Rafael Paderna

Front-end Developer

Davao City, GMT +8:00

My Portrait

About

I'm a Front-End Developer with evolving interests in web and software development. As a Computer Science student, I actively learn contemporary technologies that engage me in the fields I discover passion for.

Education

University of the Philippines Mindanao
2021 - 2025

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Web Development
Software Engineering
Operating Systems
File Processing and Database Systems
Data Structures and Algorithms
Discrete Structures
Computer Organization and Architecture
Computer Programming
Object Oriented Programming
Design and Implementation of Programming Languages
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Cybersecurity
Nature-Inspired Computing
Technopreneurship
Analytic Geometry and Calculus I - III
Statistics and Probability

Experience

Student Organizations and Activities Section
Davao City, PH
Sep 2023 - Jan 2024

Front-end Developer

The UP Mindanao SOAS is in charge with the coordination of activities, projects, and programs of student organizations within the university. I led the front-end side of the development of an event management and directory system for the SOAS. I was able to craft user-centric UI/UX design as well as implement them in code using Next.JS, TypeScript, TailwindCSS. I learned to openly communicate with various university offices and organizations to expand the design research of the project.
Project Management
TypeScript
Next.JS
React
Tailwind CSS
UI/UX Design

The Optics
GenSan City, PH
Aug 2019 - Apr 2021

Layout Artist

The Optics was the official school publication of The Quantum Academy, Inc. I was in charge of creating newspaper layouts using Adobe InDesign. From doing so, I was able to learn the importance of visual hierarchy and balance. I also exercised regular communication and work systems to accomplish deliverables effectively.
InDesign
Photoshop
Layout Design

Interests

AI Interfaces
Machine Learning
Data Science
Web Development
Software Engineering