About Me
Who I Am
With a background in UI/UX, I bring a strong product mindset to iOS development.
I combine product thinking with scalable architecture, which makes me especially effective in early-stage product environments where fast iteration, clean design systems, and long-term maintainability are essential.
I enjoy turning complex user flows into reliable, testable code that’s easy to scale and iterate on.
Currently, I am the Lead iOS Engineer at a San Diego-based startup, where I focus on building scalable, modular SwiftUI architectures. I’ve led the development of key features such as dynamic onboarding flows and a decoupled authentication system built for clarity and testability.
I am from the Democratic Republic of Congo. I lived in Kinshasa, Congo for most of my life. I moved to Los Angeles right after I finished high school for my undergraduate studies.
In my free time, I like reading novels, working out, gaming, watching anime, exploring different music genres, and practicing guitar.
Education
UCLA Extension
Certificate in Applications Programming
2023
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science
2018 - 2022
Technical Skills
Languages
Frameworks
Tools
Certifications
Intro to Technical Interview Prep
Codepath
Intermediate iOS Development
Codepath
Intro to iOS Development
Codepath
UI/UX Boot Camp Certification
UC Berkeley Extension
Experience
TOKK
Lead iOS Engineer
- •Built a streamlined onboarding and authentication flow using a clean MVVM structure with flexible page generation and validation.
- •Separated authentication logic from the UI to simplify the codebase and enable easier testing.
- •Coordinated signup, login, and onboarding across dedicated components to support a smooth and extensible user experience.
TOKK
iOS Engineering Intern
- •Refactored complex SwiftUI views into modular computed properties to resolve type-checking issues and ensure stable compilation.
- •Built maintainable, testable services in Swift, including a ConversationManager for message history, a WebSocketService for real-time streaming with reconnection logic, and an AudioPlaybackService using Combine for clean audio handling.
- •These improvements enhanced code reliability, test coverage, and real-time performance.
Nupt.AI
Software Engineering Intern
- •Developed a content management system with role-based access and admin tools for the website's Blog Feature.
- •Improved platform stability by fixing front-end issues across key pages, resulting in a smoother and more reliable experience.
BruinShack (now UniShack)
UI/UX Intern
- •Analyzed user research to uncover key insights about UCLA students and guided design decisions with competitive analysis of major apartment platforms.
- •Defined essential UI features for the website redesign and facilitated regular design reviews with industry mentors to refine the prototype throughout development.
Projects
VoiceOrb
A dynamic animated visual inspired by agentic AI interfaces with distinct color, glow, and motion states representing idle, listening, and talking behaviors
AfriGoal
Fan-focused iOS app for AFCON 2025 featuring live scores, real-time updates, team selection onboarding, and personalized notifications for African Cup of Nations matches
PhotoScavengerHunt
An iOS app that allows users to capture or select photos from large libraries and visualize them on a dynamic map with custom markers based on image metadata
TranslateMe
A multilingual translation app that uses the Memory API, Firestore for data persistence, and seamless navigation to manage and clear saved translations
TriviaGame
An app that challenges users with trivia questions spanning various categories and difficulties, featuring a timer, score tracking, and dynamic question management
MemoryGame
A classic memory matching game where users flip cards to find pairs, with customizable difficulty levels and an engaging interactive interface