LESLEY JOHN Jumbo.

Manifesto / 2026

I engineer systems that work: from circuits to software to climate infrastructure. Twenty years old, five years in, building the quiet infrastructure behind hardware, products, and forests.

Embedded Systems Engineer Software Engineer Founder · Reforest AI
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I build quietly,
and I build to last.

I started building with microcontrollers in 2021. Since then, I've won three hackathons, earned Top Honors in the National Geographic Society Slingshot Challenge out of 2,700+ entries across 96 countries, spoken at TEDx twice, and built Reforest AI; a Climate Tech startup protecting forest-backed carbon assets.

My work sits at the intersection of low-level engineering and product thinking: firmware that survives the field, software that respects the user, and ventures that serve the environment they exist in.

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Lesley John Jumbo
LJJ / Portrait 2026
001 National Geographic Slingshot Challenge: Top Honors. 002 2× TEDx Speaker: The Future of Robotics + TEDx Countdown. 003 3× Hackathon Winner. 004 Featured in Tech Cabal, TechPoint Africa, Disrupt Africa, Hackster.io. 005 Selected from 2,700+ entries / 96 countries. 001 National Geographic Slingshot Challenge: Top Honors. 002 2× TEDx Speaker: The Future of Robotics + TEDx Countdown. 003 3× Hackathon Winner. 004 Featured in Tech Cabal, TechPoint Africa, Disrupt Africa, Hackster.io. 005 Selected from 2,700+ entries / 96 countries.
03 / Stack Spec sheet · 2026.04

How I build.

A working engineer's stack, not a logo wall. These are the tools I reach for, in the order I reach for them.

Hardware
ESP32STM32Raspberry PiARM CortexFusion360C / C++FreeRTOSMQTT
Frontend
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSS
Backend
Python (FastAPI)Node.jsPostgreSQLSupabase
Mobile
React NativeFlutter
Infra
VercelAWSDocker
Principles
Measured scopeField-readyLow-abstraction first
Venture / In Operation

Reforest AI.
Protecting forest-backed carbon.

Revenue protection infrastructure for forest-backed carbon assets. We target REDD+ carbon project developers whose revenue depends on preserved forest: catching deforestation events, reversals, and fraud risk before they erase years of credits.

Learn More → reforest.ai
2,700+
Entries in the National Geographic Slingshot Challenge. Reforest AI was awarded Top Honors.
96 countries represented · $10K grant · Nigeria
04 / Contact

Say hello. I read everything.

Open to embedded systems contracts, software projects, and conversations about climate tech.