Hi! I'm John Ric Merque

BS Computer EngineeringQA AutomationWeb Crawlers

I’m building my career in QA Automation Engineering, fueled by a genuine passion for software quality. I also enjoy finding ways to automate repetitive tasks, simplify workflows, and reduce errors so things run more smoothly and reliably. I’m open to new opportunities, let's connect!

What I Can Offer

I offer value in QA and automation, using my understanding of how systems are built to spot bugs, test effectively, and create reliable automated processes.

Featured Projects & Experience

My experience building full-stack applications with cross-functional teams, gives me deep holistic insight into how software works and the collaboration that goes with it.

SnapTrash AI

Reports urban waste through image capture with AI classification and geolocation.

FlutterFirebaseMapboxRoboflow

PUP-MMS

Tracks and monitors records of MOAs for the PUP campus.

MySQLExpressJsReactJsNodeJsAzure DBAzure Blob Storage

H2gether

Weather-based hyperpersonalized water consumption tracking application.

KotlinFirebase

Work Experience

A glimpse into where I’ve applied my skills, gaining hands-on experience, collaborating with teams, and continuously learning along the way 💼

Data Integrity Analyst

Internship
30k
August 2024 - October 2024
Performed data mining processes for global airlines while ensuring data integrity and structured large-scale data to integrate into the company's flight API. My most remarkable contribution was proposing and developing an automation tool using Python's Requests and JavaScript's Puppeteer that significantly reduced delivery time as it was able to process the required large datasets fast and accurately.

Main Contributions

  • Reduced project delivery time from 2-3 months to 1-2 weeks through web-scraping automation
  • Developed 2 automation tools that was internally distributed to team members
  • Improved communication skills through presentations, collaborations and technical proposals
  • Enhanced data processing accuracy and data scraping speed for airline datasets

Skills Applied

Process AutomationWeb ScrapingData IntegrityData Mining

Technologies Used

PythonJavaScriptPuppeteerRequestsSelenium

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Internship
Wizy Software Labs, Inc.
August 2023 - October 2023
Helped ensure the assigned company's app met quality and expected standards by performing comprehensive software testing across mobile and web platforms. I developed detail-driven test cases, documented bugs with detailed descriptions and reproduction steps, and contributed to improving testing efficiency.

Main Contributions

  • Participated in a regression testing initiative, reducing testing time from 2 weeks to 1 week, accelerating testing cycles
  • Performed extensive testing across mobile and web platforms
  • Developed detailed test cases and bug documentation
  • Contributed to research and development in testing automation

Skills Applied

Test Case DevelopmentBug DocumentationMobile TestingWeb TestingRegression TestingSmoke TestingExploratory TestingAutomation TestingManual Testing

Technologies Used

TestinyAppiumSelenium IDEKatalon Studio

Education

My educational journey, showcasing academic achievements and the foundation that shaped my passion for technology 🎓

Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Manila

College
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
2021-2025

Key Achievements

  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude with the highest overall GPA (Rank 1) in the Computer Engineering department for the 2025 graduating batch
  • President's Lister on all accomplished semesters
  • Recipient of LC Foundation and Vie en Vie Scholarship

Romblon State University - Laboratory Science High School

Senior High School
Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics
2019-2021

Key Achievements

  • With High Honors on all accomplished semesters
  • Ranked 1st in Class during Grade 11
  • Ranked 2nd in Class during Grade 12

Looc National High School

Junior High School
Science Technology Engineering Program
2015-2019

Key Achievements

  • With High Honors on all accomplished periods
  • Ranked 1st in Class during Grades 7, 8, 9
  • Ranked 2nd in Class during Grade 10

Looc Central Elementary School

Elementary
Special Math Class
2009-2015

Key Achievements

  • Graduated Batch Valedictorian

Technology Stack

Here's are technologies I have worked with and I'm eager to keep learning! 🌱

Automation

Playwright
PuppeteerPuppeteer
seleniumSelenium
file_type_robotframeworkRobot Framework
Appium

Web Frameworks

NextJs
ReactJS
TailwindCSS
Laravel
NodeJS
ExpressJS

Programming Languages

JavaScript
Python
PHP

Data

Python
Excel
Tableau
SQL

Mobile

Flutter
Kotlin

Other Tools

Firebase
Github
Figma
Postman

Certifications

These certifications demonstrate my commitment to building a strong technical foundation. 🚀

JavaScript Data Structures and Algorithms certification

JavaScript Data Structures and Algorithms

FreeCodeCamp • January 2023