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Norbert Osizimete Athekame

Waterloo,ON

Summary

An experienced software developer that has displayed significant competence in major areas of a software development cycle from client requirement gathering to a creative system design, down to developing custom software tailored to meet the client's specific needs.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Freelance Software Developer

Self Employed Services
01.2019 - Current
  • Team lead for the design, development and deployment of client specific software solutions.
  • Designed, developed and deployed an email service accessible via RESTful API endpoints using AWS SES for sending emails under the hood
  • Designed, developed and deployed an SMS dispatch service accessible via RESTful API endpoints using AfrikasTalking for sending SMS under the hood .
  • Developed custom WordPress themes for clients to achieve unique online branding and functionality.
  • Collaborated with graphic designers, frontend developers and backend developers and cloud engineers to create and deploy a highly secure, scalable visually appealing and user-friendly applications.

Principal Systems Analyst

Independent National Electoral Commission
08.2013 - Current
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams to gather to carry out software requirement gathering, analysis and definition
  • System Analysis and design
  • Designed, develop, and deployment of software in collaboration with teams
  • Software systems integration between third-party solutions
  • Micro services and API integration
  • Streamlined processes for improved efficiency by carrying out Software testing
  • Software maintenance and support by identifying and resolving technical issues in a timely manner.
  • Documentation and archiving


User Support Technician

Independent National Electoral Commission
08.2010 - 07.2013
  • Setup, configuration and testing of direct data capture machines for the registration of voters,
  • Setup and deployment of an intranet system using open source technology
  • Setup, deploy and support of an open source content management system(Wordpress)
  • Call center manager and systems support for the election situation control room

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Benson Idahosa University
Benin, Edo State, Nigeria
08.2009

Skills

  • Frontend(Clientside): HTML, CSS, Vanilla Javascript, ReactJS
  • Backend(Serverside): NodeJs
  • Database: MySQL, MariaDB
  • ORM: Sequelize, Prisma
  • Frameworks: ExpressJS, NextJS
  • CMS: Wordpress, Strapi(Headleass CMS)
  • OS: Windows, Linux
  • Version Control: Git and Github
  • Webservers: Nginx, Apache
  • Cloud and DevOps: AWS, Digital Ocean, Vercel

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Freelance Software Developer

Self Employed Services
01.2019 - Current

Principal Systems Analyst

Independent National Electoral Commission
08.2013 - Current

User Support Technician

Independent National Electoral Commission
08.2010 - 07.2013

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Benson Idahosa University
Norbert Osizimete Athekame