Oluseun Sanusi
Washington,DC
Summary
Dynamic Senior Front-End Engineer and Technical Lead with over 10 years of experience in designing, developing, and modernizing mission-critical applications for federal and enterprise clients. Expertise in React, React Native, TypeScript, Graph-QL, and contemporary front-end architectures, complemented by a strong track record of leading large-scale migrations to advanced frameworks such as Vite and MUI5/MUIX. Recognized for simplifying complex systems while fostering collaboration among cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance, user-centric solutions under tight deadlines for prestigious projects supporting DHS, ICE, and the White House. Proficient in technical strategy, architecture governance, and mentorship, consistently driving innovation and enhancing scalability while accelerating delivery velocity. Recipient of the Presidential Award and the DoD Packard Award for excellence in frontend architecture and Agile delivery, with an active TS/SCI clearance.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Front-End Engineer - Technical Lead
Acuity, Inc.
04.2021 - Current
- Refactored and modernized a complex React Native codebase in just 3 months, enabling DHS/ICE to become the first program to go live in production — accelerating mission critical functionality delivery by 40%.
- Redesigned and deployed a new mobile app with optimized UI/UX, significantly improving analyst workflows and reducing time-to-action.
- Led the rapid development of a high-priority UI/UX tool requested by the White House, delivering a production-ready solution in 48 hours to support urgent policy decisions.
- Managed a 40+ person cross-functional team of developers, designers, and analysts, aligning technical objectives with strategic priorities and ensuring consistent delivery on time and within scope.
- Built a next-generation ROI reporting system, improving agents and analyst reporting accuracy for congressional purposes and enabling analysts to deliver data-driven insights faster.
- Provided mentorship and coaching to a team of 10 engineers, conducting performance reviews and driving professional growth initiatives.
- Led and facilitated the migration of all RAVEN UI/UX programs’ front-end architectures to modern frameworks including Vite, MUI5/MUIX, and a unified proprietary component library, improving development speed and maintainability.
- Simplified an overly complex microservices architecture, enabling the front-end to become more performant, scalable, and easier to onboard new engineers.
- Directed and influenced decisions within the unified UI leadership group, reviewing and approving all proposed UI/UX changes across the RAVEN program to ensure consistency and technical excellence.
Software Engineer - Team Lead
Octo Consulting Group (IBM)
09.2016 - 04.2021
- Led the introduction of React JS best practices and 508-compliance frameworks, improving maintainability, scalability, and accessibility of enterprise-grade applications.
- Championed Agile transformation across multiple projects, driving adoption of Scrum ceremonies and best practices to boost team velocity and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Designed and implemented high-performance, scalable UI solutions to visualize sensitive intelligence data, enabling rapid analysis and informed decision-making.
- Co-developed a proprietary Node.js/JavaScript framework that reduced development cycle times by 25% and improved maintainability across multiple projects.
- Established rigorous code review and testing standards, cutting production defects by 35% and improving team delivery confidence.
- Awarded the prestigious DoD Packard Award for contributions to the Agile Web Presence program, a groundbreaking project that redefined data accessibility and operational readiness.
- Learned React in its earliest release and rapidly became the program’s subject matter expert, successfully redelivering a brand-new system for NGA under intense time pressure — an achievement that led to a promotion to Team Lead.
- Introduced React best practices and modern design principles, orchestrating a complete rewrite of the front-end architecture behind the scenes.
- Personally delivered a solo demo to the PM, which was instrumental in retaining the contract.
Education
B.S - Computer Engineering
Purdue University
Indianapolis, IN01.2015
B.S. - Computer Science, Mathematics
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN01.2015
Skills
- React
- React Native
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Apollo Client
- Material UI (MUI5/MUIX)
- Vite
- Unified Component Libraries
- Accessibility
- 508 Compliance
- UI/UX Design
- Mobile Development
- Responsive Design
- Nodejs
- SQL
- AWS (S3, EC2, CloudFormation)
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master, 01/01/19
- AWS Cloud Practitioner, 01/01/19
- FinOps Certified Practitioner, 01/01/25
- FOCUS Analyst, 01/01/25
Accomplishments
- Presidential Award, Acuity, 01/01/22, Recognized for leading mission-critical UI/UX initiatives delivering measurable value to DHS and ICE.
Certifications Training Expanded
- Certified Scrum Master, 01/01/19
- AWS Cloud Practitioner, 01/01/19
- FinOps Certified Practitioner, 01/01/25
- FOCUS Analyst, 01/01/25
Security Clearance
- TS/SCI
- Public Trust
Timeline
Senior Front-End Engineer - Technical Lead
Acuity, Inc.
04.2021 - Current
Software Engineer - Team Lead
Octo Consulting Group (IBM)
09.2016 - 04.2021
B.S - Computer Engineering
Purdue University
B.S. - Computer Science, Mathematics
Butler University