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Joseph Peter Yoofi Brown-Pobee

Joseph Peter Yoofi Brown-Pobee

RND Officer & Sales Rep.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Software Engineer

  • Education

    • Tema International School

      2011 - 2015
      IB Diploma Awarded

      Activities and Societies: Founder and President of School's News Network: The Insight Network. Founder of the Insight Organisation consisting of Insight Photography, Insight Design and the Insight Network. Graphic Designer on the Editorial Board for the School Magazine Grade Representative on the Student Representative Council Year Group Representative on the Student Representative Council 2014/2015 Academic YearMember of Annual School Magazine Editorial Team that helped produce "The Tribe" School magazine to tell the stories of Tema International School and its students while fostering a psychological sense of community

    • Ashesi University

      2015 - 2019
      Bsc. Management Information Systems Management Information Systems, General Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Ashesi Student Council Finance Committee Chairperson Ashesi Student Council Sports Committee Ashesi Design Lab Fellow CEO of on-campus venture Served as a project lead for the Ashesi Design Lab Deep Dives Project which employed design thinking methodologies and ethnographic research to design prototype products for emerging markets in collaboration with Burro Brand and Engineers from Brown University, USA.Formed a key part of the student decision making body, the Ashesi Student Council as the Chairperson of the Finance Committee. Was also previously a member of the Sports Committee of the aforementioned… Show more Served as a project lead for the Ashesi Design Lab Deep Dives Project which employed design thinking methodologies and ethnographic research to design prototype products for emerging markets in collaboration with Burro Brand and Engineers from Brown University, USA.Formed a key part of the student decision making body, the Ashesi Student Council as the Chairperson of the Finance Committee. Was also previously a member of the Sports Committee of the aforementioned Council.Partnered with a 8 colleagues with skills in media and marketing including Graphic Design and Photography among others to render media and marketing services to school based start-ups to give them adequate publicity. Show less

  • Experience

    • Magvlyn Industries, Vaettel Water Company Limited

      May 2015 - Aug 2015
      RND Officer & Sales Rep.

      Pioneered and oversaw the implementation of a new unconventional system as a short term solution to help facilitate the real time collection and collation of data from various depots across Ghana.Played a key role in devising and developing new marketing techniques to increase brand awareness of Vaettel Mineral Water including personally marketing products on marketing rounds.Represented Vaettel in spearheading the Litre of Light Charity Project in partnership with Wings of Hope Charity Organisation. This was very effective in once again increasing Vaettel's brand awareness and promoting corporate social resposibility Show less

    • Ashesi Design Lab

      Jan 2016 - May 2018

      I was the project lead/manager and organizer for Ashesi Design Lab's Blockchain Hackathon 2018. My role as lead over the 5 months involved:- Overseeing the creation of a budget and sponsorship prospectus for companies interested in sponsoring the event- Recruiting teams and individuals to participate in the hackathon - Conceptualizing and designing smaller events in the lead up to the final event in may to educate participants about blockchain technology and application programming.- Organizing logistics for all events - Overseeing the creation of a website and promotional material such as posters and radio interviews to publicize key information about the hackathon and to help with recruitment efforts.- Organizing a webinar with stakeholders to teach participants about the power of blockchain technology Show less Coordinated Deep Dives Social Innovation Project aimed at developing products for emerging markets in collaboration with Burro Brand and engineers from Brown University, USA, using design thinking methodologies and ethnographic research methods.Coordinated and Facilitated communication between 5 Ashesi Design Lab Fellows, 5 Engineers from Brown University and alumni from Rhode Island School of Design to carry out research in rural areas as well as develop prototype solutions to problems identified in aforementioned rural areas.Organized and managed weekly Design Thinking workshops for Fellows to develop creative solutions to project problems.Monitored and Evaluated Fellow Project progress and assess possible directions for moving forward Show less

      • Blockchain Hackathon Project Lead and Organizer

        Jan 2018 - May 2018

      • Design Lab Fellow and Project Management Intern

        Jan 2016 - May 2018

    • Ashesi University

      Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
      Ashesi Innovation Experience Robotics Coach

      Tutored 197 high school students in leadership, design thinking methodology and robot programming using python. Spent 100 hours in two weeks engaged in helping the high school students to build robots using an EV3 Mindstorms kit and program their built robots using python programming. This helped introduce and expose them to computer science and engineering as well as how to build robots to solve problems

    • Ashesi University Design Lab

      May 2017 - Jul 2017
      Ashesi Dartmouth Engineering Project (ADEPT) Consultant and Ashesi Team Lead

