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Rowland I. Ekemezie

VP of Engineering at Circus

Rowland I. Ekemezie has extensive experience in engineering and software development roles. Currently, they are serving as the VP of Engineering at Circus where they lead system design, integration with third-party platforms, and product roadmap execution. Prior to this, they worked as a Director at Stackflo.

Rowland I.'searlier experience includes working as an Engineering Lead at GitStart Community, where they built the GitStart platform, led global developer network expansion, and hired over 40 developers. Rowland I. also built the MVP of the Murcul Platform for YCombinator S19.

Before that, Rowland worked as a Hackhands Expert at HackHands, providing comprehensive online programming help. Rowland I. also worked as a Consultant at Andela, designing systems, providing technical consultancy services, leading open-source projects, and building curricula for developers. Additionally, they served as a Software Developer at Andela, working with world-class software developers and deploying them to various companies.

Rowland also has experience as a Senior React Consultant at Catholic Singles, where they led front-end development and architectural design. Rowland I. worked as a Software Engineer at 2U, building and maintaining a static content generator, integrating communication mechanisms, and managing infrastructure upgrades.

Early in their career, they served as a Graduate Intern at ANAMBRA Broadcasting Service. Overall, Rowland I. Ekemezie has demonstrated expertise in engineering, software development, leadership, and system design throughout their work experience.

Rowland I. Ekemezie obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, where they studied from 2008 to 2012. They also earned a Higher National Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Federal Polytechnic Oko. In terms of additional certifications, Rowland has obtained several qualifications including "Terraform: From Beginner to Master with Examples in AWS" from Educative, Inc. in October 2021, "AWS Cloud Developer" from Udacity in June 2021, "Learn Kubernetes: A Deep Dive" from Educative, Inc. in January 2021, "Verified International Academic Qualifications" from World Education Services in August 2020, and "OpenJS Foundation: JavaScriptLandia" from The Linux Foundation in December 2020.

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  • VP of Engineering

    July, 2021 - present