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Emmanuel Teye-Kofi Odonkor

I hail from Odumase-Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana. I come from a nuclear family of five including myself with three other siblings. In the year 2013, I completed junior high school and made it into Pope John Senior High School. As a General Arts student in high school, I had a great desire to explore about historic events leading to civilization and the emergence of our technological world today.

Winning an award as the Best History Student during a Speech and Prize Giving Day at Pope John Senior High School in January 2016, amazed me because being chosen as the best from a pool of students was by the grace of the Almighty God.

Post-High School Journey

Upon completion of Pope John in April 2016, I embarked on a new journey of studying computers, networks, web development, and programming due to a desire I embraced after high school. This desire landed me in IPMC Ghana training in Koforidua. Just as the saying goes, ” A journey of a thousand miles begins with a step”, IPMC gave me the platform to begin my desire of a 6-month computing course in introduction to computing such as Excel, HTML, SQL, etc.

Ashesi University

The experience from IPMC Ghana, helped me develop an interest in Information Technology, which led me into studying Computer Science at Ashesi University in the year 2017. At Ashesi, I developed strong technical skills in Computer Science while also cultivating leadership and teamwork through tech projects and community engagement. I completed Ashesi University in 2021 and now holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science.

Community & Social Impact

I volunteered with the Future of Africa Organization, supporting street-connected children through life skills, literacy, and numeracy programs. I taught values such as integrity, personal hygiene, and social etiquette, coordinated daily activities, and designed assessments to track progress. This experience reinforced my commitment to mentorship, leadership, and creating positive social impact.

Career

I had my National Service obligation at CYST Company Limited in East Legon, where I worked with the Software Development Team. Upon completing my service in 2022, I was retained as a Software Engineer at CYST.
In 2023, I transitioned to Ecobank (eProcess International), working as an Application Engineer, with a specialization in ProcessMaker to automate business process models.
While continuing my professional journey at Ecobank, I have also been actively gaining expertise in Data Science and Machine Learning to broaden my technical skills. The next section highlights my learning journey in Data Science, along with other professional development efforts I’ve undertaken through various online platforms.

COURSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING FOR DATA SCIENCE - UDEMY (CERTIFICATE COURSE) 2025

This course provided insight into the relationship between Data Science and Machine Learning, with a focus on the end-to-end Machine Learning process. Key stages included: asking the right questions, acquiring and preparing the right data, selecting an appropriate ML algorithm, evaluating model performance, and presenting both the outcomes and the model used.

ULTIMATE FOUNDATIONAL AWS CLOUD PRACTITIONER - UDEMY (CERTIFICATE COURSE) 2024

With the rise of cloud computing in recent years, this course provided a foundational understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and its core offerings. It introduced the wide range of services available within AWS

SOFTWARE DESIGN FROM REQUIREMENTS TO RELEASE - LINKEDIN LEARNING (CERTIFICATE COURSE) 2024

This course introduced the theoretical roadmap of the software engineering lifecycle, starting from software architecture design to the transformation of that design into a finished product. It emphasized how structured planning and design play a critical role in successful software development.

SOFTWARE DESIGN MODELING WITH UML - LINKEDIN LEARNING (CERTIFICATE COURSE) 2024

This certified course introduced various UML diagrams such as Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, and more. It demonstrated how these diagrams are used to model and visualize the roadmap of software use case architectures.

LEARN DATA ANALYSIS USING PANDAS AND PYTHON - UDEMY (FREE COURSE) 2023

This course introduced the core functionalities of the Pandas library, focusing on techniques for importing, cleaning, transforming, and analyzing datasets as part of a typical data analysis pipeline.

BASICS OF SEABORN FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND DATA SCIENCE IN PYTHON - UDEMY (FREE COURSE) 2023

This course provided a breakdown of the Seaborn library in Python and its applications in data analysis within the context of Data Science. It focused on creating data visualizations such as histograms, bar charts, and other statistical plots to support exploratory data analysis (EDA).

TABLEAU FUNDERMENTALS FOR ASPIRING DATA SCIENTISTS - UDEMY (FREE COURSE) 2023

Similar to Seaborn, this course introduced the fundamentals of using Tableau as a standalone software tool for data visualization in the context of data analysis. It covered the creation of interactive dashboards and visual representations to support data-driven insights.

INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE USING PYTHON - UDEMY (FREE COURSE) 2023

This was an introductory course that provided a foundational understanding of Data Science and Machine Learning. It explained the relationship between the two fields and demonstrated how raw data can be collected, prepared, and analyzed into a clean format suitable for input into machine learning algorithms for predictive analysis.