Wayne Gakuo - Portfolio

About Me

Frontend Engineer | Co-Organizer @ GDG Nairobi | Co-Lead Angular Kenya | Co-Lead @ AnitaB.org Nairobi | Developer Communities Builder 🥑

A Software Engineer with experience in building client-side applications. Specialized in website development where I have intermediate experience in using Angular for frontend and Firebase for the backend in building Single Page Applications (SPAs). I have also worked with Laravel PHP in building web solutions such as e-commerce platforms. Other skills that complement the aforementioned include version control, building Progressive Web Applications, CI, and design thinking for building user-centered solutions which I find crucial in the Software Engineering process.

Tech Stack

HTML 5

CSS

JavaScript

TypeScript

PHP

Angular

Laravel

Firebase

MySQL

Google Cloud

Communities

Co-Lead, Angular Kenya

Angular Kenya Community: we 'ng serve' the Kenyan tech community to become profecient Angular developers. We are a community of developers who are passionate about sharing the knowledge of the Angular Framework with budding Kenyan developers.

Co-Lead & Male Ally, AnitaB.org Nairobi

We envision and work towards creating a future where people who imagine and build technology mirror the societies for which they build for. We offer a platform to connect, inspire and guide women in computing , and organizations that have technology innovation as a strategic imperative.

Co-Organizer, GDG Nairobi

Organize and create events in Nairobi, Kenya with the aim of spreading knowledge about technology and sharing experiences in building user-centered solutions using Google technologies.

Education

BSc. Computer Science Ashesi University, Ghana Aug 2015 - June 2019

I received a 4-year scholarship from the MasterCard Foundation to study Computer Science at Ashesi University, Ghana. Through my four years at Ashesi University, apart from academics, I was involved in various activities including give-back community programs and problem-solving communities and/or organization that sought to solve real-world problems with user-centered solutions.

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, K.C.S.E. The Aga Khan High School, Mombasa Jan 2010 - Nov 2013

Through my four years in high school, I was a beneficiary of a USAID Scholarship under Equity Bank's Wings to Fly Program which sought to sponsor students who came from disadvantaged backgrounds but academically gifted.

Experience

Frontend Developer Edventures, Sweden (Remote) Feb 2021 - Present Angular, TypeScript, NgRx, TailwindCSS, Firebase

Implementing user-facing features for the company’s flagship platform that seeks to reach 100, educate 50, and engage 100 million youths by empowering their ideas through entrepreneurship education and guidance, using Artifical Interlligence and Machine Learning.

Frontend Engineer (Contract) Foondi Tech, Kenya July 2020 - Mar 2021 Angular, TypeScript, Firebase, MPesa Payments

Designing and building a loan management system meant to be used by 1500 small businesses and individual loan applicants in Kenya. The system eliminates the barrier of having SMEs and SACCOs do loan applications for their customers, and instead have the customers themselves apply for loans at the comfort of their seats.

Frontend Engineer GCSP, Kenya June 2020 - Mar 2021 Angular, TypeScript, Firebase

We are an education technology company providing technological tools to connect learners and tutors on demand. Our flagship product, the GCSP app, connects global learners to professional tutors who can help the learners learn anything on-demand, anywhere.

Software Engineer & Technical Lead MySpace Properties, Kenya Feb 2020 - July 2020 Angular, TypeScript, Firebase

Building a real-estate platform used by property owners, agents, and buyers to buy and sell real estate property in Kenya. The platform is meant to slash the current time it takes to buy a property from 90 days to 60 days.
Designed and built an in-house application utilizing Angular, TypeScript, HTML and CSS for tracking customers’ enquiries on real-estate property to either buy or sell.

Remote Software Developer Knackapp Oct 2019 - January 2020 Angular, TypeScript

Revamped the KnackApp business platform to improve the user experience and onboarding experience of new users of the platform using Angular, HTML, TypeScript, and SASS as the underlying technologies.
Knack uses a combination of brain science, game theory, computer and data science, digital user experience and machine learning, to help individuals know their hidden natural talents. KnackApp is used in over 100 countries and available in over 20 languages.

Notable Projects