

• AngularJS for the library that clients would use to seamlessly integrate our order flow
• Python using the Flask framework for building of the RESTful API
• Django for the client facing website
• Celery for scheduling and queuing of video rendering tasks
• Other technologies include: Gulp, Webpack, Git

Lead Developer

InstaRyde

InstaRyde is a peer to peer on-demand ride sharing app that puts a safe, reliable, and affordable ryde at your finger tips.

Co-Founder and CTO

Hak Studio

Hak Studio is fueled by the vision that technology will change the world for the better. Our goal is to work with our partners, use our expertise to break down technical barriers, and turn visions into a reality. Hak Studio works together with their partners to create web and mobile applications with stunning, easy to use user interfaces, and robust, scalable code. We focus on building long-term value as opposed to short-term projects.

Programming expertise include: Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, ASP.NET.
Design expertise include: UI/UX, Graphic Design, Icon Design.

Founder, Head of Growth

Loose Button

• Responsible for developing and maintaining Loose Button platform built on Python using the Django framework
• Collaborated with marketing, product and design team to ensure that projects are inline with company branding and growth strategy
• Mentored developers and provide meaningful and constructive feedback

Lead project to completely restructure company and brand, responsibilities included:

• Development of migration page for active members
• Migration scripts which transferred members over to new memberships
• Collaboration with design and marketing team on design and development  of new website
• New dashboards that allow members to easily access and update their information
• New features that allow our team to customize membership experience to each individual member eg. beauty profiles and feedback surveys
• Developed new internal tools to dramatically reduce the time for everyday tasks
• Created online product cards, allowing members to share experiences on the web
• Developed a scalable solution which allowed for company to launch in the United States

Tech Lead

Nspire Innovation Network

Responsible for all software and web development projects.

Director of Web Development

🚀 I demystify Web2 so PMs can build kick-ass products

Over the past decade, I have built products that support 1M+ users. 

Now it's my time to give back...

After watching my non-technical co-workers struggle to make sense of how apps are built, I decided to build Tech Talk for Non-Developers.

An online course and program that teaches Product Managers how apps are built, so they can:

✅ Write up technical requirements documents✍🏼
✅ Understand what their developers are saying/doing so they can create mutual respect and better relationships
✅ Communicate effectively with stakeholders 💬
✅ Visualize the end result 👁️
✅ Draw inspiration by understanding constraints 💡
✅ Bridge the gap between business and technology that is often left wide open 💼 🖥️

My views are very simple...

Technology should be understood by everyone!

It's extremely powerful...

But very simple to understand with a structured learning experience.

Currently training 100+ Product Managers and non-technical professionals at multiple billion-dollar tech companies.

The result?

✅ Clearer technical requirement documents
✅ No more developers waiting on PMs
✅ More confidence when communicating with developers and stakeholders

GO TO: https://nondevelopers.co

When I'm not teaching, I'm writing code 💻.

Specialize in React, Angular, Node.js, and Flutter.

Zeeshan Syed

LearnTech2Gether Community

At LearnTech2Gether, we connect young Product managers, designers and software developers to build meaningful projects while gaining experience

Founder and Lead Product manager

Mdundo.com

Mdundo is the leading Pan-African Music service with 30+ Million Monthly active users.

Our BHAG is to reach 50Million MAUs by 2025.

We are  present in  16+ markets and focused on 5 key Markets (Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, and South Africa)

Some key achievements
- Creating and socializing the product strategy and roadmap across the board of Directors and senior leadership
- Led expansion and stabilization of premium service into two new markets( Ghana and Kenya) in partnership with Telcos  like MTN, Safaricom and Vodacom
- creating new revenue streams and increasing existing revenue streams 
-leveraging SQL and Google Analytics to glean insights from data

Technical Product Owner

MarketForce

Marketforce is the leading retail distribution company for small and medium businesses with a focus in 5 African markets( Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and  Tanzania

some key achievements are 

I designed functional requirements for a new merchant verification process that increased the ease of merchant verification by 5%
2. collaborated with Engineering, Design, Product and Partnership teams to launch our applications in Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda. This increased our transaction volumes 
3. owned and prioritized the backlog that led to the development of the merchant retention program
4. wrote functional specification documents for the merchant notification system that increased merchant retention by 5%
5. collaborated with Engineering,Design,leadership  teams to launch an internal financial portal which improved ease of use.

