Peter Kakoma | Kanzu Code
Back-end Developer
I am a software engineer and founder of KANZU CODE LTD, a 6-year old agency that builds custom digital solutions. I have been working with WordPress for over a decade. Through the years, I have been a WordPress theme reviewer, theme contributor, plugin developer and a WordCamp speaker & volunteer.
4.94/5
overall rating
600
projects
127
customers
Location
Kampala, Uganda
Languages
English
Member since
13 Jan, 2017
6 years
Typical projects
Customizations, Plugin Development, Troubleshooting and Fixes
BACKGROUND: I have worked in all roles in the software development cycle. As a Principal Engineer in MTN, Africa’s largest telecom, I led teams designing, building and supporting custom & vendor applications for over 10 million customers. I built the core of the telecom’s loyalty platform that grew to support 4 million customers. As a senior software engineer at Andela, a company building world-class software for IBM, Microsoft and other US tech companies, I mentored the next generation of global tech leaders and also, designed & built software for the company’s off-shore clients. Outside WordPress, I was a senior engineer at Andela, a company building world-class software for companies in the US. I'm trained as an Electrical engineer and worked in the largest telecom company in Africa, MTN, for 8 years. I've worked in building, planning for, supporting, installing and purchasing SMSCs, WAP gateways, USSD GWs and a plethora of other VAS services & products. Particularly, I've led the team that's designed, built and supported software for 10 million customers. Away from engineering, I'm a writer. I blog at https://kakoma.ug. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE TEAM: Our codeable clients work directly with the Kanzu Code tech team which includes: PETER KAKOMA - Team Leader & Senior. SWE MARTIN MATOVU - Projects Manager & SWE CATHERINE AKOTH - Projects Manager & SWE PATRICIA ATIM - SWE *SWE - Software Engineer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OUR COMBINED EXPERTISE IS IN: - Learning Management System (LMS) e.g LearnDash & Sensei - Performance optimization - WooCommerce - Membership e.g. MemberPress, Woo Memberships, Wishlist Member, Restrict Content - Forms e.g WPForms, Contact forms, GravityForm - Plugin and Theme customization
Skills
5/5
Quick, efficient and high professional level. I am very satisfied with the cooperation. I highly recommend!
Oct 27, 2021
5/5
Truly exceptional work! It is so hard to find quick, reliable, and great help these days. I'm so lucky I stumbled upon Kanzu Code! They understood exactly what I was looking for, and created the product I needed quickly and exactly as, if not better than, I envisioned. Peter, Martin, and the rest of the crew at Kanzu are very professional and skilled, respond quickly, and know what they are doing! They even included demo videos throughout the build process for me, which was a very nice touch. I'm going to be hiring Kanzu Code again in the near future!
Sep 03, 2021
5/5
I really enjoyed working with Kanzu Code and the team. Peter and Martin (and whoever else was involved) Did a great job. They were able to deliver on everything I was wanting in a quick turnaround. They stayed in communication throughout the entire process and I was never left wondering what was going on. Thanks and great work!
May 17, 2021
5/5
I have used Kanzu code for a few years now and could not be more satisfied with their service and skill!
Sep 14, 2022
5/5
I love Peter.
Aug 30, 2022
5/5
Martin and the Kanzu team are excellent partners! Martin accommodated our quick deadline (sorry again it was so last minute!) and was able to pull everything off that we asked. He asked all the right questions, which was incredibly important to the success of this project. He was also detail-oriented with the scope, so everything was spelled out nicely with no gray areas. We'll definitely be working with him again.
Jun 29, 2022
5/5
Great communication and skills -- 100% recommend.
Jun 26, 2022
5/5
Extremely honest and professional. He always delivers what he promised.
Jun 14, 2022
5/5
PHP Nations admin and volunteers are out of words to describe the incredible honesty and professionalism of Peter and his team. We will definitely treasure Kanzu Code for all our future projects.
Jun 06, 2022
5/5
Martin (and Mark-Paul) did an amazing job from start to finish on this project. I felt like Martin quickly understood what I was looking for and helped break that down into a detailed manageable project (scope). Throughout the project he communicated openly and clearly the status of their work, answered any questions I had, and even made demo videos showing how the plugin worked on my site (LMS). They even added a few minor enhancements to the custom plugin that weren't outlined in our agreement, but made the plugin even better than I asked for. I am very pleased with the results!
May 12, 2022
LearnDash & WooCommerce project
Kanzu Code supported USILACS on LearnDash, WooCommerce and WPForms functionality to better handle the application process, course management and certificates.
Site Performance & Optimization
With over 26,000 products and almost 420,000 requests per day to their server, the well-established "Embroidery Legacy" eCommerce site was struggling. Customers were not happy! Kanzu Code met with their Marketing team and proposed a work plan which has seen their site become fast again. To date, we do routine tasks including: Site Performance Audits, Database Cleanups, Site Optimization etc.
LearnDash & Wishlist-Member Project
Kanzu Code supported SYMPTOM MEDIA on LearnDash and Wishlist Member functionality to improve the learning process.
WooCommerce project
Kanzu Code supports KASHA on a continuous basis in tweaking WooCommerce features to improve the shopping experience (Web & USSD).
Sensei, Gutenberg & WooCommerce project
Kanzu Code supports DIGIBOOK on a continuous basis in extending Sensei and WooCommerce features to improve the learning experience. We also ran the site performance optimization.
WooCommerce & Plugin Customization project
Kanzu Code supported NYPress Club in extending WooCommerce features and built a custom plugin to help them better manage the NYPress Club Journalism Awards.