Kwame Twum
Senior Software Engineer
Accra,Accra
Summary
Results-oriented senior software engineer with over 6 years experience in development and testing robust platforms. In a previous role, performed performance refactoring that increased the turnover by over 70%. Motivated by visible results and focused on achieving project objectives with speed and accuracy.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Chief Technology Officer
Nantoo Technologies
Accra, Ghana
02.2021 - Current
- Spearheaded development of the Nantoo mobile applications.
- Collaborated with the backend team in implementing AES based end-to-end encryption for communications within Nantoo's applications.
- Developed Nantoo's strategy in the use of technological components / resources while ensuring technologies are used securely and efficiently.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
Software Development Manager
Trayton Technologies
Accra, Ghana
05.2017 - Current
- Refactored SQL queries that handled the company's flagship modules for optimization which saw 100% performance improvement. This subsequently increased the company's turnover dramatically.
- Led the development team of 4, to ship three mobile applications within two years. One of which gained over 10,000 downloads within a span of a year and a half.
- Liaised with partners across the globe (India, Swaziland, South Africa) to launch SMS aggregation tools and value-added services within their respective territories.
Software Engiineer
WayaMoney
Accra, Ghana
07.2019 - 07.2020
- Set up a gateway between the client applications and the core engine which provided enough abstraction and ensured secure communication.
- Implemented a caching mechanism within the system's gateway to speed data retrieval.
- Implemented facial and personal identification modules for validating users.
- Orchestrated efficient software deployments using CI/CD.
Education
MSc - Information Technology, Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Ghana 09.2016 - 11.2018
Skills
JavaScript, PHP, Nodejs, Expressjs, Mocha, Chai, Flutter, REST APIs, GraphQL
MySQL, Postgres, NoSQL, Firebase, Google Cloud, AWS
Agile, Git, Github, Heroku, Jira
Developing project plans
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Quote
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Tony Robbins
Timeline
Chief Technology Officer
Nantoo Technologies
02.2021 - Current
Software Engiineer
WayaMoney
07.2019 - 07.2020
Software Development Manager
Trayton Technologies
05.2017 - Current
MSc - Information Technology, Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
09.2016 - 11.2018