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His name is Ridwan Balogun, a Lagos-based software engineer.

Ridwan Balogun is a seasoned software engineer who has extensive knowledge and experience in various front-end and back-end technologies, responsive frameworks, databases, and coding best practices. He is passionate about developing high-quality software solutions that can benefit the technology industry and society. He is always open to learning new skills and technologies from other experts in the field and improving his craft.

He has a degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from Federal University of Technology, Akure, where he led a successful team to the 2015 Google Online Marketing Challenge Finals (Middle East/Africa Business categories).

He has also trained over 100 youths on web development, graphic design, and digital marketing in 2016. He is currently working as a senior software engineer and a business analyst with a leading startup company in Lagos, Nigeria. He has demonstrated skills in organization, teamwork, and analysis.

He is an innovative problem solver who thrives on the challenge of deploying cutting-edge software solutions. He is ambitious, adventurous, diligent, and lively.

In addition to his professional roles as a Software Engineer, a Digital Marketer, and an IT Business Analyst, he enjoys outdoor activities such as sports and gaming. He is a fan of sci-fi and fantasy movies. He has a keen interest in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence and follows the latest technology trends in the software development world.

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Education
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Federal University of Technology, Akure
2010 - 2015

B. Eng. (Hons) Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

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Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, Ibadan
2001 - 2007

Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WAEC)

Experience
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Pandar Resources, Lagos, Nigeria
Oct. 2020 - Apr. 2021

Senior Back-End Developer (Cryptocurrency Trading & Digital Wallets)

Tools: NodeJs, ExpressJS, MariaDB, MySQL, Linux server, cPanel WHM, Sentry.io, Git/GitHub, PHP, 3rd Party API services.

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Prudent Digital International, Dartford, Kent, England
Apr. 2020 - Oct. 2020

Full-stack Developer/Tech Lead (Remote)

Tools: Git/GitHub, Bitirx24, ReactJS, jQuery, Bootstrap, MUI, ExpressJS, NodeJS, MySQL, Zoom, Linode Server.

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TechDigi Media Solutions, Lagos, Nigeria
Mar. 2019 - Apr. 2020

Full-Stack Software Developer/Project Manager

Tools: ReactJS, jQuery, Bootstrap, Clarifai API, MUI, ExpressJS, NodeJS, Firebase, MongoDB.

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Artoas Global Limited, Lagos, Nigeria
Feb. 2018 - Mar. 2019

Web Developer & IT Business Analyst

Tools: ReactJS, Trello, Slack, Pivotal Tracker, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Drive, CMS, WHM/Cpanel

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Red Media, Lagos, Nigeria
May 2017 - Sept. 2017

Digital Marketing Analyst

Tools: Google AdWords, Adsense, Analytics, Facebook/Twitter/Linkedin Ad Managers.

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Niji Group, Lagos, Nigeria
Oct. 2015 - May 2017

Website Developer & Digital Marketer

Tools: WordPress, Google AdWords, Adsense, Analytics, Facebook/Twitter/Linkedin Ad Managers.

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Google Online Marketing Challenge
(Middle East & Africa Business Award Finals)
Jan. 2015 - July 2015

Team captain

  • Partnered with Niji Group to create a 3-week Google AdWords online marketing campaign to increase the awareness of the organization’s line of processed foods, engineering, farms and hotel services and also, to increase their organization’s website traffic.
  • At the end of the 3 weeks campaign, we achieved 75.8 thousand impressions, 694 clicks to the website, $0.36 average CPC and 0.92% CTR with Google Analytics data indicating that the campaign increased Niji Group’s website page views as there are 280 new visits, 257 unique visitors and 410 page views.
My Services

Software Engineering

Diligent software engineer with 5+ years of experience.

Eager to build innovative and cutting-edge business solutions for the impressive suite of clients within its global reach.

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Digital Marketing/SEO

Highly capable marketing manager with 8+ years experience, seeking to leverage proven leadership and strategy skills to grow revenue.

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IT Business Analysis

Experienced professional with comprehensive strategic planning and implementation skills. Innovative problem solver, with the ability to see the business and technical sides of a problem.

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IT Project Management

Experienced in overseeing software projects, detailed oriented,a team player, Effective at managing all phases of the project life cycle, from planning through deployment.

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Testimonial

Feedback from the People I have worked with

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Tade Adeogun
Founder, TA Ventures

We thank Ridbay for the wonderful job in helping us develop our website. He was professional, excellent and hard working. Thanks to him, we were able to achieve our goal on time, and we look forward to continue working with him in the future.

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Mr. Busayo
CEO, Almond Group

I will admit - originally the thought of outsourcing scared the hell out of me. As a business owner I am used to control and always having my finger on the pulse of my employees and contractors. Ridwan has delivered great results and has convinced me of the value of outsourcing. I have really enjoyed working with Ridwan and he can really deliver outstanding results.

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Busari Muhammed
Manager, Amoks Kitchen

After evaluating a few outsourcers I decided to work with Ridwan because of his professional approach and ability to make changes to what we wanted. I am very satisfied with our engagement and would consider working together on future projects too. I appreciate his promptness, quality of work, IT expertise and would recommend his services.

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