Lead Software Engineer at Turno (formerly TurnoverBnB), Honolulu, HI

Led a team of 6 developers responsible for critical system domains including Accounts, Properties, and Checklists ensuring scalability and reliability. Architected and implemented the Mid-Stay Projects feature, which enhanced user retention and customer experience. Fixed critical security vulnerabilities identified through penetration tests by reinforcing session and authentication flows. Refactored and corrected over 100 failing automated tests, enhancing CI/CD pipeline stability with Jenkins. Optimized system performance by improving queries, reducing endpoint response times by 40%, and decreasing technical debt. Utilized tools such as New Relic and Bugsnag for performance monitoring and error analysis. Extensively used GitHub Copilot to boost productivity, improve code quality, and accelerate feature delivery. Integrated AI tools in the team’s development workflow, increasing efficiency in coding, testing, and documentation.

Head of Full-stack Development at Full Comms / Keaze

Developed CMS applications with Laravel to improve management processes. Built a widget management system using Vue.js enhancing user experience. Developed and maintained scalable APIs with Lumen. Collaboratively implemented a new post-sales module for the Kpro product. Managed continuous deployments using DeployHQ, Vercel, and Laravel Forge. Conducted project assessments to optimize performance and led PHP and Laravel version upgrades ensuring security and compatibility. Implemented automated tests using Dusk with headless Selenium browsers.

Head of Software Development at Evoke Mobile

Collaborated in full-stack development for CMS and backend APIs for iOS/Android apps. Led a small team delivering internal admin dashboards using React. Tackled critical performance issues including optimizing map rendering for over 200k geospatial records, leveraging Superfetch to achieve up to 30x load speed improvements. Achieved up to 500x performance improvement in queue processing for ride-sharing solutions. Designed and maintained scalable APIs supporting web and mobile platforms. Integrated with multiple third-party services and conducted unit and integration testing using GitHub Actions. Key projects included Toot - Queue Processing for Trips and Toot - Market Intelligence Platform.

Software Developer at Alfasoft

Developed Laravel and WordPress applications, optimized databases and conducted performance analysis.

Developer at Plugae

Integrated marketplaces and automated order processing.

Developer at Pilha Digital

Developed a SaaS platform for push notifications.

Developer at Asocorp

Rebuilt hospital management system in PHP OOP and deployed it on AWS.

Developer at Editora FTD

Developed corporate web applications, e-commerce, and intranet platforms.

Software Engineer at Turno (formerly TurnoverBnB)

Led a cross-functional team overseeing critical system domains such as Accounts, Properties, and Checklists, ensuring scalability and reliability. Architected and implemented the Mid-Stay Projects, which increased user retention by 30%. Addressed critical security vulnerabilities enhancing authentication and session management. Improved CI/CD pipeline reliability by refactoring over 100 failed tests. Achieved a 40% reduction in endpoint response times by refactoring code and optimizing database queries. Utilized New Relic and Bugsnag for performance monitoring and real-time debugging.

Head of Full-stack Development at Full Comms / Keaze

Developed Laravel CMS applications and built Vue.js widget management tools to enhance user experience. Led development of scalable Lumen APIs and implemented the After Sales module for Kpro. Managed deployments via DeployHQ, Cercel, and Laravel Forge. Conducted project assessments to boost performance and maintained security through PHP and Laravel updates. Implemented automated testing using Laravel Dusk. Key projects included backend API development for real estate post-sales processes and revamping the Shosales website to improve performance and testing efficiency.

Head of Software Development at Evoke Mobile

Collaborated on full-stack development of CMS and backend APIs for mobile applications (iOS/Android). Led a team delivering administrative dashboards with React. Resolved critical performance issues in map rendering, increasing load times by up to 30x. Enhanced queue processing performance by 500x in ride-sharing services. Integrated third-party services including Firebase, Google Geocoding, and Overpass API. Developed ride-tracking analytics, monitoring queues with Laravel Horizon, and created API integrations for data visualization platforms.

Software Development Engineer at Alfasoft

Analyzed, estimated, and developed PHP, Laravel, WordPress, and Python applications. Developed high-performance data import solutions utilizing queue systems. Created web applications and customized WordPress plugins. Key projects included legacy system integrations and server workload improvements with Laravel Horizon, along with implementing CI/CD pipelines via Bitbucket Pipelines.

Senior Software Developer at Plugae

Integrated multiple marketplaces into a single platform using Laravel. Built order management systems employing MongoDB and Redis. Developed ERP Bling integration featuring webhooks and queue processing to enhance workflow automation.

Software Developer at Pilha Digital

Developed OnePush, a SaaS platform for web push notifications using modular Laravel with event-driven architecture. Integrated payment gateways including onSignal and Pagar.me for streamlined transactions.

Full-Stack Developer at Asocorp

Rebuilt hospital management systems using PHP OOP principles and optimized deployment on AWS cloud infrastructure.

Web Designer Senior at Editora FTD S/A

Developed corporate websites, e-commerce platforms, and internal tools utilizing ColdFusion, ASP, and SQL Server backend technologies.

Senior Backend Developer (PHP/Laravel) at Turno

Led a team of 6 developers, providing technical leadership for critical system domains built on Laravel and Vue.js. Reduced endpoint response times by 40% through strategic refactoring and query optimization. Fixed critical security vulnerabilities, strengthened authentication and concurrent session management. Used New Relic for real-time error monitoring and performance insights.

Head of Full-Stack Development at Full Comms / Keaze

Designed and built a scalable REST API system with Laravel/Lumen to support a new After Sales module for Kpro, a key client. Improved page performance of a legacy Laravel app by 10x through deep query optimization and refactoring. Implemented automated tests with Laravel Dusk to ensure reliability.

Head of Software Development at Evoke Mobile

Led backend APIs for mobile apps, enhancing system performance by up to 500x by implementing Laravel Queues for asynchronous processing in a ride-sharing service. Architected and developed a Market Intelligence Platform API to integrate with Power BI dashboards for data analysis. Integrated multiple third-party services, including Firebase, Google Geocoding, and Overpass API.