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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Wayne Gakuo - Portfolio</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style/style.css">
<script src="https://use.fontawesome.com/a71e5ce1d6.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<nav>
<p>Wayne Gakuo</p>
<div style="display: flex;">
<ul>
<li><a id="home-anchor" href="#">Home</a></li>
<li><a id="exp-anchor" href="#experience">Experience</a></li>
<li><a id="proj-anchor" href="#projects">Projects</a></li>
<li><a id="stack-anchor" href="#tech-stack">Tech Stack</a></li>
<li><a id="comm-anchor" href="#communities">Communities</a></li>
<li><a id="edu-anchor" href="#education">Education</a></li>
</ul>
<button class="mode theme-toggle-btn" onClick="toggleTheme()">
<i id="icon" class="fa fa-moon-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</button>
<button class="burger" id="burger">
☰
</button>
</div>
</nav>
<div class="profile">
<img src="assets/img/profile_potrait.png" alt="">
<div class="bio-text">
<h2>About Me</h2><span></span>
<p>Google Developer Expert for Angular | Senior Frontend Engineer | Lead @ Angular Kenya | Lead @ GDG Pwani | Co-Organizer @ GDG Nairobi </p>
<p> I am a Google Developer Expert in Angular and a Senior Frontend Engineer with 6+ years of experience
in software development. I am dedicated to mastering best practices for architecting software with a
focus on scalability, maintainability, and user needs. Outside of my professional work, I lead GDG Pwani,
a community of passionate developers interested in Google technologies across the Kenyan Coastal Region.
Additionally, I lead Angular Kenya, a community designed to train aspiring developers to become proficient
Angular developers.</p>
<div class="social-media">
<i class="fa fa-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/waynegakuo/"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">LinkedIn</a></i>
<i class="fa fa-twitter" aria-hidden="true"><a href="https://x.com/wayne_gakuo" target="_blank"
rel="noopener">X (formerly Twitter)</a></i>
<i class="fa fa-github" aria-hidden="true"><a href="https://github.com/waynegakuo" target="_blank"
rel="noopener">GitHub</a></i>
<i class="fa fa-download" aria-hidden="true"><a
href="https://waynegakuo.netlify.app/assets/resume/Wayne_Gakuo_Resume.pdf" target="_blank"
rel="noopener">Résumé</a></i>
<i class="fa fa-envelope" aria-hidden="true"><a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank"
rel="noopener">Email Me</a></i>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="featured-videos-section">
<h2>Media Feature</h2><span></span>
<div class="featured-videos">
<div class="featured">
<iframe style="border-radius: 5px;" width="480" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TVOozawQsj4"
frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
<div class="featured">
<iframe style="border-radius: 5px;" width="480" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/trpNISDTyXs?si=PQLZls8NfcGgxWVs"
frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
<div class="featured">
<iframe style="border-radius: 5px;" width="480" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EQyHXDnCqmg?si=sI42eM1DKpGVQkTs"
frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture"
allowfullscreen></iframe>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="experience" id="experience">
<h2>Experience</h2><span></span>
<div class="experience-container">
<div class="exp">
<span class="role"><i class="fa fa-laptop" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Frontend Engineer & Project Lead</span>
<span class="company"><i class="fa fa-building-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Sky.Garden, Nairobi - Kenya</span>
<span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
July 2021 - Present</span>
<span class="date">
<i class="fa fa-stack-overflow" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Angular, TypeScript, Cypress
</span>
<p class="description">I spearheaded the redesign of the Sky.Garden marketplace, implementing the company's
Design System and optimizing application performance (60% reduction in loading times),
improved product search indexing efficiency by 30%, and led the company's technical
strategy, advocating for a monorepo architecture to scale product development across
multiple markets.</p><br>
</div>
<div class="exp">
<span class="role"><i class="fa fa-laptop" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Frontend Developer</span>
<span class="company"><i class="fa fa-building-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Cobiro, Warsaw-Poland (Remote)</span>
<span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
June 2021 - July 2022</span>
<span class="date">
<i class="fa fa-stack-overflow" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Angular, TypeScript, Jest
</span>
<p class="description">I developed core features for Cobiro’s no-code website builder,
empowering over 350,000 users to launch online businesses with integrated Google Ads,
while also designed and implemented Cobiro's UI Design System, increasing developer
productivity by 50%.</p><br>
</div>
<div class="exp">
<span class="role"><i class="fa fa-laptop" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Frontend Developer</span>
<span class="company"><i class="fa fa-building-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Edventures, Sweden (Remote)</span>
<span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Feb 2021 - June 2021</span>
<span class="date">
<i class="fa fa-stack-overflow" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Angular, TypeScript, NgRx, TailwindCSS, Firebase
</span>
<p class="description">I developed user-facing features using Angular for a flagship
e-learning platform designed to empower 100 million youths through entrepreneurship
education and guidance.<br>
</div>
<div class="exp">
<span class="role"><i class="fa fa-laptop" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Frontend Engineer (Contract)</span>
<span class="company"><i class="fa fa-building-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Foondi Tech, Kenya</span>
<span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
July 2020 - Mar 2021</span>
<span class="date">
<i class="fa fa-stack-overflow" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Angular, TypeScript, Firebase, MPesa Payments
</span>
<p class="description">Designed and built a loan management system meant to be used by
1500 small businesses and individual loan applicants in Kenya.
