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VERGEL MERCADO

72 Nelson Street, Auckland CBD,AUK

Summary

With over 13 years of experience as a full-stack developer, I have honed my skills in utilizing NodeJS/PHP for backend development and Angular or Typescript for front-end development. Currently, serving as the IT Manager for Royal Caribbean Group - Philippines, where I work remotely. Expertise lies in AWS and well-versed in SQL/MySQL databases. A team player with excellent communication skills, known for flexibility, quick learning abilities, and a positive attitude. Passionate leader staying up-to-date with the latest tech trends.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager, IT

Royal Caribbean Group
02.2016 - Current
  • Manage the tasks and projects of web development team
  • Manage the tasks and projects of mobile development team
  • Manage the architecture, costing and deployment of infrastructure in AWS
  • Manage the deployment process, CI/CD and automation tools
  • Design, development and implementation of Web applications in one or more platforms
  • Facilitates design and development of business solutions which further specific business strategies
  • Plans, designs, and implements complex functional and technical application and system level designs
  • Defines interdependency with other disciplines and is involved in the testing and certification processes
  • Leads, directs, and provides technical guidance to team
  • Act as project leader for projects with complex or voluminous documentation and may provide or coordinate special documentation services as required
  • Supports, operates and maintains computer systems and software applications
  • Interprets, refines and applies methods and procedures in accordance with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Information Technology industry standards and best practices as defined by Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd
  • Remains current with industry trends in order to conceive, prototype and recommend technical approaches for IT systems and solutions that meet business needs
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Communicated clearly with employees, and stakeholders to keep everyone on same page and working toward established business goals.
  • Able to travel, as necessary, to perform required job duties
  • Able to work late evenings, nights and weekends as needed
  • Performs other duties as required
  • This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position
  • Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or management.

Lead Android Developer

Collabera Inc.
07.2014 - 02.2016
  • Assigned to Accenture Philippines - Mandaluyong City, Philippines
  • Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
  • Work with outside data sources and APIs
  • Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
  • Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
  • Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
  • Helps maintain native mobile apps
  • Performs test runs and iterative development processes
  • Utilizes Android software development kit (SDK) for effective app integration
  • Participates in the full software development cycle
  • Troubleshoots bugs and documents errors.

Web (PHP) and Android Developer

SVEN Ingenuity Inc.
07.2011 - 06.2014
  • Work closely with Project Managers and other members of the Development Team to both develop detailed specification documents with clear project deliverables and timelines, and to ensure timely completion of deliverables
  • Attend client meetings during the sales process and during development
  • Work with clients and Project Managers to build and refine graphic designs for websites
  • Convert raw images and layouts from a graphic designer into CSS/XHTML themes
  • Determine appropriate architecture, and other technical solutions, and make relevant recommendations to clients
  • Alert colleagues to emerging technologies or applications and the opportunities to integrate them into operations and activities
  • Design and build advanced applications for the Android/IOS platform
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
  • Work with outside data sources and APIs
  • Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
  • Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
  • Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.

Education

BS in Information Technology - Network and Web Application

Bataan Peninsula State University Main Campus
Balanga City, Bataan
05.2011

Skills

  • PHP
  • NodeJS
  • Python
  • Angular
  • Typescript
  • Javascript
  • HTML/5
  • CSS/3
  • SQL
  • MySQL
  • AWS(EC2, RDS, Lambda, S3, SES, WAF, etc)
  • Power BI
  • Power Automate
  • REST API
  • JSON/XML
  • MVC architecture
  • CodeIgniter/Laravel framework
  • GIT
  • POSTMAN
  • SourceTree
  • Docker
  • Redis
  • CDN
  • SSH
  • Linux
  • Confluence
  • Jira
  • Trello
  • Sharepoint

References

  • Mr. Mohammad Daulatana, Senior Manager, Royal Caribbean Group - Miami, USA, +1305 724 4263
  • Mr. Jiovani Gumafelix, Senior Manager, PSBank Philippines, +63 917 308 7829

Timeline

Manager, IT

Royal Caribbean Group
02.2016 - Current

Lead Android Developer

Collabera Inc.
07.2014 - 02.2016

Web (PHP) and Android Developer

SVEN Ingenuity Inc.
07.2011 - 06.2014

BS in Information Technology - Network and Web Application

Bataan Peninsula State University Main Campus
VERGEL MERCADO