Michael Ocana

Technical lead responsible for architecting and developing high-concurrency enterprise applications, leveraging modern PHP frameworks and advanced search technologies to deliver scalable, data-driven solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Framework Specialization: Design and implement complex backend architectures using PHP Zend Framework and Symfony, ensuring modularity, security, and high performance.
• Search Engine Integration: Architect and optimize ElasticSearch implementations to provide high-speed, relevant search capabilities and real-time data analytics across large datasets.
• Full-Stack Engineering: Build responsive and dynamic user interfaces using JavaScript, jQuery, and CSS, ensuring seamless integration with PHP-based RESTful services.
• Legacy Management: Oversee the maintenance and transition of existing Perl/CGI systems, ensuring continuous operation and integration with modern application stacks.
• Database Architecture: Design and tune MySQL databases, focusing on schema optimization, complex query performance, and data integrity for enterprise-scale platforms.
• Technical Leadership: Lead architectural reviews and mentor development teams on best practices in design patterns, automated testing, and CI/CD workflows.

Led the development and optimization of high-traffic web applications and e-commerce platforms, utilizing a multi-framework stack to deliver scalable, cross-platform business solutions for the Australian market.

Key Responsibilities

• Framework Engineering: Developed and maintained robust web applications using CakePHP and native PHP, implementing MVC architecture to ensure modular and maintainable code.
• Legacy System Maintenance: Managed and optimized complex Perl/CGI environments, ensuring high availability and seamless feature integration for established business systems.
• Database Optimization: Designed and refined MySQL database schemas, focusing on performance tuning, indexing, and data security for enterprise-level applications.
• Frontend Development: Engineered responsive and interactive user interfaces using HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery to improve client-side performance and user engagement.
• System Architecture: Collaborated on the design of scalable backend infrastructures, integrating third-party APIs and managing cross-platform data synchronization.
• Technical Leadership: Provided expert-level troubleshooting and code reviews, maintaining high development standards and security protocols across all digital assets.

Technical lead focused on developing and scaling healthcare-oriented web applications, leveraging the Ruby on Rails framework to build secure, high-availability systems within a Linux environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Application Engineering: Design and develop robust, scalable backend services using Ruby on Rails, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to frontend requests.
• Legacy System Support: Maintain and optimize existing Perl/CGI scripts, facilitating the integration or migration of legacy data into modern Rails architectures.
• Full-Stack Implementation: Create dynamic and interactive user interfaces using HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery, focused on improving the clinician and patient user experience.
• Database Management: Architect and manage MySQL databases, optimizing complex queries and ensuring data integrity for sensitive healthcare information.
• System Administration: Manage application deployment and server configuration within a Linux environment, ensuring system security and 99.9% uptime.
• Technical Leadership: Lead code reviews, mentor junior developers, and contribute to architectural decisions to maintain a high-quality, test-driven codebase.

Lead developer and technical architect responsible for building, maintaining, and scaling complex enterprise web applications within a diverse technical stack, specializing in high-performance Drupal and Zend Framework implementations.

Key Responsibilities

• Application Architecture: Designed and engineered scalable web solutions using PHP and the PHP Zend Framework, ensuring robust backend logic and efficient system performance.
• Drupal Development: Led the customization and deployment of Drupal 6 platforms, including the creation of custom modules and advanced theme integration.
• Legacy System Integration: Maintained and optimized existing Perl/CGI scripts, facilitating seamless transitions and data flow between legacy systems and modern PHP environments.
• Frontend Engineering: Developed interactive, responsive user interfaces using HTML, JavaScript, and jQuery to enhance client-side functionality and user experience.
• Database Management: Architected and optimized MySQL schemas, focusing on query performance, data integrity, and complex relational mapping for large-scale datasets.
• Technical Leadership: Provided high-level troubleshooting and code optimization strategies to improve application security, stability, and development velocity.

Responsible for the stability, security, and optimization of the institution's server infrastructure and web-based systems, managing a Linux-centric environment to support international academic operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Server Management: Administer and maintain Linux-based servers, ensuring high availability, routine backups, and robust security protocols for educational databases and applications.
• System Development: Develop and refine internal tools and automation scripts using Perl/CGI and PHP to streamline administrative workflows and student data management.
• Web Administration: Oversee the frontend and backend health of institutional web portals, utilizing HTML and JavaScript to enhance user interface functionality and client-side performance.
• Network Security: Monitor system logs and implement firewall configurations to protect sensitive academic records and ensure compliance with data privacy standards.
• Technical Support & Integration: Troubleshoot complex system-level issues and integrate open-source software solutions to meet the evolving digital needs of the faculty and staff.
• Process Automation: Write and maintain server-side scripts to automate repetitive tasks, improving overall operational efficiency and reducing system downtime.

Technical lead responsible for the architecture, development, and maintenance of high-performance web applications, utilizing a diverse full-stack environment to deliver scalable business solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Full-Stack Engineering: Lead the development of robust applications using PHP and Perl/CGI for backend logic, integrated with dynamic HTML and JavaScript frontends.
• Architectural Leadership: Design and optimize system architectures, ensuring seamless integration between legacy Perl environments and modern PHP frameworks.
• Technical Mentorship: Oversee code reviews and provide technical guidance to junior developers to ensure high-quality, maintainable code across the stack.
• Performance Optimization: Debug and refine complex scripts and database queries to improve server-side response times and client-side interactivity.
• System Integration: Manage the lifecycle of web-based tools, from initial requirements gathering and UI/UX implementation to deployment and server-side configuration.
• Agile Delivery: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical specifications within an Agile environment.

Responsible for managing geospatial databases and performing advanced spatial analysis to support sustainable development and urban planning initiatives across the Visayas.

Key Responsibilities

• Spatial Analysis & Modeling: Execute complex overlay and proximity analyses to identify trends in land use, environmental hazards, and socio-economic data.
• Data Management: Maintain high-integrity GIS databases, ensuring accurate metadata and seamless integration of GPS field data and satellite imagery.
• Cartographic Design: Produce professional thematic maps and interactive web dashboards for stakeholders, government partners, and community presentations.
• Remote Sensing: Process and interpret aerial and drone-captured imagery for environmental monitoring and site assessments.
• Technical Collaboration: Provide GIS expertise for project design, supporting the development of Comprehensive Land Use Plans (CLUP) and environmental grant proposals.