The system eliminates the barrier of having SMEs and SACCOs do loan
applications for their customers and instead have the customers themselves
apply for loans in the comfort of their seats, wherever they are.<br>
</div>
<div class="exp">
<span class="role"><i class="fa fa-laptop" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Frontend Engineer</span>
<span class="company"><i class="fa fa-building-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
GCSP, Kenya</span>
<span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
June 2020 - Mar 2021</span>
<span class="date">
<i class="fa fa-stack-overflow" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Angular, TypeScript, Firebase
</span>
<p class="description">I developed and implemented the GCSP app, a platform connecting global
community learners with expert tutors for on-demand learning, and collaborated with
a cross-functional Engineering and Design teams to ensure seamless product development
and user experience.<br>
</div>
<div class="exp">
<span class="role"><i class="fa fa-laptop" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Software Engineer & Technical Lead</span>
<span class="company"><i class="fa fa-building-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
MySpace Properties, Kenya</span>
<span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Feb 2020 - July 2020</span>
<span class="date">
<i class="fa fa-stack-overflow" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Angular, TypeScript, Firebase
</span>
<p class="description">I built a real-estate platform in Kenya, designed to reduce
the property transaction times from 90 days to 60 days, connecting property owners,
agents, and buyers, and developed an in-house application using Angular and Firebase
to allow property managers to track customer real-estate inquiries.</p>
</div>
<div class="exp">
<span class="role"><i class="fa fa-laptop" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Remote Software Developer</span>
<span class="company"><i class="fa fa-building-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Knackapp</span>
<span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Oct 2019 - January 2020</span>
<span class="date">
<i class="fa fa-stack-overflow" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Angular, TypeScript
</span>
<p class="description">I revamped the KnackApp business platform,
which is used in over 100 countries and available in 20+ languages,
by improving user and onboarding experiences with Angular, HTML, TypeScript,
and SASS. KnackApp leverages brain science, game theory,
computer and data science, digital UX,
and machine learning to help individuals discover their natural talents.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="projects" id="projects">
<h2>Notable Projects</h2><span></span>
<div class="project-section">
<div class="content">
<div class="sky-garden background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>Sky.Garden</h3>
<p>SkyGarden is an e-commerce platform built for African businesses. Business
owners who want to use the platform download the Sky.Garden Merchant App
either from Google Play or the App Store and set up an account.</p>
<a href="https://sky.garden/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="sky-tickets background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>Sky Tickets</h3>
<p>SkyTickets is a ticketing platform built for event organizers.
Organizers who want to use the platform can create an account, upload events,
manage and sell tickets directly to customers through the website.</p>
<a href="https://skytickets.ke/tickets" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="enone-loan-app background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>Loan Management System</h3>
<p>A loan management system meant to streamline the loan application
process for 1500 small businesses and individuals in Kenya. The goal is to empower
customers to apply for loans directly, regardless of location, removing the traditional
reliance on SMEs and SACCOs as intermediaries.</p>
<a href="https://enonecustomer.netlify.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="edvntrs-info background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>Edventures Official Website</h3>
<p>A one-stop comprehensive platform where aspiring and current
entrepreneurs can explore and engage with Edventures' offerings.
Learn about Edventures' mission, discover the range of services provided,
and sign up for personalized entrepreneurship coaching.</p>
<a href="https://edventures-web.netlify.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="edvntrs-anna background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>Edventures - Entrepreneurship with Anna</h3>
<p>This site provides an in-depth look at the comprehensive
entrepreneurship coaching program. Learn how the domain-specific
virtual assistant, Anna, empowers entrepreneurs and organizations with personalized support,
expert guidance, data-driven insights, and strategic guidance to fuel business growth.</p>
<a href="https://edventures.netlify.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="resume-bldr background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>Online Resume Builder</h3>
<p>This project focused on developing a user-friendly resume builder application.
