Programming
Victor Akinode
Software Engineer And AI Engineer
Lagos
Summary
Victor Akinode is the Founder and CEO of Veenode Technologies Ltd (data-driven product development and marketing agency that innovates, creates, and supports with digital experiences and professionalism that grow products exceptionally and help brands communicate strategically and effectively in a way that captures customers' attention, create customers retention and dive drive sales) and Telneting Communications, a fintech product
Due to my passion for technology - most especially artificial intelligence and software engineering, academic research, and African businesses’ growth and economic expansion, I have contributed and still contributing to the development and advancement of African Languages at Masakhane - a grassroots organization whose mission is to strengthen and spur Natural Language Processing research. I have as well developed and managed over 15 software that provide solutions to business problems and comfort for customers pain-points.
I have as well received academic awards in his career and has participated in both academic and tech competitions where he emerged as one of the best.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Product Manager
Telneting Communications
Abeokuta
09.2022 - Current
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
- Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
- Boosted customer base penetration using creative promotional approaches.
- Liaised with clients to better understand business needs and current market landscape.
- Monitored market trends and competitor performance to update promotional strategies.
Startup Founder
Veenode Technologies Ltd.
Lagos
01.2022 - Current
- Studied market to determine optimal pricing of goods and capitalize on emerging opportunities.
- Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
- Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
- Developed strong partnerships with other businesses to allow for collaboration and more significant opportunities for growth.
- Directed market expansions to propel business forward, meet changing customer needs.
- Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-driven company culture to lead industry innovations.
- Led recruitment and development of strategic alliances to maximize utilization of existing talent and capabilities.
- Negotiated terms of business acquisitions to increase business base and solidify market presence.
Data Scientist
Subcity Technologies
Akure
12.2022 - 04.2023
- Utilized advanced querying, visualization and analytics tools to analyze and process complex data sets.
- Worked with stakeholders to develop quarterly roadmaps based on impact, effort and test coordinations.
- Identified, measured and recommended improvement strategies for KPIs across business areas.
- Built company A/B testing frameworks to test model quality.
- Set up SQL database on cloud servers to store client data for query analysis.
- Extracted and assessed data from databases to drive improvement of product development and business strategies and processes.
- Developed intricate algorithms based on deep-dive statistical analysis and predictive data modeling.
Product Manager
Setsub Technologies
Lagos
08.2022 - 02.2023
- Managed the development and evolution of a product and acquired over 25,000 users in a single month.
- Coordinated project planning and execution with team members and team leads.
- Documented user stories, specifications, and product features into detailed work order to communicate across teams and build mandatory requirements.
- Prioritized roadmap in order to achieve product goals and metrics.
- Collaborated with sales, marketing, and support teams to launch products on time and within budget.
- Reviewed sales, customer concerns, and new opportunities to drive business strategy at weekly planning sessions.
- Thrived in fast-paced, highly-adept team to develop and prioritize product features and build product roadmap.
AI Engineer
Masakhane
Saarbrücken
05.2021 - 02.2023
- Built a Named Entity Recognition System and published a paper on which got accepted as one of the best papers in the field of Natural Language Processing
- Built a Text-to-Speech System for over (6) six different African Languages including Yoruba and Hausa Language and published a paper on it.
- Worked with different professors and academic doctors from different international universities across the world
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish.
- Developed strong organizational and communication skills through courseworks and volunteer
Software Engineer
Shop100
Port-Harcourt
03.2021 - 12.2021
- Coordinated with other engineers to evaluate and improve software and hardware interfaces.
- Reviewed project specifications and designed technology solutions that met or exceeded performance expectations.
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Participated in architecture, design and implementation of back-end features using C++, C#, Lua and Python.
- Collaborated with management, internal and development partners regarding software application design status and project progress.
- Represented software applications engineering team during large and complex development projects.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Federal University Oye-Ekiti
Ekiti State 01.2017 - 01.2023
Software Engineering Degree - Software Engineering
Aptech Institute
Abeokuta, Nigeria 03.2021 - 11.2023
Skills
Research and trend analysis
undefinedCertification
CM - Certified Manager Certification
Interests
Speaking
Mentoring
Timeline
Data Scientist
Subcity Technologies
12.2022 - 04.2023
Certified [Software Engineer], [Udemy]
11-2022
Certified [Software Engineer], [Aptech Institute, Nigeria]
11-2022
Product Manager
Telneting Communications
09.2022 - Current
Product Manager
Setsub Technologies
08.2022 - 02.2023
CM - Certified Manager Certification
05-2022
Startup Founder
Veenode Technologies Ltd.
01.2022 - Current
AI Engineer
Masakhane
05.2021 - 02.2023
Software Engineer
Shop100
03.2021 - 12.2021
Software Engineering Degree - Software Engineering
Aptech Institute
03.2021 - 11.2023
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
Federal University Oye-Ekiti
01.2017 - 01.2023
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