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resume.json

{
  "basics": {
    "name": "Rufus Oyemade",
    "label": "Software Engineer",
    "summary": "I’m a software engineer with over ten (10) years of knowledge and experience in diverse languages and technologies to building functional and scalable web products. I am also highly experienced with technology needs assessment, proposal development, engineering team recruitment, and management.",
    "website": "https://oluwarufus.com",
    "email": "me@oluwarufus.com",
    "location": {
      "city": "Newcastle Upon Tyne",
      "countryCode": "UK"
    },
    "profiles": [{
        "username": "oluwarufus",
        "url": "https://twitter.com/oluwarufus",
        "network": "twitter"
      },
      {
        "url": "https://github.com/oluwarufus",
        "username": "oluwarufus",
        "network": "github"
      },
      {
        "username": "oluwarufus",
        "url": "https://instagram.com/oluwarufus",
        "network": "instagram"
      }
    ]
  },
  "education": [{
    "endDate": "2008-10-01",
    "startDate": "2013-10-01",
    "area": "Computer Science and Engineerinng (Sc.)",
    "studyType": "Bachelors",
    "institution": "Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria"
  }],
  "references": [{
      "reference": "Over the course of the 3 years that I worked with him, Rufus showed excellent programming and problem-solving skills. His personality, work ethic, teamwork, and experience as a software engineer put him in the 90th percentile of developers I have worked with.",
      "name": "Dr. Akindayomi Odedeyi Ph.D."
    },
    {
      "reference": "Oyemade Rufus is a really talented, dedicated and resourceful developer who I have the utmost faith in to and provide a sustainable and efficient solution to I.T software development problems",
      "name": "Olatunji Sikiru."
    },
    {
      "reference": "Rufus Oyemade is a very talented and dependable software engineer. He has worked with me on a number of web projects and I have found his skills and professionalism extremely valuable. His positive attitude makes also makes him very enjoyable to work it.",
      "name": "Adekunle Adedayo, Partner Technology Manager at Google"
    }
  ],
  "skills": [{
      "keywords": [
        "PHP",
        "Javascript",
        "HTML/CSS",
        "SQL"
      ],
      "level": "Senior",
      "name": "Languages"
    },
    {
      "keywords": [
        "Laravel",
        "Express",
        "Wordpress",
        "VueJS",
        "Bootstrap"
      ],
      "level": "Senior",
      "name": "Frameworks"
    },
    {
      "keywords": [
        "Linux",
        "Apache/Nginx",
        "NodeJS",
        "AWS/Google Cloud"
      ],
      "level": "Senior",
      "name": "Technologies"
    },
    {
      "keywords": [
        "API Design",
        "Version Control",
        "MySQL, MongoDB",
        "Redis",
        "Unit, Integration & E2E Testing",
        "Responsive Design",
        "OOP",
        "Continous Integration & Deployment",
        "Application Monitoring"
      ],
      "level": "Senior",
      "name": "Others"
    }
  ],
  "work": [{
      "summary": "I led the integration of Flutterwave payment into the platform which enabled over 30,000 creators to accept payment from 34 countries and over 150 currencies via their Disha Pages. I also led the localization of Disha to support 5 languages and optimised the reporting too by building a daily data warehouse for reports.",
      "website": "https://cregital.com",
      "company": "Flutterwave, San Francisco, California",
      "position": "Senior Software Engineer",
      "startDate": "2021-08-01",
      "highlights": [
        "Leading the Disha technology team, while providing direction and working with stakeholders on how to architect and develop the product and its future enhancements.",
        "Supervises Disha infrastructure to ensure functionality and efficiency."
      ]
    },
    {
      "summary": "I co-founded and led the development of Disha Pages, a tool for creators to create a single-page website from their mobile phone, which had over 15, 000 users, and $10, 000 in organic revenue with over a million visits in the first 8 months. Exited the company when it was acquired by Flutterwave, an African fintech unicorn in July 2021.",
      "website": "https://getdisha.co",
      "company": "Disha",
      "position": "CTO/CoFounder",
      "startDate": "2019-10-01",
      "endDate": "2021-07-30",
      "highlights": [
        "I led and inspired the technology team to achieve the commercial launch of the Disha platform on time.",
        "I also provided direction on how to architect and develop the products and future enhancements.",
        "Supervised system and server infrastructure to ensure functionality and efficiency",
        "I made executive decisions on behalf of the company's technological requirements and communicated technology strategy to potential partners and investors."
      ]
    },
    {
      "summary": "Started off as lead web developer in 2014, took on the role of CTO in early 2017 and became a partner in 2019. Led the development and deployment of web software solutions for big brands in Nigeria like Zenith Bank, Transcorp Hotels, Sterling Bank, Glo, Davidwej, and E-Health Africa, among others.",
      "website": "https://cregital.com",
      "company": "Cregital",
      "position": "CTO/CoFounder",
      "startDate": "2015-04-20",
      "endDate": "2021-08-31",
      "highlights": [
        "Manages a small team of developers and designers",
        "Involved in web design and development projects",
        "infrastructure management",
        "Interfaces with clients and customer support"
      ]
    },
    {
      "summary": "Started the project using WordPress while serving as a Music Direction in school. Manages the infrastructure and a small team of volunteers. Optimised the website for speed and search. Now has over 8 Million visits with ~ 130k followers across all social channels.",
      "website": "https://gospellyricsng.com",
      "company": "Gospellyricsng",
      "position": "Founder",
      "startDate": "2014-05-30",
      "highlights": [
        "Built the website",
        "Managed a small team of volunteers",
        "Grow and manage social channels"
      ]
    },
    {
      "summary": "Started off building on Eckankar Nigeria's website with online seminar registration, hotel and accommodation booking with payment Integration. Migrated entire application to WordPress and developed two payment gateways plugins (FirstPay and GTPay). Later went on to build management tools.",
      "website": "http://vennote.com",
      "company": "Vennote Technologies",
      "position": "Web Developer",
      "endDate": "2015-12-20",
      "startDate": "2012-09-01",
      "highlights": [
        "Development & testing of web applications",
        "Payment integration",
        "WordPress theme and plugin development",
        "Social Network Marketing and engagement"
      ]
    },
    {
      "summary": "JIT Solutions is a reputable ICT training company in Akure, Nigeria. My role was to take the fundamentals of Web Design and Development.",
      "website": "-",
      "company": "JIT Solutions NG",
      "position": "Web Development Instructor",
      "endDate": "2015-01-05",
      "startDate": "2015-04-30",
      "highlights": [
        "Taught fundamentals of Web Design and Development.",
        "Training syllabus includes HTML, CSS, JS, Graphics Design, PHP, MySQL and a basic project to demonstrate CRUD."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "languages": [{
    "language": "English",
    "fluency": "Excellent"
  }],
  "interests": [{
      "name": "Cycling and Workout"
    },
    {
      "name": "Music / Jamming"
    },
    {
      "name": "Reading / Writing"
    }],
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    "theme": "elegant"
  }
}