About Me
Senior Software Engineer with 22+ years of experience in backend development, specializing in scalable systems using AWS, Kubernetes, Go, Ruby, and TypeScript. Passionate about open-source innovation, with projects like Bato and Markdown-UI garnering international recognition. Dutch citizen (naturalized), father to Inigo and Klaire, and a Jehovah’s Witness since 2014.
Personal Milestones
- 2023: Birth of my daughter Klaire
- 2015: Birth of my son Inigo
- 2013-2014: Married Herald Jane, baptized as a Jehovah’s Witness Christian, providing a loving family and new way of living
- 2005-2006: Advocated for Ubuntu and FOSS in the Philippines, distributing CDs and installing on 400+ computers
- 1997: Discovered Linux (Monkey Linux) at 13, began promoting and offering tutorials
- 1995: Read Introduction to UNIX by Mark Schulman, sparking interest in Unix
- 1994: Learned C/C++ via Turbo C/C++: The Complete Reference at 11, published CMOS/BIOS Overclocking Guide
Languages
- English (Professional Proficiency)
- Tagalog (Native)
- Dutch (A2, Inburgerings Diploma)
Education
- 2026: Software Engineer, Randstad Digital, Netherlands (current)
- 2025–2026: System Engineer, Belastingdienst (Dutch Tax Office) — IV Analytics, ~€300B/year tax infrastructure
- 2026: AWS in Production, Kubernetes for All, Emacs for Life (Leanpub)
- 2020: From Ruby to Golang (Leanpub) — #3 on Amazon
- 2024: EITCA Artificial Intelligence Programme, EITCA Academy, Brussels
- 2000-2004: Computer Science, AMA University, Makati, Philippines (full scholarship)
- 2004: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Networking Academy