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Hi, I'm Alfred Emmanuel 👋
I Ship AI Systems That Scale
Senior Engineer with 8 years shipping production systems. I help companies implement AI that actually works.
8
Years Experience
50+
Production Systems
Senior SWE @ InferenceCloud
Taking 2 Clients
🏢 Senior SWE at InferenceCloud.ai
🚀 50+ Production Systems Shipped
🌍 Operating from Nigeria, Serving Global Clients
📺 Technical Content Creator (YouTube/Writing)
🛠️ Building GrindProof (My Own SaaS)
🎓 Considering MSc Software Engineering
I Solve Expensive Problems
Companies hire me when AI projects are stuck, costs are spiraling, or teams need honest technical guidance.
Solution: I architect systems that handle real-world load, edge cases, and angry users
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Technical Expertise
8 years building production systems across AI, Full-Stack, and Infrastructure
Core Engineering
Python 95%
8 years 30 projects
TypeScript 90%
6 years 25 projects
JavaScript 92%
8 years 35 projects
System Architecture 88%
8 years 50 projects
React 90%
6 years 30 projects
Next.js 88%
4 years 20 projects
AI & Machine Learning
LLMs/GPT 85%
2 years 8 projects
OpenAI API 88%
2 years 10 projects
Computer Vision 75%
3 years 5 projects
Vector Databases 80%
2 years 6 projects
TensorFlow 72%
3 years 4 projects
AI Integration 85%
3 years 12 projects
Infrastructure & DevOps
AWS 85%
6 years 20 projects
Docker 80%
4 years 15 projects
Kubernetes 75%
3 years 8 projects
FastAPI 90%
4 years 15 projects
Node.js 88%
7 years 25 projects
PostgreSQL 85%
6 years 20 projects
MongoDB 82%
5 years 18 projects
Redis 78%
4 years 10 projects
Nginx 75%
5 years 15 projects
Frontend & Design
Tailwind CSS 92%
4 years 25 projects
CSS/SCSS 88%
8 years 40 projects
HTML 95%
8 years 50 projects
Material UI 80%
4 years 12 projects
Figma 70%
3 years 15 projects
Responsive Design 90%
7 years 45 projects
Backend & APIs
Django 85%
6 years 15 projects
Express 88%
6 years 20 projects
NestJS 82%
3 years 10 projects
REST APIs 92%
8 years 45 projects
GraphQL 75%
2 years 5 projects
WebSockets 78%
3 years 8 projects
Featured Projects
From my architecture lab to production AI systems serving thousands
🔬 Live Laboratory
GrindProof
AI Goal & Routine Assistant
Where I validate AI patterns and system designs before deploying them to your production environment. This Next.js 16 PWA combines AI-generated accountability reports (including weekly "roast reports"), GitHub integration, and Google Calendar sync to help developers overcome project ADD and ship consistently. Built with React 19, tRPC, Supabase, and Google Generative AI to verify task completion through API integrations and evidence uploads.
💡 This isn't a distraction—it's where I battle-test solutions with my own money before risking yours
Architecture validation
purpose
Patterns tested here saved clients $2M+
benefit To Clients
I eat my own dogfood
proof
Next.js 16React 19TypeScripttRPCSupabaseGoogle Generative AI +3 more
✅ Delivered & Running
AI Powered Financial App
Intelligent Financial Assistant with Voice & Document Processing
Built a production AI-powered financial mobile application serving thousands of users. Architected the complete backend API infrastructure with Express, TypeScript, OpenAI, and MongoDB. Implemented multi-channel authentication (OTP via AWS SES, Google, Facebook OAuth), trained custom AI assistants on proprietary financial datasets, and integrated voice-to-text transcription using AWS Transcribe. The system dynamically generates PDF term sheets from Google Sheets data and delivers them via AWS SES.