The goal was to create a tool that simplifies the resume creation process,
allowing users to easily input their information and generate
professional-looking resumes.</p>
<a href="https://resumebuild.netlify.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="devfest-app background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>GDG DevFest Kenya 2020</h3>
<p>Official GDG DevFest Kenya site used to provide important information on the
previously held DevFest 2020: schedule, speakers, registration links, recorded sessions & live
chat.</p>
<a href="https://devfestkenya.netlify.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="gcsp-app background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>GCSP Website</h3>
<p>GCSP is an education technology company providing technological tools
to connect learners and tutors on demand. The flagship product,
the GCSP app, connects global learners to professional tutors who can
help the learners learn anything on-demand, anywhere, anytime. </p>
<a href="https://gcspapp.netlify.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="virt-retreat background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>Virtual Retreat</h3>
<p>A website providing user registration and authorized access to expert videos
and content for a virtual retreat focused on achieving abundance in wealth and
wellbeing.</p>
<a href="https://virtualretreat.netlify.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="weather-app background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>Weather Forecast</h3>
<p>A simple Weather Forecast app built using Angular, Tailwind CSS, OpenWeather API & HERE Geocoding
API. The project is currently Open-Sourced, ready for use for the community.</p>
<a href="https://openforecast.netlify.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="myspace-enq background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>MySpace Properties Enquiries</h3>
<p>This project involved developing an in-house web application using Angular
and Firebase to streamline the tracking and management of customer
inquiries related to real estate property transactions.</p>
<a href="https://customerlist.netlify.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="hack-club background bg-image">
</div>
<div class="footer">
<h3>Hack Club Kenya Mentors Sign-Up</h3>
<p>Used to sign up and automatically email mentors upon registration. Hack Club Kenya is a
nonprofit network of high school programming clubs to teach beginners on how to code.</p>
<a href="https://hackclubkenya.netlify.app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Check it out</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tech-stack" id="tech-stack">
<h2>Tech Stack</h2><span></span>
<div class="stack-imgs">
<img src="assets/img/html5.svg" alt="HTML 5">
<img src="assets/img/css.svg" alt="CSS">
<img src="assets/img/javascript.svg" alt="JavaScript">
<img src="assets/img/typescript.svg" alt="TypeScript">
<img src="assets/img/angular_logo.png" alt="Angular">
<img src="assets/img/firebase_logo.svg" alt="Firebase">
<img src="assets/img/googlecloud.svg" alt="Google Cloud">
</div>
</div>
<div class="communities" id="communities">
<h2>Communities</h2><span></span>
<div class="communities-details">
<div class="details angular-kenya">
<img class="logos" src="assets/img/angular_kenya_logo.png" alt="Angular Kenya Logo">
<span class="role">Lead, Angular Kenya</span>
<p class="description">Angular Kenya is a community of developers passionate about sharing knowledge about the
Angular framework, experiences, best practices, and guidance while learning from others
simultaneously.</p>
<div class="socials">
<i class="fa fa-twitter" aria-hidden="true"><a href="https://x.com/angular_kenya"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a></i>
<i class="fa fa-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"><a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/angular-kenya/" target="_blank"
rel="noopener">LinkedIn</a></i>
</div>
</div>
<div class="details abnrbi">
<img class="logos" src="assets/img/gdg_pwani_logo.png" alt="AnitaB.org Nairobi Logo">
<span class="role">Lead, GDG Pwani</span>
<p class="description">Spearheading developer outreach and support initiatives in Kenya's Coastal region,
fostering a vibrant community, building strategic partnerships, and driving innovation through
Google technologies.</p>
<div class="socials">
<i class="fa fa-twitter" aria-hidden="true"><a href="https://x.com/GDG_Pwani" target="_blank"
rel="noopener">Twitter</a></i>
<i class="fa fa-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/gdg-pwani/"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">LinkedIn</a></i>
</div>
</div>
<div class="details gdgnrbi">
<img class="logos" src="assets/img/gdg_nairobi.png" alt="GDG Nairobi Logo">
<span class="role">Co-Organizer, GDG Nairobi</span>
<p class="description">Organize and create events in Nairobi, Kenya with the aim of spreading knowledge
about technology and
sharing experiences in building user-centered solutions using Google technologies.</p>
<div class="socials">
<i class="fa fa-twitter" aria-hidden="true"><a href="https://x.com/GDG_Nairobi"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter</a></i>
<i class="fa fa-linkedin" aria-hidden="true"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/gdg-nairobi/"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">LinkedIn</a></i>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="education" id="education">
<h2>Education</h2><span></span>
<div class="edu">
<span class="course"><i class="fa fa-book" aria-hidden="true"></i>
BSc. Computer Science</span>
<span class="school"><i class="fa fa-graduation-cap" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Ashesi University, Ghana</span>
<span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Aug 2015 - June 2019</span>
<p class="description">I received a 4-year scholarship from the MasterCard Foundation to study Computer
Science at Ashesi University, Ghana. Through my four years at Ashesi University, apart from academics, I
was involved in various activities including give-back community programs and problem-solving
communities
and/or organization that sought to solve real-world problems with user-centered solutions.</p>
</div>
<div class="edu">
<span class="course"><i class="fa fa-book" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, K.C.S.E.</span>
<span class="school"><i class="fa fa-graduation-cap" aria-hidden="true"></i>
The Aga Khan High School, Mombasa</span>
<span class="date"><i class="fa fa-clock-o" aria-hidden="true"></i>
Jan 2010 - Nov 2013</span>
<p class="description">Through my four years in high school, I was a beneficiary of a USAID Scholarship
under Equity Bank's Wings to Fly Program which sought to sponsor students who came from disadvantaged
backgrounds but academically gifted.</p>
</div>
</div>
<footer>
<span class="footer_desc">Done with ❤ by <a class="git_link" href="https://github.com/waynegakuo"
target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wayne Gakuo</a></span>
</footer>
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