ILOM UCHE EMMANUEL
Technical Founder · Product Engineer · AI Builder
Benin City, NG.About
Visionary Technical Founder and Product Engineer with a proven track record of designing and deploying full-stack, AI-powered digital infrastructure tailored for the African market. As the founder of EMMTEC Securities, I specialize in developing innovative marketplace platforms, AI avatar technology, and B2B developer tools that address critical distribution and access challenges across Nigeria and West Africa. Adept at leveraging production-grade stacks and systems-thinking to rapidly deliver high-impact, scalable solutions.
Work
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
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Summary
Led the development and launch of Bukks (BukksEco), a multi-role marketplace and delivery platform, driving digital infrastructure growth across Nigeria and West Africa.
Highlights
Architected and launched a comprehensive six-role marketplace and delivery platform, Bukks (BukksEco), utilizing Next.js 14, FastAPI, Supabase, Redis, and Cloudflare to support diverse user segments and operational needs.
Developed an AI-powered order parsing system supporting 5 Nigerian languages (English, Pidgin, Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo) via WhatsApp/SMS, significantly improving accessibility and transaction efficiency in low-data environments.
Engineered a robust 3-layer search system with pg_trgm + unaccent, alongside production-grade Supabase schema migrations and RLS policies, while integrating Paystack and Flutterwave payment gateways, real-time rider GPS tracking, and masked identity messaging.
Designed and implemented a dynamic combo meal builder, a scalable storefront identity system, and an Adaptive Security Intelligence Layer, significantly enhancing user experience and platform security.
Spearheaded investor outreach to 49 pre-seed/seed Nigerian and West African investors (TLcom Capital database), crafting 18 personalized pitch emails and developing a 13-slide investor deck with a ₦1.13M first-campus activation budget.
Initiated cold brand outreach to major FMCG and agricultural partners (e.g., Supreme Noodles, Promasidor) and defined a strategic roadmap for expansion to 10 Nigerian campuses within 18 months, then across West Africa.
Developed a comprehensive Bukks Social HQ content strategy spanning Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, WhatsApp, and LinkedIn, complete with a 7-day posting calendar and vendor lead monetization tiers.
EMMTEC Securities
|Founder & Architect
Nigeria
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Summary
Founded and architected EchoFace 270, a photorealistic AI avatar platform, targeting creators and brands across Africa.
Highlights
Designed the complete architectural blueprint for EchoFace 270, a photorealistic AI avatar platform, leveraging FastAPI, React Native, RunPod, Supabase, and AWS for robust scalability and performance.
Developed the entire platform UI and backend, comprising 47 REST endpoints and comprehensive infrastructure configuration files, enabling seamless functionality.
Strategically positioned EchoFace 270 as a leading media-tech product, targeting creators, brands, and content studios across the African continent to maximize market penetration.
Fiverr
|Freelance AI Developer (Vibe Coder)
Remote
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Summary
Provided specialized AI-powered MVP development and African-market integrations as a freelance developer, enhancing client solutions.
Highlights
Delivered AI-powered Minimum Viable Product (MVP) builds, specializing in African-market integrations (Paystack, Flutterwave, Termii, WhatsApp Business API) to provide unique value propositions to clients.
Successfully leveraged the EMMTEC product portfolio as tangible proof-of-execution, significantly enhancing client pitches and securing new contracts for AI development services.
Education
University of Benin (UNIBEN)
Courses
Student Entrepreneur concurrent with full-time product development
Languages
English
Pidgin
Yoruba
Hausa
Igbo
Skills
Frontend
Next.js 14, React Native, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, SVG / Lottie animation.
Backend
FastAPI, Node.js, n8n (workflow automation), REST APIs, WebSockets.
Database
Supabase (PostgreSQL), Redis, Row-Level Security (RLS), pg_trgm, pgvector.
AI/ML
Claude API, AI order parsing (NLP), photorealistic avatar generation, RunPod GPU infra.
DevOps & Infra
Vercel, Cloudflare, AWS, Docker, GitHub CI/CD.
Payments
Paystack, Flutterwave, Termii (SMS/OTP).
Messaging
WhatsApp Business API, SMS ordering flows, masked identity comms.
Design
Bricolage Grotesque / Instrument Sans, Figma, cinematic parallax animation, SVG heraldry.
Business
Investor deck creation, go-to-market strategy, cold outreach, brand partnerships.
Projects
EchoFace 270
Summary
Photorealistic AI avatar platform for creators and brands.
Arch. Tech-Debt Paper
Summary
B2B thought-leadership white paper on Architectural Technical Debt — targeting enterprise and developer audiences.