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GymRevenue — Event-Sourced Gym Operations Platform
GymRevenue set out to bring core gym operations into a single modular platform, replacing the disconnected software systems many gyms used. Planned capabilities included CRM, billing, campaigns, people/member management, check-in, barcode scanning, and event-triggered automations.
As Director of Engineering across Cape & Bay and GymRevenue, I led a 17-person engineering organization while retaining responsibility for architecture and technical strategy. I personally selected event sourcing and GraphQL; the platform used a multi-tenant design, CQRS-style projections, reactors, Laravel/PHP, MySQL via PlanetScale, and Lighthouse GraphQL. The frontend began in Vue and was transitioning toward Svelte, with Svelte/Capacitor selected as the shared web/native direction; hosting was AWS via Laravel Vapor.
I introduced documented engineering policies and standards, structured onboarding, automated tests, linting/formatting, CI/CD through development and staging, quality gates, workflow automation, planning, and release practices. Over about one year, sprint velocity improved approximately 50%, and automated test coverage grew from effectively 0% to approximately 70%.
The product was not fully completed before funding ended. This case study describes the architecture, engineering organization, and delivery foundations—not a finished commercial launch.
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Afrimall Group — A Complete B2B Agricultural Trade Platform
I designed and developed Afrimall Group, a modern digital platform built to connect agricultural suppliers, producers, buyers, and international markets through sourcing, procurement, and export services.
More than a corporate website, Afrimall combines a premium public-facing experience with a powerful administration system and dedicated buyer and supplier portals.
What I Built
Corporate Website & CMS: A responsive, SEO-ready website with dynamic pages, products, services, articles, media management, and a flexible block-based content editor.
Admin Dashboard: A centralized workspace for managing quote requests, supplier applications, clients, content, analytics, users, system settings, and business activity.
Buyer Portal: Invited buyers can track their quote requests, monitor status updates, manage company information, receive notifications, and access authorized documents.
Supplier Portal: Suppliers can follow their applications, manage business information, and receive updates through a dedicated account experience.
Quote Management System: Structured commercial enquiries, workflow tracking, unique references, and branded PDF quote summaries.
Automated Communications: Branded transactional emails, account invitations, password resets, and quote and supplier status notifications.
Security & Configuration: Role-based authorization, protected documents, encrypted runtime settings, spam protection with Google reCAPTCHA and Cloudflare Turnstile, and system health monitoring.
SEO & Analytics: Search-engine metadata, structured data, sitemaps, consent-controlled analytics, conversion tracking, and content performance reporting.
Technology Stack
Laravel 13 · PHP 8.3 · MySQL · React 19 · Inertia.js 2 · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS 4 · shadcn/ui
The Result
Afrimall brings the public website, internal business operations, and external client experiences together in one integrated platform. The system is designed to support real commercial workflows while remaining responsive, maintainable, and ready for future expansion.
My focus was to build beyond the brochure website — creating the digital infrastructure for a growing international agribusiness.
Project status: Built and fully deployed at https://afrimallgroup.com
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An AI content bot for IspFlow. It writes posts from live product numbers and Nigerian/Kenyan trends, designs X cards and TikTok videos in five rotating looks from a library of real app screens, adds voice, captions and sound, and sends each draft to Telegram for one-tap approval. It learns from what gets approved or skipped.
I'd separate a timing skip from a content rejection in that learning loop. Does Telegram capture why a draft was skipped, so an otherwise good format doesn't get penalized just because it wasn't the right day to publish?
What if you didn't need to understand automation to automate your work? That’s the question behind Qavero. 🚀Every day, people waste hours copying data between apps, sending follow-up emails, updating spreadsheets, and repeating tasks that could be automated. Automation can help. But for many people, the tools feel too technical and complicated. I believe automation should be accessible to everyone, not just developers.
That's why I'm building Qavero: a workflow automation platform designed to make automation simpler and more intuitive. The vision?→ Describe it: Explain what you want to automate in plain language.→ Use a template: Start with a ready-made workflow.→ Build visually: Connect steps without getting overwhelmed by technical complexity.→ Work smarter: Spend less time on repetitive tasks. The goal is simple: make creating your first automation feel achievable, even if you've never automated anything before.
Qavero is in early development.
The interface is taking shape, and I'm building a reliable engine to bring these workflows to life. I'm sharing the journey early because I want to learn from the people this product is being built for.
I'm looking to connect with:
• Early adopters and small-business owners
• Founders and productivity enthusiasts
• Investors interested in SaaS, AI, and workflow automation
• Potential collaborators and design partners.
If you could automate one repetitive task in your work today, what would it be?I'd love to hear your answer. If you're interested in helping shape Qavero or exploring its potential, let's connect. Qavero is coming. Follow the journey.
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