// Abuja, Nigeria · Cybersecurity × Software

Saddiq
Musa Adam

Cybersecurity practitioner and full-stack developer who finds weaknesses in systems, then builds products that don't have them.

01Cybersecurity degree
completed · Miva Open University
04Industry certifications
and counting
05 / 43The Build 2026
African teams · Crew Meridian

Built for the
real world.

Products where security is not a line item at the end — it is part of the architecture from the first commit.

01
Founder / Lead developer

GateMate

QR-based visitor management SaaS for Nigerian gated estates. Built around a guards module and super admin portal, with WhatsApp QR invites planned next.

Next.js · Express · Firebase Auth · Firestore

02
Crew lead · Crew Meridian

PaidSafe

AI-powered escrow and milestone-contract platform for African freelancers. Shipped in six weeks for The Build 2026 with co-founders in Kenya and Ethiopia; placed 5th of 43 African teams.

React · Vite · TypeScript · Node.js · Express · Firebase · Flutterwave · OpenRouter

03
Aquamy product

Hinata Nexus Prime

A security-first AI platform with a prompt-injection firewall, token-based metering and an admin command center — built to make powerful AI systems safer to operate.

Next.js · Firebase · OpenRouter

Also in the lab

Smaller builds.

ForgeIDEVaultKitSomniWatchAfter DarkQR Meal Verification

Trust is
earned.

A practical security foundation, tested in production and in the field.

Education

Cybersecurity · Miva Open University

Degree completed. Undergraduate thesis: a prompt-injection firewall built in Python and Flask, completed and defended.

Computer Science

Experience

Director · Aquamy Integrated Solutions Ltd

Abuja — web development, cybersecurity services and digital training.

SIWES · Digital Encode Limited

Lagos / remote — GRC work covering PCI DSS, ISO 27001, VAPT and API security.

In progress
CompTIA Security+Microsoft SC-900eJPT
Certifications
Introduction to CybersecurityCisco Networking Academy · Jul 4 2026

Foundational cybersecurity concepts, threats and defensive practices.

Operating Systems BasicsCisco Networking Academy via Miva · Nov 22 2025

Operating system fundamentals and administration concepts.

API Security Fundamentals '25APIsec University · Nov 9 2025 · Verify credential

View credential on Credly

PCI Compliance (Foundation)Qualys · Jun 26 2025

Payment-card security and compliance foundations.

Three ways
I think.

Security

Penetration testing
Vulnerability scanning / VAPT
API security
PCI DSS & ISO 27001 compliance
Prompt-injection defense
Kali Linux / Linux administration

Engineering

React · Vite · TypeScript
Next.js · Node.js · Express
Python · Flask
Firebase / Firestore
Electron

AI

AI-augmented development

Directing AI agents for production code
Antigravity IDE · GitHub Copilot
OpenRouter model routing
Ollama

Let's build
something
resilient.

Aquamy Integrated Solutions Ltd helps ambitious teams ship better on the web, reduce security risk and train the people behind the systems.