Experience

My experiences can be categorised into the following:

1. Professional: Involves contributions to projects or organisations that are used by people other than myself.
2. Job Simulations: Involves participating in job simulations on forage to get a sense of what working in a selected company looks like.
3. Academic: Involves academic timeline, and extracurricular activities.
4. Miscellaneous: Includes volunteering and other uncategorised experiences.
5. LFX Mentorship: Includes mentorship and training offered by the Linux Software Foundation.

Professional

IT Intern @ Stanbic Bank Ghana    Jul 2023 - Aug 2023

• Created an XML to CSV converter tool to facilitate streamlined data processing for IT Staff.
• Acquired knowledge of the critical role of logs in identifying and resolving production issues.

I was able to grasp the usefulness of logs when there was a bug in production and it took a few minutes to resolve because the trail of logs made it easier to identify the hotspot and patch it up before any significant damage was done.

• Learned about how rigorous tests and simulations are made to ensure the integrity of the banks software and infrastructure.

Job Simulations

Software Engineering @ Goldman Sachs    June 2023

• Completed a job simulation as a Goldman Sachs governance analyst responsible for assessing IT security and suggesting improvements.

• I learnt about hashing algorithms to understand their usage, strengths and weaknesses.

• I investigated a leaked password database and used hashcat to try and crack them.

• Wrote a memo for my supervisor summarizing my findings, as well as, providing recommendations that will increase the company’s level of password protection.

• Skills learned:

  • Cryptography basics.
  • Password best practice.
  • Password cracking.

LFX Mentorship

Yet to be filled.

Miscellaneous

Tutor @ ChariotAfrica    Mar 2024 - Apr 2024

• Assisted the team in setting up devices for basic digital training.
• Provided a workshop on problem-solving. Introduced the students to algorithms and how they can apply them to their daily life.

Unpaid Intern @ TheStartup™    Sept 2023 - present

• TheStartup™ is software development community led by ThePrimeagen.
• I participate in conversations about software development and learn from experienced seniors, while having fun.

Linux Ambassador (self made)    Sep 2021 - present

• I create awareness of the pros and cons of using Linux.
• I guide new users through initial setup and configuration of the Linux distribution that I recommend for them (Linux Mint or Fedora).

Opensource Explorer (self made)    Sep 2020 - Mar 2024

• Exploring the Linux distros and understanding the underlying system through trials and errors.
• Learned multiple languages and frameworks and building projects with them for fun.
• Learned about continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) using github actions.
• Tried to build an opensource community (codereviewshop), but it failed after 2 years because it was unsustainable.
• Refactored box-cli maker tool, resulting in reduced code complexity and improved maintainability.
• Sharing lessons and writing articles about software development on substack.

Academic

Programming Tutor @ Ashesi University    Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

• Delivered problem-solving workshops for students in collaboration with faculty members.
• The workshops were focused on teaching the students how to think about problems and coming up with algorithms for them. Their ideas were verified by implementing their solutions in python.

Computer Science Student @ Ashesi University    Sept 2021 - present (Jul 2025)

• Attending leadership seminars to learn what it means to be a leader. This Includes but not limited to who a leader is, how they think, how society affects them and how to create and measure impact.
• Learning about the theories of computer science. Includes, but not limited to data structures and algorithms, algorithm design and analysis, statistics, linear algebra, web technology, database systems, calculus, etc…