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Nnamdi George Okafor

Nnamdi George Okafor

Software Developer & Consultant
Toronto,ON

Summary

Strategic Senior Consultant with 13 years in software development and extensive knowledge of full stack development. Known for successfully implementing modern systems to save money, enhance earnings and maximize revenue. Goal-oriented problem-solver with training in Java, react and other modern frameworks. Adept in collaborative problem solving, risk management and creative solutions. Passionate about bringing changes in businesses. Proficient in conducting primary and secondary research.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Founder

Kargoplex
Toronto, ON
01.2022 - Current
  • Identified business development challenges and customer concerns for proactive resolution within the global freight logistics.
  • Studied market to identify value proposition and capitalize on emerging opportunities using modern technology and services.
  • Developed innovative platform to streamline freight transport processes and leads marketplace for business expansion.
  • Directed market expansions to propel business forward, meet changing customer needs.
  • Integrated multiple existing logistics services into the platform so users have one place to book, track, pay for and clear their cargo.
  • More information available at www.kargoplex.com or IG: @kargoplex
  • Secured pre-seed funding from family and friends.

Skills: Java, Node, React, NextJs, MaterialUI, PostgreSQL, Heroku, Openshift, Stripe, Sendgrid, Twilio, Mailchimp, Redux, and a lot more.

Freelance Developer & Consultant

Cargorra Inc.
Toronto, ON
08.2021 - Current
  • Designed customized solutions for proposals to potential customers like MVX, Goodszilla, Energy Talent Co, Kmoon etc.
  • Collaborated with project managers to select ambitious, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release software project development.
  • Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
  • Documented technical workflows and knowledge to educate newly hired employees.
  • Served as a liaison between clients, design and tech teams.
  • Determined areas for improvement and implemented processes to alleviate problems or provided recommendations and solutions.
  • Mapped processes to holistically examine business flow and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Designed complete solution architecture tailored to specific end-user needs.
  • Minimized resource and time losses by addressing employee or production issue directly and implementing timely solutions.
  • Prepared detailed reports on updates to project specifications, progress, identified conflicts and team activities.
  • Designed strategic plan for component development practices to support future projects with React, MaterialUI and NPM packages.

Skills: Java, Node, React, NextJs, Wordpress, MaterialUI, NPM, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Heroku, Openshift, Stripe, Sendgrid, Twilio, Mailchimp, Redux, and a lot more.

Sr Consultant & Team Lead

Nascent Digital
Toronto, ON
07.2019 - 11.2021
  • Consulted with clients such as Telus, RBC, Public Mobile and Cineplex to align software development with their priorities, from inception to design to launch.
  • Revamped Telus Intl's site highlighting its Investor relations, M&A and marketing funnel to enable it become the largest tech IPO in TSX history at over $1billion.
  • Led an amazing team in the design, build and launch of Public Mobile's Self-serve and In-store support tool using Java and React.
  • Managed the technical migration and conversion of Public Mobile's API, hosted by an international third-party, from SOAP to REST.
  • Worked on various Telus Mobile and Health projects using NodeJS, ReactJs, ReactNative, Contentful, AWS, Postgres, to name a few.
  • Briefly worked on the redesign of RBC's Pepper robot's interface.
  • Led a team on the migration and redesign of Cineplex's online movie rental portal to NextJs with NodeJs and C# as a backend.
  • As a consultant, served as a liaison between clients and tech teams.

Skills: Java, C#, Node, React, NextJs, ReactNative, PosgreSQL, AWS, Azure, Openshift, Jenkins, Docker, SOAPUI, Redux,

Sr Developer & Team Lead

Umapped (Flight Centre)
Toronto, ON
11.2015 - 04.2019
  • Led development team that created web and mobile user interfaces for Umapped's cloud-based itinerary management platform, using Java (Play framework), Scala, ReactJs, Polymer, ProstgreSQL.
  • Developed algorithms to parse unstructured text, enabling users and agents to import itineraries from various consortia and GDS.
  • Adjusted design parameters to incorporate new features.
  • Developed any required customized web components for API integration with external systems.
  • Collaborated with fellow engineers and leads to evaluate software and hardware interfaces which improved overall client experience and boosted productivity by about 30%.
  • Optimized and designed updates to existing software to meet changing customer demands.

Skills: Java, NodeJS, Scala, Polymer, ReactJs, ReactNative, AWS, PosgreSQL, Vagrant, Openshift, Jenkins, Docker, Redux, Memcached

Software Developer - DB2 Engineer

IBM Canada Labs
Markham, ON
05.2013 - 03.2015
  • Worked on IBM's DB2 Database and Elastic Search team using Swift and Perl scripts.
  • Implemented and provided support to multinational DB2 UDB end-users based on multiple Unix/Linux/Windows flavors.
  • Developed patch fixes for the DB2 UDB database to synchronize with earlier versions and also current versions of DB2 UDB.
  • Created custom DB2 builds and Images by making use of the IBM Tools and processes used for building.
  • Worked as a system verifications tester in testing new DB2 builds under several coverage items.
  • Created and optimized test suites and scripts, enabling efficient coverage, and as a result our team achieved the highest number of defects detected and reported within the department.

Skills: DB2, Swift, Perl, Shell Scripting, MySQL, IBM Websphere

Software Engineer

ORNGE
Toronto, ON
09.2011 - 02.2013
  • Created a functional web application, and carried out maintenance and modification of existing application software.
  • Designed and implemented the Database needed by the web application to function.
  • Analyzed requirements, produced technical designs, created the application, conducted software testing, implemented the software solution and supported production issues.
  • Designed and implemented .Net based web software using C#, VB.net and MSSQL.
  • Maintained websites and web applications, and reviewing and designing solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.

Skills: C#, ASP, VB, MSSQL, Eclipse, XML, SOAPUI.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science - Specialized Honours

York University
Toronto, ON
09.2009 - 12.2014

Skills

Full Stack Developer

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Software

ReactJs and NextJs

Java

Play Framework

React Native

AWS

Block Chain Technology

DevOps

NodeJs

Heroku

PostgreSQL and MySQL

Contentful

Openshift

Docker

C#

Scala

Redux

Stripe

Sendgrid

Twilio

Timeline

Founder

Kargoplex
01.2022 - Current

Freelance Developer & Consultant

Cargorra Inc.
08.2021 - Current

Sr Consultant & Team Lead

Nascent Digital
07.2019 - 11.2021

Sr Developer & Team Lead

Umapped (Flight Centre)
11.2015 - 04.2019

Software Developer - DB2 Engineer

IBM Canada Labs
05.2013 - 03.2015

Software Engineer

ORNGE
09.2011 - 02.2013

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science - Specialized Honours

York University
09.2009 - 12.2014
Nnamdi George OkaforSoftware Developer & Consultant