Thousands
users
Voice transcription, Custom trained assistants
ai Features
AWS multi-service architecture
infrastructure
ExpressTypeScriptMongoDBOpenAI APIAWS SESAWS S3 +4 more
✅ Delivered & Running
AI Infrastructure Cost Optimization
Cut OpenAI spend by 92% while improving latency
Implemented semantic caching, prompt classification, and structured outputs to slash a FinTech client’s GPT-4 bill from $60k to $4.8k per month while making responses 400ms faster.
92%
cost Reduction
400ms faster
latency Gain
$55k/month
savings
PythonFastAPIRedisOpenAIHuggingFace
✅ Production 24/7
Travel Agency Platform
Full-Stack Multi-Language Travel Booking System
Designed and developed a comprehensive full-stack web application for 2Expedition, an Armenian travel agency. Created an intuitive UI using Next.js, TypeScript, MUI, and Tailwind CSS with Google Maps integration, multi-language support, and multi-currency handling. Built a robust REST API with NestJS, TypeScript, MySQL, and TypeORM. Deployed frontend to AWS Amplify and backend to AWS EC2 with proper CI/CD pipelines.
Multiple
languages
Multiple
currencies
AWS multi-region
deployment
Next.jsTailwind CSSGoogle Maps APINestJSTypeScriptMySQL +4 more
✅ Live & Active
Movement For Good (Act2EndFGM)
Social Impact Platform for FGM Elimination Campaign
Built a web portal supporting the #Act2EndFGM campaign—a whole-of-society initiative to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) across five Nigerian states (Ebonyi, Ekiti, Imo, Osun, Oyo). The platform manages pledges, coordinates grassroots initiatives, and tracks community-led efforts to scale up FGM elimination programs. Handles high traffic during campaign launches while maintaining data integrity for sensitive social impact metrics.
5 Nigerian states
impact
Social good
purpose
Grassroots to government
reach
ReactTypeScriptAWSMySQLSCSS
✅ Production 24/7
Retail Security AI System
Real-time threat detection across 50+ camera streams
Architected and shipped an end-to-end computer vision platform monitoring 50+ retail locations. Achieved 97% detection accuracy with TensorFlow pipelines, RTSP ingestion, and FastAPI services.
50+ cameras
streams
97%
accuracy
$2M loss prevention
impact
PythonTensorFlowOpenCVFastAPIRedisDocker
✅ Delivered
TrueClient SMS
Enterprise Bulk Messaging Service with Twilio Integration
Architected and built a 3-tier bulk text messaging service application leveraging Twilio's enterprise SMS infrastructure. Developed a RESTful API backend with Django (Python) providing robust message queuing, delivery tracking, and webhook handling. Created a responsive React frontend with Material UI for campaign management, contact segmentation, and real-time analytics. Integrated Stripe for subscription billing and payment processing.
3-tier system
architecture
Bulk messaging
scale
Stripe integration
payment
ReactMaterial UITwilio APIDjangoPythonStripe +1 more
✅ Live
EscrowBot
Telegram-Native Cryptocurrency Escrow Service
Built a Telegram-native platform for secure, guided peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading with escrow functionality. The bot supports multiple cryptocurrencies and provides automated escrow services directly within Telegram, eliminating the need for external platforms. Features dispute resolution, multi-currency support, and real-time transaction tracking.
34 GitHub stars
stars
Multi-cryptocurrency support
currencies
Telegram-native
platform
PythonTelegram Bot APICryptocurrency APIsDatabase
✅ Delivered
Semantic Search Platform
Multilingual vector search across 1M+ documents
Built a semantic search platform serving English and Spanish users with sub-100ms latency. Combined embeddings, Pinecone, and FastAPI to deliver 94% relevance at scale.
1M+
documents
2 languages
languages
<100ms p99
latency
PythonFastAPIPineconeTransformersPostgreSQL
✅ Delivered
Team Enablement Accelerator
Fractional AI leadership that doubled shipping velocity
Embedded with a seed-stage team to coach five engineers, install evaluation harnesses, and launch three AI workflows in five weeks.
