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name: "Michael Obaniwa (Olumide Michael Obaniwa)"
role: "Full-Stack Developer, Entrepreneur & Project Manager"
location: "Lagos, Nigeria"
status: "CEO & Co-Founder @ UPCO Nigeria | Open to select collaborations"
education: "BSc Computer Science, Ambrose Alli University"
certifications:
- "HubSpot Digital Marketing"
- "Google Analytics (GA4)"
interests:
- "EdTech, HealthTech & scalable web/mobile apps"
- "Admin systems, dashboards & multi-portal platforms"
- "AI-assisted tools and productivity workflows"
- "Startup building, product strategy & fundraising"
values:
- "Write code that is readable, testable, and maintainable"
- "Ship, learn, iterate"
- "Build things that solve real problems for real people"- 🚀 What I do: I build and run full-stack web & mobile platforms — from EdTech and school management systems to healthtech and fintech-adjacent tools — wearing both the founder and the developer hat.
- 🏢 Where I work:
- CEO & Co-Founder, UPCO Nigeria — an EdTech platform for Nigerian job seekers, students, and entrepreneurs
- Project Manager & Developer, Springbase — a multi-portal school management platform (student, parent, admin dashboards)
- Project Manager & Web Developer, ShopMaster
- Project Manager, King of CMS Consulting — including work on Figora Health, a cross-border telehealth platform
- DevOps Engineer, Life Analytics
- Mobile Developer, Afretrade
- 🧠 How I think: Strong focus on clean architecture, shipping fast, and building for the user in front of me, whether that's a student, a parent, or a job seeker.
- 🌍 Beyond code: I enjoy exploring online monetization models, mentoring, and figuring out how to make ambitious products work with lean teams.
{
"languages": ["JavaScript", "TypeScript", "Python", "PHP", "Dart"],
"frontend": ["React", "Next.js", "Flutter", "Tailwind CSS", "Bootstrap"],
"backend": ["Node.js", "Express", "Django", "Laravel"],
"databases": ["MySQL", "MongoDB", "Firebase", "Supabase"],
"cms_&_nocode": ["WordPress", "Elementor"],
"devOps_&_hosting": ["Vercel", "Render", "AWS (basics)"],
"tools": ["Git", "GitHub", "Linux", "VS Code", "Cursor", "Figma"]
}- Building: UPCO Nigeria — growing our EdTech platform, content, and community for Nigerian job seekers and entrepreneurs.
- Maintaining: Springbase — a full-stack, multi-portal school management system (React, Node.js, MongoDB, Express, Tailwind CSS).
- Exploring: Application architecture, scalable multi-tenant systems, and go-to-market strategy for early-stage products.
- Learning: Deeper patterns for state management, API design, and fundraising for African startups.
- GitHub: @ObaniwaMichael
- Portfolio: kingmaker-ten.vercel.app
- Open to: strategic collaborations, freelance/contract projects, and MSc/research conversations.
If you're working on something exciting in EdTech, HealthTech, or scalable web platforms and need a developer who can also think like a founder, I'd be happy to chat.