Experience
Senior (Fullstack) Software Engineer
Capital One
Previously: Associate Software Engineer, Software Engineer Intern x 2
Key Results
- Drag-and-Drop Workflow Automation Tool
Designed and implemented a drag-and-drop workflow automation tool using React, Python, and GraphQL, enabling Technology Operations Center teams to create failover runbooks for 40+ critical business applications, with 180 teams actively using the platform as of Q1.
- SmartOps UI Development & Platform Adoption
Led UI development for SmartOps, enhancing usability and adoption across 300+ applications. The platform onboarded 70 Enterprise Critical Business Applications (ECBA), supported 1,300+ runbook executions during simulated failover events, and managed 1,400 active runbooks as of early 2025.
- AI Integration for Support Operations
Optimized customer support operations by creating a Snowflake query to scrape and filter support messages from Slack, integrating them with Capital One's AI chatbot (Kai) to automate responses and office hours sign-ups, reducing on-call support workload.
- Engineer Onboarding & Mentorship
Improved engineer onboarding by streamlining documentation and mentoring junior engineers, reducing ramp-up time and increasing overall productivity.
- Recognition & Promotion
Received recognition for high performance in core competencies (job-specific skills, teamwork, and communication), leading to an early promotion to Senior Associate.
- Community Volunteering
Volunteered with Capital One CODERs to mentor elementary school students, teaching them foundational coding skills and fostering an interest in software development.
Founder & Product Engineer
Hour Grails, LLC
Founded and grew a software consulting business, turning years of freelance projects into a structured company.
Key Results
- Tailored Custom Software Solutions for Clients
Consulted with a diverse client base across industries including watch trading, sports, microfinance, and online retail to design and develop custom software solutions, leveraging enterprise-standard technologies such as TypeScript, React, Node.js, Python, Supabase, Docker, Gravitee API, and my expertise in the AWS ecosystem.
- Team Leadership & Project Management
Sourced and managed a team of overseas developers, coordinating development efforts to deliver high-quality projects for clients.
- Business Development & Lead Generation
Expanded business by generating leads through Facebook groups, networking, and personal connections, successfully acquiring new clients and projects.
Notable Projects
Box & Paper
Luxury watch trading platform (AWS, React, Lambda)
Runsmith
Track/XC app for coaches and athletes (FlutterFlow, Supabase)
[ private company ]
HR data extraction system (TypeScript, Python)
Education
University of Southern California
B.S. Computer Science & Business Administration
Cum Laude, Dean's List
International School Manila
International Baccalaureate Diploma
4-year Varsity Swim Team (Co-Captain), Tri-M Music Honor Society Vice President, Investment Club Treasurer