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UMOREN JOSHUA

Summary

A Technology Leader with a robust background in hands-on development and strategic leadership, I excel in bridging technological innovation with corporate objectives in sectors like Education, Finance, Healthcare, and more. I built and guided teams in delivering productivity improvements of over 20% annually. and have architected scalable tech solutions that enhance digital transformations.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Engineering Manager

UniAdmissions
03.2022 - Current
  • Championed the provisioning and optimization of server infrastructure, orchestrating the flawless migration of over fifteen key applications to cloud. This achieved zero data loss, minimal downtime, and a performance uplift of over 40% across all operational platforms
  • Directed the development, upgrades, and maintenance of over 28 complex applications across diverse architectures and technology stacks (e.g., .NET Core, PHP Laravel, Node.js, React.js), ensuring robust, scalable solutions by advocating for containerization with Docker and multiple other tools
  • Architected the technical ecosystem for company applications, selecting best architecture, etc., to ensure efficient operation, scalability, and reliability of over 9 company platforms This led to the sales/marketing team surpassing the expected EOY income projections by over 25%
  • Streamlined project workflows and task prioritization of remote development teams across and outside the UK, introducing efficient methodologies that reduced development-to-deployment times by over 30% and significantly cut costs through strategic outsourcing
  • Planned with the heads of data analytics, products to identify key metrics for internal dashboards, providing the sales and marketing teams with invaluable insights for client conversion strategies and enabling data-driven decision-making to improve sales performance by over 15%.

Lead Engineer (Senior Software Engineer)

Halogen Group
12.2020 - 10.2021
  • As the inaugural member of the tech department, I worked closely with the CTO to architect the team's structure and strategically recruit top talent across tech specialization, expanding our team from 3 to over 10 professionals within the first 6 months.
  • Played a pivotal role in designing and establishing a foundational technology architecture from the ground up, setting the stage for scalable and innovative tech solutions.
  • Communicated with business stakeholders and various departments within the company to gather information then built out user stories based on the agreed upon specifications for the core business solution. This aided in increasing business profit margins by 35%.
  • Orchestrated the setup of advanced reporting via SSRS and Power BI, after engaging with stakeholders to identify key data insights needs. promoting data-driven decision-making by 40%.
  • Facilitated meetings with vendors and guided the customer portal integration with major payment providers resulting in a 45% increase in customer satisfaction and simplifying the payment process.
  • Crafted advanced automation scripts to seamlessly migrate hundreds of thousands of client records, including contracts, invoices, and financial documents, from disparate sources into our systems ensuring flawless tracking of all transactions with zero data loss.
  • Designed a Lead Administration Management software, streamlining the entire sales process from lead capture to conversion and generation of all accounting entries. This eased workload in sales and account teams and boosted conversion rate by over 25%.
  • Developed a Secured Mobility application boasting a real-time journey tracking and management, integrating vehicle trackers and personnel assignments leading to increase in customer trust and client safety by over 60%.


Software Engineer (Product Enhancement)

Appzone
06.2019 - 01.2021
  • Contributed to the creation of Africa's first decentralized payment network, Zone, enabling direct connections and transactions between institutions without intermediaries. This innovation automated settlement, reconciliation, and dispute management, cutting payment processing times by over 50%
  • Collaborated closely with the CTO and senior technical team to design and deploy custom Fintech solutions for over 18 major African banks, including First Bank, Zenith Bank, etc. one of these solutions streamlined the card issuance process achieving a 45% reduction in issuance time and issuing over 10 million cards yearly.
  • Cooperated with the CTO and CEO to develop Nigeria's first end-to-end Instant Self Service Card Issuance software for Union and GT Bank, enabling users to customize designs and receive cards in under two minutes This reduced card collection times by over 80%.
  • Spearheaded the deployment of solutions into production environments and ensured their optimal performance through comprehensive technical support, including bug fixes, functional enhancements, and documentation.

Lead Software Engineer

JarSync
05.2017 - 07.2019
  • Managed tech teams in the end-to-end development and lifecycle management of innovative projects across healthcare, finance, marketing, and hospitality sectors such as a comprehensive multi-tenant school management system with C#, .NET Core, and Angular, and also spearheading the strategic migration of legacy systems to advanced technologies to meet business needs.
  • Supervised the development of machine learning models for multiple use cases such as to detect and prevent profanity across a digital platform, significantly enhancing content integrity and user experience.
  • Additionally, I spearheaded a team project to create a mobile application that streamlines daily activities, such as scheduling and personal record keeping, markedly improving organizational efficiency and user engagement.

Education

Master of Science - Applied Data Science

University of Essex
United Kingdom
11.2022

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Redeemer’s University
Nigeria
06.2015

Skills

  • Leadership & Management
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Engineering Design
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Technology Integration
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Software Development
  • Database Management
  • Cloud & Security
  • DevOps & CI/CD

Timeline

Engineering Manager

UniAdmissions
03.2022 - Current

Lead Engineer (Senior Software Engineer)

Halogen Group
12.2020 - 10.2021

Software Engineer (Product Enhancement)

Appzone
06.2019 - 01.2021

Lead Software Engineer

JarSync
05.2017 - 07.2019

Master of Science - Applied Data Science

University of Essex

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Redeemer’s University

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