Software Developer

Emmanuel Akpan

Creating focused tools with sharp UX and reliable systems.

About

Focused on products with real stakes.

I am a product-minded engineer who combines UX clarity with system thinking. My niche is translating messy workflows into crisp experiences that people trust.

I care about speed, but never at the cost of reliability. The work is driven by the belief that well-designed tools create momentum for teams and communities.

Projects

Where ideas turn into shipped results.

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Acadeva

A student workspace that combines study materials, scheduling, and collaboration into one connected system.

Next.jsMobileNode.js

Square One Portal

Mission Control, the captive portal members land on when they join the workspace WiFi, for subscriptions, usage, and lunch.

Next.jsNode.jsCaptive Portal

Square One Website

The public site for PY50's Uyo workspace, covering passes, the resident community, and daily lunch.

Next.jsReactTailwind

PY50 Website

The admissions site for a Uyo tech academy training web, backend, product design, and motion graphics cohorts.

Next.jsReactTailwind

Rhubarb GUI

A desktop GUI for Rhubarb Lip Sync that simplifies generating lip sync data from audio files.

PythonPyQt5GUI

UNIUYO SUG Website

A centralized platform for student union updates, announcements, and communication across the University of Uyo.

ReactChakra UI

Skills

My working stack for building reliable software.

Frontend/Mobile

Next.jsReactTailwindIonicCapacitorChakra UI

Backend

NodeFlaskFirebaseRESTGo

Tools

GitGitHubFirebaseDockerOpenRouter

AI/ML

Prompt engineeringRAGAgentic AI Design

Achievements

Notable wins and measurable impact.

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2025 • 1st runner up

DevEast Business Pitch

Pitched Acadeva, a comprehensive platform where uni students can find sstudy materials.

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2025 • 1st runner up

Avalanche Team1 BUIDLCAMP

Built AvaBid, an NFT bidding platform that allows users to place bids on NFTs.

2024 • 1st & 2nd Place

GDGoC UNIUYO Tech Ignite

Built 2 AI study tools: An Quiz generator from PDFs and an interactive AI study platform.

Experience

Real work, real shipping.

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2026 - Present

IT Support Personnel

ECEWS

Maintained IT infrastructure for a Nigerian NGO delivering healthcare, education, and economic empowerment programs.

2025 - Present

Dev Co Lead

GDGoC UNIUYO

Co-led a Google-backed student developer community, organizing tech workshops and events at UNIUYO.

2024 - Present

Software Developer

Acadeva Limited

Developed features for an AI-powered academic platform serving Nigerian students with study tools.

Certifications

Credentials that back my technical abilities.

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AI Literacy

IBM SkillsBuild

AI Fundamentals

IBM SkillsBuild

IGCSE

Cambridge Assessment International Education

Writing

Insights from experience and curiosity.

Essays on product design, engineering, learning, and building in constraint.

Apr 2026

Designing for Real Constraints

Building products that actually work in mobile-first markets, where bandwidth, power, and device limitations define real user experience.

Apr 2026

The Future of Study Materials in Nigerian Universities

Why study materials in Nigerian universities are fragmented today, and how course-based systems are shaping a more structured learning.

Dec 2025

Information Overload and the Future of Learning

Why having more information isn’t making us smarter, and what building Acadeva taught me about how learning actually needs to evolve.

Contact

Make it easy to reach me.

Open to collaborations, product partnerships, and focused builds.

emmanuel@acadeva.xyz

linkedin.com/in/emmanuelekopimo

GitHub

github.com/emmanuelekopimo

Twitter

@emmanuelekopimo

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