Kevin de Youngster

chief of technical stuff, based in Vancouver, BC

“hey there!”

I’m:

• building things that get people outside and moving, at Oboade Labs
  • Jules turns moving alone into moving together
  • Gogomi makes your city an exploration game
• walking every street in Vancouver

In the past, I’ve:

• helped millions collaborate better by building Loop and Copilot Pages at Microsoft
• developed cloud database infrastructure at Azure SQL
• visualised transit habits for thousands across Metro Vancouver with Compass Wrapped
• analysed 11 million Ghanaian names to maximise a hit song’s reach
• built data pipelines serving schools across Africa at Chalkboard Education
• recreated Ghana’s National Digital Address System
• managed the robotics tutoring division at Tech Era Africa (non-profit)
• speedran road cycling from first bike to the Whistler GranFondo in 6 weeks
• built a crossword game for Ghanaians
• organised game development hackathons at Ashesi University
• studied computer science at Ashesi University, soaking up its Africa-focused ethos while keeping my grades from tanking