Michael Angelo Cantara

Full-stack web developer (Laravel, React, Node.js, Flask/FastAPI) who ships production systems for real users — a patrol-logging platform used daily by 200+ police officers and a certification platform serving 3,500+ users worldwide. Magna cum laude BSIT graduate applying a security-first approach to authentication, access control, and deployment.

Proficient in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and PHP, with expertise in secure application development, REST API design, SQL databases, cloud deployment, AI integration, and scalable software architecture. Work spans web platforms, mobile apps, and agent-based simulation — including Backbench, a deterministic classical-AI political simulation built entirely without LLMs.

Beyond development, I have hands-on IT operations experience: configuring 100 computer-lab machines for national certification exams, troubleshooting hardware, software, and network issues, and delivering technical training to faculty, students, and law enforcement stakeholders.