~ my career ~

Never lose your child-like sense of wonder! A website version of my resume and LinkedIn: who I am, what I've built, and what I'm up to.

Hi! My name is Simonee Ezekiel Mariquit, though if you come from UP, you might know me better as Stimmie. Minecraft dev turned software engineer. Certified LinkedIn shitposter.

In 2018 I turned my love for Minecraft into HearthCraft, a popular non-pay-to-win survival server that became a safe space for 50,000+ players. At around $5,000 in annual recurring revenue, it helped fund much of my college life, gave back to charity, and gradually pushed me toward a career in software engineering. These days I run The Crib.

I've joined and organized 30+ hackathons, game jams, and design challenges. I write down what I learn in my hackathon guide. I like hearing ideas. If you want to collab on something, send me a message. One nerdy highlight: I have a credited correction on OEIS sequence A322054.

I spend some of my time finishing my BS in Computer Science at UP Los Baños. The rest goes to building things, my organizations, volunteering, meeting new people, running, watching films, and generally living life.

💻 software engineering

• Software Engineer @ Navegante (Jun 2026 – present)Remote from Metro Manila.
• Software Engineer @ E-Konsulta Medical Clinic (Apr 2025 – Jan 2026)Shipped tooling and web work for a clinic startup. Asked questions, took feedback, and failed fast. Also explored Agile workflows and value-adding initiatives beyond the codebase.
• Fundraising Lead @ E-Konsulta Medical Clinic (Aug 2025 – Sep 2025)Short stint securing funding opportunities with government agencies, VCs, and angel investors.
• Project Lead @ HearthCraft (Apr 2018 – Apr 2025)A non-pay-to-win survival Minecraft server that grew into a safe space for 50,000+ players, with around $5k annual recurring revenue that helped fund college and charitable givebacks.
• Freelance Software & Minecraft Developer @ Self-employed (Nov 2022 – present)Minecraft server setup and plugin work via BuiltByBit, HelpChat, and forums. Lately also MERN, Flutter, Firebase, POS systems on Sunmi hardware, educational tools, and full-stack apps.
• Minecraft Developer @ Spark Services (Jan 2022 – May 2022)
• Technical Support Specialist @ OrbitNode (Oct 2021 – Dec 2021)Remote support for a Minecraft server hosting company.

🏛 university work

• Office Assistant @ UPLB Institute of Physics (Feb 2025 – Apr 2025)Officework for a newly formed institute. Learned a bit about the academic side of physics along the way.
• Office Assistant @ UPLB Office of Alumni Relations (Sep 2024 – Jan 2025)Administrative work, data entry, and computer maintenance. Got a closer look at alumni initiatives and how a Philippine government office runs.

📚 teaching

• Private Tutor @ tutor.stimmie.dev (present)Math, computer science, and programming through my own tutoring practice.
• Freelance Tutor @ Tutor Hub PH (Nov 2025 – present)Math, computer science, and programming.
• Teaching Partner @ Aralin (Nov 2024 – Jul 2025)Created educational materials and test questions for college entrance test (CET) review on an edtech platform connecting mentors with students.

🤝 community & volunteering

• City Lead @ Sip & Scale (Mar 2026 – present)Curated monthly dinners in Los Baños for people in startups and tech to unwind, connect, and talk shop.
• Founder @ UX Elbi (Dec 2025 – present)A community of UX enthusiasts in Los Baños who believe design is a form of public service. Built from scratch.
• Co-founder @ Pizza & Friends (Jul 2025 – present)A not-so-serious tech community co-founded with John Yumul. Slides parties, hackathons, dinners, Discord calls, and a server home to 300+ members.
• Volunteer @ Data Engineering Pilipinas (Aug 2025 – present)Speaking engagements on data science, plus community initiatives in their Discord server.
• Founder @ UPLB ICS Students' DiscordA home base for Institute of Computer Science students.
• Tech & Administration @ UPLB Batch 2024, 2025, and 2026 Freshies' Discords
• Founder @ UPLB DX Student Volunteer Group
• Volunteer @ DevCon Laguna
• Volunteer @ UPLB Ugnayan ng Pahinungod

🏫 school organizations

• Academic Affairs @ Alliance of Computer Science Students, UPLB (May 2025 – present)Develop member and public capacity in tech. Keep a steady flow of hackathon and project opportunities for orgmates.
• Fellow @ UP Data Science Society (Sep 2025 – present)
• Internal Affairs @ UPLB Data Science Guild (Dec 2024 – present)Member records, team building, workshops, and training sessions for members and partner orgs.
• Executive @ UPLB Gavel Club (Feb 2025 – present)An affiliate of Toastmasters International. Accessible public speaking training in UPLB.
• Comp Prog @ UP Algorithms Plus Plus
• Member @ UPLB EliensA competitive programming group under UPLB.
• Officer @ START - DOSTFor DOST-SEI scholars in the field of tech.
• Member @ ASES Manila

🎓 education

• Bachelor of Science, Computer Science @ University of the Philippines Los Baños (Aug 2023 – Aug 2027)DOST-SEI undergraduate scholar.

📜 certifications

• Google AI Essentials (DTI x Google Career Certificates)
• DataCamp x DEP Scholarship (50+ courses completed)
• Six Sigma: Green Belt

🏅 honors & awards

• DOST-SEI Undergraduate Scholar
• Champion, Meralco IDOL Hackathon (2025)
• Champion, UPLB CPAf Data 2 Decisions (2025)
• OEIS contributor: credited correction on sequence A322054

I also get invited to give talks and workshops every now and then. Right now I'm especially interested in advanced web development, data science, and game development. I also love building stupid projects purely for the fun and the memes.

Languages I work with: HTML & CSS, JavaScript & TypeScript, C, C++, SQL, and Python.

Languages I speak: Filipino and English.

If there's a throughline to all of this, it's that I like building things that help people, whether that's a server, a clinic portal, a community, or a hackathon team, and then sticking around to keep them running.