MICHAEL SY
Davao, Philippines |-
Software Developer with 7+ years of commercial experience, specializing in the Angular framework. My
background includes strong experience in developing real-time data-driven solutions, particularly in the racing
industry, affiliate marketing, and workforce management. Having been involved in a total of 24 commercial
projects, including 14 focused on Angular. I am eager to utilize my skills and experience to tackle new challenges
and contribute to the success of a client or organization.
EXPERIENCE
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PROJECT TECHNICAL LEAD (ANGULAR)
AmWest Entertainment LLC - PH | amwager.com
August 2023 – present | 1 yr and 10 months
Company: A US-based diversified simulcast service provider on racing industry and marketing firm
affiliations.
Technical Leadership:
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Oversee the frontend codebase and development processes for web and mobile applications,
ensuring alignment with project objectives and technical standards.
Establish best practices for code quality, performance optimization, and security, while making
strategic architectural decisions.
Assess design feasibility and implement end-to-end automation testing to ensure robust functionality.
Task and Resource Allocation:
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Plan, identify priorities, and allocate tasks for development teams based on skills and project needs,
ensuring balanced workloads.
Monitor resource utilization, adjusting allocations as necessary, while providing support and
troubleshooting assistance.
Involved in technical hiring on all IT-related positions, identifying skill gaps, interviewing candidates,
and making recommendations to build a strong team.
Coordination and Communication:
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Facilitate collaboration among UI/UX designers, developers, QA teams, and Project Manager,
ensuring seamless integration of frontend components.
Act as the primary technical point of contact, communicating progress, challenges, and risks to
stakeholders, ensuring all tasks align with project timelines.
Project Planning and Estimation:
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Provide accurate time and resource estimates for frontend tasks, considering risks and complexities.
Collaborate with the Project Manager to refine project plans and proactively identify potential risks,
developing mitigation strategies.
Performance Optimization and Testing
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Lead performance optimization efforts to ensure applications are responsive and scalable.
Develop comprehensive testing strategies, coordinating with QA testers for manual and automated
testing.
Oversee debugging efforts to resolve issues effectively.
Deployment and Release Management:
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Optimize the deployment pipeline for web and mobile applications, implementing CI/CD practices
and Docker containers.
Manage the deployment process to Google and Apple stores, ensuring compliances with guidelines.
Mentorship and Team Development:
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Provide technical mentorship to developers and QA automation testers, leading code reviews to
uphold quality standards.
Continuous Improvement and Innovation:
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Promote process improvements and drive innovation by adopting new technologies to enhance user
experience and development efficiency.
Documentation and Knowledge Sharing:
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Ensure comprehensive documentation for development processes and foster a culture of continuous
learning through workshops and training sessions.
Others:
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Involved in technical onboarding process and Performance Evaluation on all IT related positions.
Report directly to CTO.
Hybrid project development with LEAN methodology, AGILE, Scrum, and Kanban.
Tech Stacks:
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Angular (version 12-19), Nx, Ngrx (redux), Angular Material, Ionic Framework (CapacitorJS),
Typescript, ReactJS, Cypress, Jest, SASS, TailwindCSS, Bootstrap, PusherJS
Codebase Architecture, Android, IOS, Web App, PWA, Monorepo, REST APIs, AI Tools, Real-time
Data-driven, White Labels, Google Lighthouse Audit, TDD/BDD, Code coverage, Postman
Git, CI/CD, Docker, Azure, Google Play Store, Apple App Store
FRONTEND DEVELOPER – ANGULAR SPECIALIST (FREELANCE)
AmWest Entertaiment LLC – US | amwager.com
September 2019 – August 2023 | 4 yrs
Results-driven developer with extensive experience in Angular, contributing to 15-20 projects of varying
scales. Proven ability to independently develop 10 projects, including small-sized applications utilizing ReactJS
and a major application using Angular. Experienced in collaborating with co-developers on significant jQuery
and Flutter applications, demonstrating strong teamwork and adaptability.
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Developed and maintained a complex Angular web application, focusing on bug fixes, feature
enhancements, and real-time data management.
Implemented strategies to prevent memory leaks and optimized performance, achieving high scores
on Google Lighthouse audits.
Enhanced application capabilities to function as a Progressive Web App (PWA) with multi-language
support and improved UI/UX.
Supported and added new features to a key jQuery flagship application, revising authentication
landing pages and resolving bugs.
Collaborated in the design and development of new functionalities, ensuring seamless integration and
performance.
Developed an Angular web application from scratch for an Affiliate System and Customer Book,
managing the full development lifecycle.
Led the development of a React.js widget map application using Leaflet, facilitating data collection and
ticket creation for Virtual Assistants.
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Integrated 7 types of payment solutions such as Debit/Credit card, Crypto, etc.
Tech Stacks:
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Angular (version 7-12), Angular Material, Typescript, ReactJS, SASS, TailwindCSS, Bootstrap,
PusherJS, jQuery, Flutter, Leaflet, Ag-grid, Auth0
Git, PWA, REST APIs, Real-time Data-driven, White Labels, Google Lighthouse audit, Postman
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Limecodes Corp – PH | limecodes.ph
April 2018 – June 2019 | 1 yr and 3 months
IT solutions company specializes in delivering custom software development services to both local business
and international clients.
