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Gabriel Catimbang

Developer & DevOps engineer · Naga City, PH

From noise to signal.

I’m Gabriel Catimbang. I take half-formed ideas and turn them into software people use, then keep it running.

2022 – 2025 · Bell Canada, through Quantrics

First, I learned to listen.

Before writing code, I spent three years on the other side of a support chat, solving strangers’ problems in real time. Every conversation started with someone who needed something to work, and the answer always began with listening.

4×Bell All-Star, top 10% of performers

What I do

Then I built the fix.

Four parts of the job, one habit behind all of them: listen first, then make it work.

  1. 01 BuildIt starts on a screen. It has to feel right.

    I build the part people actually touch, front to back. Fast pages, calm interfaces, and code the next person can read without calling me.

    Next.js · React · Vue & Nuxt · NestJS · TypeScript
  2. 02 ShipLaunch day should feel like any other day.

    I like my deploys boring. So I wire up pipelines that test, build and ship on their own, on servers I can still reason about at 3 a.m.

    Docker · AWS · GitHub Actions · Nginx · Linux
  3. 03 StoreEvery app is a memory, really.

    Somewhere, it has to remember who you are and what you did. I pick the right place to keep it, and shape it so it still makes sense a year from now.

    PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Redis · Convex
  4. 04 PlayAnd sometimes, I just play.

    Game engines, AI, capture-the-flag forensics. The weekend detours are where most of my favourite what ifs come from.

    Unreal Engine · C++ · Gemini AI · CTF forensics

2022 – now · 6 roles

Now I keep it running.

Production moved off Vercel onto servers we control. Pipelines test, build and deploy on their own, so launch day feels like any other day.

  1. Apr 2025 – nowDevOps EngineerDetken Development
  2. Aug 2024 – nowWebmasterThePILLARS Publication
  3. Jun – Sep 2025Software Developer InternOld.St Labs
  4. Jun – Jul 2024Lead Game Programmer (Intern)ADNU Digital Illustration & Animation
  5. Jan – Jul 2024Frontend Apprentice to Web DeveloperThePILLARS Publication
  6. May 2022 – Apr 2025eChat RepresentativeQuantrics (Bell Canada)

Every orange arc on the globe starts in Naga City. One of them ends in Toronto.

2024 – 2025 · Hackathons and CTFs

Seven podiums, so far.

  1. ChampionAI.DEAS for ImpactRepresented Bicol on the national stage2025
  2. 2nd PlaceSparkLabs HackathonVeriPHI, identity verification API2025
  3. 3rd PlaceInventi Asia HackathonBlockchain-powered property management2025
  4. Top 5Concati API Build LabsLendr API2025
  5. ChampionRegional Hack4Gov CTFCybersecurity capture-the-flag2024
  6. 2nd Highest ScorerHack4Gov National FinalsNationwide cybersecurity finals2024
  7. 4× All-StarBell Canada · QuantricsTop 10% performer, four times over2024

Say hello

A project, a role, or a what if you can’t shake. Tell me about it.

catimbanggabriel@gmail.com