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ISHIMWEKenny Kelvin

Software & Hardware Engineer

Kigali, Rwanda
ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin SOFTWARE × HARDWARE
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Message from Kelvin

I'm ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin, a software and hardware engineer in Kigali, Rwanda — turning concepts into robust, scalable, high-quality products, from idea to deployed solution.

Philosophy

It doesn't matter where you start, it's how you progress from there. Every codebase is a puzzle waiting to be solved.

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Projects Hall of Fame

From cooperative platforms to ESP32 prototypes — software and hardware that solve real problems in Rwanda, from idea to deployed product.

Internship · Live
RMC Digital Platform: Internship · Live project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

RMC Digital Platform

2026

Built in a team during the Universal Bridge Limited internship: the live platform of the Rwanda Muslim Community at rwandamuslim.org, in English, Kinyarwanda and Arabic, with service requests, donations, member accounts and an AI assistant.

Client · Live
DENISE Textile: Client · Live project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

DENISE Textile

2026

Built for a client: the live online shop and reservation platform for DENISE Textile in Kigali. Curtains, fabrics and traditional attire in 5 languages, MTN MoMo payments, delivery across Rwanda, and SMS and WhatsApp alerts.

React · Node
RwaSport: React · Node project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

RwaSport

2026

Rwanda's national sports platform — leagues, federations, a live match center, school competitions and an AI assistant.

Contributor · Live
NGA MIS · amashuri.com: Contributor · Live project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

NGA MIS · amashuri.com

Contributed full-stack features to the live school management system at amashuri.com, which also provides single sign-on for the other NGA apps. Express, TypeScript, React, MySQL.

Flagship
CoopManage Rwanda: Flagship project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

CoopManage Rwanda

2026

Management platform for Rwandan cooperatives — members, finance, stock, sales and reports in English and Kinyarwanda. Offline-resilient, multi-tenant, 1,384 automated tests.

Client
CUR MIS: Client project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

CUR MIS

Client work on the management information system for the Catholic University of Rwanda: students, academics, records and reports, built as a full-stack web application.

Next.js
Tembera: Visit Rwanda: Next.js project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

Tembera: Visit Rwanda

2026

A searchable, map-aware tourism directory of places to eat, stay and explore across Rwanda.

SaaS
StockFlow: SaaS project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

StockFlow

2026

Subscription stock management for small retailers — supplier to stock room to shop, with Postgres row-level security.

Node.js
Blood Donation Centre: Node.js project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

Blood Donation Centre

2026

Donor, hospital and pharmacy accounts, a live map of Rwanda's hospitals, Mobile Money payments and an AI helper.

Microservices
FEMS: Microservices project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

FEMS

2026

Fire extinguisher management system — API gateway plus services for users, extinguishers, inspections and reporting.

Flutter
REG SmartPower: Flutter project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

REG SmartPower

2026

Companion app for prepaid electricity customers — token purchase, usage analytics and outage alerts, with an OpenAPI spec.

Hardware · ESP32
DrainSentinel: Hardware · ESP32 project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

DrainSentinel

2026

Team ESP32 prototype that warns of possible drain blockages using two float switches, debounced logic, LEDs and a buzzer — no Wi-Fi needed.

Hardware
Smart Meter Research: Hardware project by ISHIMWE Kenny Kelvin

Smart Meter Research

2026

Investigated reading live data from REG prepaid meters through the CIU — comparing M-Bus, RS-485, optical, PLC and RF links.

Career So Far

2024 — Present
Software & Hardware Engineering
Kigali, Rwanda

Building full-stack products and embedded prototypes, from idea to deployment.

2026
Full-Stack Developer Intern
Universal Bridge Limited

Full-stack developer in the team that built the RMC Digital Platform (rwandamuslim.org) for the Rwanda Muslim Community.

2026
DENISE Textile
Client project · deniseshop.com

Built and launched the live online shop and reservation platform for a Kigali textile business.

CUR MIS
Client project · Catholic University of Rwanda

Full-stack work on the university's management information system.

NGA MIS · amashuri.com
Contributor

Contributed full-stack features to the live school management system and its single sign-on for NGA apps.

2026
CoopManage Rwanda
Flagship project

Designed and built a bilingual, offline-resilient cooperative management platform with 1,384 automated tests.

2026
DrainSentinel
Hardware competition team

Built an ESP32 early-warning prototype for drain blockages.

TypeScriptJavaScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsExpressPrismaPostgreSQLMongoDBTailwindFlutterPHPCC++JavaArduinoESP32STM32Raspberry PiLinuxDockerGit

Have a role, a project or a collab in mind — remote or on-site? Drop a message — I read everything and reply fast.