ASHLEY OLIKA

• Led product strategy and execution across ecosystem-defining projects such as Airbills Pay, Verxio Protocol, Nectarfi, Hey Solana, Ribh Finance, Chatter Fi, and 150+ more teams building on Solana in Nigeria.
• Spearheaded business development initiatives that connected African builders with global Solana partners(KAST, SNS Redot Pay), resulting in increased adoption and funding opportunities.
• Designed and facilitated multi-day founder workshops covering AI, DePIN, Stablecoins, Web3 gaming, and regulatory resilience, tailored for African crypto entrepreneurs.
• Organized and judged pitch competitions that accelerated the go-to-market motion for Solana-native startups.
• Built internal product pipelines and scalable playbooks to support Solana hackathons, community research.
• Prepared founders to pitch effectively in front of global VCs through 1:1 feedback sessions, pitch clinics, and storytelling workshops; also handled strategic communications between builders, ecosystem partners, and funding sources.
• Represented SuperteamNG as a keynote speaker, panelist, and judge at major ecosystem events, including the Nigerian Stablecoin Summit.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with engineering, marketing, and global Superteam leads to launch high-impact initiatives that onboard users and developers to the Solana ecosystem.

• Building Kalo, a crypto-native reality TV companion app for fans to engage, predict, and interact with reality shows through fractional bets, live polls, and community commentary.
• Designed and launched the MVP, blending social gaming mechanics with prediction markets, while ensuring a strong focus on entertainment over gambling.
• Integrated real-time engagement layers for live events, enhancing user retention and creating new monetization streams for influencers and show producers.
• Won 5th place at the Radar Hackathon (Lagos Local Demo Day), validating the product vision and earning early traction within the crypto x entertainment crossover space.
• Led user research, UI/UX direction, and product development while forming partnerships with local creators, community managers, and early Solana adopters.
• Defined the go-to-market strategy and began onboarding alpha users from fan communities across West Africa.

• Team Lead for the development of a Visitor Management System under the T&D department.
• Team lead & lead programmer on the Performance Management System that will be used to evaluate all employees for promotion.
• Member Publicity & Outreach Team.
• Consistently met project deadlines by effectively managing time and prioritizing tasks according to importance.
• Analyzed proposed technical solutions based on customer requirements.

• Led the creation of an AI-powered video-to-thumbnail generator with text-to-video functionality.
• Conducted extensive market research and competitor analysis to refine the product's unique value.
• Defined and implemented core features for the MVP within 2 weeks, managing both frontend and backend tasks.
• Selected and integrated AI models (e.g., Runway ML) for video and image processing.
• Developed user stories and acceptance criteria to guide cross-functional teams.
• Validated product assumptions using industry research to ensure user adoption and scalability.
• Collaborated extensively with cross-functional teams to drive seamless integration efforts for end-to-end system optimization.

• Worked with a team on a scientific calculator built with Java.
• Working experience with Java, C++ & C Technologies used: debugged in Java and ran serverside maintenance with Java.NET.
• Utilized version control systems like Git effectively managing changes over time allowing for seamless collaboration among team members.
• Collaborated with software engineers to develop and test application procedures for system efficiency.

• Rotated in multiple departments: Diagnostics, Maintenance, Customer Service.
• Team Lead for all diagnostic and maintenance intern teams.
• Technologies used: OBDWiz, FORScan.
• Developed technical skills through training and shadowing experienced professionals.
• Performed calculations according to standard procedures.
• Assisted senior engineers in designing and developing mechanical systems for improved functionality and costeffectiveness.

• Team Lead for an automated door project done with python.
• Collaborated with software engineers to develop and test application procedures for system efficiency.
• Utilized version control systems like Git effectively managing changes over time allowing for seamless collaboration among team members.
• Demonstrated time management, organizational, prioritization and planning skills by successfully handling tasks, projects and priorities.

• Degree Awarded with B.Eng (Hons)
• Recipient of Service Award, 1st Semester, 2022
• Development of a color based sortation conveyor - Research Project
• GPA: 3.8
• Elected to Sports Director for NUESA in 2021
• Elected Captain of Basketball Team
• Elected to Hostel Representative for Student Representative Council in 2025
• Elected Class President 2018-2023

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GPA: 3