Joshua Akwada
Accra
Summary
Data engineer with proven expertise in AWS and Python, previously employed at Krew Media Hype Ltd. Designed scalable ETL pipelines and optimized data workflows, resulting in a 50% reduction in processing time. Collaborated effectively to enhance data quality and governance practices, supporting analytics and machine learning initiatives.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Engineer
Krew Media Hype Ltd
Accra
01.2020 - Current
- Designed and implemented scalable ETL/ELT pipelines processing structured and semistructured data from APIs, internal databases, and third-party platforms.
- Built a cloud-based data warehouse architecture on AWS, integrating marketing, product, and operational data sources.
- Implemented real-time data ingestion pipelines, enabling timely analytics and operational monitoring.
- Optimized data processing workflows using Python and Spark, reducing processing time by 50%.
- Developed automated data quality validation pipelines, enhancing data reliability and reducing inconsistencies by 40%.
- Designed systems to accommodate 200% increase in organizational data volume, ensuring scalability and performance.
- Design and maintain data infrastructure that supports analytics, machine learning workflows, and business intelligence.
Full Stack Software Engineer
SellGhana
Accra
01.2014 - 01.2020
- Collaborated with engineering team to develop and scale e-commerce platform, enhancing user experience and operational capacity.
- Constructed backend services and REST APIs to streamline e-commerce workflows and integrations, improving system reliability.
- Created frontend components for web applications using modern JavaScript frameworks, contributing to responsive and dynamic user interfaces.
- Designed database schemas and optimized queries for high-traffic transactional workloads.
- Integrated payment gateways and logistics APIs to support customer transactions.
- Implemented authentication, authorization, and security mechanisms to protect user data.
- Reduced backend response time by 50% through database and application performance optimization.
- Helped launch the platform, resulting in a 30% increase in online sales within the first six months.
Teaching Assistant
University of Ghana
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Assisted in teaching and conducting laboratory sessions for undergraduate computer engineering courses, enhancing student understanding of core concepts.
- Facilitated tutorials for programming fundamentals and digital systems, fostering student engagement and comprehension.
- Mentored students in practical software development exercises, promoting hands-on learning and application of theoretical knowledge.
- Supported faculty with research projects in the laboratory, contributing to academic advancements.
- Department of Computer Engineering
Education
Postgraduate Certificate - Data Engineering
Explore AI Academy
Cape Town01.2022
BSc - Computer Engineering
University of Ghana
LegonSkills
- Data integration
- Data warehousing
- Data modeling
- Big data processing
- Python
- SQL
- Apache Spark
- Hadoop
- Hive
- AWS
- Azure
- Cloud deployment
- REST APIs
- Microservices design
- API development
- CI/CD pipelines
- Git
- Workflow automation
- Tableau
- Streamlit
- Plotly
- Folium
- ML pipelines
- Spatial analysis
- JavaScript
- PHP
- C
Engineering Interests
- Distributed data systems
- Cloud infrastructure and automation
- Data platform architecture
- Scalable backend services
- Machine learning data pipelines
Professional Traits
- Strong analytical thinking
- Clear technical communication
- Engineering ownership mindset
- Collaborative development practices
- Continuous learning and experimentation
Selected Project
Retail Trade Area Analysis Platform, A geospatial analytics platform designed to model retail market catchment areas., Python, Pandas, NumPy, GeoPandas, QGIS, Streamlit, Collected and processed spatial datasets including population density, road networks, and commercial zones., Implemented a Huff probabilistic model to estimate customer attraction to retail stores., Built interactive geospatial visualizations using Streamlit dashboards., Generated heatmaps and simulations to analyze retail competition and store placement strategies.
Timeline
Data Engineer
Krew Media Hype Ltd
01.2020 - Current
Full Stack Software Engineer
SellGhana
01.2014 - 01.2020
Teaching Assistant
University of Ghana
01.2010 - 01.2013
Postgraduate Certificate - Data Engineering
Explore AI Academy
BSc - Computer Engineering
University of Ghana