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Dexter Banastao — Senior Mobile Developer, workspace

About

Building mobile & web products from idea to launch

Senior Mobile Developer · 10+ years · Philippines

I've been building mobile apps and web platforms for close to ten years here in the Philippines. Most of it sits in food delivery, ride hailing, logistics, booking (salons, laundry, clinics, home services), e-commerce, photo contests, and membership sites.

I usually own the whole lane: talking to clients, drawing process flows, PHP backends, admin tools, store submissions, and the web side when the product needs it. SolverIQ and Tayona on my work page are public examples you can click through.

I'm picking up React and React Native on real projects — this portfolio included. I use AI to move faster, but I still review everything before it ships.

I started with PHP maintenance and scrappy mobile apps. These days I lead production mobile and full-stack work — and ship web products like SolverIQ or Tayona-style contests when the brief is web-first.

In production today

What I use on client work week to week.

Framework7CordovaPHPMySQLJavaScriptTailwindUI DesignApp PublishingProcess Flow

Learning on real projects

React, React Native, Next.js — built on actual codebases, not tutorials only.

ReactReact NativeNext.jsTypeScript

Domain Expertise

These are the product types I keep coming back to — delivery, rides, logistics, booking, stores, contests, membership sites. I talk about the work by what it does, not whose logo was on the contract.

Experience

Since 2016 — PHP and early mobile at Diverse IT, full-stack photo contests at Tayona, and production mobile and web platforms since 2020.

2020 – Present

Mobile & full-stack development

Senior Mobile Developer

Leading mobile and backend work on live platforms — admin and consumer apps, booking and dispatch, store releases, PHP full-stack across food, ride, logistics, and commerce.

2017 – 2020

Tayona Inc.

Full Stack Developer

Built a photo contest platform end to end — database, server, web, and mobile — so Filipinos could join community contests and grow their reach.

2016 – 2017

Diverse IT Innovation Inc.

PHP Developer

Maintained legacy code and shipped early mobile apps for social commerce and community products — where I first learned how much mobile and backend have to agree.