Afolabi Abass

Afolabi Abass has a strong background in software development and engineering. Afolabi is currently working as an Engineering Team Lead at Worksome since March 2023. Prior to this role, they were a Senior Full Stack Engineer at Worksome from March 2022 to March 2023. Afolabi also founded Init Africa in November 2018, where they served as the Founder. At Init Africa, they focused on developing SaaS products to improve business processes, and specifically created a product called Element Photo to assist photographers.

Before that, Afolabi worked as a Senior Full Stack Developer at SalesChamp from January 2021 to March 2022. At SalesChamp, they collaborated on building and deploying software features, oversaw technical direction through code reviews, and assisted in the hiring process. Afolabi also worked as a Full Stack Developer at Amygdalab Ltd. from January 2021 to April 2021.

Afolabi has experience as a Back End Developer at Coalition Technologies from May 2018 to February 2021. In this role, they were responsible for managing and optimizing internally built and SaaS products, primarily using PHP, Laravel, and JavaScript. Afolabi also practiced Test Driven Development in an Agile-based environment.

Prior to that, Afolabi worked as a Web Developer at Cregital from November 2018 to November 2019, where they led the development of the SaaS product Disha and successfully launched two products with over 10,000 users. Afolabi previously worked as a Web Developer at Cregital from October 2017 to April 2018, where they contributed to building custom product and website applications for clients.

Afolabi began their career as a Summer Engineering Intern at E.ON UK in various roles. In 2012, they worked on applying condition-monitoring software to concentrated solar panels and wrote their final year thesis on the topic. In 2011, they built thermo-fluid models of solar fields and researched the use of concentrated solar power in solar-rich regions.

Overall, Afolabi Abass has a diverse skill set and experience in software development and engineering, with a focus on SaaS products and web development.

Afolabi Abass has a diverse education history. In 2010, they began their studies at the University of Leicester, where they pursued a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Afolabi successfully completed their degree in 2014.

In 2014, Afolabi continued their academic journey and enrolled in the University of Nottingham. There, they pursued another Master's Degree, this time in Information Technology. Afolabi completed their studies in 2015, deepening their knowledge in the field.

Seeking further advancement in the field of Information Technology, Afolabi joined Udacity in 2017. Afolabi enrolled in a program to become a Full Stack Web Developer and successfully completed it in 2018. This program provided him with the necessary skills and knowledge in web development.

Additionally, Afolabi obtained several certifications to enhance their expertise. In 2020, they received the Triplebyte Certified Generalist Software Engineer certification from Triplebyte. In the same year, they also acquired certifications in Node.js: Microservices, and React.js from LinkedIn. In 2022, they further expanded their knowledge by obtaining a certification in GraphQL, also from LinkedIn.