Summary
Zephania Lema is a Full Stack Software Engineer and independent consultant with nine years of hands-on experience building secure, scalable applications across banking, healthcare, AI, and creative industries. He has delivered production-grade web platforms—ranging from artist CMSs with Stripe and Spotify integrations to compliance tools at JPMorgan Chase—while reducing support times and strengthening API and auth security. Comfortable across Python, Java, React, PostgreSQL, AWS and Azure, he blends backend systems work with frontend UX and deployment ownership. Early work in HIPAA-compliant data masking and ML for sensitive-data detection (F-score 0.82) shows a practical grasp of data privacy and production ML pipelines. Based in Guangzhou with roots at University of Illinois Chicago, he pairs client-facing product consulting with ongoing post-launch support and tooling. Notably, he quietly spans both enterprise banking systems and creative music-tech products, making him adept at translating strict compliance needs into user-friendly experiences.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science at University of Illinois Chicago
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Sophomore, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Sophomore at University of Illinois at Chicago