Gideon Glago

๐Ÿš€ Full-Stack Engineer โ€ข AI Enthusiast โ€ข Lifelong Learner

๐Ÿ“ง glagogideonelorm2006@gmail.com | ๐Ÿ“ž +233 530 686 764

๐ŸŒ UTC + 0 โ€ข Ghana-based

"I might not be a pro when I start, but I'll certainly be one when I'm done."

๐Ÿ—’๏ธ About Me

๐Ÿ‘‹ Hi, I'm Gideon Elorm Glago โ€“ a Ghana-based developer who loves turning ideas into scalable products. With 4+ years of experience building production-grade web applications, I bring expertise in both frontend and backend development.

๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป My stack of choice: Java / Spring Boot โ†’ React / Next.js โ†’ PostgreSQL. I'm passionate about applying AI/LLM capabilities to create smarter user experiences and deliver innovative solutions.

๐Ÿ”ญ Currently building a P2P Payment Automation platform (Java + React) and upgrading my portfolio with GPT-powered features. I'm also deepening my knowledge in Distributed Systems and LLM fine-tuning.

๐Ÿš€ Featured Projects

๐Ÿค– AI Portfolio Assistant (2024)

Next.js โ€ข OpenAI โ€ข LangChain โ€ข Zustand

ChatGPT-powered bot that answers visitors' questions about my skills & projects live on my site. Built custom embeddings + LangChain retrieval pipeline.

๐Ÿ’ณ P2P Payment Automation Platform (2024-Present)

Java โ€ข Spring Boot โ€ข React โ€ข PostgreSQL โ€ข Docker

Architecting a micro-service system automating peer-to-peer transactions and fraud checks. Implemented Spring Security-based JWT auth and real-time notifications via WebSockets.

๐Ÿง  Smart Expense Classifier (2023)

Python โ€ข FastAPI โ€ข HuggingFace Transformers

Fine-tuned BERT model to label SMS bank alerts; achieved 92% F1-score. Containerised with Docker and CI pipeline on GitHub Actions.

๐Ÿ† Achievements

๐Ÿฅ‡ National Cybersecurity Championship 2022-2023: Team Leader โ€” placed 4th out of 12 teams in digital forensics.

๐ŸŽ“ CyberGhana Bootcamp 2023: Completed advanced penetration-testing & digital forensics track.

๐Ÿ… Plastic Waste Management Competition 2022 & 2023: Designed award-winning recycling machine (1st place).

Continuous learner committed to clean code and innovative solutions

๐Ÿงฐ Tech Toolbox

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Backend

Java 17 โ€ข Spring Boot 3 โ€ข Node.js โ€ข REST & GraphQL APIs โ€ข WebSockets

๐ŸŽจ Frontend

React 19 โ€ข Next.js 15 โ€ข TypeScript โ€ข Tailwind CSS โ€ข Zustand โ€ข Redux

๐Ÿค– AI / ML

OpenAI API โ€ข LangChain โ€ข Prompt Engineering โ€ข HuggingFace Transformers โ€ข Python

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ DevOps

Docker โ€ข GitHub Actions โ€ข PostgreSQL โ€ข MongoDB โ€ข Maven โ€ข npm/TurboPack

๐Ÿงช Testing

JUnit 5 โ€ข Jest โ€ข React Testing Library โ€ข Cypress โ€ข pytest

Let's build something amazing together! ๐Ÿš€

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๐ŸŒฑ Currently Learning

Vue 3 โ€ข React Native โ€ข Distributed Systems โ€ข Prompt Engineering