Cindy Mae Ngoho

NDA Early-Stage Startup

• Designed and delivered 5+ end-to-end marketplace features (price negotiation, identity verification, notifications, in-app support, wiki function), handling everything from initial planning to backend APIs, database design, and frontend integration, ensuring smooth and reliable user transactions.
• Reduced development friction by 15% and improved team efficiency by validating plans with the CEO, documenting tasks upfront, and breaking down complex features for clear, error-free delivery.

• Tech Stack: React Native, Express.js, Prisma, PostgreSQL, Node.js

NDA Early-Stage Startup

• Built an AI copywriting platform for ~50 early users, integrating OpenAI and secure payment flows, enabling fast content creation while validating real user demand and willingness to pay.
• Refined workflows and usability by observing user interactions and collecting feedback, identifying friction points, and implementing improvements that increased efficiency and adaptation by 10%.

• Tech Stack: React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Stripe, OpenAI API

Tokyo, Japan

• Reduced teacher workload and streamlined lesson prep by developing a detailed curriculum that provided clear, ready-to-use guidance, saving teachers 4+ hours per week and eliminating 70% of overtime while maintaining flexibility.
• Built a parent communication system that improved trust and engagement by having teachers track daily student achievements, and provide weekly personalized updates, resulting in an estimated 5-10% increase of students referrals from parents, while also supporting term evaluations and strengthening teacher-parent relationships.