const frionode = { name : "Benson", alias : "frionode", role : "Backend Developer & DevOps Engineer", location : "🌍 Kenya", experience : "7+ years", focus : ["REST APIs", "Automation Systems", "Server-side Logic", "DevOps"], currentBuild: "💳 PAL payment platform + ARC CRM", funFact : "I like pizza... but I've never actually eaten pizza 🍕😂", contact : "[email protected]", };
"Words are the fossils of civilization while language is the bridge of communication."
| Project | Description | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 💳 PAL (private — ask me about it) | Payment platform: double-entry ledger, wallets, M-Pesa rails | Go PostgreSQL M-Pesa |
| 💬 ARC CRM (private — ask me about it) | Telegram-integrated web CRM: operators, shared lead pool, payments ledger | TypeScript Next.js PostgreSQL Telegram API |
| 📦 Inventory Management System (private — ask me about it) | Real-time inventory with team collaboration | Node.js Express SQL Socket.io Redis |
| 🏥 PulseHQ (private — ask me about it) | Hospital operations dashboard: patients, beds, billing, pharmacy | Next.js 15 React 19 TypeScript Tailwind |
| 🧺 Daily Basket (private — ask me about it) | Offline shop ledger — sales, debts, suppliers, margins (Android) | Kotlin Jetpack Compose SQLite |
| 🏫 School Portal (private — ask me about it) | School operations: students, staff, academics | Node.js Express MongoDB EJS |
| 🎙️ vscribe (public) | Video transcription API — speech to text from virtually any video source | TypeScript REST API |
| 📱 cloudtext (private — ask me about it) | SMS gateway — turn any Android phone into an SMS gateway | TypeScript Android SMS |
| 🗂️ dev-command-centre (public) | Self-hosted multi-project tracker | JavaScript |
Some projects are private — contact me at [email protected] if you'd like a walkthrough or a demo.
2025–now 💳 PAL payment platform + ARC CRM (Telegram-integrated CRM)
2024–2025 💻 Computer Tutor & Web Maintainer — Community Based Organization
2022–2022 📊 Data Analysis & API Integration — Master Health Facilities (Python, JS)
2020–2024 🔧 Part-time Backend Developer — KrakinzLab (WhatsApp Bots & Automation)
2019–2024 🎓 Studied Computer Science at school