Simon Droti
Simon Droti
Full-Stack Dev & Systems Architect
Uganda • Systems Architect • Tech Entrepreneur
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Engineering robust full-stack systems, secure digital tools, and community-driven platforms.

Full-Stack Software Developer & ICT Specialist • Co-Founder, Corevida Grid & YFTC • Digital Systems Officer @ MU-BIC. Bridging software engineering, resilient relational database architecture, and data analytics to solve practical challenges for businesses, startups, and humanitarian initiatives across East Africa.

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TARGET: East Africa / Distributed
DATABASE: MySQL PDO / Normalized
SECURITY: AES-256 + RBAC Guard
ANALYTICS: Google Certified (BI/SQL)
UPTIME RELIABILITY INDEX 99.94%
4+ Venture Systems Built Production platforms running live in Uganda
50+ Enterprise Users Served Daily operational reliance & staff tooling
AES-256 Field-Level Cryptography Zero-knowledge survivor protection
Certified Google Data Analytics R, SQL, Tableau & data governance
terminal Flagship Architectures

High-Impact Production Systems

Mission-critical platforms deployed to solve real tenancy frictions, urgent protection needs, institutional digital incubation, and radio broadcast networks.

Corevida Grid Co-Founder & Tech Lead
nestquest.corevidagrid.com arrow_outward

NestQuest

Multi-Role Property Marketplace & Management Platform

End-to-end real estate ecosystem engineered with a strict OOP service architecture in PHP and MySQL. Accommodates verified agents, multi-tier listings, automated tenant onboarding, tour booking schedulers, and integrated commission ledgers.

schema Architectural Highlights
  • Normalized MySQL schema with index-optimized lookups across 15+ relational entity tables.
  • Granular Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) separating SuperAdmin, Reviewer, Agent, and Tenant states.
  • Secure transactional audit logging with PDO parameterized query constraints against injection.
PHP 8 (OOP / PDO) MySQL Relational TypeScript Services RBAC Control Apache / Linux
Production System Active
Launch Portal →
YFTC Community Co-Founder
yftc.org/safestep arrow_outward

SafeStep

Privacy-First GBV Reporting Platform

A critical digital safeguard built for Youth Focus on Transforming Communities in West Nile. Enables vulnerable individuals and survivors to report incidents under strict cryptographic anonymity, zero traceable IP logging, and instant panic session destruction.

shield Security Safeguards

Field-level AES-256-GCM encryption, rate-limited access-code status lookup, CSP headers, and two-way audit-logged coordinator chat.

AES-256-GCM Session Scrubbing Sanitization PHP / MariaDB
Anonymized Pipeline

Enterprise IT & Radio Operations Portal

Maintained enterprise IT operations supporting 50+ staff across regional offices. Engineered the public institutional web portal and a dedicated administrative hub for Voice of Life FM (100.9 FM) program scheduling, presenter roster CRUD, and dynamic impact metrics.

STAFF OPERATIONS

Administered networks, workstation stability, and security for 50+ users.

RADIO MANAGEMENT

Engineered dynamic schedule rosters and show archives for 250k+ daily listeners.

PHP (OOP / PDO) MySQL Broadcast Hub cPanel Deploy
2023 — 2025
Muni University (MU-BIC) Digital Systems Officer

Digital Systems & Venture Incubation

Architecting institutional digital infrastructure, optimizing database workflows for student and regional entrepreneurs, and advising early-stage ventures on technology adoption, MVP deployment, and system security.

VENTURE ADVISORY

Guiding university tech innovators on MVP architecture and database modeling.

SYSTEM PIPELINES

Automating intake metrics, tracking entrepreneur milestones, and data workflows.

Incubation Systems Database Architecture Venture Advisory
Institutional Appointment
Nodical Miles Logistics • MU-BIC Lead Systems Architect & Co-Founder
corevidagrid.com/bus_booking_system arrow_outward

MOBIUS

Integrated Mobility, Bus Booking & Fleet Logistics Backbone

A unified digital mobility ecosystem engineered to replace fragmented paper manifests and physical bus counter booking across East Africa. Connects transport operators, inter-city passengers, and corporate fleet managers with route-optimized seat booking, multi-leg connection scheduling, and automated manifests.

