Hello, I'm Idowu Kennedy Yinusa

Software Engineer | AI/ML Specialist | Award-winning Innovator

Accomplished Software Engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience in designing, building, and leading high-impact digital solutions across EdTech, FinTech, InsurTech, and Non-profit sectors. Passionate about leveraging AI and technology to solve real-world problems.

About Kennedy

Accomplished Software Engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience in designing, building, and leading high-impact digital solutions across EdTech, FinTech, InsurTech, and Non-profit sectors.

A strategic thinker and technical leader, he combines deep expertise in full-stack development, mobile engineering, AI integration, and cloud platforms with a proven ability to align technology with business goals. He has led cross-functional teams and projects across the UK, US, Canada, and Africa to deliver scalable, user-centric applications.

As a certified Google Developer Alumni, MBCS professional, ForbesBLK Member, and award-winning innovator recognised for excellence in global hackathons and AI challenges, he is passionate about leveraging technology to solve real-world problems, drive operational efficiency, and create inclusive digital experiences.

Recognised by global organisations and platforms, such as, Google, Rasa, Dexie, Thinkers360, and Ready Tensor for his innovative digital contributions, driven by a passion for using technology to solve real-world problems, improve lives, and create inclusive digital ecosystems.

10+ Years Experience
25+ Projects Delivered
5+ Awards Won

Education

MSc. Computing (major: Software Engineering)

Edinburgh Napier University, UK

2024

Information System Engineering, Knowledge Management, Security Audit & Compliance, Machine Learning/AI, Management of Software Projects.

Projects: Conversation PDT (Rasa, Transformers & LLM) for Emotional Sentiment Detections, Smart Car Parking System (Google ML Toolkits), Dissertation on Multilingual Conversational Dialogue: Case Study of Customer Support Bots.

HND/BSc. Computer Science

Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria

2011

Database Design, C++, Computer Architecture, Software Engineering, Project Management, Introduction to AI.

Project: Text-to-Speech Automation (Microsoft Synthesis SDK.)

OND Computer Science

Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria

2008

System Programming, Assembly Language, Communication Skills, System Analysis, Data Structure, Descriptive Statistics.

Professional Experience

Lead Software Engineer

Tehilah Base Digital | Nigeria, United Kingdom

Remote

Developed broadband billing portal achieving 85% customer retention. Led development of Insurtech solution and institution portal recovering £1.08m in annual dues. Built EdTech Generative AI app on GPT/LLM framework.

Python PHP Flutter AI/ML WordPress Docker REST APIs AWS GCP Vultr

Security / Software Engineer

Lost Shore Surt Resort | United Kingdom

Full-time

Developed patrol automation mobile app, custom resort navigator mobile app. Providing security and safety support as part of Resort Operations Team.

Flutter Python MySQL REST APIs GCP

Volunteer Software Engineer

Afrikindness | United Kingdom

Remote

Leading development and implementation of website and app strategies. Providing mentorship and guidance to team members.

WordPress PHP MySQL

CTO

Shawali Intercontinental Trading Co. Ltd | Nigeria

Contract

Led humanitarian portal supporting 12,000+ underprivileged individuals. Developed e-commerce platform onboarding 30,000+ vendors and delivery agents. Managed Google Play Store publishing and maintenance.

WordPress Flutter/Dart PHP REST APIs GCP AWS

Full Stack Developer

JovFlu LLC | United States

Contract

Designed UI/UX for dating platform. Created RESTful API/microservices. Set up Firebase services and managed app publishing on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Firebase Flutter/Dart REST APIs GCP

Publications & Research

SoGent: Multi-Agent AI Assistant

Leveraging Google’s Gemini large language model and the Agent Development Kit (ADK), SoGent orchestrates specialised agents to provide intelligent, context-aware assistance for product inquiries, website support, and product comparisons, all within a modern, interactive chat interface.

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Google Gemini ADK Multi-Agent AI

RAG System for Context-Aware Responses

This technical publication presents a Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) system designed to provide accurate, context-aware responses to queries by leveraging document-based knowledge. The system integrates document processing, vector embedding, and natural language generation to create an intelligent question- answering framework.

