I'm Verla Berinyuy Ndey (Mr.DCT), a Cybersecurity major at ICT University, YaoundΓ©, Founder/CEO of DevSafe, and a purpose-driven Cameroonian builder.
π‘οΈ I lead DevSafe, a student-founded startup delivering software development & cybersecurity services to real clients, and building its own products. π Lead of GDGoC ICT University YaoundΓ©, running hands-on workshops (Git & GitHub, Google Antigravity). π₯ Active in OWASP YaoundΓ©, the ICT University Cyber Security Club, and CTFs on TryHackMe & Hack The Box. π‘ Founder of DCT Lab, builder of real MVPs, and author of Mastering the Mind of Light. π€ Open to freelance work: mobile apps, web apps, and web application security audits.
I blend technology, education, and faith to inspire and empower the next generation. Growth over comfort. Purpose over shortcuts. Discipline over hype.
Rust (systems & backend), shipping it in production on BookBridge's escrow backend and Eventra, while documenting the journey in public. Also #1 on the Hackatime leaderboard for Cameroon.
- π‘οΈ DevSafe: Student tech startup I founded. Two lanes: client services and owned products. Currently building Eventra (event ticketing & paid voting, SvelteKit + Rust/gRPC) for a client.
- π BookBridge: Student-to-student textbook marketplace for Cameroon. Flutter app with a Rust escrow backend (Mobile Money payments, auto-release, ID-verified users, offline cache). Top 5 at PROMOTE 2026 and 3rd place at the ICT for Africa Tech Innovation Challenge 2026. Now in closed testing ahead of Google Play.
- π¬ Renndo: Zero-account temporary group chat (SvelteKit + Supabase). 1st Place, Digital Strike 6H Hackathon.
- π CyberSecMonitor: AI-powered IDS/IPS/SIEM-Lite in C++ with z-score anomaly detection and hash-chained logging.
- π§ͺ DCT Lab: Open-source, offline-first coding + exam-prep platform for Cameroonian GCE Computer Science students (Flutter + Rust). Entering the Open Agent Hackathon 2026 with it.
- π Bella Call: Beauty services booking marketplace (Flutter + Rust), in development under DevSafe.
- ποΈ FamaVoice: Voice assistant for African farmers in local dialects.
- βοΈ Mastering the Mind of Light: A Christian book on renewing the mind, ~12 chapters in progress.
- π₯ 3rd Place: ICT for Africa Tech Innovation Challenge 2026 (BookBridge)
- π₯ 3rd Place: Red Shielders Africa "Cloud Breach" CTF
- π₯ 1st Place: Digital Strike 6H Hackathon (Renndo)
- π Top 5: PROMOTE 2026 investor showcase (BookBridge)
- π€ MTN YaMo Pitch Season 4: Selected among 48 regional teams (Centre) out of 400+ applicants
- π¦ Rust Fundamentals: Coddy
- π Cyber Security 101: Certificate
- π Hacktoberfest YaoundΓ© 2026: Top contributor, most merged PRs
- π Technical Committee Lead, TCOT (The Campus Of Tomorrow) hackathon, ICT University
- π₯ YouTube Channel: DCT Lab: Cybersecurity, GCE A-Level CS, and Faith content.
- π΅ TikTok @dct_deepcodethinking: 1,000+ followers, sharing the tech journey.
- π’ GDGoC ICT University YaoundΓ©: Lead, running workshops and building the chapter team.
- π₯ Active member of OWASP YaoundΓ© and the ICT University Cyber Security Club.
- π¬ DCT Lab WhatsApp Community and WhatsApp Channel
- π¬ Building DCT Lab Discord Community for students and innovators.
- π¦ #1 on the Hackatime leaderboard for Cameroon while going deep on Rust.
- π‘οΈ Founder/CEO of DevSafe, leading a real team on real client work.
- β‘ Motto: "Deep Code Thinking β Purpose First, Code Second."
- π₯οΈ Quote: "God Is The Greatest Programmer__Mr.DCT."