DJANGO DEVELOPER
April 2019 – June 2019 | 3 months
Client Project: A web application for an online lottery pool.
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Backend and Frontend tasks.
Implemented a new revisions of the public site UI/UX pages, new data display, payment form from
the existing web application, and maintenance.
Tech Stacks: Python, Django Framework, Javascript, Git, Heroku
WORDPRESS DEVELOPER
February 2019 – April 2019 | 3 months
Worked on multiple existing WordPress projects in fixing bugs, adding a new feature, changing UI/UXm
databases, and deployment.
Tech Stacks: WordPress, UI/UX, PHP, PhpMyAdmin
ANGULAR DEVELOPER
September 2018 – April 2019 | 8 months
Client Project: A web application that connects traders and services.
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Solo Frontend developer.
Developed and was responsible for the content of public pages such as landing page, profile view,
and search feature with complex functions like filter, sort, advanced functionalities, search results by
map radius, and more.
Developed and was responsible for the content of admin pages such as authentication, forms, upload
media, dashboard, CRUD operation, and table list on traders section, services, contacts, sales, etc.
Google Map APIs and Internationalization for a language switch feature (English, Portugal, French)
integration.
Back-end APIs integration.
Tech Stacks: Angular 7, Typescript, Angular Material, Git, Postman
PYTHON DEVELOPER
April 2018 – November 2018 | 8 months
Client Project: A Software Manager for eBooks, music, training videos, etc.
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Solo backend developer.
Worked on a customized search engine with the Okapi BM25 algorithm from formula to a
codebase.
SQL database with virtual table and tested 50K row sample data at least 10 columns for search
feature with 0.2 seconds speed results.
Dropbox APIs and Calibre integration.
Software design architecture with the use of AWS such as AWS lambda, AWS Simple Queue Service
(SQS), and more.
APIs and functionalities on eBOOK features, music, training videos, and more complex business
logic.
Tech Stacks: Python, Flask micro-framework, Sqlite3, Git, AWS, REST APIs
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JUNIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Swiftkind – PH | swiftkind.com
December 2017 – March 2018 | 4 months
IT solutions company specializing in delivering custom software development services to international clients.
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Training program with the core technologies of the company. Developed company internal project
development along with the software engineers and the designer.
Tech Stacks: Python, Git, Bootstrap, PostresSQL, Sqlite, REST APIs, Angular, Django, Javascript, MySQL
JUNIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
PNP Crime Laboratory Region XI – PH
May 2016 – July 2016 | 3 months
A Philippines government police sector.
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Developed a system called PNP Crime Lab Region XI Information System which automates their
process of encoding and viewing data. Consists of 5 department web admin app and mainly shares
authentication, profile view, CRUD operations, table list, upload files, and generates reports and PDF
files.
Tech Stacks: jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, Javascript, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3
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FREELANCE PROJECT BASED
ANGULAR DEVELOPER
WhereWhen - ISRAEL | mobile.where-when.com
May 2023 – September 2023 | 7 months
Client project: A web app with a mobile view of employee scheduling, time tracking, and management.
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Consist of membership and admin site.
I independently created it from scratch and maintained it alone.
Created Trello tasks and acted as Project Manager.
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Features such as a dashboard, multiple tables with sorting and filtering, complex dynamic forms,
calendar schedule and details, time tracking, scheduling complex matrix table, reports with map,
offline mode, real-time data, etc.
Tech Stacks:
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Angular 15, Angular Material, Typescript, Apollo GraphQL, Leaflet, NgRx, NX, AWS, TailwindCSS,
PWA, Appsync Subscription, In-app caching using IndexedDB
ANGULAR DEVELOPER
Show Master, LLC – US | virtualhorseshowseries.com
May 2020 – July 2020 | 3 months
Client project: A web application for virtual horse shows
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Solo Frontend developer.
Developed and was responsible for the content of membership and admin pages such as forms,
payment with PayPal Integration, card and table list, profile view, results, upload video, and more.
Tech Stacks: Angular 9, Angular Material, Angular Flex-layout, Typescript, Auth0, PayPal Integration
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EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
University of Southeastern Philippines | 2012 – 2019 Graduated
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SKILLS
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Angular Framework (7-19)
Ionic Framework with CapacitorJS
Nrwl-nx smart monorepo
Typescript / Javascript
Rxjs
State management with NgRx (redux)
Angular Material, Bootstrap and TailwindCSS
PWA and push notification
Realtime data with PusherJS and AWS
appsync
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REST APIs and GraphQL Integration
Mobile-view and responsiveness
Google lighthouse audit
Testable code (TDD/BDD) with Jest, Cypress, and
code coverage
Refactor memory leaks and utilize fast
performance
Dive-in and provide solution on technical debt
Deployment management with CI/CD and
Google/Apple Store
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LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michael-s-3974b1154
Portfolio: https://git-michael-hub.github.io/portfolio/
Github: https://github.com/git-michael-hub
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