Christopher Vistal

Software Engineer · Full-Stack · Cloud Solutions

Full-stack engineer focused on government and enterprise systems in the Philippines — case management, citizen records, and real-time platforms built with Laravel, Vue.js, and AWS.

Professional Experience

Freelance Software Engineer
Self-Employed
2023 — Present
  • Built ATA Law Firm's case management system on AWS — case tracking, document automation, and a secure client portal used in active legal practice.
  • Built an offline AI transcription tool with CTranslate2 and Python — local speech-to-text with real-time waveform feedback, no cloud dependency.
  • Launched Dragonica Spidpex, a live gaming platform with player accounts and community features, built with Laravel and Vue.js.
Software Engineer
Province of Surigao del Sur
Jan 2021 — Dec 2023
  • Built Surigao del Sur's E-PDS system and tourism analytics dashboard — digitizing civil servant records and tracking visitor data for provincial planning.
  • Diagnosed and fixed performance bottlenecks in legacy government applications, improving response times on high-traffic reporting views.
  • Conducted code reviews and maintained technical documentation across multiple government systems for a cross-functional team.
Intern Developer
North Eastern Mindanao State University
Jul — Aug 2018
  • Built a faculty evaluation web app with Python NLP sentiment analysis, used by 3,000+ students and staff.
  • Turned evaluation data into sentiment reports used by faculty to identify and address teaching gaps.

Technical Skills

Backend PHP / Laravel · Node.js / Express · MySQL / SQL Server · RESTful APIs · Socket.io
Frontend Vue.js · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · Inertia.js · Vanilla JS / HTML / CSS
DevOps & Tools Git / GitHub · AWS (EC2, S3, RDS) · Docker · PHPUnit / Pest
Other Languages Java (Android) · Go · C# (.NET) · Python

Selected Projects