About

Gerald Pharin is an aspiring Product Manager and Tech Leader with a deep understanding of the bridge between technology and the end user. With a career spanning multiple industries and company sizes, Gerald's experience with the ideal technology solution for each problem makes him an asset in any organization. Coupled with an MBA and an extensive grasp of how businesses work, Gerald is perfectly positioned to bring the best strategies to technology companies. He has engineered multiple tech products and has a strong track record of success. Currently working as an Application Infrastructure Engineer at Tractable, Gerald is responsible for engineering system metrics library using Datadog with Typescript, setting up Design Reviews for internal systems, reducing incident occurrence frequency, and building internal Dashboards using Redash. Gerald has previously worked as a Senior Software Consultant at BBC News, where he collaborated to build the BBC World Service Media pages in ReactJS serving 2 million+ daily users, and mentored junior engineers. He has also worked as a Senior Software Consultant at Andela, where he managed the relationship between BBC and Andela engineers and mentored junior engineers. Gerald has a Master of Business Administration - MBA from the University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business, which he is expected to complete in 2024. He also has a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics from Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, and a Diploma in General Science from Presbyterian Boys' High School, Legon. Gerald's tech stack includes infra, product manager, Typescript, and ReactJS. He has 8.86 years of relevant experience and is a curious lifelong learner who enjoys finance and team building.