I'm Ken. A Senior Software Engineer Making the Web a Better Place.

I am a self-motivated web dev with over eight years of professional experience in coding. I am passionate about building excellent websites and web applications that improve the lives of those around me. My favorite stacks right now are ReactJS, Vue.js and AngularJS on the frontend, while Laravel and Django on the backend. I am also obsessed with making the web look pretty with CSS Preprocessors, specifically SASS. I usually have some other side projects on the go as well.

When I’m not coding, I enjoy watching online courses and programming tutorials to improve my skills. I watch or listen to affirmation videos on YouTube or podcasts on Spotify and sometimes I monitored my balance on my stock and mutual funds portfolio to get myself always motivated. Also, I read books about programming, finance, and investments. I spend my time coding and experimenting on my other projects as a hobby and publish them on github.com/kenvilar. I’m just a guy who is continuously planning for my career, financial freedom and my future.

My Portfolio

My Process

Define

This is the point where I decide what technologies should be implemented.

Design

Modeling from the information gathered from the first phase, I determine the look and feel of the site.

Develop

This involves writing valid code that complies to current web standards, maximizing functionality, as well as mobile responsive views to ensure the site is accessible to as large an audience as possible.

Deliver and Maintenance

Marks the official launch of the site. Involves testing things such as the complete functionality of other scripts and optimizing the website for the search engines. It also includes regular site backups, technology upgrades, additional features, etc.

Ready to Make Your Idea Come to Life?

My Portfolio

About Me

Hello! I’m Ken Vilar. I’ve Been Building Websites for 8+ Years as a Full-Time Dev.

I started basic freelancing tasks in the year 2013. I applied as a full-time computer programming lecturer for six months while doing my undergraduate thesis on mid-2014 until I achieved my college degree in October 2014, and soon after it, I started my profession as a full-time Web Developer.
Now, I’m working as a home-based full-stack web dev from with experiences with both front-end and back-end development, which allows me to have full scope in mind when working on a project. I have also experienced with all stages of the development cycle for dynamic web projects.
WordPress, Laravel, Vue.js, and AngularJS are the main tricks up my sleeve while Django and Ionic frameworks are on the making.
I also have worked using MySQL, PostgreSQL, RESTful API, Bootstrap, Git, Docker, and SASS.
Thrilled to get my hands dirty when it comes to cloud-related development especially in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and server administration.
If you want to know more about me, see my LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/kenvilar/.

Skills

Programming Language

JavaScript 100% 100%

PHP 100% 100%

Python 95% 95%

Framework

ReactJS 100% 100%

Laravel 100% 100%

jQuery 100% 100%

AngularJS 95% 95%

React native 100% 100%

Material ui 100% 100%

Bootstrap 100% 100%

VueJS 90% 90%

Material ui 100% 100%

Tailwind 100% 100%

Django 95% 95%

Database

MySQL 100% 100%

PostgreSQL 100% 100%

SQLite 100% 100%

Editor/IDE

PyCharm 100% 100%

Nano 100% 100%

WebStorm 100% 100%

Vim 95% 95%

PHPStorm 100% 100%

Sublime Text 100% 100%

Methods/Tools

Object-Oriented Programming 100% 100%

Git 100% 100%

Bower 100% 100%

Webpack 90% 90%

FileZilla 100% 100%

REST API 100% 100%

Docker 98% 98%

NPM 100% 100%

Gulp 90% 90%

Apache Configuration 100% 100%

NodeJS 80% 80%

Grunt 90% 90%

Chrome DevTools 100% 100%

SSH 100% 100%

Test-Driven Development 95% 95%

Years of Experience

Independent Projects

Team Projects

Experience

Utilise test driven development practices.
Front-end performance optimization.
Knowledge of database theory and practice.
Perform maintenance and implement new features.
Strong experience with Object-Oriented Programming paradigm.
Experience in responsive web design.
Work collaboratively in an agile environment.
Continuously stay up-to-date with industry developments.

Education

Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science major in Software Engineering – November 2009 to October 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics – June 2009 to October 2009