Desmond Brown

Experienced Full Stack Developer and Team Lead with 8 years of expertise in building and managing high-performing web and mobile applications. Skilled in mentoring junior developers, optimizing system performance, and delivering projects on time and within scope. Proficient in Python, JavaScript, Java, React, Django, and modern cloud technologies. Committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology to solve real-world problems and create meaningful user experiences.

• Identified and fixed critical bugs in the Gradia Lab web app, improving reliability.
• Developed utilities such as an email service, significantly reducing development time.
• Optimized code by implementing best practices and utilizing better-suited data structures and algorithms.
• Introduced advanced testing methods, detecting bugs at early stages before production.
• Led a team of developers to successfully deliver web and mobile applications, reducing time-to-market by 20%.
• Mentored interns and junior developers in TDD, code quality, and Agile methodologies.
• Collaborated with Product Managers to define project scopes and manage sprint planning.
• Optimized application performance, improving response times by 30% through code refactoring.
• Designed and implemented scalable backend systems for a gaming platform, supporting thousands of users.
• Integrated APIs for seamless data flow between microservices.
• Conducted performance testing, achieving a 25% reduction in system latency.
• Designed, created, tested, maintained, and deployed native Android apps and web applications.
• Received guidance from senior developers to adopt best practices for producing high-quality software products.
• Quickly mastered new concepts, leading to assignments involving complex problem sets.
• Became a reliable solution provider within the team despite being the youngest developer.
• Contributed to PyData Global 2021 as a speaker and committee member, collaborating with professionals from Google and NumFOCUS.
• Spearheaded the development of a cross-platform mobile app using Flutter, increasing user engagement by 40%.
• Revitalized a high school Physics Club as a leader, growing membership by 50% and introducing innovative STEM initiatives.

• Mentor, Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)
• Django Girls Mentor, PyCon Africa 2024, Mentored and taught Django to the 'Django Girls community', enabling them to build their first web applications.
• Volunteer, PyData Global 2021, Contributed as a speaker and committee member, collaborating on event planning and execution.
• Science and Technology Committee Leader, Founded and led a personal initiative to share knowledge about science and technology, promoting the development of solutions to immediate problems through project building.

• Talent CoOp
• NUMFocus / PyData Global
• Python Ghana (PyClubs, Django Girls)
• Meltwater Foundation