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Mike CHOKKI

@mikechokki

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I build sovereign, event-driven digital platforms and mission-critical transaction systems for West Africa.

Senegal

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to build and lead high-impact digital platforms, distributed systems, and transaction products, especially those advancing sovereign technology and digital transformation in West Africa.

I founded LucidForge Africa, where I build and operate digital platforms for West Africa. My work includes We Forge Commerce, a white-label e-commerce platform with mobile money payments, automated client onboarding, and production stores.

At Jilmonde Consulting, I develop enterprise applications with Angular and Spring Boot, integrating distributed services and optimizing PostgreSQL transactions. I also build open-source distributed systems through ForgeLab, including ForgeNet and a published Flutter package.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Application Developer

Current

Jilmonde Consulting

May 2026 - Present (4 months)

Architect and develop full-stack enterprise applications with Angular and Spring Boot. Design REST APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger and OAuth2/JWT authentication, integrate third-party services, and optimize PostgreSQL queries.

Angular Spring Boot REST APIs OpenAPI Swagger OAuth JWT PostgreSQL Agile Scrum

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Founder & CEO

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LucidForge Africa

Feb 2026 - Present (7 months)

Founded and lead the technical direction of LucidForge Africa, a studio building digital platforms for West Africa. Designed and operate We Forge Commerce, a white-label e-commerce platform with mobile money payments, and founded ForgeLab, an open-source lab.

Laravel React Inertia MySQL KKiaPay FedaPay Traefik PostgreSQL Redis Minio Elixir GHCR GitHub Actions PHPStan Flutter Go PaaS

IT Operations Manager

RAB-TECH

Oct 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year)

Supervised IT infrastructure and operations team, managed security incidents, and led digital transformation initiatives. Delivered custom software solutions and implemented monitoring dashboards and incident response protocols.

IT Infrastructure Security Monitoring Incident Response Digital Transformation Java Mobile Web

Textile CAD Designer

Glo Djibe Industrial Zone

Jul 2023 - Jan 2024 (6 months)

Created textile patterns and motifs using CAD software. Transformed artistic concepts into commercially viable textile products and coordinated with production teams.

CAD Textile Design Pattern Design