5 engineers
team Size
2x faster releases
velocity
3 AI launches
features
Next.jsFastAPILangChainOpenAISupabase
✅ Delivered
When Postgres Beat Machine Learning
Replaced an overbuilt LLM plan with smart SQL
Diagnosed a supposed “AI recommendation” need and instead delivered a performant materialized view + indexing strategy entirely in PostgreSQL.
$0 infra
cost
10x faster
performance
90% less code
complexity Drop
PostgreSQLSQLData Modeling
Proof of Work
Case Studies
Deep dives into real systems I architected and shipped—from slashing GPT-4 burn to coaching teams that had never deployed AI.
ai Featured 3 Weeks
How I Cut AI Infrastructure Costs by 90%
From $60k/month to $4.8k/month (While Improving Latency)
A high-growth FinTech startup was burning $60,000/month on OpenAI API bills. By implementing a semantic caching layer and "Model Routing" architecture, I reduced their monthly bill to $4,800 (92% reduction) while improving average response times by 400ms.
92%
Cost Reduction
$55,550
Monthly Savings
400ms faster
Latency Improvement
99.1% → 99.9%
Reliability
ai Featured 8 Weeks
AI Retail Security System
Real-time Threat Detection Across 50+ Cameras
Architected an ML pipeline processing 30fps video streams from 50+ cameras simultaneously, achieving 97% threat detection accuracy and preventing $2M in annual losses.
50+ concurrent streams
Scale
97%
Accuracy
30 FPS per camera
Fps
$2M loss prevention
Impact Annual
ai Featured 6 Weeks
Semantic Search Implementation
Multilingual Vector Search for 1M+ Documents
Built a production semantic search system handling Spanish and English queries across 1M+ documents with sub-100ms p99 latency using embeddings and vector databases.
1M+
Documents
2 (Spanish, English)
Languages
<100ms p99
Latency
94% relevance
Accuracy
architecture Featured Ongoing
GrindProof: My Architecture Testing Lab
Where I Battle-Test Solutions Before Client Deployment
I built GrindProof as my "architecture laboratory" where I test AI accountability mechanisms, behavioral patterns, and scalability approaches with my own resources before implementing them in client production environments.
Patterns tested here saved clients $2M+
Client Value
Architecture validation
Purpose
Battle-test with own money first
Approach
Why Work With Me
I'm not your typical consultant. Here's what makes working with me different.
I'll Tell You If AI Won't Solve Your Problem
Not every problem needs AI. I've turned down projects where a simple SQL query would do the job. You get honest technical guidance, not sales pitches.
Battle-Tested Patterns, Not Blog Post Theory
Every architecture I recommend runs in my own production systems first (GrindProof). You get patterns proven with real users and real money, not just Hacker News trends.
Actual Cost Estimates, Not Guesses
I show you my own AWS/Supabase/OpenAI bills. When I say 'this will cost $500/month,' it's based on real data from systems I run, not napkin math.
Ship in Weeks, Not Months
I don't do 6-month consulting engagements. Most problems can be solved in 3-8 weeks. If yours can't, I'll tell you upfront what the blockers are.
I Build for Unreliable Infrastructure
Based in Nigeria, I design systems that work when power cuts out, internet is spotty, and users are on 3G. Your 'edge cases' are my daily reality.
Let's Talk About Your Project
Free 15-minute consultation • No pressure • Honest feedback
Client Results
Don't just take my word for it. Here's what clients say about working with me.
Alfred is not only a talented developer, but he is also a great communicator and shows extreme enthusiasm and passion for a project, allowing him to fit into any team and collaborate well with others.
