Pinuno Consultancy — Staff Profile
PHP Web Developer
Full-stack PHP engineer · Yii2 specialist · Secure web applications
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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- 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- 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- 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
PHP Development Programme Certificate
Pinuno Academy · Buduatta Junction, Central Region
Web Development Programme Certificate
Pinuno Academy · Buduatta Junction, Central Region
Core Skills
Engagement Types
- Fixed-price project delivery
- Dedicated offshore developer (monthly)
- Code review and architecture audit
- Legacy application rescue and refactor
- Onsite team embedding (Ghana)