Victor Pascal DikeVerified 10 roles · 7 projects
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Victor Pascal DikeVerified

@ihenkwaba

Co-founder & CTO @Hyperhat — the benchmark for AI proficiency. Founder @SKMRT. Full Stack AI Engineer shipping LLM-powered products in Python, Node.js & React. Electronics & Computer Engineer.
  • 10 Roles
  • 7 Projects
  • 50+ Students trained

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Victor Pascal DikeVerified@ihenkwaba
Full Stack AI Engineer and Electronics & Computer Engineer with 5+ years of experience designing and shipping AI-powered platforms for startups in Nigeria and the US. Co-founder and CTO of Hyperhat, the benchmark for AI proficiency, and founder of SKMRT, an AI-powered commerce platform for African entrepreneurs. Works across the stack in Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask), Node.js and React/Next.js, with a focus on LLM integration, system architecture and products that reach real users fast. A technical lead who has trained 50+ students in applied AI.
Victor Pascal DikeVerified@ihenkwaba · May 2026 - Present

Co-founder & CTO at Hyperhat — United States (Remote)

Hyperhat is the benchmark for AI proficiency: it measures how developers direct AI agents through real-world coding workflows.

  • Lead the technical vision and engineering behind the platform as co-founder.
  • Building the infrastructure that measures how developers direct AI agents through real-world coding workflows.
  • Turning AI collaboration into a trusted professional standard that clients and employers can verify.

#AIAgents #DeveloperTools #Nodejs

hyperhat.com
Victor Pascal DikeVerified@ihenkwaba · Oct 2025 - Present

Founder & CEO at SKMRT — Lagos, Nigeria

E-commerce platform built for how African small businesses actually sell.

  • Founded and built a full-stack, AI-powered e-commerce platform that lets entrepreneurs launch a professional online store on their own shop URL in minutes, not days.
  • Shipped WhatsApp-native ordering: orders land in the seller's WhatsApp and are tracked in a dashboard at the same time.
  • Built an AI business assistant that generates SEO-friendly product descriptions and categories, plus analytics for page views, conversions and sales.
  • Designed store creation workflows, product management and automated fulfilment modules with an instant store-deployment architecture.

#React #Python #LLMs #WhatsApp

skmrt.shop
Victor Pascal DikeVerified@ihenkwaba · Oct 2025 - Present

Full Stack AI Engineer at BeccsConnect — Lagos, Nigeria

  • Building an AI-powered EV charging infrastructure solution for Nigeria.
  • Applying machine learning to optimise charging-station placement and forecast energy demand.
  • Developing software that supports sustainable transportation infrastructure.

#Python #MachineLearning

Victor Pascal DikeVerified@ihenkwaba · Apr 2025 - Present

Full Stack AI Engineer at Markita.ai — Remote (USA)

  • Lead engineer for an AI marketing automation platform that creates, launches and optimises Meta ads for small businesses.
  • Integrated LLM APIs for real-time generative ad copy, visuals and audience targeting.
  • Built one-click Meta Ads Manager integration and native Shopify and Etsy connections.
  • Developed Python backend services for AI content generation and campaign management workflows.

#Python #LLMAPIs #MetaAdsAPI #Shopify

Victor Pascal DikeVerified@ihenkwaba · May 2025 - Jul 2025

Software Engineer (Contract Lead) at Nigerian Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (NIEEE) — ICEPT 2025 — Abuja, Nigeria (Remote)

  • Designed and developed the nationwide student competition platform for ICEPT 2025, the International Conference for Power & Telecommunication.
  • Built the quiz engine, scoring system, and project submission and evaluation workflows.
  • Developed admin dashboards, real-time in-platform messaging and analytics tracking engagement and performance.
icept2025students.com.ng
Victor Pascal DikeVerified@ihenkwaba · Dec 2024 - Jan 2025

Contract Full Stack Developer at NIEEE Epe/Ibeju-Lekki Chapter — Lagos, Nigeria

  • Developed the chapter's official website with improved accessibility, information architecture and page performance.
  • Implemented a mobile-responsive redesign with media optimisation.
Victor Pascal DikeVerified@ihenkwaba · Mar 2024 - Apr 2024

Full Stack Engineer at Deeper Life Christian Church (DLCC) Easter Camp — Lagos, Nigeria

