about

BIOGRAPHY

I was born in Kenya which is a small country on the east coast of Africa, we moved to the US when I was in middle school, even though English is an official language in Kenya it was still very difficult to assimilate to a new culture especially when kids make fun of your accent and name. But I did not let that stop me I was lucky enough to attend a magnet high school that had programs focused on aviation and computer science which drew and nurtured my interest in aviation and programming which ultimately shaped who I am today.

Three words to describe me are hardworking, caring, and curious

SKILLS

Ruby on Rails
Java
Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
React.js
Next.js
SCSS
Tailwind CSS
MongoDB
SQL (PostgreSQL, SQLite)
Node.js
Nest.js
Express.js
Spring Boot
GraphQL
Apollo
Redux
Framer Motion
Three.js
WebGL
Webpack
Vite
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
Firebase
Git
Figma

EXPERIENCE

T2 Software Engineer

Led modernization of legacy mainframe backend to Java/Node.js microservices, deployed on Azure, enabling real-time data transfer (reducing latency from 24-hour batch cycles to less than 1s).

Architected enterprise-level microservices for risk servicing, driving $7.3B devided payout to the policy owners (in 2024 year).

Integrated Dynatrace for system monitoring, improving API health visibility and reducing production issue resolution time by 40%.

Worked in an Agile team that practiced peer programming and review each other’s work

2024 - Present
Northwestern Mutual
T1 Software Enginee

Learned mainframe development using PL/1 and JCl was ready to get my first ticket after only 3 weeks

Led the design and development of multiple enterprise-level microservice applications for risk servicing team, resulting in an $2.7 billion increase in revenue from 2022-2023 year.

Worked in an Agile team that practiced peer programming and review each other’s work

2022 - 2024
Northwestern Mutual