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Modernising platforms across industries.

Most of this work has the same shape: an organisation with an important but ageing platform, and a need for a modern, reliable frontend its people can use. Each project is labelled as an ontopIT engagement or a previous contract role held by founder Kenny Akpan.

ontopIT engagementPrevious contract role
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Previous contract role

Trader dashboards for mortgage-backed securities

Organisation
Mitsubishi bank
Challenge
Traders on the mortgage-backed securities desk needed clear, dependable views of their data and tools to support their day-to-day work.
Approach
Built dashboards and support tools in close collaboration with the trading teams who used them.
Kenny's role
Frontend developer (contract)
Technology
JavaNode.jsReactBloombergMessage buses
Duration
2 years
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Previous contract role

Back-office technology for futures

Organisation
Citibank
Challenge
Supporting the systems behind the bank's futures business, where accuracy and reliability matter at every step.
Approach
Worked as part of the back-office technology team alongside the futures team.
Kenny's role
Back-office technology contractor
Technology
TalendJavaJavaScriptGWT
Duration
3 years
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Previous contract role

Next-generation ad-tech platform

Organisation
Mediaocean
Challenge
Advertising was moving to newer streaming and social media platforms, and ad placement tools needed to keep up.
Approach
Helped build a next-generation platform for placing ads across streaming and social channels.
Kenny's role
Frontend developer (contract)
Technology
AngularReactJava
Duration
3 years
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Previous contract role

Legacy system to modern web frontend

Organisation
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Challenge
A legacy system needed to move to a web-based frontend that staff could use more easily and the business could keep developing.
Approach
Updated the legacy system to a web-based frontend.
Kenny's role
Frontend developer (contract)
Technology
ReactNode.jsTypeScriptJavaScript
Duration
2 years
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Previous contract role

React frontend for a tax platform

Organisation
Tax.com
Challenge
A tax system needed a modern, React-based frontend.
Approach
Built out the React-based frontend of the tax system.
Kenny's role
Frontend developer (contract)
Technology
React
Duration
2 years
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