Senior / Lead .NET Developer

Rod Lauro Romarate

Building secure, reliable .NET platforms for 10+ years from enterprise-grade backends to the teams that ship them.

Marikina, Philippines-based developer and former hardware technician, now leading the design of scalable systems with C#, .NET (Core & MVC), REST APIs, Vue.js, and PostgreSQL.

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Marikina-based developer and former hardware technician, now leading the design of secure, reliable .NET platforms. Lead / Senior .NET Developer with 10+ years of professional software development experience, delivering scalable, enterprise-grade products and mentoring teams to achieve technical excellence, having led squads building systems with C#, .NET (Core & MVC), REST APIs, Vue.js, and PostgreSQL.

Values clarity, maintainability, and security, with a focus on robust backend architecture that's both practical and long-lasting. Beyond code, passionate about cycling and continuous learning.

Security-first Clean architecture Mentorship Continuous learning

Experience

Where the work happened

Senior Software Developer

Feb 2022 – Present

PelicanCorp

Work across the full stack using .NET (Core and classic), C#, and Vue.js to deliver web-based products to millions of users worldwide through cloud installations. Design and implement products at scale with strong coding practices, automated testing, and a CI/CD SecBizDevOps culture ensuring fault tolerance, uptime, and scalability. Build secure, reliable code with awareness of OWASP Top 10 and CIS Controls, and configure/administer IIS web servers. Peer review code, mentor team members, and lead squads delivering high-performing, modern web apps with automated QA.

Lead Software Engineer

Nov 2016 – Jan 2022

Pragtechnologies

Assigned to PelicanCorp as a client; led and mentored two development teams while contributing to company-wide initiatives as an interviewer and member of the PelicanCorp Global Enterprise (PCGES). Backend work in .NET MVC5/Core and APIs; frontend in Vue.js workflows, validations, and UI development. Managed sprint goals, career growth, and evaluations through rigorous code reviews and feasibility assessments. Delivered Company Accounts, Cloud Storage, Data Explorer, Payment Services, and FileFormatService, plus PlanAccess, Ticketing, CAR, OneCall, DamageAccess, PCUI, and PelicanAdmin.

Software Engineer

Feb 2016 – Nov 2016

Pragtechnologies

Contributed to building secure, reliable, and scalable applications using .NET, C#, Vue.js, and PostgreSQL. Focused on designing practical backend architectures and developing smooth, user-friendly frontends, while collaborating closely with teams and stakeholders.

Freelance Computer Technician

Jan 2009 – Jan 2016

Independent repair and maintenance for desktops, laptops, and mobile devices (hardware diagnostics, installs, and troubleshooting); the foundation for the transition into software development.

Skills

Tools of the trade

  • C#90%
  • ASP.NET80%
  • Entity Framework80%
  • LINQ70%
  • Web API / Swagger90%
  • SQL Server70%
  • MySQL70%
  • PostgreSQL70%
  • HTML90%
  • CSS60%
  • JavaScript80%
  • Vue.js60%
  • jQuery70%
  • Bootstrap90%
  • Git / SVN80%
  • Unit / Load Testing90%
  • Claude / AI Tools90%
  • UI/UX Design60%

Projects & Highlights

Systems delivered, and a couple of wins

Company Accounts Cloud Storage Data Explorer Payment Services FileFormatService PlanAccess Ticketing CAR OneCall DamageAccess PCUI PelicanAdmin BLink Solutions OPC

Highlights

Hackathon Finalist

ADB-AIM Future-Proofing for the Water Crisis

September 2019

2nd Place

Hack the Future of Cruise Ships

October 2018

Blog

Notes on .NET, mobile, and team practice

Short write-ups from building and shipping real software: .NET projects, mobile apps, tooling, and the small practices that keep a codebase easy to work in.

September 24, 2019 · 2 min read

How to Rename an ASP.NET Core Project

Renaming a solution can break references, namespaces, and files in ways that are easy to miss. Six steps to rename a project and its namespaces cleanly, based on hard-won experience.

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July 24, 2019 · 2 min read

Simple Peer Review Guidelines

A short set of code formatting and coding-practice guidelines, distilled from project experience, for keeping reviews focused and code easy to read.

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Mobile Apps

Apps I built with Flutter

Nimbus: Fasting app icon

Nimbus: Fasting

Intermittent fasting and weight-loss tracker

iOSAndroid

A fasting timer with 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, 5:2 and alternate-day protocols, plus a smoothed weight trend and calorie-deficit indicator with no food logging. Gentle reminders and Apple Health / Health Connect sync. No account and no backend: all data stays on the device.

  • Flutter
  • Dart
  • Hive
  • Apple Health & Health Connect
  • Local notifications
  • Google AdMob
  • In-app purchase
Store POS app icon

Store POS

Offline point-of-sale system for small stores

iOSAndroid

Checkout, inventory and sales reports for small shops, running fully offline on a phone or tablet. Scan barcodes, print receipts to a Bluetooth thermal printer or share them as PDF, get low-stock alerts, track customer credit, and back up or restore everything from one file. No account and no cloud.

  • Flutter
  • Dart
  • Drift + SQLite
  • Barcode & QR scanning
  • Bluetooth ESC/POS printing
  • PDF receipts
  • fl_chart
  • Local notifications
  • Google AdMob
  • In-app purchase

Certifications & Education

Always learning something new

  • Diploma in UI/UX for Web Design and Development De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde · Certificate of Merit · Aug 2026
  • UI/UX for Web Design and Development De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026
  • UI/UX and Visual Interface Design De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde · Apr 2026
  • Foundation of UI/UX Design De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde · Mar 2026
  • Claude Code in Action Anthropic, Claude Academy · Aug 2026
  • Introduction to Model Context Protocol Anthropic, Claude Academy · Aug 2026
  • Cyber Security Awareness for Managers Asia Pacific College · Jan 2022
  • Computer Hardware Technology/Technician Datamex Institute of Computer Technology · 2007 – 2009