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James Christopher Tagupa

James Christopher Tagupa

Full Stack Developer

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Education

University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

2023 – 2027

PHINMA COC

ICT Programming, Honors

2021 – 2022

Technical Skills

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonJavaC

Frontend

ReactReact NativeHTMLCSSTailwind CSS

Backend

FastAPIDjangoExpress.js

Databases

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDB

Tools & DevOps

GitGitHubDockerFirebaseSupabaseVercel

Professional Summary

BS Information Technology student focused on building practical web applications with React, TypeScript, and Python. Experienced in responsive frontend development, REST API integration, database-backed applications, and collaborative software projects.

Selected Projects

AI Chat Manager

• Sole Developer(React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS)
  • Built a web application for organizing, tagging, searching, and exporting AI conversations.
  • Implemented client-side search, Markdown parsing, syntax-highlighted code display, and export utilities.
  • Designed the application around local-first storage for privacy and fast interaction.

SerbiSure

• Backend Developer(Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, TypeScript)
  • Developed backend workflows for helper onboarding and verification tracking.
  • Designed relational schemas for bookings, reviews, service rates, and user records.
  • Collaborated with frontend developers to define API contracts and integration flows.

Vibeo

• Backend Developer(JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js, ML)
  • Built backend handlers for streaming catalogue queries and user watch history.
  • Integrated recommendation-service results into user-facing movie discovery features.
  • Helped structure the data flow between the frontend, backend, media services, and ML service.

Leadership & Organization

Society of Information Technology Enthusiasts (SITE - USTP)

2024 – 2026

Member & Event Organizer

  • Active member of the SITE organization for 2 years, contributing to the student development community.
  • Organizing team member for the first-ever HACK IT ON 2026 at USTP CDO, a milestone hackathon event.
  • Managed strategic planning, teamwork, and problem-solving to execute a large-scale technical event.