Product Manager(Financial services)

- responsible for launching and iterating on the Rejareja M.V.P in Nigeria to find product-market fit. This has increased the volume of financial transactions and purchases in Nigeria.by 6%.
-employed a variety of qualitative  and quantitative methods like usability testing, customer interviews, surveys, etc that discovered a major pain point in merchant verification. The solution increased the number of  verified merchants by 10%
- responsible for innovating on new features that solve customer needs and increase business outcomes
- collaborating with the product team to prioritize the backlog, issue resolution, and feature innovation
- responsible for managing Nigerian stakeholders on product updates and progress.
-collaborated with product, partnership and engineering teams to launch loan financing in Nigeria that increased merchant satisfaction by 15%

Product Discovery Manager(User researcher)

Ajua™

1. led the Mtn Engauge app to the 7th top free app worldwide.
2. a key member of the team that launched the Mtn Engauge app in partnership with the largest telco in Africa, MTN
 3. conducted the user research that increase customer satisfaction by 50%
4. Responsible for conducting market research that discovered the flagship feature on the Mtn Engauge app
5. Responsible for performing usability research with cohorts that led to a 30% increase in signups.
6. Responsible for working with Engineering/sales team to ensure the Mtn Engauge app is successful.
7. led the team 40 persons that achieved 40,000 active users within 5 months

Customer Success Analyst/ Product Manager

ipNX Nigeria Limited

1. Served as the client interface.
 2. Responsible for Liasing with   IPnx's collection of more than 30, 000 high rise customers to resolve internet related issues
3. Achieved a customer satisfaction rate of 85%.
4. Achieved a regional  customer retention rate of 80% 
5. A key member of the team that won the Internet service provider as well as the Broadband service provider for year 2020

Network Engineer

Multisonic Technologies

1.i worked with a team of 5 engineers to build several iot Products using Arduino microcontroller
2. built  and deployed several solar powered inverter systems
3. worked with PLCs to  automate systems

IoT Engineer

I have 4 years+ of experience working on products starting out briefly as a backend Engineer then pivoting into Product management.

 I  have experience leading integrations with financial service partners, banks, and telcos  like MTN (one of the largest Telcos in Africa) and Stanbic Bank (one of the largest banks in Africa)

I  have experience working on 0-1 Products as well as scaling products across 5 African countries (Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania) 

 I am conversant with the cloud. I started out architecting solutions on GCP and AWS and Microsoft  Azure. I have certifications in  three major cloud platforms Amazon web services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and  Google cloud platforms (GCP)

I am technical.  I pivoted briefly into Software engineering before discovering my passion for close customer interaction. This drove my pivot into User research and finally Product management. 

I am a team player. I  love working cross-functionally with software engineers, designers, QA, legal, and finance as well as leadership teams to build great products.

I am experimental. I utilize a wide variety of low and high-fidelity tools like Balsamiq and Figma to test big ideas before working on them.

I am data-informed. I use quantitative data from surveys and user analytics tools like Mixpanel, Uxcam, Amplitude, and Google Analytics, to understand user pain points in the customer flow. I am also proficient in SQL. 

I am customer focused.  I employ a variety of user research techniques like customer interviews, Card sorting usability testing to ensure my solutions solve user problems.

I am strategic. I employ a range of frameworks to prioritize the backlog and deliver the most important features at the right time.

I  am a designer at heart. I create designs using Figma.  I also utilize design principles like Nielsen heuristics, and usability tests to ensure products are usable and friendly.

I am an engineer in practice.  I utilize both no-code and code tools to build applications.
I currently use Nodejs, React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build scalable responsive web applications.

when I'm not working, I  listen to podcasts or create content.

You can also reach out to me via mail at ekevalentine200@gmail.com or  via a Dm 

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(Everything I post on LinkedIn is my  personal opinion and does not reflect  the views of my current or past  employers)

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