  • Engineered the registration and accommodation platform for a 4,000-person event.
  • Built an allocation engine handling logistics, housing and participant processing.
Victor Pascal DikeVerified@ihenkwaba · 2023 - 2024

AI Lead at SPE LASU Student Chapter — Lagos, Nigeria

  • Led AI workshops featuring Kumar Lakshmipathi (Generative AI Leader for Energy, AWS) and Dr. Fatai Anifowose (Lead Research Scientist, Saudi Aramco).
  • Trained 50+ students on AI fundamentals and energy-sector optimisation.
  • Helped organise the SPE Nexus 2024 Energy Hackathon, where teams pitched technology solutions to real problems across Africa.
  • Named Innovator of the Year and awarded a Certificate of Service for the role.
Victor Pascal DikeVerified@ihenkwaba · 2023 - 2024

Research Assistant at Lagos State University — Lagos, Nigeria

  • Conducted research on machine learning applications in biomedical engineering.
  • Collaborated on academic publications and research projects.
Victor Pascal DikeVerified@ihenkwaba · Apr 2023 - Jun 2023

Student Intern at Doyen Emerging Technologies — Lagos, Nigeria

  • Built Python-based solutions for IT automation.
  • Developed MATLAB simulations for engineering applications.

Projects

Hyperhat· project

The benchmark for AI proficiency — measures how developers direct AI agents through real coding workflows.

#AIAgents #DeveloperTools

hyperhat.com
SKMRT· project

AI-powered storefronts for African SMEs: own shop URL, WhatsApp orders, analytics and an AI assistant.

#React #Python #AI

skmrt.shop
ICEPT 2025· project

Nationwide engineering competition platform: quizzes, submissions, messaging and analytics.

#FullStack #Realtime

icept2025students.com.ng
pastestuff.xyz· project

Share text, code and files across devices with nothing but a 4-digit PIN.

#Python

pastestuff.xyz
AttenuationAI· project

Transformer-based tool for accurate rain attenuation prediction in telecom links.

#Transformers #HuggingFace

huggingface.co/pascalx
Pathloss App· project

ANN, CNN and DNN models that predict radio path loss.

#DeepLearning #HuggingFace

huggingface.co/pascalx

Stack

Stack

AI / ML

  • LLMs (Gemini
  • OpenAI)
  • Fine-tuning
  • TensorFlow
  • PyTorch
  • scikit-learn
  • NLP
  • Computer Vision

Backend

  • Python (Django
  • FastAPI
  • Flask)
  • Node.js
  • REST APIs
  • Microservices

Databases

  • PostgreSQL
  • Supabase
  • MongoDB
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Data Modeling

DevOps & Tools

  • Docker
  • Git
  • Vercel
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Cloudinary
  • CI/CD

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS

About

Education

B.Sc, Electronic & Computer Engineering

Lagos State University · Lagos, Nigeria

Second Class Upper (Hons)

Awards & certifications

SPE-LASU Award for Innovation & Leadership

Innovator of the Year & Certificate of Service

SPE LASU Student Chapter

SPE LASU Student Chapter

For dedicated service as the chapter's Artificial Intelligence Lead.

Wema Hackaholics 4.0 — Top 10 Finalist

Microsoft Learn AI Skills Challenge (Machine Learning)

Microsoft

Microsoft

Lyft Back-End Engineering Virtual Experience

Python Programming Foundations

Udacity

Udacity

Serenze Global Technology Education Grant

Google Africa Scholarship — Frontend Course

Udacity

Udacity

Writing

A Complete Guide to Building Intelligent Applications using Google's Gemini API

Dev.to

Dev.to

Building a Full-Stack AI Chatbot with FastAPI (Backend) and React (Frontend)

Dev.to

Dev.to

Community

Partnership & Sponsorship Team Volunteer

TEDx Isador Model School Youth

TEDx Isador Model School Youth

  • Secured partnerships and sponsorships that funded the event.

Publicity Lead

Ingressive for Good (I4G) LASU

Ingressive for Good (I4G) LASU

  • Drove awareness for tech initiatives reaching 500+ students.

Ambassador

Power Learn Project (PLP)

Power Learn Project (PLP)

  • Advocated for youth tech capacity building.

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