# Jose Janlofre Dy

> Full Stack Software Engineer, Application Architect, and Bug Hunter based in Caraga, Philippines. Specializing in custom enterprise web platforms, relational database architecture, on-premise client machine deployments with Laravel and CodeIgniter, scalable REST APIs, and real-time 3D WebGL (Three.js).

## Core Identity
- **Full Name**: Jose Janlofre Dy
- **Preferred / Known As**: Janlofre Dy, Janlofre, janlofredy
- **Professional Title**: Software Developer | Application Architect | Bug Hunter
- **Location**: Caraga / Butuan City, Philippines
- **Canonical Website**: https://janlofre.com
- **Direct Email**: dy@janlofre.com
- **GitHub**: https://github.com/janlofredy
- **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janlofre-dy/
- **Twitter / X**: https://twitter.com/janlofredy
- **Buy Me a Coffee**: https://buymeacoffee.com/janlofredyx
- **Status**: Available for Full Stack & Backend Engineering roles and custom web platform development.

## Professional Experience & Career Trajectory
- **City Government of Butuan** (May 2026 – Present)
  - *Role*: Senior Web Developer
  - *Focus*: Architectural leadership and maintenance for municipal enterprise systems, including the City Human Resource Management System (CHRMS / HRIS). Establishing role-based access control (RBAC), data governance, and database reliability.
- **Engtech Global Solutions Inc.** (Jan 2024 – Feb 2026)
  - *Role*: Software Development Manager
  - *Focus*: Directed engineering teams in delivering 15+ custom web applications, primarily deployed on-premise directly on client machines and intranet networks using Laravel and CodeIgniter. Automated code reviews and sprint architectures.
- **Engtech Global Solutions Inc.** (Aug 2022 – Jan 2024)
  - *Role*: Web Application Architect
  - *Focus*: Designed relational database schemas, API contracts, and high-performance server architectures for custom business solutions.
- **myBizNiche** (Dec 2022 – Jan 2024)
  - *Role*: Full-stack Developer
  - *Focus*: Scalable production applications leveraging Nuxt.js and Laravel, with integrations for PayPal Live, Firebase, and third-party APIs.
- **Engtech Global Solutions Inc.** (Jul 2021 – Aug 2022)
  - *Role*: Senior Software Developer
  - *Focus*: Built and deployed bespoke Laravel and CodeIgniter apps directly to client workstations and servers.
- **ACLC College of Butuan** (Apr 2020 – Jun 2023)
  - *Role*: CS Instructor
  - *Focus*: Instructed data structures, algorithms, database design, and software engineering. Coached competitive programming teams.
- **Engtech Global Solutions Inc.** (Jun 2018 – Jul 2021)
  - *Role*: Junior Software Developer & Intern
  - *Focus*: Full-stack web features, database queries, and client machine deployment configurations using CodeIgniter and Laravel.

## Education & Honors
- **BS in Computer Science (BS CS)**: ACLC College of Butuan (2015 – 2019)
- **Regional Programming Champion**: 1st Place Champion, 2018 Caraga Regional ICT Congress (Inter-College Event)
- **Codersguild Competition Champion**: 1st Place (Inter-College Programming Event)
- **Undergraduate Thesis**: American Sign Language Translator (ASLT) utilizing OpenPose deep learning keypoint extraction and Hidden Markov Models (HMM).

## Core Technical Arsenal
- **Backend & Systems**: PHP (Laravel, CodeIgniter), Python (Flask), Node.js / Express, RESTful APIs, Webhooks, Docker & Docker Compose, Linux Local Server Administration, Java, C, C#.
- **Databases & Architecture**: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Relational Database Modeling & Normalization, Eloquent ORM, Firebase (Auth, Firestore, Storage).
- **Frontend Logic & Web**: Nuxt.js (Nuxt 3), Vue.js (Vue 2 & 3), TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js, React.js, Pinia, Progressive Web Apps (PWA).
- **Graphics, AI & Personal Hobbies**: Three.js (WebGL, PointerLockControls 3D loop), OpenPose Computer Vision, Hidden Markov Models (HMM), Autodesk Fusion (simple 3D models), 3D Printing (FDM hobby).

## Key Projects
- **Arizona Provider Training (AP Training)**: [Role: Collaborator] Enterprise healthcare LMS & B2B compliance platform built on the TALL stack (Laravel, Livewire 3, Alpine.js, Tailwind CSS, MySQL). URL: https://ap.training/
- **LowerMyDTI**: [Role: Collaborator] Fintech debt-to-income optimization platform built on Nuxt.js, REST microservices, PayPal API, Firebase Auth. URL: https://lowermydti.com/
- **City Human Resource Management System (CHRMS)**: [Role: Collaborator] Enterprise municipal HRIS with granular RBAC and audit logging for the City Government of Butuan. URL: https://chrms.butuan.gov.ph/
- **The Journal Library**: [Role: Creator / Personal Project] Offline-first Progressive Web App featuring tactile skeuomorphic book spine reader and local storage sync. URL: https://thelibrary.janlofre.com/
- **Real-Time 3D Movement Engine**: [Role: Creator / Personal Project] In-browser WebGL simulation featuring PointerLockControls, double-tap flight physics, and WASD 6-axis keyboard tracking. URL: https://janlofre.com/practice/threedy
- **American Sign Language Translator (ASLT)**: [Role: Thesis Researcher] Computer vision gesture translation pipeline extracting OpenPose landmarks classified with Hidden Markov Models (HMM).
- **Self-Hosted Homelab Server**: [Role: Personal Hobby / Self-Use] Bare-metal Linux home server running Docker Compose stacks for personal self-consumption.
- **Simple 3D Modeling & Printing**: [Role: Personal Hobby / Self-Use] Functional utility models designed in Autodesk Fusion (free personal license) and 3D printed on home FDM printer.

## Complete Dossier
- Full dossier available at: https://janlofre.com/llms-full.txt