Experience
Where I've worked, what I've done
A compressed view of the working life — both the shipboard side and the software side.
Maritime / Technical
Present
Merchant Vessels — International Trade
Electro-Technical Officer
Responsible for the electrical, electronic, and control systems aboard commercial vessels: navigation and communication equipment, automation and monitoring systems, and the high- and low-voltage distribution that keeps the ship operational at sea.
- Planned maintenance and fault diagnosis across bridge, engine-room, and deck electrical systems.
- Operational experience with PLC-based automation, monitoring, and alarm systems.
- Cross-department coordination with engine and deck during sea passages and port calls.
- Technical reporting and documentation as part of shipboard management routines.
Software / Product
Ongoing
Self-directed
Independent Builder — Software & AI
Designing and shipping small, focused tools — most of them aimed at problems adjacent to shipboard life, seafarer welfare, maritime education, and technical operations.
- Full-stack web and mobile apps using Next.js, TypeScript, and React Native.
- Applied AI: retrieval over technical documents, offline/on-device models, lightweight computer vision.
- Prefers fewer dependencies, clearer code, and honest feature scoping.
- Building in public when it helps others, private when it doesn't.
Certifications & Education
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B.S. Computer Engineering
Philippines
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Electro-Technical Officer — STCW certified
Maritime Industry Authority / IMO STCW
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Basic Safety Training & shipboard competencies
Various accredited maritime training centers
Open to collaborations and technical opportunities.
I take on a small number of engineering and AI projects each year — mostly practical, often maritime-adjacent. Happy to talk if the problem is concrete.