      ADEPT was an 8-week project collaboration between Ashesi University Ghana and Dartmouth University, USA Engineering Department with the aim of using design thinking and engineering to create a health care solution for the nearby community of Kitase. The Ashesi team conducted field research and ethnography with teams applying design thinking to the findings to inform the creation of a prototype at the end of the project.My Role as ADEPT Consultant and Ashesi Team Lead included:- Leading the Ashesi team of 5 to perform ethnographic research in nearby communities to understand the health care challenges that exist in the community. This was done by conducting interviews in the homes of the community members and the local clinic.- Coordinating virtual design workshop sessions between both teams to make sense of findings from primary research and come up with solutions to problems as well as suitable next steps to take on the project to ultimately ensure project achieved scope and time targets.At the conclusion of the project the two teams developed a stethoscope retrofitted with an embedded computer chip that analyzes sound to detect fast breathing, a symptom of lower respiratory infection. Show less

    • Ashesi University

      Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
      Ashesi Innovation Experience Robotics Coach

      Once again tutored high school students (this time 145) in leadership, design thinking methodology and robot programming using python. Spent 100 hours in two weeks engaged in helping the high school students to build robots using an EV3 Mindstorms kit and program their built robots using python programming. This helped introduce and expose them to computer science and engineering as well as how to build robots to solve problems.

    • Chalkboard Education

      Sept 2018 - Oct 2019
      Software Engineer

      - Responsible for Content management and quality assurance of uploads on the platform- Converting PDF and word documents to HTML files for upload- Identifying opportunities and creating solutions to improve efficiency of operations of the startup- Created Python Application to automate upload of customer issues reported on Whatsapp customer care line. Reduced operation time by close to 70%.- Converted entire codebase into Typescript- Increased test coverage of entire codebase

    • KPMG

      Oct 2019 - Sept 2020
      Technology Advisory Associate

    • Chalkboard Education

      Sept 2020 - now
      Fullstack Software Engineer

    • Turntabl

      Sept 2022 - now
      Senior Software Engineer

    • Morgan Stanley

      Mar 2023 - now
      Software Engineer

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • International General Certificate of Secondary Education

      Cambridge International Examinations
      May 2013

    • International Baccalaureate Diploma

      The International Baccalaureate
      Jul 2015

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Joseph Peter Yoofi Brown-Pobee
      President's Award Ashesi University Jun 2019 The Scholarship, Leadership & Citizenship Award is given on an annual basis to three graduates who have lived out Ashesi’s core values during their time at the university. The award is presented by the President of the University, and students who receive the award are those who have contributed in outstanding ways to Ashesi’s mission, and have had a strong impact on the Ashesi Community. This is the highest award a student can receive at… Show more The Scholarship, Leadership & Citizenship Award is given on an annual basis to three graduates who have lived out Ashesi’s core values during their time at the university. The award is presented by the President of the University, and students who receive the award are those who have contributed in outstanding ways to Ashesi’s mission, and have had a strong impact on the Ashesi Community. This is the highest award a student can receive at Ashesi.https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/stories-and-events/graduation/president-s-award-recipients.html Show less
    • Awarded to Joseph Peter Yoofi Brown-Pobee
      Ashesi Innovation Experience Mentor - Jul 2016 Selected as a mentor to facilitate teams of high school students to experience a 4 year liberal arts education in 2 weeks
    • Awarded to Joseph Peter Yoofi Brown-Pobee
      Overall Best Student Information Technology in a Global Society Higher Level Tema International School May 2015 Adjudged the Overall Best Student Information Technology in a Global Society Higher Level for the second time in the 2014/2015 academic year
    • Awarded to Joseph Peter Yoofi Brown-Pobee
      Overall Best Student Business and Management Higher Level Tema International School May 2014 Adjudged the Overall Best Student in Business and Management Higher Level for the 2013/2014 academic year
    • Awarded to Joseph Peter Yoofi Brown-Pobee
      Overall Best Student Information Technology in a Global Society Higher Level Tema International School May 2014 Adjudged Overall Best Student Information Technology in a Global Society Higher Level for the 2013/2014 Academic Year.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Design Sprint Facilitator and Media Team

      Issued by Ashesi D:Lab Global Goals Jam 2016 on Sept 2016
      Ashesi D:Lab Global Goals Jam 2016Associated with Joseph Peter Yoofi Brown-Pobee

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Ashesi UniversityTech Era Project on Sept 2015
      Ashesi UniversityTech Era ProjectAssociated with Joseph Peter Yoofi Brown-Pobee

    • Project Coordinator

      Issued by Wings of Hope (Ghana) Charity Organization on Jun 2015
      Wings of Hope (Ghana) Charity OrganizationAssociated with Joseph Peter Yoofi Brown-Pobee