Who is David Akpoviroro Oke?

David Akpoviroro Oke, also known as Mr Iridescent, is a Lagos-based growth hacker and growth partner, public-relations and reputation strategist, and digital product delivery architect. He works across growth, reputation, content and film, full-stack product development, applied AI, cybersecurity, and civic infrastructure.

What services does David Akpoviroro Oke offer?

Growth hacking and market entry, public relations and reputation management, content and creative direction, digital product delivery architecture, custom software development, workflow automation and AI enablement, security and DevSecOps, and brand systems and art direction.

What does David Akpoviroro Oke work on?

He builds full-stack web and fintech products, AI and agentic systems, workflow automation, security tooling and DevSecOps automation, and civic technology such as ROADvision Lagos and FEPAR.africa.

Which languages does David Akpoviroro Oke speak?

English at professional working proficiency, conversational French and Yoruba, and basic Hausa, Urhobo, and Okpe.

What training and credentials does David Akpoviroro Oke hold?

Six verified Cisco Networking Academy records — five credentials (CyberOps Associate, Ethical Hacking, Network Defense, Cyber Threat Management, Endpoint Security) and the CSS Essentials course badge — plus CompTIA A+ and Network+ training at New Horizons, Afrihub programmes, AWS Educate, and ongoing BSc Computer Science study at University of the People.

Is David still at Zandbox or Helpman?

No. The Zandbox engineering engagement has concluded, and the Helpman growth-partner contract has ended. He now works as a Digital Product Delivery Architect through Iridescent Internet Solutions and chairs the Board of Trustees of FEPAR.africa.

Is David available for remote work?

Yes. He is based in Lagos, Nigeria and works remotely with teams worldwide. He is open to growth partnerships, reputation mandates, and selected product builds.

How can I contact David Akpoviroro Oke?

Email me@mriridescent.africa, message him on WhatsApp at +234 904 125 8180, or use the contact form at mriridescent.africa/contact.

Where can I see David Akpoviroro Oke’s code?

His public repositories are on GitHub at github.com/MrIridescent, and selected project write-ups are on this site under Projects and Case studies.

Services · growth, reputation & delivery

I grow the brand, build the product, and direct the story.

I work as a growth hacker and growth partner to individuals, brands, and companies — with public relations, reputation management, content and film, and digital product delivery under one roof. I find the angle, shape the narrative, build the system, and stay until it works.

Start a conversation The growth room Fractional CTO offer

Currently

Taking selected work

Lagos, Nigeria · remote worldwide

Growth · reputation · content · product delivery

[email protected]WhatsApp · +234 904 125 8180

Scope and fees are set after a short discovery conversation. No invented packages, no mystery retainers.

The offer

9 ways to move the work forward.

Each service can stand alone or combine into a single engagement. Growth without a product is a promise you cannot keep; a product without a story is a secret.

Outside the room → inside the market

Growth hacking & market entry

A growth partner for individuals, brands, and companies that need to enter a new network, market, or audience without a big agency budget. I find the wedge, build the narrative, and engineer the first repeatable pipeline.

A clear, ownable position in the new market
A route into the rooms that matter
Content and referrals that compound
A scorecard that tells the truth about what works

Growth auditMarket wedge mapPositioning & offerChannel experiments

Growth sprint · Monthly partnership

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Public record → earned trust

Public relations & reputation management

Reputation is an asset with a maintenance cost. I shape the story, place it with the right media and communities, prepare the response before the bad day, and manage the search results people actually see.

A public narrative people repeat correctly
Relationships with the right media and communities
A crisis playbook before the crisis
A search footprint that reflects the work

Narrative platformMedia & community mapPress materialsReputation monitoring

Monthly retainer · Crisis sprint

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Concept → camera → cut

Content studio & creative direction

Film, photography, copy, and campaign systems made by one director who also writes and edits. The story stays coherent because it never leaves the same pair of hands — from the first idea to the final cut.

A campaign idea worth watching
Video and photography that feel directed, not assembled
Copy that sounds like a person
A content system the team can keep feeding

Creative conceptScript & copyDirection & shootEdit & grade

Campaign sprint · Content retainer

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Technical ownership → business outcomes

Fractional CTO & systems partnership

A senior technical owner for founders and growing businesses: architecture, vendor decisions, security, and delivery governance on a monthly retainer — without a full-time CTO salary.

One accountable owner for technical strategy
A 30-60-90 day plan tied to business outcomes
Build-versus-buy and vendor decisions de-risked
Targeted microservices instead of agency bloat

Architecture audit30-60-90 day blueprintVendor & spend reviewDelivery governance

Monthly retainer · Fractional CTO

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Strategy → buildable system

Digital product delivery architecture

Turn an ambitious business idea into a sequenced, buildable product system — with the architecture, decisions, and delivery rhythm to actually ship it.

A clear product and technical architecture
A delivery roadmap your team can execute
Build-versus-buy and platform decisions
Risk, security, and operational models

Architecture mapDelivery roadmapDecision recordTeam operating model

Advisory sprint · Fractional architect

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Design → production

Custom software development

Web platforms, internal tools, APIs, fintech products, and AI-enabled features built end to end — with security and maintainability designed in from the first commit.

A working product in real users’ hands
A codebase your team can own
Secure, tested, documented delivery
A path from prototype to production

Product buildAPI & data layerTest suiteDocumentation

Fixed-scope build · Dedicated squad

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Repetition → leverage

Workflow automation & AI enablement

Map the work that eats your week, then automate it with integrations, agents, and human-in-the-loop systems that your team can trust and inspect.

Hours returned to the team every week
Fewer manual handoff errors
AI used where it measurably helps
Automations that can be audited

Workflow auditAutomation architectureAgent & integration buildRunbook

Automation audit · Build & handover

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Threat model → hardened release

Security & DevSecOps

Security engineering that starts in the first design conversation: threat modelling, secure pipelines, vulnerability remediation, and cyber readiness for small teams.

A threat model the whole team understands
Security checks inside the pipeline
A prioritised remediation plan
Incident readiness, not incident panic

Threat modelPipeline assessmentRemediation planSecurity runbook

Assessment · Retainer

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Identity → cultural weight

Brand systems & art direction

Identity, interface, motion, and story treated as one system — with a collector’s eye for the art, references, and cultural details that make a brand feel inevitable rather than assembled.

A coherent visual and verbal identity
A design system that scales
A site or product experience with craft
A visual world with real cultural references

Brand directionDesign systemArt directionMotion language

Brand sprint · Retainer

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How it works

A delivery rhythm, not a black box.

Four stages, each with a visible output. You always know what is being decided, what is being built, and what happens next.

Find the real problem — and the angle

A short, direct discovery: the business outcome, the market, the constraints, the people affected, and what has already failed. I would rather find the real problem — and the non-obvious way in — than accept the brief at face value.

Design the system and the story

Map the product, data, security, narrative, and delivery decisions. Separate what must exist on day one from what can wait. Write it down so the team can argue with it.

Build with the people who will own it

Ship in visible increments. Keep security, accessibility, and operability inside the build rather than bolted on at the end. Leave the team stronger than I found it.

Put it in the world, measure, refine

Launch, distribute, document, and hand over. Then watch the real signals — pipeline, reputation, retention, search — and improve the system where it actually hurts.

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