Kelvin Doe Explained

Kelvin Doe (born October 26, 1996, in Freetown, Sierra Leone), also known as DJ Focus, is a Sierra Leonean engineer.

Career

He is known for teaching himself engineering at the age of 12 and building his own radio station in Sierra Leone, where he plays music and broadcasts news under the name "DJ Focus." He was one of the finalists in GMin's Innovate Salone idea competition, in which Doe built a generator from scrap metals. Doe would constantly use discarded pieces of scrap electronics to build transmitters, generators, and batteries.[1] [2]

As a result of his accomplishment, he received an invitation to the United States and subsequently became the youngest person to participate in the "Visiting Practitioner's Program" at MIT.[3] [4] [5]

Doe subsequently was a speaker at TEDxTeen[6] and lectured to undergraduate engineering students at Harvard College.[7] In May 2013, Doe signed a $100,000 solar project pact with Canadian High-Speed Service Provider Sierra WiFi.[8]

He has had the chance to meet various leaders of the world including former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo. He has also been able to speak to young people in Africa on different platforms. In 2016, Kelvin Doe became an Honorary Board member of Emergency USA, an organization with a mission to provide free medical and surgical care to war victims and poverty victims.

Doe now owns and runs his own company K-Doe Tech, Inc, where he designs and sells consumer electronics.[9]

Recognition

His accomplishments were documented by RadicalMedia and presented on their corporate YouTube channel. When the video went viral, the story was picked up by CNN, NBC News, and The Huffington Post.[10] [11] Today, Doe is claimed to be a young African inventor.[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hudson, Hayley. 19 November 2012. Kelvin Doe, Self-Taught Engineering Whiz From Sierra Leone, Wows MIT Experts (VIDEO). Huffington Post. 3 April 2015.
  2. Web site: Nitin Dahad. September 12, 2013. Africa tech hub promotes tech innovation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141019103933/http://www.thenextsiliconvalley.com/5605/africa-tech-hub-promotes-tech-innovation. October 19, 2014. September 25, 2013. The Next Silicon Valley.
  3. Web site: GMin. Creating Local FM Radio Stations - Finalists 2012 - Innovate Salone. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130723190052/http://www.gmin.org/innovate-salone/2012/finalists/creating-local-fm-radio-stations. July 23, 2013. January 15, 2013. GMin.
  4. Web site: Lauren Landry. November 20, 2012. 15-Year-Old, Self-Taught Engineer Wows the MIT Media Lab [Video]]. November 21, 2012. BostInno.
  5. Web site: David Sengeh. November 14, 2012. DIY Africa: Empowering a new Sierra Leone. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121120055204/http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/14/diy-africa-empowering-a-new-sierra-leone/. November 20, 2012. November 21, 2012. CNN.
  6. Web site: Manley. Lynne. Milton High School TEDx Classroom Project. 9 November 2013. 9 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109192737/http://www.lynnemanley.com/TEDBlog/2013/06/06/kelvin-doe-persistent-experimentation/. dead.
  7. Web site: Kelvin Doe. September 25, 2013. TedxTeen. March 8, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130308073558/http://tedxteen.com/speakers-performers/tedxteen-2013/139-kelvin-doe. dead.
  8. Web site: Elkass I.L. Sannoh. May 30, 2013. After Signing USD100, 000 Solar Project Pact…16 year-old Kelvin Doe aims to be like French Physicist. dead. https://archive.today/20130925062156/http://africayoungvoices.com/2013/05/after-signing-usd100-000-solar-project-pact16-year-old-kelvin-doe-aims-to-be-like-french-physicist/. September 25, 2013. September 25, 2013. Africa Young Voices.
  9. Web site: At Age 11, He Built His Own Radio Station -- But Now, He's the CEO of His Own Tech Company. 2021-07-29.
  10. Web site: John Roach. November 20, 2012. Whiz kid from Sierra Leone built own battery, radio transmitter. November 21, 2012. FutureTech. NBC.
  11. News: Hayley Hudson. November 19, 2012. Kelvin Doe, Self-Taught Engineering Whiz From Sierra Leone, Wows MIT Experts (VIDEO). The Huffington Post. November 21, 2012.
  12. News: Timilehin. 2016-12-20. Young African Inventors Bringing Renaissance to the Continent. en-US. WiredBugs. 2017-03-23.

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