OLIVER T. CASTRO
195 D. Jakosalem Corner Bonifacio Street,
Brgy. Day-as, Cebu City, Philippines
Mobile: - Landline: -
Email:-Magento Certificate: http://bit.ly/1lTknwP
An Information Technology graduate who has substantial online work experience in desktop and web
development. An achiever and leader who successfully developed POS software for a college
organization and a Certified Magento Developer.
Objective
To pursue passion in complex application development using PHP or Java in an individual or
team-oriented environment that promotes career advancement and mastery of skills.
Educational Background
BS Information Technology
2009 to 2013
University of Cebu-Banilad Campus
Academic Excellence with 3rd
Honorable Mention
Top 1 among all UC campuses-Phil IT GCE examination held on September
Vice-President of Philippine Society of IT Students (PSITS)
IT Quiz Bowl Organizer
Technical Skills:
2012
➢ Web Programming
o PHP
▪ ZendFramework 1
● Strong background in MVC architecture using ZF1 and module based
support
● Familiarity using layouts, placeholders, form decorators and console
commands.
● Used ZF1 for 1 year
▪ Laravel
● Strong background in MVC architecture using Laravel
● Familiarity with the basics (routing, middleware, controllers, requests,
responses and views)
● Strong background in Blade templating engine for Laravel
● Good understanding of Service provider, service container and contracts
● Strong background in Eloquent ORM, Query Builder and Migrations
● Used Laravel for 2 y ears
▪ Symfony
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Java
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● Strong background in MVC architecture using Symfony
● Adept in the basics (routing, controllers, templating, forms)
● Good understanding of Twig templating engine
● Good understanding of Doctrine and Services
● Prefers .yml based configuration
● Used Symfony 2.0 for 3 months
Magento (PHP-based e-commerce platform)
● Strong background in XML configuration and aliases
● EAV Implementation
● URL rewrites
● Best practices in customizing and developing extensions
● Design and layout initialization
● Strong understanding of theme fallback mechanism and hierarchy
● Factory and functional class groups
● Used Magento 1.x for 5 years M
agento 2.x 1 year
SpringFramework
● Adept knowledge in Dependency Injection and IoC containers
● Good understanding of Aspect-oriented programming and bean
configuration
● Transaction Management
● XML and Annotation based configuration
● Maven for dependency management
● Used Apache tiles for templating engine
● Good understanding of Spring Expression Language and JSTL tags
● Used Spring Framework for 1 year
Hibernate
● Annotation based configuration
● Good understanding of POJOs, Associations and Collections
● CRUD operations using SessionFactory
● Used Hibernate for 1
year
➢ Version Control
● GIT (https://github.com/olivercastro)
➢ Database Programming
● SQL (MySQL,DB2,MSSQL)
- Strong background in DML, DDL and DCL commands. Experienced in database
administration and back up via remote connection using MySQL workbench or
phpMyAdmin. Familiarity with triggers and routines. Strong background in Database
Design and Optimization.
Work Experience:
GrowthRocket (Full-time)
April 2018 - Present
✓ Senior Magento Developer
✓ Develop on new and existing client projects built using the Magento platform
✓ Architect and write custom extensions according to best practices
✓ Build efficient, testable, and reusable code
✓ Maintain high performing codebases and solve complex performance problems
✓ Support architecting and estimating new Magento tasks & projects
✓ Develop solutions in given time frames
GrowthRocket (Part-time)
January 2017- April 2018
✓ Magento Consultant
✓ Provide code-reviews, code-optimization and performance audit
✓ Theme development and customization.
Montrichard Group (Full-time)
July 2016 – April 2018
✓ PHP Developer (Lead Role)
✓ Sent to Shenzhen, China for training and exposure of their processes
✓ Stabilized and fixed issues with their Magento Site
✓ Performed code review on Angular JS
✓ Create tasks and estimates
✓ Integrated Magento with their Java-based inventory system.
✓ Develop continuous deployment using Capistrano
Greenwire Solutions (Full-time)
July 2016- August 2016
✓ Senior Web Developer
✓ Introduced usage of version control systems (GIT)
✓ Initiated development of custom API using native PHP
Vicommerce(A&E Consulting LLC) (Full-time)
June 2014 – June 2016
✓ Software Engineer. Initiated the usage of Test Automation for projects.
✓ Responsible for developing extensions, integration and mentoring other co-workers about
Magento.
✓ Integration of Opsec API for counterfeit detection using Slim framework
✓ Integration of MapSherpa API with Magento for creating custom-made maps
✓ Contribute to the creation of Statement of Work for Magento clients.
✓ Developed and improved internal projects using Laravel and angular JS.
✓ Automated feed management using Symfony for Speck
Hometakes (Part-time)
February 2014 – January 2015
✓ Java Developer
✓ Responsible for developing and migrating existing software to Java
✓ Responsible for setting up dev environments and production environment (Tomcat 8)
✓ Responsible for creating sprint and tasks
✓ Used spring security and acl for advanced control access
✓ Used Youtube API, Drive API, Vimeo API, Dropbox API, and Google Cloud API
✓ Created Scheduled tasks for file distribution and management across storage services.
Sizmek (Full-time)
April 2013-June 2014
✓ Flash/JS Developer.
✓ Developed custom JS scripts for various clients
Synergedesign (Internship)
May 2012-November 2012
✓ Intern. Web developer for American clients who are using Wordpress, Magento and Drupal.
Online (oDesk) Work Experience:
MACHUS Corporation (Part-time)
December 2012-Februrary 2013
✓ Developed custom responsive theme for several Magento sites. Fixed previous design
errors and troubleshoot cross-browser problems with regards to the design.
Chase Enterprises (Part-time)
November 2012-December 2012
✓ ASP.net website conversion to Magento and Magento theme development.
Matchmaking Institute (Part-time)
November 2012 –February 2013
✓ Wordpress theme development and maintenance. Management of web content and
troubleshooting cross-browser issues.
Legacy House Publishing Group (Part-time)
August 2012-October 2012
✓ Wordpress theme and plugin development. Created a custom plugin to support book
search and book listing.
Babyeros (Part-time)
June 2012-July 2012
✓ Magento website rebuilding. Front-end web development, maintenance and data-entry
ST Eneterprises (Part-time)
November 2012-December 2012
✓ Wordpress site management and front-end development
Daily Siren (Part-time)
October 2012-November 2012
✓ Wordpress theme development and virtual assistant.
Character Reference:
Retchel Tapayan
Project Manager
Vicommerce-
John Paul Ricana
Senior Web Developer
Vicommerce-
Lehi Lucky Ligan
Software Engineer
Vicommerce-
