Launched
AI · Content Platform · Mobile
iBrand
An AI-powered content operating system for creators and businesses.
- Role
- Founder & Builder
- Status
- Launched
- React Native
- AI
- Cloud
Software × Hardware × Real-world impact
I build technology for a better tomorrow.
I'm Henry Oriaku — a software engineer, product builder and CTO. I take ideas from first sketch to working product: digital platforms, intelligent systems and the hardware that connects them to the real world.
Open to select projects & collaborations · Owerri, Nigeria
Building & leading at
- iBrandFounder
- ExdrovaFounder
- GrandeliteCTO
- ZoniaCTO
- GTCOMNETFull-Stack Developer
Selected work
Products that create real impact.
Products I've founded, led as CTO, or engineered end to end — from AI platforms to marketplaces and developer tools.
In development
Developer Tools · Backend Infrastructure
Exdrova
A visual backend and API builder that turns application logic into something you can see, compose and ship.
- Role
- Founder & Lead Builder
- Status
- In development
- Next.js
- Django
- Visual Logic
More things I've shipped
All work on GitHub- SpyrekA lightweight, Laravel-inspired MVC framework with routing and an ORM.PHP MVC framework
- VerifiqoConvert, compare and verify fingerprints with a single API call.Biometric API
- FiNewsReal-time financial news collected from multiple sources into one fast feed.News aggregator
- Revamp DeltaA responsive storefront with product listings and a shopping cart.E-commerce
- Redeem TouristProperty discovery with search, filters and clean listings.Real estate
- Blog BackendAuth, posts, comments and categories behind a clean REST API.Laravel API
About
More than
a developer.
I'm Henry Oriaku — a software engineer, product builder and technical leader based in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. I work where software, hardware and real-world problems meet.
Today that means founding and building products like iBrand and Exdrova, and serving as CTO for Grandelite and Zonia — owning architecture, product development and delivery.
My background in mechatronics keeps me close to the physical side of technology: embedded systems, IoT and electronics. I like problems that don't stop at the screen.
Build.
Experiment.
Repeat.
01
Systems thinking
Every product is a system — interface, logic, data and, often, hardware.
02
Ship, then sharpen
Working software in real hands teaches more than any plan.
03
Own the outcome
Architecture, delivery and the people using it — not just the code.
04
Keep building
New tools, new domains, same discipline. Same engineer, bigger vision.
Capabilities
Tools I use to build.
From interface to infrastructure to the circuit board — one engineer across the whole stack.
- 01Frontend
- React
- Next.js
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Vue / Nuxt
- 02Backend
- Laravel
- NestJs
- PHP
- Django
- Python
- Node.js
- Express
- REST APIs
- 03Mobile & Desktop
- React Native
- Expo
- Flutter
- Tauri
- 04Data
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Redis
- 05Cloud & Delivery
- AWS
- Docker
- CI/CD
- Git
- Vercel
- 06AI & Automation
- AI integrations
- AI-powered product features
- Workflow automation
- 07Hardware & IoT
- ESP32
- MQTT
- Sensors
- C / C++
- Embedded systems
- Electronics
- 08Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Prototyping
- Embedded control
- Hardware–software integration
Experience
Building products.
Leading teams.
Founder, CTO and hands-on engineer — shipping products for startups, businesses and my own ventures.
Download CVPresent
CTO — Grandelite
Leading technical strategy and product development for a services marketplace connecting users with verified professionals.
Present
CTO — Zonia
Leading technical strategy and product development for an agricultural marketplace connecting farmers with buyers.
2025 — Present
Founder & Lead Builder — Exdrova
Designing and building a visual backend and API builder, across full-stack development, system design, automation and product architecture.
Present
Founder & Builder — iBrand
Built and launched an AI-powered content operating system for creators and businesses.
Jul 2023 — 2024
Full-Stack Developer — GTCOMNET
Built and maintained web applications with PHP, Laravel, JavaScript and MySQL — backend logic, APIs, database design and front-end features.
2021 — Present
Freelance & Contract Engineer — Independent
Shipping production web applications for individuals and businesses with Next.js, React, Laravel and REST APIs — from interface to deployment.
Services
Turning ideas into working products.
For founders, businesses and teams who need a builder who can own the problem — not just a ticket.
01
Full-stack web development
Production web applications with considered interfaces, solid backends and deployments that hold up.
02
Mobile app development
Cross-platform apps with React Native, Expo or Flutter — one codebase, native feel.
03
Product development
From rough idea to a shipped first version: scoping, architecture, build and launch.
04
Backend architecture & APIs
Data models, services and APIs designed to be understood, extended and scaled.
05
AI integration & automation
Practical AI features and automated workflows that remove real work, not add novelty.
06
IoT & embedded systems
Connected devices from firmware to dashboard — sensing, control and the software around it.
07
Technical leadership
CTO-level guidance for founders: technical strategy, architecture reviews and team direction.
Not sure where your idea fits? Let's talk it through.
Engineering lab
Beyond the screen.
Where software meets the physical world — embedded firmware, connected devices, electronics and mechatronics, built and tested on the bench.
PrototypeBuild 01
SmartSocket
An ESP32-based smart socket with energy monitoring, relay control and connected interfaces.
- ESP32
- Energy monitoring
- Relay control
- Embedded C/C++
LAB/01
Embedded firmware
ESP32 firmware for sensing, control loops and reliable connectivity.
LAB/02
Connected devices
Getting hardware onto the network and into interfaces people actually use.
LAB/03
Mechatronics
Mechanical, electronic and software systems designed as one.
LAB/04
Prototyping
Fast, honest prototypes that prove an idea on the bench before it scales.
Notes
Thoughts, ideas
and learnings.
Writing on software, hardware and lessons from shipping real products. The first notes are in the workshop.
- Shipping products
- Software architecture
- AI in real products
- IoT & embedded
- Building startups
Let's build a brighter tomorrow
Let's build what's next.
I'm open to meaningful projects, technical collaborations and opportunities to build useful products. Tell me what you're working on.
horiaku80@gmail.com