PHP 8 (OOP) MySQL Relational Interactive Seat Maps Corporate Fleet API Route Optimization
hub Strategic & Technical Capabilities
  • Digital Passenger Booking: Real-time schedule lookups, interactive seat selection, and e-ticket generation.
  • Terminal Manifest Sync: Centralized digital manifests eliminating printed sheets and multi-terminal walk-ins.
  • B2B Corporate Account Engine: Hybrid fleet dispatch board managing internal vehicles alongside marketplace hiring.
  • Collaborative Expansion: Built working MVP hosted on Corevida Grid, scaling with Nodical Miles Logistics Ltd under MU-BIC incubation.
MVP Deployed • Open for Collaboration
Open Bus System →
memory Engineering Capabilities

Technical Stack & Architecture

Field-tested across production web deployments, secure relational schemas, server telemetry, and data visualization.

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Backend & Service Architecture

Backend logic focused on predictable object models, clean database decoupling, and robust authorization wrappers.

PHP 8 (OOP, PDO Architecture) Primary
Node.js & TypeScript Services
RESTful API Design & JSON Standard
Session Auth & RBAC Control Strict
Layer: Application & API Logic
database

Database & Storage Systems

Rigorous relational schema design ensuring ACID transactional compliance, query tuning, and index optimization.

MySQL & MariaDB Schemas Core
Complex Query Tuning Indexed
Relational Integrity & Constraints Strict
Automated Backups & Migrations Verified
Layer: Relational Persistence
web

Frontend Engineering

Responsive user interfaces prioritizing speed on fluctuating 3G/4G cellular networks, low CPU overhead, and accessibility.

Modern JavaScript (ES6+) Native
Semantic HTML5 & CSS3 Accessible
Responsive Bootstrap & Tailwind Fluid
DOM Manipulation & Fetch API Reactive
Layer: Presentation & Client UX
analytics

Data Analytics & BI

Transforming raw database logs and transaction datasets into high-signal strategic dashboards and executive telemetry reports.

Google Data Analytics Certified Credentialed
SQL Analytical Transformations Advanced
Tableau & Advanced Excel Visuals
R Programming & Data Cleaning Tidy
Layer: Decision Intelligence
security

Security, DevSecOps & Infrastructure Operations

Defensive web design practices combined with production Linux administration, SSL hardening, and continuous delivery routines.

LINUX & WEBSERVER OPS

Ubuntu sysadmin, Apache virtual hosts, cPanel & WHM clustering, FTP/WinSCP deployment pipelines.

DEFENSIVE CRYPTOGRAPHY

AES-256 field encryption, Content Security Policies (CSP), strict CORS handling, and CSRF token defenses.

Layer: Hardened Foundation & Cloud Systems
timeline Career Milestones

Experience & Leadership

Current Role 2024 — Present

Co-Founder & Technical Lead

Corevida Grid • NestQuest Platform

Lead architecture, database design, and software lifecycle execution for the NestQuest real estate ecosystem. Manage server infrastructure, enforce coding conventions, and spearhead product strategy for digital property transactions.

Kampala • Remote
Social Enterprise 2023 — Present

Co-Founder & Tech Lead

Youth Focus on Transforming Communities (YFTC) • SafeStep

Direct organizational digital initiatives and architected SafeStep, Uganda's encrypted GBV reporting tool. Drive grassroots outreach, survivor protection advocacy, and technical skilling for vulnerable youth cohorts in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement.

Yumbe • West Nile
Higher Education & Innovation Institutional Appointment

Digital Systems Officer

Muni University Business Incubation Center (MU-BIC)

Administer digital incubation portals, optimize system pipelines, and mentor student innovators on database modeling, software development best practices, and investor-ready minimum viable products.

Arua City • Uganda
NGO IT Operations 2023 — 2025

IT Officer & Systems Engineer

Here Is Life Uganda

Maintained mission-critical local network infrastructure and remote services across multiple branches supporting 50+ personnel. Programmed the customized institutional web presence and engineered radio broadcast operations software for Voice of Life FM 100.9.

Yumbe • Uganda
Research & Evaluation 2023 — 2024

Project Officer

Brass for Africa

Coordinated end-to-end baseline and endline research surveys. Extracted, cleaned, and analyzed quantitative and qualitative survey data to gain insight, presenting evidence-based findings to institutional stakeholders.

Yumbe • Uganda
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Let's build resilient, purpose-driven systems together.

Always open to connecting on full-stack software engineering projects, startup technical advisory, digital systems consulting, and tech-driven community initiatives across East Africa and globally.

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