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Business systems that hold up in production.

Russel H. Kouagou, back-end developer. REST APIs and Laravel platforms shipped with Docker: health, instant payments, administration and the web.

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Portrait of Russel H. Kouagou

10

systems in production

2021

Freelance since

48 h

response time

FR · EN

working languages

01 / Projects

What runs in production

SantéIn production

DigiClinic

Hospital information system for the full running of medical centres: consultations, maternity, inpatient stays, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy and billing. Multi-tenant - each centre has its own PostgreSQL database - and it works offline.

Shipped with Docker Compose. Laravel Sanctum authentication, PDF receipts with a QR code, and a management dashboard aggregated across centres. Live at gnlfconsult.com.

  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • Vue.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • Docker
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01PaiementIn production

Mojaloop production platform

Production Mojaloop instant-payment environment on Kubernetes, with end-to-end flow testing and technical documentation.

  • MySQL
  • Docker
  • Helm
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Kubernetes
  • Kafka
  • Mojaloop
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02InstitutionsIn production

e-Services API

REST API for administrative applications across institutions: configurable workflows, tracking and recommendations.

  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • REST APIs
  • MySQL
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Live sites and platforms

In production

Iroko Tours

Tourism website for Iroko Tours, with dynamic management of all content, including media, from a back office.

  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • JavaScript
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In productionContribution

Coso Benin

Contribution to the Coso Bénin project website (not a full solo build).

  • GitHub
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Other work

02 / Expertise

What I deliver

APIs and back-end

Laravel, REST APIs, authentication, roles, workflows and document generation.

  • Laravel
  • REST
  • Auth
  • Workflows

Deployment and infra

Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and observability with Grafana, Loki and Tempo.

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • Grafana

Business systems

Multi-tenant platforms, payments and integrations (PostgreSQL, Kafka, Mojaloop).

  • Multi-tenant
  • PostgreSQL
  • Kafka
  • Mojaloop

03 / Experience

A production-minded path

  • Oct. 2025 to present

    Web developer

    Group LTA

    Mojaloop, an interoperable instant-payment scheme: production operations on Kubernetes.

  • Apr. 2025 to Sep. 2025

    Web developer (internship)

    Group LTA

    e-ANSSFD REST API for financial institutions.

  • Feb. 2023 to Feb. 2024

    Head of the IT department

    Groupe IRES-ELYONGEA

    Online training platform, IRES Consulting website, and an accounting tool at ABB.

  • Feb. 2021 to present

    Freelance / IT consultant

    Freelance

    DigiClinic, a multi-tenant hospital system that works offline, plus sites for tourism, donations, restaurants and Coso Bénin, and logistics on SWEDD 2024-2025.

  • Nov. 2020 to Jul. 2021

    IT consultant

    Ministère du Travail et de la Fonction Publique (MTFP)

    Functional testing, electronic document management, and technical support for the Ministry of Labour.

  • Jan. 2018 to Jul. 2021

    Web editor

    Ministère du Numérique et de la Digitalisation

04 / Stack

The tools I work with

Back-end

  • Laravel
  • PHP
  • REST APIs
  • JavaScript
  • Vue.js

API Rest

    Databases

    • PostgreSQL
    • MySQL
    • Redis

    DevOps / Infra

    • Docker
    • Helm
    • Infrastructure as Code
    • Systems administration
    • GitHub
    • Kubernetes

    Observability

    • Grafana
    • Loki
    • Tempo

    Website

    • Website

    Payments / Fintech

    • Kafka
    • Mojaloop

    WordPress

    • Website

    Security

    • Web application security

    Practice

    • Web development
    • IT maintenance
    • Technical support
    • User training

    Filled pills are my daily core.

    About

    Developer focused on designing useful digital products. Works well in a team and combines programming technologies to build applications that fit users. Stays current and brings new tools into the work.

    Education

    • Baccalauréat D (sciences)Collège d’Enseignement Général de Boukombé · 2015
    • Professional bachelor’s degree: Computer Systems and SoftwareESCAE-Bénin University · 2018

    Certifications

    • X-Road Fundamentals
    • Training certificate: electronic document management administration in ministries, case of the Ministry of LabourMTFP
    • Web application security: vulnerabilities, risks and countermeasuresASSIN-Benin · 2024
    • Systems Administrator certificationLinkedIn · 2024

    working languages

    • Ditammari · native
    • French · bilingual
    • English · intermediate

    05 / Contact

    A project to ship? Let’s talk.

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