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Joel Dick-Sagoe

@joeldick-sagoe

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Full-stack developer shipping React Native apps, REST APIs, and Firebase systems for real users.

Ghana

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to join teams where I can own end-to-end delivery for mobile, web, and APIs—shipping reliable features fast with React Native, Firebase, and strong engineering practices from requirements through deployment.

I’m a full-stack mobile and web developer with 3+ years building production React Native apps, RESTful APIs, and Firebase systems. I’ve shipped two complete applications—a two-sided artisan marketplace with Paystack escrow and Google Maps, and an offline-capable emergency alert app with GPS and SMS—because I build things that work, ship fast, and scale.

On my marketplace work (ServiGH), I engineered a 6-hour auto-release escrow system with photo proof to eliminate payment disputes, and used Firebase Cloud Messaging with live location updates to cut customer-to-artisan response time to under 2 minutes. On my safety work (SafePath), I built an offline-first SOS flow with GPS-triggered SMS alerts, a secret PIN, and a SQLite incident journal, achieving zero data loss on restart through AsyncStorage persistence and improving first-time setup from 10+ minutes to under 3 with a 4-step onboarding wizard.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Freelance Full-Stack Developer

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Dawg House Studios

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 6 months)

Delivered end-to-end mobile and web applications for clients using React Native, React.js, and Node.js, covering the full project lifecycle from requirements to deployment. Integrated Paystack, Google Maps API, and Firebase across production apps and managed projects using Agile and Git.

React Native Expo React Javascript (ES6)Firestore Storage Paystack Google Maps MongoDB Geolocation Git Agile Scrum Railway Vercel Netlify

Dawg House Studios Website

Dawg House Studios

Designed and deployed a professional portfolio site with scroll animations, service listings, and project showcases for Dawg House Studios.

HTML CSS Vercel

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR)

BSc Information Technology, Information Technology

2023 - 2026

Grade: Second Class Upper Division

Activities and societies: Published SafePath on the Google Play Store; active GitHub includes marketplace and safety app codebases.

BSc in Information Technology at UENR, with coursework covering mobile app development, web development, data science, database management, and computer networks. Earned a Second Class Upper Division.