John Nichols Ranara
Tacloban City, Leyte banikaz@proton.me (+63) 976-002-8684

Full-Stack Developer • Principal Software Engineer

I'm up for any challenge.

Multi-platform engineer with over a decade of professional experience specializing in low-level automation, desktop application architectures, and robust backend ecosystems.

About Me

Hi, I'm Niks! My passion for building software started early and evolved into a professional engineering career in 2016. I specialize in designing desktop environments and building resilient backend architectures, with a proven history of shipping end-to-end software solutions. My expertise ranges from native mobile application deployment to complex IoT device management and industrial automation pipelines. Operating remotely, I focus on engineering highly efficient, clean systems and tackling the unique edge cases inherent to desktop and distributed software.

Work Experience (12 years, 10 months)

Present
2019

Software Developer

Climeo Solutions, Switzerland (Remote)
6 years, 11 months

Key Responsibilities

  • Contributed to the core development of PIIOX, an open, modular platform designed for industrial control and automation systems.
  • Developed and optimized modules for TESSA, an automation framework for executing complex scientific software applications.
  • Architected and deployed an internal enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to streamline company operations.
  • Built a centralized management utility to monitor, provision, and maintain client IoT devices securely.
  • Engineered multiple proprietary internal applications for industrial partner systems to improve data workflows.
  • Designed and developed automated chatbots, workflow pipelines, and professional client web platforms.
  • Produced technical promotional assets and digital media materials for diverse business clients.

Tech Stack

BashC/C#DockerMakePhotoshopPremierePythonXojo

Education

Recent / Fun Projects

2026
📙

Haha

Worker that serves game details using Steam Web API and some other goodies.

Cloudflare WorkersHTML5 / CSS3JavaScriptTypeScriptSteam Web API
Public View
2026
🧹

ADM

AutoFill Data Cleaner for Microsoft Edge.

C++Qt
Closed Source Personal
2026
🎌

Kana Practice

Interactive web app for practicing Japanese Hiragana and Katakana.

HTML5 / CSS3JavaScript
Public View
2026
🔎

Zzzzz

Obsidian plugin that finds problematic files.

HTML5 / CSS3JavaScriptNodeJSTypeScript
Public View
2026
🔒

Auto Incognito

Browser extension that automatically opens specified websites in incognito mode.

HTML5 / CSS3JavaScriptNodeJS
Public View
2026
🌐

Banikaz

Personal portfolio and blog website powered by GitHub Pages.

HTML5 / CSS3JavaScript
Public View
2025
🧮

AkoCalc

In-line calculator with variables, basic arithmetic, and currency conversions.

C#
Closed Source Personal
2024
🔨

StarfieldBatchMeshFix

A mesh path migration tool for Starfield v1.11.36

VB.NET
Closed Source Personal
2023
🕹️

TnT

Personal library and unified launcher for managing PC games.

C#PostmanPowerShell
Private Work
2019
🔊

Bleepr

Push-to-bleep now with a full soundboard, and a roulette for random sound playback.

C++Qt
Public View
2017
🎮

Haiyan: PC Booster

All-in-one Windows PC optimization tool.

BatchVB.NET
Private Work