James Michael

Backend & DevOps Engineer

I automate deployments, build reliable backend systems, and optimize cloud infrastructure.

Linux •AWS •CI/CD •Docker •GitHub Actions

01. Project Showcase

// Engineering robust systems & automated pipelines

> iBudget Finance Savings Platform

A smart financial budgeting platform, featuring a dedicated AI microservice (RAG) for personalized advice/insights and a highly automated DevOps pipeline enforcing 80% code coverage.

Coverage 80% Enforced

Security JWT + Google OAuth

Architecture Microservices

Deployment GitHub Actions CI/CD

Spring BootAngularGitHub ActionsUbuntu VPSAI Microservices (n8n)Pinecone Vector DBSupabase

> PawSight Pet Utility Mobile

An android utility application for pet care with integrated AI assistance. Built with clean MVVM architecture and forui library offering offline-first capabilities.

Platform Android

AI Model Groq AI

State Provider

Database SQLite

FlutterDartforuiAI MicroservicesSQLiteMVVM Architecture

> ServeTrack - Volunteer Management System

A full-stack volunteer management platform for NLCOM with role-based access, ICS module, AI chatbot, RSVP system, attendance tracking, and SMS notifications.

Architecture Monorepo

Auth Sanctum + OAuth

CI/CD GitHub Actions

Testing Pest + Vitest

LaravelAngularMySQLDockerGitHub ActionsGroq AI

> PowerShell Disk Analyzer

A PowerShell GUI (WinForms) application for disk usage analysis and automated cleanup with file preview and safe mode.

Interface GUI App

Features Clean

Safety Restore

License MIT

PowerShellWinFormsScriptingSystem Administration

> Windows Dotfiles

Personal Windows development environment featuring tiling window manager, Neovim config, and custom terminal setups. A systematic collection of all the tools that are fit for the terminal development.

Window Manager Komorebi TWM

Editor Neovim

Shell PowerShell + Nu Shell

Terminals Windows Terminal + Tmux

LuaPowerShellNeovimKomorebiAlacrittyWezTermNu ShellTmux

> Gesture to LLM

A real-time hand gesture recognition system that lets you communicate with an LLM using sign language gestures via webcam.

Detection Real-time CV

Gestures 5 Basic

Architecture Modular

Threading Non-blocking

PythonOpenCVMediaPipeNumPyWebhooksMachine Learning

02. Technology Stack

// Tools & technologies I use to build and deploy

Full Stack Development

Laravel

Spring Boot

Angular

Flutter

PHP

Node.js

DevOps & Cloud

Docker

GitHub Actions

AWS

MySQL

SQLite

AI & Tools

Python

OpenCV

Groq AI

PowerShell

Lua

Neovim

03. Certifications

// Verified credentials & industry certifications

TESDA National Certificate II

- Computer Systems Servicing

issuer: TESDA

issued: May 2023 / no expiry

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Cisco Networking Academy

- Introduction to Cybersecurity

issuer: Cisco

issued: Aug 2026 / no expiry

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