Abou B.

Abou B.

Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
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About Me

Abou has 8+ years of experience participating in the full software development lifecycle from planning to launch. He specializes in creating full-stack applications using Ruby on Rails with a focus on API development and integration, implementation of business components, and application support. Abou attaches great importance to communication and quality of work to guarantee successful collaboration.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior Ruby on Rails Developer
2021 - Present (3 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participating in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensuring that features are being delivered efficiently and on time.

NGSER
NGSER
Back-end RoR Developer
2016 - 2021 (5 years)
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
  • Architected a payment gateway using Ruby on Rails and Passenger, integrated with 10+ payment services.

  • Built and maintained the core application for the website of the Côte d’Ivoire national lottery using Ruby on Rails, Redis, Puma, and Resque, integrated with more than 3 partner APIs.

  • Engineered and launched the core application for Côte d’Ivoire national electricity company using Ruby on Rails, Redis, Puma, and Resque to digitize and automate the company's in-person services.

  • Developed an API for mobile carriers and banks to enable their clients to pay health insurance fees.

Xikka
Xikka
Web Developer
2016 - 2016
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
  • Developed an RoR module that manages thousands of customer invoices and allows for timely payment of bills.

  • Led the app demo to several financial institutions to secure investment prior to launching the services.

  • Wrote a user guide for POS agents, highlighting the entire user experience.

MAYE AGENCY​
MAYE AGENCY​
Web Developer
2016 - 2016
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
  • Developed and customized modules for PrestaShop online stores, matching client requirements and expectations.

  • Used PHP to troubleshoot bugs occurring in client apps like eCommerce platforms and other web applications.

  • Customized a PrestaShop default search bar to display results based on products already bought and products saved under "My Favorite" option.

Freelance
Freelance
Web Developer
2016 - Present (8 years)
Remote
  • Building applications for clients in various industries.

  • Delivering coding classes for students at Codementor.

RubyRuby on Rails (RoR) RESTDockerCI/CD

Portfolio

Software Developer - Laravel Shop
Software Developer - Laravel Shop

Laravel Shop is a flexible way to add shop functionality to Laravel 5.1. Aimed to be the eCommerce solution for artisans, Laravel Shop adds shopping carts, orders, and payments to a new or existing project, transforming any model into a shoppable item. It also supports OmniPay PayPal. The current version includes shop items (transforms existing models into shoppable items that can be added to cart and orders), cart, orders, transactions, payment gateways support, PayPal, events.

Ruby on Rails Developer - Rails for Zombies 2 App
Ruby on Rails Developer - Rails for Zombies 2 App

This app is a mixup of all code in the Slides combined with all code in the Challenges. It's admittedly a bit of a mutt, but hopefully, it will prove useful if you want to start playing around with a Rails app. However, if you want to start building your own application, you're best starting from scratch.

Software Developer - Pantone Light
Software Developer - Pantone Light

Pantone Light is an Arduino project with TCS230D color sensor and RGB LEDs. Arduino library dependencies include RGB Converter (to convert RGB to HSV), TimerOne (to use timer easily), and ShiftPWM (to drive RGB LEDs with shift registers).

Ruby on Rails Developer - APIs on a Rails Tutorial
Ruby on Rails Developer - APIs on a Rails Tutorial

A tutorial on how to build REST APIs with Rails. The repository structure is broken down into 10 branches that match the 10 chapters of the tutorial. (http://apionrails.icalialabs.com/book/)

Education

Engineer's Degree, Information Systems
Engineer's Degree, Information Systems
Centre d'Etudes de Formation en Informatique et Visio Enseignement (C.E.F.I.V.E.)
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
BSc Information Technology
BSc Information Technology
Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny
2009 - 2012 (3 years)