About Me
Hi, I'm G.
Manila-based. Perpetually building something. Probably thinking about food and coffee right now.
A thinker, tinkerer, and someone who loves to figure out how things work, whether it's AI, life, or perfecting a pot of chicken adobo with hard boiled eggs and a dangerous amount of rice. I thrive at the intersection of creativity, technology, and human connection. Through travel, teaching, and building tools, I aim to empower others, especially fellow Filipinos, to take control of their lives with the help of AI and automation.
Right now I'm probably elbow-deep in a Claude Code session, drafting something for AI For Pinoys, or on a call with a client trying to convince them that yes, AI can actually do that.
AI consultantFull-stack developerCommunity builderFounderManila-based
What I can do
Three years of obsessive, hands-on, fail-forward learning in AI and development. Not a bootcamp. Not a course certificate. Actual immersion: building real products, breaking things, shipping anyway, and figuring out what works. My stack is React, Next.js, Firebase, Supabase, and n8n, with deep experience in AI integrations across Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, and Grok.
I build fast, document properly, and hand off cleanly. If you are a client, you will not be left with a mystery box of code that only I can understand.
What I am particularly good at: taking a messy real-world problem, figuring out the simplest tech solution, and actually shipping it. Not scoping it to death. Shipping it.
Things I have built
Everything I build starts from a real problem, usually mine. Here are a few that made it to production:
Expense tracker built for Filipinos, with local cultural context and an AI buddy named PISO. Because most finance apps are not made with us in mind.
AI thumbnail generator. Live, real users. Built because I was spending too much time on thumbnails and zero time on content.
Fit Check Muna
Virtual try-on app with strong character consistency. Built for small fashion sellers who cannot afford a full shoot for every item.
Atlas
My personal mission control for an ADHD brain. If it helps me stay sane, maybe it helps you too.
Joy Jar
A small app to collect and revisit wins. Built for those times when you are living in a dorm and have no one around to celebrate with.
The community platform itself, built and maintained as a real product for 4,000+ members across Reddit, Telegram, and Skool.
What I'm building right now
AI For Pinoys
A community of 4,000+ Filipino builders, entrepreneurs, and curious people learning to use AI in practical, no-nonsense ways. Walang arte, puro practical.
Claude Code content series
A 35+ day build-in-public curriculum on how to actually ship products with Claude Code, from zero to multi-agent workflows and MCP integrations. You get to watch the whole process, including the parts where I Google something three times before it works.
AI consulting
I work with businesses, mostly international clients, who want to use AI without it turning into a full-time experiment. I find the practical wins: automating workflows, building internal tools, cutting noise. Think of me as the guy who makes it make sense.
How my brain works
I have ADHD. I say that openly because it explains a lot about how I work and why I work the way I do. I have more ideas than is reasonable, I get bored with things that do not challenge me, and I jump between interests in ways that do not always follow a straight line.
The upside: I can ideate fast, learn anything if I am genuinely curious about it, and I ship things most people are still planning. The downside: I have a graveyard of half-finished projects that deserved more patience than I gave them.
If there were a job title for what I actually do, it would be something like "idea developer and implementor." I spot a real problem, build something for it, and move to the next one. That is not a bug. It is just how I am wired.
Where it started
I founded Experience Philippines, a travel company built around off-the-beaten-path adventures and the kind of community that only forms when strangers share something real together. Some of the best people in my life came from that chapter. Hindi biro yun.
Then the pandemic hit and EXPH had to stop. It was gutting. But it also gave me space I did not know I needed, to go deep on problem-solving, automation, and eventually AI. What came out of that is everything I am doing now.
Experience Philippines did not disappear. It became the foundation. Everything I build is an extension of that original belief: that technology and community, done right, can genuinely change how people live and work.
Outside of work
I come from a family of foodies, so naturally my idea of a perfect meal is chicken adobo, extra sauce, hard boiled egg, and rice that a nutritionist would describe as "a lot." Comfort food in its purest form and I will not be taking questions.
When I am not eating or cooking, I am deep in a Korean or Chinese light novel, immersed in an RPG, or dreaming up ways to gamify things that absolutely do not need to be gamified. Matteo, my chow chow-husky mix, keeps me grounded by reminding me that walkies matter more than deployment deadlines.
Let's connect
If you are building something with AI, want to collaborate, or just want to debate whether garlic or vinegar hits first in a good adobo, find me on LinkedIn or come hang out at AI For Pinoys.
Thanks for stopping by. Tara, let's build something.