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LangChain RAG ChromaDB Vector Embeddings GROQ

Multilingual Conversational AI for Customer Support

This research explores the integration of conversational artificial intelligence (AI) into customer support systems through the development of a multilingual chatbot. Leveraging advanced large language model (LLM) and natural language processing (NLP) technologies.

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LLM NLP OpenAI

Conversational AI PDT for Academic Support

A Conversational AI Assistance built on Python and Rasa to act as student's Personal Development Tutor (PDT) and provide academic and emotional support.

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Python Rasa BeautifulSoup OpenAI

Machine Learning Conversational AI

LLM orchestration flow for conversational AI based on website content crawling using FlowiseAI, OpenAI Embedding, OpenAI Vector Database, and Apify on LangChain LLM Framework.

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Flowise OpenAI OpenAI Apify

Embed Conversational ChatBot on WordPress or ReactJS Website

This publication is a result of R&D to improve B2C engagement to enhance growth and customer satisfaction.

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DialogFlow WordPress ReactJS

Honours & Awards

Third Place Winner - Dexie Global Hackathon 25

Dexie

Third-place Winner for an innovative browser extension (CoTaskAI) that highlights the versatility of Dexie Cloud, solving key challenges around data persistence and synchronisation.

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Best New Feature Idea Award

Rasa

Awarded as the Best New Feature Idea (MailoBot) during Rasa's AI Building Challenge. The idea stood out for its insight, practicality, and potential to improve the Rasa product.

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Distinguished Applied Solution Showcase

Ready Tensor

Awarded by Ready Tensor's "Agentic AI Innovation Challenge 2025" out of 676 entries across 70+ countries for technical implementations of AI/ML solutions solving real-world problems.

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Top 50 Thought Leaders in EdTech

Thinkers360

Recognized as Top 50 thought leaders and influencers in EdTech based on personally authored content, awards, and recognition.

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Excellence Award

The Top Executives

January 2015

Top Executives in the IT and Software Industry 2015, "Award of Excellence 2015".

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Meritorious Award

NACOSS, Lagos State Polytechnic

February 2014

Most Supportive IT Firm for immense contribution and effort toward the progress of the Nigeria Association of Computer Students, Lagos State Polytechnic 2013/2014 Session.

Best IT Personnel

NACOSS, Lagos State Polytechnic

October 2011

The Department of Computer Science, Lagos State Polytechnic: Recognition award presented as the Best IT Personnel 2010/2011 academic session for contribution to the association and academic growth.

Software Director

NACOSS, Lagos State Polytechnic

November 2010

Appointed as the Software Director for the Nigerian Association of Computer Science Students, Lagos State Polytechnic Chapter.

Featured Projects

Humanitarian Support Portal

Led development of a non-profit humanitarian portal that allows donors to create support tickets and funding for over 12,000 less privileged individuals.

E-Commerce Platform

Water and grocery e-commerce platform enabling customers to find and purchase from vendors closer to them. Successfully onboarded over 30,000 vendors and delivery agents.

Broadband Billing Portal

Developed and managed broadband/internet billing portal achieving over 85% customer retention rate for telecommunications services.

EdTech Generative AI App

Built an EdTech Generative AI application on GPT/LLM framework to provide comprehensive academic support for students and educational institutions.

InsurTech Solution

Developed InsurTech solution for FinTech firm to help customers reduce costs by purchasing insurance covers and policies easily through digital platform.

Custom Resort Navigator

Mobile navigator application for guests at a resort, providing real-time direction and information about amenities, events, and services available on the property.

Training & Certifications

Google Developer Alumni

Google

Certified Google Developer with expertise in Google Cloud Platform, Android development, and Google APIs integration.

MBCS Professional

British Computer Society

Professional membership recognizing expertise in computer science and software engineering practices.

Cloud Platforms Specialist

AWS & GCP

Expertise in cloud architecture, deployment, and management across Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform.

AI/ML Specialist

Various Platforms

Advanced training in Machine Learning, Large Language Models, and AI application development.