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. Involved in developing, enhancing, and maintaining eCommerce and membership websites — integrating Stripe, AgileCRM, Maropost, MelPrints, and others via their respective APIs.
With 18+ years of experience, I have the discipline to not stop until I find a solution to the problem, else hack my way to it! I build my relationship with clients with trust and confidence as paramount.
Providing affordable shared-hosting for small and medium businesses in Davao City via Davao.Web.Hosting. Because web presence shouldn't have to be expensive.
Working full-time as PHP+MySQL Developer for Early to Rise Publishing. Maintaining eCommerce websites and ensuring codebase stays current. Happily 11+ years at ETR.
Advocate of financial literacy and sharing personal knowledge in personal finance and investing. Spending a few hours weekly learning stock investing. Portfolio still in the GREEN zone.
Not a natural writer, but documenting the things I do for work — keeping a reference on technologies used. Check the DWH Blog.
Short personal projects, hourly-based client work, website monitoring and maintenance — making sure sites stay online and running efficiently.
Love watching movies and Saturday evenings with the wife and kid. During family vacations, I compile short clips into videos — making memories of whom we work for.
Experience
Started as a pet-project to help small Davao City businesses get affordable web hosting. A strong advocate of open-source platforms and the belief that having a website doesn't have to be expensive.
Health & wellness membership website. ClickBank platform integration, server maintenance to minimize downtime, and funnel development using CBsplit.
Built eCommerce websites from scratch using PHP and MySQL. Worked with design teams and project managers; maintained sites and databases, and improved UX with emerging web technologies.
Maintained and added features to the inventory tracking system for Panasonic SEA's chip production plant. Ensured seamless system integration and handled day-to-day troubleshooting.
Taught web development and graphics design to young professionals and adults — Photoshop, CorelDRAW, and Dreamweaver. The internet was just starting to boom; social media back then was Friendster. 🙂
Education
Loved the idea of building hardware and software that solves modern-world problems. Built discipline, perseverance, and attention to detail through school projects. Learning doesn't stop at graduation — it's just getting started.
Loved mathematics, trigonometry, and algebra. First hands-on PC experience here — Intel 486 with 16MB RAM. Also part of the school Yearbook team!
Grew up competitive, consistently on the honor roll, and graduated with flying colors. Loved playing video games, Lego, and drawing — developed problem-solving skills at a very young age.
Coding Skills
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