About Me

Electrical Engineer · Career Transition → Machine Learning Engineering

Who I Am

Kossi Edem Emile Aholou

I'm Kossi Edem Emile Aholou — an electrical engineer in career transition, originally from Lomé, Togo, now based in Edmonton, Alberta. I hold a Master's-level degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (WES-assessed at bachelor's + master's level), and I am currently completing a Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems with a minor in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Athabasca University.

My goal is to become a Machine Learning Engineer — working at the intersection of electrical engineering, data, and intelligent systems. My electrical engineering foundation gives me a rigorous understanding of signal processing, systems thinking, and mathematical modelling that directly translates to ML. The computing degree and AI/ML minor are the bridge between where I come from and where I'm going.

In parallel, 5+ years of project management across energy, construction, and community health have trained me to communicate complex technical concepts clearly, manage delivery under constraints, and think from the user's perspective. This portfolio documents that transition — each page is something I designed, coded, and understood from the ground up.

My Journey

2019 — 2022

Engineering & Project Management — Lomé, Togo

Started my career as a Project Coordinator in the energy sector (ARESS TOGO), then moved into a Project Manager role at Conglomerate Horizon 2000, overseeing budgets, timelines, procurement, and risk tracking across concurrent energy projects.

2023 — 2024

Project Manager — Construction, Lomé, Togo

Managed multi-phase construction projects at DESCO Architectural Firm — coordinating contractors, tracking scope changes, producing progress reports, and keeping delivery on schedule for clients.

Oct 2024

Move to Canada — Edmonton, Alberta

Relocated to Edmonton and joined Réseau Santé Alberta (RSA) as a Development Agent and Project & Partnerships Coordinator in community health.

Nov 2025 — Now

Computing & Web Development — Athabasca University

Enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Computing and Information Systems (AI & ML minor). COMP266 (Web Design) is where this portfolio was born — designed from user research and mock-ups through to a fully interactive front-end with JavaScript.

Next

Machine Learning Engineering

The end goal is ML Engineering — designing, training, and deploying intelligent systems. The computing degree (AI/ML minor), the web development skills, and the engineering foundation are all steps toward that target. Each course, each project, each line of code is part of the same transition.

What I Value

Clarity

Whether I am writing a status report or a JavaScript function, the goal is the same: anyone who reads it should understand it immediately.

Cross-Domain Thinking

Five years of project management taught me how to see the whole picture — scope, risk, stakeholders, delivery. I bring that discipline to software development.

User Focus

I have spent years coordinating between teams and end users. That experience shapes how I think about interfaces — real people with real needs, not abstract requirements.

Continuous Learning

From Togo to Canada, from energy to community health to computing — my career has always been about expanding what I can do and where I can contribute.

Want to work together?

I am open to internships, collaborations, and interesting projects.

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