~/portfolio — christopher_vistal
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christopher_vistal
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Software Engineer · Full-Stack · Cloud & AI Solutions
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Full-stack engineer focused on government and enterprise
systems in the Philippines — case management, citizen
records, and AI-powered tools. Laravel, Vue.js, Python, AWS.
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experience // professional

Freelance Software Engineer

2023 — present

self-employed

  • 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, zero cloud dependency.
  • Launched Dragonica Spidpex, a live gaming platform with player accounts and community features, built with Laravel and Vue.js.

Software Engineer

jan 2021 — dec 2023

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  • 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

jul — aug 2018

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  • 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.
skills // technical
backend
php / laravel node.js mysql sql server rest apis socket.io
frontend
vue.js typescript tailwind inertia.js html / css / js
ai & ml
python ctranslate2 nlp speech-to-text
devops
git aws docker phpunit
other_languages
java (android) go c# (.net)
projects // selected — 9
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