Thabo Okafor

Summary

Thabo Okafor is a education professional with a track record of shipping high-impact work. Known for clear written communication and a bias toward measurable outcomes. Comfortable working across product, engineering, and design in fast-moving environments.

Experience

• Teaching Assistantat Northwind2016–now

  • Shipped a education initiative that improved revenue by 40%.
  • Built a scalable service adopted by 3 teammates.
  • Mentored 1 engineers; ran the interview loop.
• Teacherat Hooli2013–2015

  • Shipped a education initiative that improved retention by 43%.
  • Built a data pipeline adopted by 4 teammates.
  • Mentored 2 engineers; ran the interview loop.
• Curriculum Specialistat Discovery2010–2012

  • Shipped a education initiative that improved latency by 46%.
  • Built a design system adopted by 5 teammates.
  • Mentored 3 engineers; ran the interview loop.
• Principalat Shoprite2007–2009

  • Shipped a education initiative that improved NPS by 49%.
  • Built a tooling framework adopted by 6 teammates.
  • Mentored 4 engineers; ran the interview loop.

Education

• BSc · Education

  University of Cape Town · 2008–2012

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