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James Clavel
Family Man
PHP + MySQL Developer
DevOps + WebHost Manager
Personal Finance Advocate
Tinkerer

James Clavel

Born in the early '80s, driven with a passion for doing things the right way the first time. Love to write and solve real-world problems one line of code at a time. Passionate about Internet of Things and open-source projects. Living with a minimalism lifestyle.

Currently working full-time as a PHP Developer for Early to Rise Publishing, LLC since 2014. I am involved in developing, enhancing, and maintaining eCommerce and membership websites. Integration of different service providers such as Stripe, AgileCRM, Maropost, MelPrints, and others using their respective APIs.

With more than 18+ years of experience, I can't say I'm a master of it but definitely can work with minimal supervision. I have the discipline to not stop until I find a solution to the problem, else hack my way to it!

I built my relationship with my clients with trust and confidence as paramount.

What I Do

Web Hosting Solution

Provide affordabe shared-hosting solutions for small and medium sized business in our local city (Davao City) via the Davao.Web.Hosting project. Need web hosting solution for your website? Start here.

Code During the Day

Working full-time as PHP+MySQL Developer for Early to Rise Publishing, LLC. Making sure the websites are working properly and efficiently. Update codebase on a regular basis with the available SDK updates. Happily working for 11+ years @ETR.

Personal Finance

Advocate of financial litercacy and sharing personal knowledge in personal finance and introduction to investing. I'd spend a few hours a week learning the ways and means to stock investing. As of this writing, my portfolio is still in GREEN zone.

Write / Blog a bit

I'm not a good writer, but trying to at least document the things that I do for work. Keeping a reference on the technologies I am using so it would be easier to trace back if I need to. Davao.Web.Hosting Blog.

Side Hustle

Doing side hustles on the fly, either short personal projects such as updating this portfolio or working with hourly based clients for their small projects. Website monitoring and maintenance, making sure they are online and running efficiently.

Watch or Make Family Videos

Love watching movies, and Saturday evenings is a regular with the wife and kid. If we have the chance, during family vacations - I love to compile short clips into a video. Make memories while we can, keep it as a reminder of whom we work for — them!

Testimonials

“Very happy for choosing Davao.Web.Hosting to host my Blog Site. Fast service from setup to after-sales. I encountered a problem, when I asked for his help, James was quick to respond. Continue the good service! And thank you so much...

Amor M.

Amor M.

Travel Blogger - iamdabawenya.com

James provides an excellent service through promptness in addressing our inquiries regarding web hosting and website migration. His services and offers have an affordable pricing options. We would "infinitely" recommend him to others!

Infinity Suites Davao

Jully Gil B.

Marketing Staff - infinitysuitesdavao.com

Resume

18+ Years of Quality Experience

Experience

2014 - Current
Early to Rise Publishing, LLC

PHP + MySQL Developer

Part of the 2-man team to develop E-Commerce website for Early to Rise. This includes funnel development from scratch, integration of Payment Gateway (Stripe), integration of CRM system (AgileCRM), integration of Email system (Maropost) and other bunch of tracking and reporting systems. Maintains ETR Membership site using WishList Member plugin for WordPress.

2014 - Current
Davao.Web.Hosting

DevOps / Web Hosting Manager

Started out as a pet-project, to help small businesses in our local city (Davao City) provide affordable web-hosting solution. Web presence is a valuable asset to reach as many individual with minimal annual cost. I believed having website doesn't have to be expensive. I am an advocate and a huge fan of open-source platforms.

2017 - 2023
Origin Weight Loss, LLC / DoctorCarissa.com

PHP Developer / DevOps

Health and Wellness Focus membership website. Integration of ClickBank platform to the membership website. Maintains servers to ensure the website works efficiently as well as minimize downtime. Develop funnels for the client using CBsplit platform which works seamlessly with ClickBank.

2009-2009
Convertium, LTD Singapore

Junior PHP Developer

Develop E-Commerce websites from scratch using PHP and MySQL. Worked with different design teams and project managers. One of my responsibilities is to maintain the websites and keep it running smoothly. Backup databases and files on a regular basis. Work with new technologies to improve the website's interface and provide a better UX (user experience).

2008-2009
Panasonic Singapore

Junior PHP / Java Developer

Worked with a team of developers to maintain and add new features to existing inventory tracking system of chip production within the Panasonic SEA production plant. Ensures that the system(s) seamlessly integrates with each other. Troubleshoot and bugfix tasks are just few of the day to day responsibilities.

2004-2007
Genetic Computer Institute

Web and Graphics Design Instructor

Handle different individuals from young professionals to oldies but goldies who are eager to learn web development and graphics design. Teach students how to use different applications like Photshop, CorelDRAW and DreamWeaver from design to actual website development. The Internet is just starting to boom, glad to have joined the band-wagon. Social Media back then was just "Friendster" :)

Education

1998-2003
Degree in Engineering
(Computer Engineering)

University of Immacualte Conception

Loved the idea of building hardware and software that provide solution to different problems in the modern world industries. Automation is the way to go. Build-up discipline, perseverance and attention to details while building school projects. Finding solutions, convetional or out-of-the box approach. Learning doesn't stop when you finish school, it's just about to get started.

1994-1998
Secondary Education
(High School)

Holy Cross of Davao College

Lessons in secondary education gets more complex. Loved mathematics, trigonometry, algebra and anything that involves solving problems using equations. At this stage in my life I got to try using a Personal Computer. Intel 486 x86 Processor with 16mb RAM ~ boy that's fast at that time. Learned how to format and install programs. Part of the YearBook team of the school!

1988-1994
Primary Education
(Elementary)

University of Mindanao

Grew up as competitive student who always tried my best to be on the honor roll. Graduated elementary with flying colors, not the best but definitely in the top 15. At a young age, I loved playing video games. Amazed about the technology and the program behind it. Love to play lego and draw a lot. Developed problem solving skills at a young age.

Coding Skills

HTML / CSS

99%

PHP

98%

MySQL

95%

JavaScript

90%

REST APIs

85%

Connect with Me

Get in Touch

+63 998 9955 191

Davao City, PH

[email protected]

Part-Time Available

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