Evans Sowah
Software Engineer at Yelp
Canada
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolEvans Sowah is a software engineer and operations research scientist with 9 years of experience building full-stack web applications and optimization solutions across industry and academia. Currently at Yelp and leading IT strategy at Borisut Logistics, he blends production-grade Python and Java development with applied OR—designing multi-objective and decentralized algorithms that improved routing and scheduling performance by large margins. His PhD work produced prototype smart-factory systems and CI/CD-driven deployments, while earlier projects delivered practical gains like a 50% reduction in train schedule plotting time for KORAIL. Comfortable from UI to database and algorithm design, he has a track record of turning complex mathematical models into usable software and data visualizations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Language Student, Korean Language and Literature, Language Student, Korean Language and Literature at Inha UniversityBSc, Materials Science & Engineering, BSc, Materials Science & Engineering at University of GhanaMaster’s Degree, Industrial Engineering, Master’s Degree, Industrial Engineering at Hanyang University
Korean, English, ga, twi
Github Skills (11)
convex-optimization10
convex10
modeling9
optimization9
numerical-optimization9
mathematical-optimization9
embedded8
cvxpy8
python8
react5
javascript4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
okpoti2/MMCF
Jun 2017 - Feb 2020
Contributions:24 commits, 23 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
okpoti2/MLOR
Sep 2020 - Dec 2020
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 3 months
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