• ELMER G. BALBIN JR.

    Full Stack
    developer &
    CSS junkie

    JavaScript
    PHP
    React
    WordPress
    NoSQL/SQL
    DevOps
    Git

  • Employment.

    Cornerstone International College of Canada
    CJAM Marketing
    UpCierge
    Binary Anvil Inc.
    Uptick
    Australian Writers' Centre
    SCI Global Services

    Education.

    Langara College
    University of St. La Salle

    Instructor

    Cornerstone International College of Canada

    • Instructor for Web and App Development Program
    • Lectures include but are not limited to: Intro to HTML5/CSS3, Intro to JavaScript and Algorithms, Sass/SCSS, jQuery, Lodash, GSAP, ReactJS, NextJS, Redux, Zustand, Jotai, NodeJS and Express

    Full-time (Vancouver, BC)
    Aug 2023 - Present

    Web Developer

    CJAM Marketing

    • Develop responsive pages based on provided content and mockup
    • Publish new blog posts on a weekly basis
    • Manage WordPress websites of multiple clients for regular maintenance, including but not limited to: plugin update, layout checking, and form testing

    Freelance (Vancouver, BC)
    Feb 2023 - Present

    WordPress Developer

    UpCierge

    • Built and deployed responsive website based on mockups
    • Managed DNS, web hosting, and site plugins
    • Setup analytics and other necessary APIs

    Freelance (Remote)
    Dec 2021 - Feb 2022

    Frontend Magento Developer

    Binary Anvil Inc.

    • Managed Magento e-commerce websites for international clients
    • Developed site pages, fixed bugs, and implemented custom features
    • Collaborated with developers from different countries

    Full-Time (Remote)
    Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

    Template Developer

    Uptick

    • Developed and maintained templates for company clients
    • Worked remotely with company staff in Melbourne
    • Coordinated with remote back-end developer

    Full-Time (Remote)
    Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

    WordPress Developer

    Australian Writers' Centre

    • Built responsive WordPress themes with design mockups
    • Implemented site optimization and SEO practices
    • Managed site analytics and metrics using Google Analytics
    • Collaborated with back-end developer regarding full stack tasks
    • Worked remotely with company staff in Sydney

    Full-Time (Office-based/Remote)
    Jun 2016 - Oct 2019

    Web Development Manager

    SCI Global Services

    • Started as junior dev before being promoted to manager after one year
    • Managed and assisted own team of developers
    • Built responsive e-commerce websites based on mockups
    • Created custom functionalities according to client requests

    Full-Time (Office-based)
    May 2013 - May 2016

    Web and Mobile App Design and Development

    Langara College

    • Dev Lead for Capstone app: Coala
    • Dev Lead for Project 2 app: Credence
    • Backend Lead for Project 1 app: Piccle
    • Employed as an Instructional Assistant and web developer for the school
    • Won Best in Show for Capstone Project
    • CGPA: 4.06 (Dean's Honour Roll)

    Vancouver, British Columbia
    Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

    Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

    University of St. La Salle

    Bacolod, Philippines
    Jun 2009 - Mar 2013

    Online courses

    Udemy

    • React - The Complete Guide
    • The Complete Node.js Developer Course
    • Object-Oriented PHP
    • Laravel
    • Vue - The Complete Guide

    Online
    Continuous / Ongoing self-learning

  • Credence

    Credence

    An all-in-one management system that allows freelancers and small businesses organize their clients' information.

    • Event scheduling
    • Client and note creation
    • Email retrieval (Gmail)
    • Report graphs
    • Search functionality
    View site View repository
    • React
    • Sass
    • MongoDB
    • NodeJS
    • FullCalendar
    • Gmail API
    Piccle

    Piccle

    Guess-the-object web app that uses your device's camera and artificial intelligence to identify items and solve daily challenges to earn points.

    • Progressive Web App (PWA)
    • Challenge hints and chances
    • Global leaderboard
    • Game history
    • In-game shop
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    • JavaScript
    • Progressive Web App
    • Google Cloud Vision
    • Firebase
    Lyriks

    Lyriks

    Online music library and player. Track and artist data being pulled using Shazam Core API.

    • Top charts and artists
    • Geolocation-based tracks
    • Music player controls
    • Song lyrics
    • Search functionality
    View site View repository
    • React
    • Redux
    • Tailwind CSS
    • RapidAPI
    • Vite
    Elki

    Elki

    A YouTube clone app that pulls data from the video site using RapidAPI. Built with React.

    • Dynamic video feeds
    • Video detail page
    • Channel detail page
    • Suggested videos
    • Search functionality
    View site View repository
    • React
    • Axios
    • Material UI
    • RapidAPI
    HostMeCheap!

    HostMeCheap!

    A personal project to provide affordable web hosting services to students, professionals, and small businesses.

    • Reseller hosting package
    • Shared web hosting plans
    • Free SSL certificates
    • Domain plans
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    • Bootstrap
    • jQuery
    • cPanel
    • Web Host Manager

  • “I squeeze
    websites to
    fit on your
    phone”

    Frontend Mentor Challenges
    Phone

    GitHub

    CodePen

    LinkedIn

  • Vancouver, British Columbia

    [email protected]
    Markup & Programming
    Frameworks & CMS
    Software & Tools

    Portfolio too slow? I have a different but lighter version.

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