Pinuno Consultancy — Staff Profile

PHP Web Developer

Full-stack PHP engineer · Yii2 specialist · Secure web applications

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Pinuno PHP Developer

Professional Summary

Senior PHP developer with five years of production experience building web applications for Ghanaian businesses and institutions. Specialises in Yii2 framework development, MySQL database design, and REST API integration. Has delivered projects across education, payments, and services sectors — including the Pinuno Academy platform itself. Writes secure, tested, documented code and deploys to Linux production servers using Deployer and Git-based workflows.

Experience

Senior PHP Developer

Pinuno · Buduatta Junction, Central Region
2023 – Present
  • Architected and built the Pinuno Academy web platform (Yii2, MySQL, Deployer) serving course registrations, student authentication, and Moodle LMS integration
  • Implemented Mobile Money payment flow (MTN MoMo / Telecel Cash via Hubtel) with idempotent webhook handling, HMAC signature verification, and automated reconciliation
  • Introduced RBAC, rate limiting, and reCAPTCHA Enterprise across all public-facing forms, eliminating spam submissions entirely
  • Configured zero-downtime Deployer pipeline to ns1.pinuno.net; reduced deployment time from 20 minutes (manual FTP) to under 3 minutes

PHP Developer — Client Projects

Pinuno · Buduatta Junction, Central Region
2021 – 2023
  • Built a school fees management system for a private secondary school in Saltpond — student records, payment tracking, term reports, and parent SMS notifications via Hubtel SMS API
  • Developed a wholesale distributor portal (Yii2 + MySQL) with inventory management, order tracking, and PDF invoice generation using TCPDF
  • Migrated a legacy flat-file PHP application to a normalised MySQL schema, reducing page load time from 8 s to under 1 s through query optimisation and proper indexing
  • Delivered REST API backend consumed by a React Native mobile app for a Ghanaian logistics company — JWT authentication, location tracking, and driver assignment logic

PHP Instructor

Pinuno Academy · Buduatta Junction, Central Region
2021 – Present
  • Delivers PHP Development programmes — PHP & MySQL Foundations, PHP Application Developer, PHP Framework Developer, and PHP Solutions Engineer — covering PHP 8 OOP, Laravel, PDO, REST APIs, and secure coding (OWASP Top 10)
  • Designed project-based curriculum where students deploy a real application to a live Linux server before graduating
  • Mentored 40+ students through to certificate completion; several placed in development roles at Ghanaian tech firms

Education & Certifications

Advanced PHP Development Programme Certificate

Pinuno Academy · Buduatta Junction, Central Region

2021

PHP Development Programme Certificate

Pinuno Academy · Buduatta Junction, Central Region

2020

Web Development Programme Certificate

Pinuno Academy · Buduatta Junction, Central Region

2020

Available for Projects

Remote and onsite engagements across Ghana.

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Core Skills

PHP 8 Yii2 Framework MySQL PDO REST APIs OAuth 2.0 JWT Bootstrap 5 JavaScript Git Docker Linux / Apache OWASP Top 10 Deployer Composer

Engagement Types

  • Fixed-price project delivery
  • Dedicated offshore developer (monthly)
  • Code review and architecture audit
  • Legacy application rescue and refactor
  • Onsite team embedding (Ghana)