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#text(15pt)[= JIM WELL JOHN BALATERO]
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 Senior Fullstack Engineer 8+ yrs
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  (React Typescript, Node, PHP, MySQL, Linux)
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+639262962751 #text(gray)[$space.hair$|$space.hair$] 
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Bago Gallera, Davao City, Davao Del Sur – 8000, Philippines

== OBJECTIVE
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Dedicated and highly skilled Senior Fullstack Engineer with 8+ years of experience in designing, developing, and optimizing web applications, seeking to join your team as a remote developer. 

== WORK EXPERIENCE
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*Senior Fullstack Engineer* #h(1fr) #text(gray)[Jan 2022 -- Jun 2023] \
VebuLabs.com #text(gray)[--- _Remote - El Segundo, CA, USA_]
- Led a React/Typescript project, collaborating with various engineers such as Electronics, Robotics, and Mechanical engineers, to oversee the management of a fleet of robots.
- Spearheaded the development of an internal time tracking tool utilizing React Typescript, FastAPI, Postgres, and Superset.
- Executed a React Typescript project for the creation of an Ordering Menu system tailored for Boba drink vending machine robots.

*Fullstack Engineer* #h(1fr) #text(gray)[Mar 2020 -- Feb 2022] \
TravelFreely.com #text(gray)[--- _Remote - Denver, Colorado, USA_]
- Managed and enhanced TravelFreely.com, a comprehensive Credit Card Rewards Tracker platform, employing the LEMP stack, CodeIgniter, and JavaScript. The platform boasts a stellar 5/5 rating with over 2.2k feedbacks on both the App Store and Google Play.

*Head of Development / Solutions Architect* #h(1fr) #text(gray)[May 2016 -- Mar 2020] \
OptiDig.com #text(gray)[--- _Remote - Lomma, Sweden_]
- Managed a remote team of developers, overseeing the efficient development and maintenance of OptiDig's Email and SMS Marketing application.
- Engineered an architecture aimed at enhancing email throughput, achieving a rate of 10 million emails per hour using Golang, RabbitMQ, PowerMTA, and a producer-consumer strategy, surpassing the client's requirement of 5 million emails per hour.
- Created a Shopify app utilizing ReactJS and Laravel that seamlessly integrates with an Email Marketing app.
- Implemented payment gateway integration through Stripe and Mangopay.
- Implemented email authentication protocols, including DKIM, SPF, and DMARC, to optimize inbox delivery rates.
- Applied various software architectural patterns, such as Clean Architecture, CQRS, DDD (Domain-driven design), MVC, and Multitier architecture.
- Established a serverless architecture using AWS Lambda, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Cloudfront, SQS, SNS, and Cloudwatch for an Email and SMS Marketing App.

*Software Engineer* #h(1fr) #text(gray)[Dec 2015 -- May 2016] \
Visp.net #text(gray)[--- _CGY, Philippines_]
- Successfully migrated a legacy project from PHP to Python, starting from the ground up, and witnessed a notable increase in throughput while maintaining the same server hardware specifications.

== SKILLS
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- *Frontend* TypeScript, JavaScript, React, React-Query

- *Backend* PHP, NodeJS, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MySQL/MariaDB, MongoDB, Database Design,

- *DevOps* Linux, GitHub Actions, Docker, Bash scripting, Docker, Ansible

- *Visualization* Apache Superset

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== PROJECTS
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*AldrinERP* (#link("https://www.onesolomons.com.au/")[onesolomons.com.au]) \
Aldrin is an advanced software solution designed specifically for SMEs operating in the retail manufacturing sector. Tech stacks used: React Typescript, ExpressJS, MySQL, Event-sourcing implementation.

*Bayrunon.com* \
Personal bills tracking and management with pivot table reporting to display monthly dues. Tech stacks used: React Typescript, ExpressJS, MySQL, Event-sourcing implementation.

*schoollab.dk* \
Student's well-being, learnings, and internship management system. Tech stacks used: React Typescript, Symfony 5, MySQL, Docker

*Family Baseline Record* \
Developed a desktop app using ReactJS and Laravel, where a user can import Excel files and generate a printable PDF file based on the records from the file.

*Headless CMS API for singaporebiennale.org* \
Back-end developer of a headless CMS API using Directus 7 for https://www.singaporebiennale.org

*PROGRAM DESTINY JODOH LIFE PARTNER* \
A full-stack web application project developed for International Islamic Information & Daawah Centre(IIDAC) from Malaysia. It's composed of front-end registration system and a back-end dashboard for admins. Tech stacks used: CodeIgniter

== EDUCATION
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*Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan* #h(1fr) #text(gray)[2011 -- 2015] \
B.S. in Computer Science
- _Selected Coursework:_ Algorithms and Complexity, Operating Systems, Software Construction
- _Relevant Clubs & Societies:_ Association for Computing Machinery, Upsilon Pi Epsilon

== Achievements
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*Upwork - Top Rated Plus, 100% Job Success score* \
1,700+ total hours

*Passer - ICT (EDP) Proficiency Examination for Computer
Programming* #h(1fr) #text(gray)[2017] \
Issued by DICT, Philippines

*Programmer of the Year* #h(1fr) #text(gray)[2015] \
Issued by Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

*Dean's Lister* #h(1fr) #text(gray)[2014] \
Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

*1st Runner Up - 1st DevCon Java Hackathon* #h(1fr) #text(gray)[2014] \