Best IT/IM Technician 2024/25 — Ghana Civil Service

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01 / About

Award-winning technologist
building Africa's digital future.

Award-winning IT professional with 8+ years of experience as a full-stack developer and IT technician across government, fintech, education, and civic technology. Recognized as the 2024/25 Best IT Technician within the Ghana Civil Service. Led the first service-wide virtual promotional interview system in Sub-Saharan Africa. Builder of 36+ production projects spanning AI, trading systems, and enterprise platforms — all deployed on the edge with Cloudflare.

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02 / Featured Work

Projects that push boundaries.

Hand-picked work showcasing depth across AI, trading, education, and full-stack development.

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EdTech

AfriLab

Africa's Premier Virtual Science Laboratory Platform - Interactive chemistry, biology & physics experiments with AI-powered tutoring.

SvelteCloudflare D1KVR2Workers AI
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Trading

ea-trademetrics-pro

Expert Advisor Development Services for MT4/MT5 - Professional trading tools with risk management and analytics.

TypeScriptMQL5MetaTrader 5Cloudflare Workers
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AI

my-llm-council

Multi-LLM deliberation system with 3D visualization, voice debates, and prediction markets for AI consensus.

PythonReactThree.jsMulti-Agent AI
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03 / All Projects

36+ projects. One mission.

Filter by domain to explore the full portfolio.

TypeScript

pozos-pharma

Pharmaceutical platform

JavaScript

ask-ozzy

AI-powered productivity platform for Government of Ghana operations

Svelte

AfriLab

Africa's Premier Virtual Science Laboratory Platform

JavaScript

biography-builder

Biography creation tool

TypeScript

ea-trademetrics-pro

Expert Advisor Development Services for MT4/MT5

TypeScript

ozbot

Intelligent bot platform

JavaScript

mumsmemorialplatform

Memorial tribute platform

TypeScript

apex10

World's Most Immersive Crypto Education & Security Platform

JavaScript

my-virtual-business-card-app

Digital business cards with live preview and PNG export

TypeScript

OHCS-Rec-Mgt-Sys

Enterprise Records Management System for Ghana Civil Service

TypeScript

ohcs-doc-mgt-sys

Document management system for OHCS

TypeScript

ohcs-dms

Enterprise-grade Document Management System for Ghana Civil Service

TypeScript

ohcs-dms-frontend

Ghana-themed Document Management System Frontend

TypeScript

ohcs-elibrary

AI-Powered Knowledge Management Platform for Ghana's Civil Service

Python

my-llm-council

Multi-LLM deliberation system with 3D visualization and voice debates

TypeScript

Galamsey-Monitor

Platform for monitoring and combating illegal mining in Ghana

TypeScript

AgroTrust

Digital Food Security & Farmer Credit Intelligence Platform for Africa

TypeScript

brilla-study-platform

Ghana's Premier AI-Powered Exam Preparation Platform

TypeScript

CivicLens

Election & Governance Transparency Platform for Ghana

JavaScript

cstc-training

Civil Service Training Centre platform

TypeScript

gayle-s-gallery

Secure art portfolio platform for showcasing paintings

JavaScript

seedling

Generational Wealth Time Machine - Financial decision visualization

TypeScript

talent-verse

Talent management platform

TypeScript

e-library-sponsorship

E-Library sponsorship platform

TypeScript

geochat-ai-explorer

Geo-based AI chat exploration tool

TypeScript

amc

Accra Medical Centre project

JavaScript

mdgh-web-project

Web development project

TypeScript

footyfortunes

Football predictions platform

TypeScript

AI-Football-Predictions-App

AI-powered real-time football predictions

CSS

lynx-presentation

Presentation platform

TypeScript

fx-dashboard

Trading dashboard

TypeScript

brochure-memorial-api

Memorial brochure service

TypeScript

ohcs-vms-api

OHCS Visitor Management System

TypeScript

funeralpress-auth-api

Authentication service for FuneralPress

TypeScript

cloud-doc-ai

AI-powered document processing

TypeScript

form-system-api

Dynamic form system API

04 / Experience

Where impact meets innovation.

Dec 2019 — Present

Information Technology Technician

Office of the Head of Civil Service (OHCS), Ghana

  • Provide end-user support, systems administration, and incident resolution for OHCS staff
  • Develop and maintain the OHCS website with status updates to management
  • Process salary operations on IPPD II system; coordinate CAGD biometric verification
  • Set up virtual interview environments and train panel members on Microsoft Teams
  • Manage graduate online examinations: data prep, index generation, encrypted passwords

Service-Wide Virtual Promotional Interviews (2021/22)

Core member of the team that transitioned yearly promotional interviews from manual to fully virtual — the first institution in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve this at service-wide scale.

E-SPAR System Implementation (2022/23)

Led the transition from manual to electronic staff performance appraisal. Managed requirements mapping, user onboarding, training delivery, and support playbooks.

2014 — Present

Founder & Lead Designer

84° Design Studio

  • Collaborate with clients on creative concepts and brand strategies
  • Design guidelines, wireframes, user flows, and site maps
  • Website design through iterative testing with multiple CMS platforms
Ongoing

Independent Developer / Solutions Engineer

Freelance — Accra, Ghana

  • Build and maintain web apps and automation tools on Cloudflare Workers
  • Develop MQL5 Expert Advisors with prop-firm risk constraints
  • Implement licensing, payments (Paystack), analytics, and admin dashboards
05 / Skills

Tools of the trade.

Platforms

Cloudflare Workers / D1 / KV / R295%
WordPress / Elementor90%
Durable Objects75%

</> Programming

JavaScript / TypeScript95%
Node.js90%
Python / SQL / HTML+CSS85%

DevOps & Tools

Wrangler CLI / Git90%
CI/CD / REST APIs85%
JSON/CSV Exports88%

📈 Trading Tech

MQL5 / MetaTrader 588%
Risk Controls / Position Sizing85%
Telegram Bot API80%

💳 Payments & Auth

Paystack (Cards & Mobile Money)90%
JWT / Session Auth88%
Cloudflare Turnstile85%

🖥 IT Support

Windows Admin92%
Networking / Hardware88%
End-User Support95%
06 / Education & Training

Foundations & credentials.

Jul 2017 — Dec 2017

Cybersecurity MicroMasters

Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T)

Computer Science, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Network Security

Aug 2017 — Dec 2017

Web Design Certificate

Florida State University (FSU)

Design Principles, Usability, HTML5, CSS3, WordPress, Front-end Frameworks

Completed Dec 2025

100 Days of Code Challenge

Self-Directed Intensive

100 consecutive days of hands-on coding, building projects, and sharpening full-stack development skills

Professional Training

Managing & Securing Data in the Digital Age CAGD Oracle Payroll System Trainer of Trainers - Civil Servant Digitization GIFMIS Help Desk Virtual HRMIS DIGSMART Scale-up Program RITNAK Training Program
07 / Recognition

Words that matter.

Osborn has consistently demonstrated an exceptional ability to identify technological solutions for complex organizational challenges. His leadership in transitioning the Ghana Civil Service to virtual promotional interviews was groundbreaking — a first in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Ghana Civil Service Awards Committee

Best IT/IM Technician Citation — August 2025

08 / Get In Touch

Let's build something together.

Whether it's a project, opportunity, or just a conversation — I'd love to hear from you.

+233 54 012 5882
New Bortianor, Accra, Ghana

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