Hi, I'm Asiwome
Results-driven engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, automating, and deploying production-grade AWS infrastructure. Bridging the gap between engineering rigour and entrepreneurial execution.
About Me
Engineer, Researcher & Entrepreneur
I'm a DevOps & Cloud Engineer with a unique background that bridges technology and materials science. Currently pursuing my PhD in Materials Engineering at KNUST, Ghana, I bring engineering rigour to every infrastructure challenge.
With 3+ years of hands-on experience, I specialize in designing, automating, and deploying production-grade AWS infrastructure using Terraform, Docker, GitHub Actions, and Nginx. I've delivered CI/CD pipelines and containerised application deployments that reduced deployment friction and improved release consistency.
Beyond engineering, I'm the Founder & CEO of PLASTICO GHANA LTD — a circular economy startup producing sand-plastic composite bricks from recycled plastic waste. As a published researcher with peer-reviewed work in Elsevier journals and an active peer reviewer, I thrive at the intersection of innovation, sustainability, and technology.
Location
Kumasi, Ghana
iamasiwome@gmail.com
Phone
+233 545 271 301
Languages
English (C2)
Technical Skills
A comprehensive toolkit spanning cloud infrastructure, development, and data
DevOps & Cloud
Web Development
Data & Tools
Additional tools & services I work with
Projects
A selection of web applications and DevOps infrastructure projects I've built
Web Applications
QuickInvoice GH
Create, manage, and send professional invoices and receipts in seconds. Built for freelancers, small businesses, and growing teams across Africa and beyond.
Asi Cafe
Specialty coffee cafe site for Kumasi — handcrafted coffee, fresh pastries, and a space for good conversations. Features a full menu, gallery, and WhatsApp ordering.
Asi Clothes
E-commerce storefront for premium Ghanaian fabrics and ready-to-wear clothing — from artisans in Accra to your wardrobe, with WhatsApp ordering.
DevOps & Infrastructure
Kubernetes + FluxCD
GitOps-driven Kubernetes cluster management using FluxCD for automated, declarative continuous delivery and infrastructure reconciliation.
Terraform AWS Project
Modular Terraform project provisioning production-grade AWS infrastructure — VPCs, EC2, RDS, IAM, and more — following IaC best practices.
Kubernetes Workloads
A collection of Kubernetes manifests and configurations for deploying and managing containerised workloads, covering deployments, services, and ingress rules.
Professional Experience
A track record of delivering infrastructure solutions and engineering excellence
DevOps Engineer
Terateck Solutions
Kumasi, Ghana
- ▸Designed and implemented modular Terraform projects to provision AWS infrastructure across multiple environments, reducing manual setup time and enabling consistent, repeatable deployments.
- ▸Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and AWS CodeDeploy to automate backend service deployments, enabling reliable, zero-touch delivery.
- ▸Containerised PHP, WordPress, and Django applications using Docker, standardising deployment environments and eliminating configuration errors.
- ▸Deployed and managed a production Django REST API on AWS EC2, configuring Nginx as a reverse proxy with SSL/TLS via Let's Encrypt.
- ▸Provisioned cloud infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation, ensuring reproducible, version-controlled environments across the engineering team.
Founder & CEO
PLASTICO GHANA LTD
Kumasi, Ghana
- ▸Founded and lead a circular economy manufacturing start-up producing sand-plastic composite bricks from recycled plastic waste.
- ▸Responsible for end-to-end operations: product development, production oversight, supply chain management, and business strategy.
- ▸Advancing a scalable solution to plastic waste pollution while creating affordable construction materials for West Africa.
Materials Lab Technician
Ghana Highway Authority
Ho, Ghana
- ▸Managed day-to-day laboratory operations, overseeing equipment maintenance and compliance with standard testing protocols.
- ▸Conducted QA/QC testing on aggregates and concrete for road construction projects, ensuring materials compliance with national standards.
- ▸Led geotechnical investigation exercises, analysing soil data to produce engineering recommendations.
Education & Certifications
Continuous learning drives engineering excellence
PhD, Materials Engineering
KNUST, Ghana
Currently pursuing doctoral research in materials science and engineering.
MPhil, Materials Engineering
KNUST, Ghana
Thesis: Corrosion Inhibition Efficiency of Expired Antimalarial Drugs on 304L and 316L Stainless Steels
BSc, Materials Engineering
KNUST, Ghana
First Class Honours — Strong foundation in materials science, metallurgy, and polymer engineering.
Certifications
Research & Publications
Peer-reviewed contributions to materials science and sustainability
Technical Writing on Medium
Sustainability Focus
My research and entrepreneurial work converge on sustainability. At PLASTICO GHANA, I'm developing sand-plastic composite bricks that divert plastic waste from landfills while creating affordable building materials. My academic publications on corrosion inhibition also explore green chemistry approaches using expired pharmaceutical compounds as eco-friendly inhibitors.
Get In Touch
Let's connect — I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, projects, or ideas
Let's Build Something Together
Whether you need a DevOps engineer, have a research collaboration idea, or want to discuss sustainable manufacturing — I'd love to hear from you.