S
Sadaf Amouzegar
Colleague • RivetAI
Full-Stack Development
92%
Average Cost Reduction
3-8
Weeks to Ship
100%
Uptime Track Record
8+
Years Experience
Who I Am
About Me
From Mechanical Engineering to building AI systems that actually work in production
Alfred Emmanuel
AI Systems Architect & Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Abuja, Nigeria
WAT (UTC+1)
Taking 2 new clients for December 2025
The Unconventional Path
I started as a Mechanical Engineering student in Nigeria. While my classmates were designing engines, I was building web scrapers and automating data collection for research projects.
The engineering mindset stuck: systems thinking, failure analysis, and obsession with efficiency.
Fast forward 8 years: I've shipped 50+ production systems, cut AI costs by 92% for FinTech clients, and built computer vision systems processing 50+ camera streams across Nigerian retail stores.
Why Nigeria Matters
Building software in Abuja isn't like building in San Francisco. Power cuts out mid-deployment. Internet is unreliable. Users are on 3G.
This forced me to design systems that are resilient by default:
- Frequent power outages → UPS + graceful degradation
- Spotty internet → Offline-first, aggressive caching
- Low-bandwidth users → Optimized assets, lazy loading
- Cost constraints → Every dollar matters
The GrindProof Philosophy
I don't recommend technology I haven't personally deployed. GrindProof (my AI accountability SaaS) is my architecture laboratory.
When I tell you "this will cost $50/month," it's not a guess. I'm showing you my actual bills.
Career Journey
Experience
6+ years building production systems across multiple companies and continents
6+
Years Experience
50+
Projects Shipped
12+
Countries
100%
Client Satisfaction
Senior Full Stack Engineer
InferenceCloud.ai
(Feb 2024 - Present)
Building AI infrastructure and full-stack applications for InferenceCloud, focusing on scalable ML deployment systems and production-grade AI implementations.
Key Achievements:
- Architecting cloud-native AI systems serving production traffic
- Building full-stack applications with modern React and FastAPI
- Implementing MLOps practices for model deployment and monitoring
- Collaborating with distributed team across multiple time zones
Tech Stack
PythonTypeScriptReactFastAPIAWSDockerKubernetesPostgreSQL
Senior Software Engineer
RivetAI
(Jan 2023 - Feb 2024)
Led development of AI-powered applications and system architecture as a senior engineer. Focused on computer vision, real-time processing, and scalable backend systems.
Key Achievements:
- Designed and implemented real-time computer vision systems processing 50+ concurrent video streams
- Built AI pipelines with 97% accuracy for threat detection and security applications
- Architected microservices handling millions of daily requests
- Mentored junior engineers on system design and AI implementation best practices
Tech Stack
PythonTensorFlowOpenCVFastAPIRedisRTSPDockerAWS EC2PostgreSQL
Full Stack Developer
Glibx Inc
(Feb 2021 - Sept 2022)
Developed full-stack web applications and APIs for diverse clients. Specialized in modern JavaScript frameworks, cloud infrastructure, and database optimization.
Key Achievements:
- Built and deployed 10+ production applications for international clients
- Implemented CI/CD pipelines reducing deployment time by 70%
- Optimized database queries improving application performance by 3x
- Established code review practices and testing standards
Tech Stack
ReactNext.jsNode.jsExpressNestJSTypeScriptMongoDBMySQLAWSDocker
Self Employed
Upwork (Freelance)
(2019 - Present)
Independent consultant and freelance developer delivering custom software solutions. Working with startups and established companies across multiple industries and continents.
Key Achievements:
- Successfully delivered 50+ projects with 100% client satisfaction rate
- Built long-term relationships with repeat clients across 12 countries
- Specialized in rescuing failing projects and optimizing existing systems
- Generated consistent revenue through technical consulting and development
Tech Stack
PythonDjangoReactNext.jsTypeScriptAWSMongoDBPostgreSQLStripeTwilio
Want to work together?
I'm currently taking on 2 new clients for December 2025. Available for consulting, fractional CTO roles, or project-based work.
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I typically respond within 24 hours on weekdays. For urgent matters, book an Emergency Rescue call.
Usually online Mon-Fri, 9AM-6PM WAT