Experience & background
Founder work, internships, and leadership.
A practical overview of roles I’ve held, what I delivered, and the kind of environments I work best in.
Roles & experience
Founder & CTO
Rijxa — Event Management Platform
2024 — Present • Product & engineering
- Owns product direction and full‑stack development across core features and iterations.
- Designs workflows for organizers (dashboards, reporting, and operational visibility).
- Works end‑to‑end: scoping, UX decisions, implementation, and continuous improvement.
Product Builder
YAWO — Mobility Platform
In progress • Startup product development
- Building and validating a mobility product with a focus on user experience and operational clarity.
- Iterating quickly based on feedback, metrics, and real constraints from real users.
Technical Assistant
Nigerian Association of Computing Students (NACOS), UMYU Chapter
Dec 2025 — Present • Katsina, Nigeria
- Supports student-led technical initiatives and events through planning and coordination.
- Assists with tooling, platforms, and execution for community activities.
Lyric Specialist
Musixmatch
Feb 2023 — Present • Specialist since Jul 2023 • Remote
- Curates and verifies multilingual lyrics and metadata with consistent quality standards.
- Maintains accuracy and reliability across submissions and reviews.
SIWES Intern — Web & Software Development
Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management
3‑month SIWES (2025) • Katsina, Nigeria
- Supported development of a school information system access layer for students and staff.
- Contributed to SQL-based login and portal flow implementations (within project scope).
- Helped with debugging, UI improvements, and documentation.
- Practiced a weekly coding cycle using HTML, Excel, Python, Word, and C++.
How I work
- Product-first mindset: clear workflows, clean UX, measurable outcomes.
- Builds for maintainability: readable code, reusable components, structured data flows.
- Ships iteratively: feedback loops, continuous improvement, reliable delivery.
Certifications
Programming with Python Professional Certificate
OpenEDG Python Institute • 2025
Career Essentials in Sustainable Tech
Microsoft & LinkedIn • 2024
Career Essentials in Project Management
Microsoft & LinkedIn • 2024
Career Essentials in Generative AI
Microsoft & LinkedIn • 2024
Graduate, Curator & Specialist Track
Musixmatch • Since Jul 2023
Strengths
- Product-driven engineering
- Founder mindset & ownership
- Dashboard/reporting workflows
- Documentation-first delivery
- Community leadership
- Consistency & reliability