Recognition
Awards, education, and the organizations I work with, kept as a plain record with certificates linked where they exist.
Awards
MIPAD
Named in the global Top 40 Under 40 of the Most Influential People of African Descent, Business & Entrepreneurship category, in support of the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent.
Official listing ↗Qiantang District Government, Hangzhou
Recognised under the Qiantang District high-level talent programme in Hangzhou, Q2 category, a municipal designation for skilled professionals assessed as contributing to the district technology base.
Engineering award earned during the Hangzhou years, after moving from frontend to fullstack to senior software engineer inside twelve months.
Tencent
Silver placing at a global AI hackathon hosted by Tencent in Shenzhen, competing and presenting in Mandarin.
IEEE Computer Society
The IEEE Computer Society credential for practising software engineering professionals. Certificate no. 0008437, valid April 2026 to April 2029.
Certificate ↗Chinese Testing International
The highest level of the standard Chinese proficiency examination, certifying professional working fluency.
Pride of Africa
Recognition of outstanding achievement by young Africans on the global stage.
Affiliations
Thematic Working Group Member
Contributing to the continental agenda on artificial intelligence policy and capability.
Website ↗President
Leading the Nigerian community in one of the world’s most important technology hubs.
Website ↗Founder & Chair
The community connecting African and diaspora engineers with the Shenzhen technology ecosystem.
Member
The private global network of friends of France, connecting expatriates and francophiles worldwide.
Website ↗Credentials are one half of the record. The other half is what independent outlets have written: see the press coverage.
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