Meet the team

The people responsible for turning operational problems into dependable software.

Appnovia brings product thinking, design, engineering, cloud operations, security and customer support into one accountable team in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

Our people

Specialists in their disciplines. One team around the outcome.

Each person has a clear area of responsibility, while product decisions and delivery remain collaborative from discovery through ongoing support.

Ugochukwu Charles, Full-Stack & Mobile Developer at Appnovia

Full-Stack & Mobile Developer

Ugochukwu Charles

Builds the web, API and mobile foundations that turn validated product requirements into dependable user experiences. He works across interface architecture, backend services, integrations, testing and release readiness.

  • Frontend development
  • Backend development
  • Full-stack engineering
  • Mobile applications
  • API integration
Lawson Chibueze, Chief Product Officer & Engineering Lead at Appnovia

Chief Product Officer & Engineering Lead

Lawson Chibueze

Sets product direction and leads the technical decisions that connect customer needs, solution architecture and engineering delivery. He coordinates product strategy, system design, technical standards and team execution.

  • Product strategy
  • Engineering management
  • Technical leadership
  • Solutions architecture
  • Delivery governance
Rita Michael, Support Engineer & Customer Success Specialist at Appnovia

Support Engineer & Customer Success Specialist

Rita Michael

Keeps customers productive by triaging incidents, resolving technical issues, documenting known solutions and coordinating escalations between users and engineering. She also supports onboarding and service improvement.

  • Support engineering
  • Helpdesk operations
  • Technical support
  • Customer onboarding
  • Knowledge management
Martha Ugwu, Product Manager & Business Analyst at Appnovia

Product Manager & Business Analyst

Martha Ugwu

Turns business goals and user evidence into priorities the team can deliver. She owns discovery, requirements, roadmaps, acceptance criteria and stakeholder alignment from opportunity through release.

  • Product management
  • Product ownership
  • Business analysis
  • Product discovery
  • Roadmap planning
Obed Chidera, DevOps & Cloud Reliability Engineer at Appnovia

DevOps & Cloud Reliability Engineer

Obed Chidera

Designs the cloud and delivery systems that keep Appnovia products deployable, observable and recoverable. He leads CI/CD, infrastructure automation, monitoring, incident readiness and reliability improvement.

  • DevOps engineering
  • Cloud engineering
  • Site reliability
  • CI/CD automation
  • Observability
Ada Nwokolo, Product & Visual Designer at Appnovia

Product & Visual Designer

Ada Nwokolo

Shapes clear, accessible product experiences from research and workflow mapping through polished interfaces. She extends the product language across brand design, interactive prototypes and purposeful motion.

  • UI/UX design
  • Product design
  • User research
  • Graphic design
  • Motion design
Israel Michael, Cybersecurity & Data Protection Officer at Appnovia

Cybersecurity & Data Protection Officer

Israel Michael

Protects products, infrastructure and customer information through secure architecture, threat assessment and practical controls. He leads application security, vulnerability management, privacy governance and data-protection readiness.

  • Cybersecurity engineering
  • Application security
  • Security architecture
  • Threat modelling
  • Data protection

How we work together

Clear ownership without organisational silos.

Product, engineering and support decisions are reviewed in the context of the complete customer experience—not as isolated departmental tasks.

Product clarity

Discovery, analysis and product leadership keep every release connected to a real operating need.

Connected delivery

Design, application engineering, cloud operations and architecture work as one delivery system.

Security by design

Security, privacy and reliability are considered throughout design, implementation and operation.

Customer continuity

Support feedback reaches the product team, turning real customer issues into practical improvements.

Work with Appnovia

Bring your operating challenge to the team.

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