Ishmael Samuel
Chief Technology Officer Co-founder at Midlands African Chamber
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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SeniorIshmael Samuel is a seasoned technology leader and entrepreneur, currently CTO and co-founder of Paragon (YC W20), where he leads engineering, product, and operations to democratize software development. With over a decade of experience, he has shipped products used by millions, guided ventures through multi-million-dollar funding, and driven successful exits across startups, enterprises, and non-profits, including work for Uber and Universal Studios. At Paragon, he blends full-stack engineering, security, and DevOps with hands-on management, sales, and customer success to deliver platform integrations across the SaaS ecosystem. Prior to Paragon, he bootstrapped CTRL LA to over $1M ARR, building a lean, customer-driven development shop for startups and Fortune 500s. He serves on the Midlands African Chamber board and participates in the LA CTO Forum, reflecting his commitment to community, mentorship, and economic empowerment. Based in Los Angeles, he aims to apply technology to create more equitable opportunities for engineers and builders worldwide.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (81)
jest-mock9
bull8
backend8
boilerplate8
typescript-eslint8
postgresql7
javascript7
api7
database7
mysql7
oracle7
typescript7
react-native7
cordova7
nodejs7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
useparagon/aws-on-prem
Nov 2022 - Mar 2025
Deploy Paragon to your own AWS cloud 🚀 🔐
Contributions:22 reviews, 33 PRs, 49 pushes in 2 years 4 months
useparagon/nestjs-redis-cluster
Jul 2020 - Nov 2022
Nestjs module w/ redis + cluster support.
Contributions:6 reviews, 16 commits, 10 PRs in 2 years 5 months
nestjsredisredis-clustercluster-supportnestjs-module
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