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Experience

Experience.

Systems Architect and Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience designing and building scalable backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI-powered platforms. Skilled in system architecture, distributed systems, DevOps, and cloud-native application development, with hands-on expertise in AWS, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and modern backend frameworks. Combines a strong engineering foundation with a background in creative technology to deliver systems that are technically robust, secure, and built for scale.

  1. Founder and Lead Engineer

    Aurelo Technologies(current)

    • Architect scalable backend systems and cloud-native applications for startup and enterprise clients.
    • Design distributed systems, REST APIs, authentication services, and platform infrastructure.
    • Build AI-powered products and workflow automation platforms using Python, TypeScript, FastAPI, and Node.js.
    • Deploy and manage production applications on AWS using Docker, reverse proxies, and CI/CD pipelines.
    • Set engineering standards for software architecture, security, deployment, and performance across client projects.

  2. AI Data Specialist

    RWS GroupContract

    • Evaluate multimodal datasets spanning text, audio, and images to support AI model training.
    • Improve model performance through structured annotation and quality assurance review.
    • Analyze edge cases to strengthen model accuracy and consistency, maintaining strict quality benchmarks.

  3. Design & Development Associate

    iamadinkraContract

    • Built backend applications with Flask and Django.
    • Integrated Google Workspace APIs (Drive, Docs, Sheets) into internal tools.
    • Developed administrative dashboards with analytics and reporting features.
    • Designed scalable CRUD systems and automated backend workflows.

  4. Technical Volunteer, Software Engineering & Visual Systems

    ICGC Christ Temple EastVolunteer(current)

    • Develop internal software tools supporting ministry operations and technical teams.
    • Design automation workflows for technical and media production teams.
    • Maintain audiovisual and production systems for large-scale live events.
    • Provide technical leadership during major productions and live broadcasts.

Skills

Technical skills.

Architecture

  • Systems Design
  • Software Architecture
  • Distributed Systems
  • API Design
  • Microservices
  • Authentication & Authorization
  • Scalability
  • Performance Optimization

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • AWS
  • Oracle
  • Docker
  • Linux
  • Nginx
  • Caddy
  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Infrastructure Automation
  • RabbitMQ
  • Celery
  • GitHub
  • GitLab

Backend

  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • Django
  • Flask
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Go
  • Java

Databases

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Redis
  • SQLite
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Supabase

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • SCSS
  • Tailwind CSS

AI & Automation

  • AI Workflow Automation
  • Prompt Engineering
  • AI Integration
  • Data Annotation
  • Model Evaluation

Education

Education.

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

    University of the People, in progress

    Nov 2023 to Nov 2027 (expected)

  • Associate of Science in Computer Science

    University of the People, in progress

    Nov 2023 to Nov 2026 (expected)