Chard Gonzales

Designed, developed, tested, deployed, and maintained client Rails applications on Heroku and AWS, ensuring long-term system stability. Integrated Stripe and GoCardless for automated billing/recurring payments and synchronized Salesforce with PostgreSQL via Heroku Connect.

Advised on software design strategy, including financial evaluation and costing for client purchases and upgrades. Wrote and maintained production code, tested and resolved defects, and delivered technical/user documentation and training.

Solely built and maintained the Farm Tender platform, including the web application and CMS, using Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL on Heroku. Developed an auction system and hybrid iOS/Android mobile apps with Ionic, plus supporting REST APIs and third-party integrations (WebSolr, CapsuleCRM, Twilio, Xero).

Managed deliverables for distributed developer teams across Manila and Cebu for a US-based client project. Performed scoping and requirement analysis, developed production features, and optimized existing code.

Led a Manila team of 7 web developers and SEO specialists, managing tasks, projects, and deliverables. Scoped requirements with Perth/Melbourne account managers, coordinated cross-team implementation, and conducted candidate interviews for engineering vacancies.

Managed web development projects, deliverables, and design implementation. Scoped project requirements, timelines, and staffing needs, and coordinated with the call center team on the use of in-house web applications.

Designed and developed a loan monitoring system for regular and micro-finance loans. Built BSP- and AMLA-compliant reporting modules that were later adopted by several rural banks across the Bicol region.

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Santo Tomas (Legazpi) from 1995 to 2000.