Kofi Forson
Product Manger II at A Kizzle Brand
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKofi Forson is a product-minded technologist with 7 years of experience building and managing software teams for large government and commercial programs, currently a Product Manager II at Microsoft. A magna cum laude Computer Science graduate and SMART scholarship recipient, he led a $50M DoD software effort and earned the highest government civilian engineering award in 2019 for his impact on delivery and engineering. He blends hands-on technical skills (Python, C++, Java, Node.js, Raspberry Pi prototyping) with product strategy, team leadership, and change management to move complex projects from research to production. His academic research on GPU programming won top honors at the Emerging Researchers National Conference, and his undergraduate capstone created an Affordable Robot Assistant to serve disadvantaged communities. Outside the enterprise, he founded A Kizzle Brand, running educational programs that address mental health and community resilience across multiple U.S. cities—evidence of a leader who pairs technical rigor with civic-minded initiatives.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, High School Diploma, Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician at Thomas A Edison Career And Technical High SchoolCambria Heights AcademyBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 3.96 GPA, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 3.96 GPA at Delaware State University
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Github Skills (24)
web-application10
python10
microsoft10
azure-vm10
microsoft-azure10
anki10
design-patterns10
scale10
webapp10
azure10
large-scale9
system9
arm8
powershell8
osgi8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/azvmimagebuilder
Aug 2021 - Oct 2022
Azure VM Image Builder Samples Repo
Contributions:11 commits, 9 PRs, 7 pushes in 1 year 2 months
vm-imagebuilderazure-vmazureimage-builder
kof-f/Life-in-Tech
Jul 2020 - Nov 2020
A course designed to get students prepared to conquer the job market post-college.
Contributions:29 PRs, 39 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
preparedjobnodejsconquermarket
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