Abou B.

Abou B.

Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

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About Me

Abou has 6+ 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 a successful collaboration.

Work history

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

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

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

NGSER
NGSER
Back-End Ruby on Rails Developer
2016 - Present (8 years)
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  • Architected a payment gateway, using Ruby on Rails and Passenger, which integrates with 10+ payment services. Developed an API for mobile carriers and banks giving their client the ability to pay fees for their health insurance.

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

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

Xikka
Xikka
Web Developer
2016 - 2016
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  • Developed a module using Ruby on Rails, that manages thousands of customer invoices and allows them to pay their bills on time.

  • Led the demo of the application to several financial institutions in order to get secure investment prior to launching our services.

  • Wrote Xikka's user guide for POS agents highlighting the entire user experience.

MAYE AGENCY​
MAYE AGENCY​
Web Developer
2015 - 2016 (1 year)
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  • Developed and customized modules for Prestashop online stores, matching clients requirements and expectations.

  • Used PHP to troubleshoot bugs occurring in clients applications, such as e-commerce platforms and other web applications.

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

Portfolio

Ruby on Rails Developer - market_place_api
Ruby on Rails Developer - market_place_api

Api's on Rails tutorial repo - this is the repo built with http://apionrails.icalialabs.com/book/, a tutorial on how to build REST API's with Rails. Repo structure -The repository structure is broken down into 10 branches that match the 10 chapters of the tutorial.

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 the code in the Slides combined with all the 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 - Laravel Shop
Software Developer - Laravel Shop

Laravel Shop is a flexible way to add shop functionality to Laravel 5.1. Aimed to be the e-commerce solution for artisans. Laravel shop adds shopping carts, orders, and payments to your new or existing project; letting you transform any model into a shoppable item. It also supports Paypal Omnipay. 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.

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 an RGBConverter (allows to convert RGB to HSV), TimerOne (allows to use timer easily), ShiftPWM (allows to drive RGB Leds with shift registers).

Education

Master of Computer Science
Master of Computer Science
Centre d'Etudes de Formation en Informatique et Visio Enseignement (C.E.F.I.V.E.)
2017 - 2018 (1 year)
 BSc Computer Science​
BSc Computer Science​
Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny
2009 - 2012 (3 years)
Ruby on Rails Mentor
Ruby on Rails Mentor
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