IT StudentAI/ML ResearcherFull-Stack Dev

Building with intention.
Building with purpose.

I'm Troy Lauren T. Lazaro, operating at the intersection of AI research, full-stack development, and community-driven talent growth. Life is too short to be mediocre, let's build together.

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01.Experience

PUP University Lead

2026 – Present

ASES Manila•

Serving as the primary campus ambassador for ASES Manila within PUP. Connecting university leads and founders to build a shared entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Talent Development Lead

2024 – Present

GDG on Campus – PUP Manila•

Progressed from Associate to Co-Lead and now Lead. Designing internal programs, tracking member engagement, and creating leadership pipelines for student developers.

Community Engagement Officer

2025 – Present

AWS Cloud Club – Philippines•

Leading outreach to students and alumni, coordinating speakers, and collaborating with marketing teams to increase program visibility.

02.Tech Arsenal

Front-End

Next.js

React

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

GSAP

Vanilla JS

HTML/CSS

Back-End

Node.js

Python

Flask

Socket.IO

Prisma

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

03.Things I've Built

Technical Research

H(AI)LP

A comparative research codebase exploring RWKV vs. Transformer architectures. Features PyTorch implementation, INT4 quantization (GGUF), and memory-efficient inference for edge devices.

PyTorchGGUFRWKVResearch

Open-Source / Education

The Free Credential Index

An 'Awesome-style' repository documenting zero-cost certifications from organizations like Google, AWS, and Microsoft. Designed for long-term reliability and metadata-rich indexing.

MarkdownGitHub ActionsDocumentationOpen Source

Developer Camp Hackathon Submission

Skill Swipe

Built in 3 days under intense pressure in a cross-cultural environment where language barriers existed. Tested rapid full-stack development and front-end adaptability.

Next.jsTypeScriptPrismaPostgreSQL

ASEAN AI Challenge Submission

ALAITAPTAP

AI-powered walking navigation routing users through safer streets in Metro Manila based on real-time crime data and public infrastructure mapping.

TypeScriptGeoJSONOSMAI Modeling

Web Game / Speedrun

Wordle Troy Editions

Custom Wordle implementations with curated vocabularies, theme-based challenges, and extended game mechanics. Created in <1hr as an AI-agentic coding test.

JavaScriptHTML/CSSPythonGame Design

Hardware-Integrated UI

Kinetic Music

An interactive accordion that leverages on-board hardware (accelerometer and gyroscope) to create a physically-responsive, kinetic UI/UX.

JavaScriptDevice Orientation APIGSAPHardware UI

Data-Driven Gastronomy

Flavor Mapping

A data-driven flavor exploration tool helping users discover ingredient pairings and profile mapping across various cuisines.

TypeScriptData MappingReactGastronomy AI