web + creative technology

Building useful things with creative detail.

I’m Nicole John Dela Cruz, based in Cebu City. I work across web projects, browser extensions, quality control, photo editing, design, and AI-assisted workflows — combining careful execution with a growing focus on practical programming.

Projects

Hands-on projects that show both my visual background and my ability to build practical web and browser-based tools.

web://app
web application

SIF Tracker

Live Vercel deployment

SIF Tracker

A live web project created as a practical exercise in building an interface, connecting the pieces of a working site, and shipping it through Vercel.

HTML / CSS / JSWeb UIVercel
Built withChatGPTClaudeVercel
ext://v5
browser extension

Meilong
Scissors Counter

Chrome / Edge · Manifest V3

Meilong Scissors Counter

A custom browser extension I built for the Sports In Focus event gallery. It helps select, count, highlight, and clear clipped individual and team photos while adding a persistent floating workflow panel.

Manifest V3JavaScriptChrome / EdgeStorage APIPopup UI
Built withChatGPTClaudeVercel
live://tracker
live web dashboard

Ninja Zenshin
Live Clan Tracker

Live Vercel deployment · responsive dashboard

Ninja Zenshin Live Clan Tracker

A dark, responsive live dashboard for monitoring Ninja Zenshin clan rankings, reputation, live members, season countdowns, server time, and reputation changes in one place.

Next.jsReactLive APIVercelResponsive UI
Built withChatGPTClaudeVercel
fee://tool
browser calculator

Backer Fee
Assistant

Live Vercel deployment · static web tool

Backer Fee Assistant

A browser-only calculator for discounted backer fees and customer-ready notes, with instant calculations, discount presets, recent history, reset support, and exact-format copying.

HTML / CSS / JSCalculatorlocalStorageVercel
Built withChatGPTClaudeVercel

Creative detail meets technical care.

I work across design, quality control, photo editing, and web-related tasks. That background trained me to notice small problems, follow standards, test carefully, and keep work moving toward a reliable final result.

I’m now putting more of that mindset into web development and practical programming projects. I enjoy taking repetitive or manual tasks and turning them into clearer workflows, useful tools, and simple interfaces.

I’m also open to Virtual Assistant opportunities where organization, communication, technical curiosity, AI-assisted productivity, and dependable execution are valuable.

Experience

Professional experience across creative production, quality control, website testing, image editing, and modern AI-assisted workflows.

2019 — Present

Design Associate / Quality Control

RIPECONCEPTS INC. (MINTED)
  • Interpret and evaluate client design requirements, objectives, preferences, and brand guidelines.
  • Review creative work for accuracy, consistency, layout, typography, and visual quality.
  • Conduct detailed quality-control checks and resolve design issues before final delivery.
  • Support customers and collaborate with teams to improve design accuracy, workflow efficiency, and customer experience.
2017 — 2018

Quality Control Specialist

CML MOPRO PH
  • Performed quality assurance testing on websites and web applications.
  • Identified, documented, and communicated functional, visual, and usability issues.
  • Tested across browsers, devices, and screen sizes for compatibility and responsiveness.
  • Verified links, forms, navigation, interactive elements, performance, and user experience.
2017

Photo Editor

SPORTS IN FOCUS — Remote
  • Removed and replaced backgrounds for professional sports photography.
  • Retouched and enhanced images for clarity, sharpness, lighting, and contrast.
  • Created poster-style visuals focused on athletes and sporting events.
  • Maintained consistent editing standards across large batches while meeting deadlines.
2016

Photo Editor

PHOTOUP
  • Edited real-estate photography with color correction, exposure balancing, and lens correction.
  • Removed unwanted objects and corrected lighting and visual imperfections.
  • Created virtual staging, twilight conversions, and day-to-dusk effects.
  • Delivered optimized images for web and print within strict deadlines.
AI-assisted workflow

AI Tools & Productivity

Independent / Professional Workflow
  • Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and similar platforms to support research, brainstorming, writing, problem-solving, and day-to-day productivity.
  • Use AI as a practical assistant for organizing information, refining instructions, exploring solutions, creating drafts, and improving repetitive workflows while keeping human review at the center.
  • Comfortable learning new AI-powered tools and adapting them to creative, administrative, technical, and quality-control tasks.
  • Use structured prompts, context, and iterative feedback to improve the accuracy and usefulness of AI-assisted outputs.

Education

Academic foundation in information and communication technology, supporting my transition into practical web and digital work.

June 2014 — March 2015

Bachelor in Science in Information and Communication Technology

Cebu Technological University — Main Campus
College Graduate

Skills & software

A practical mix of creative production, QA, web work, AI-assisted productivity, and professional workflow skills.

01

Web & Development

Practical front-end and browser-based project work.

HTMLCSSJavaScriptWeb UI
02

QA & Testing

Detailed quality checks across visual, functional, and usability requirements.

QACross-browserUsability
03

Creative

Visual production, editing, retouching, and consistency-focused design work.

Photo EditingRetouchingDesign
04

Adobe

Experienced with common Adobe creative tools for production and editing.

PhotoshopIllustratorLightroomInDesign
05

Workflow & Productivity

Organized processes, documentation, repetitive-task improvement, and deadline management.

OrganizationDocumentationProcess
06

AI Tools

AI-assisted research, drafting, brainstorming, problem-solving, and productivity.

ChatGPTClaudePrompting

available for opportunities

Let’s build something useful.

I’m open to remote roles that bring together web work, quality control, creative production, AI-assisted productivity, and reliable technical support.