René Merino
Founder & Sole Engineer at Happy Cog®
Town of Cornwall, New York, United States
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Top SchoolRené Merino is a Senior Engineer and Tech Lead based in New York with 11 years of experience building high-impact web applications across CraftCMS, WordPress, Laravel, React, Vue and Nuxt.js. At Happy Cog he leads multiple projects, mentors junior developers through code reviews, and delivers measurable client outcomes including improved CTR and conversions, often integrating payments via Stripe and search with Algolia. He brings a designer’s eye from an A.A.S. in Graphic Design & Illustration, enabling stronger collaboration with creative teams and a knack for translating visual requirements into robust technical solutions. Experienced in refactoring legacy systems and implementing CI/CD pipelines, he balances pragmatic engineering with modern workflows using GitHub Actions, Jenkins and CircleCI. René’s background includes work for the Wildlife Conservation Society and notable creatives, reflecting an ability to serve both mission-driven organizations and high-end creative clients. Outside core engineering, he’s active in cultivating team learning and cross-disciplinary collaboration, blending craft sensibility with scalable technical delivery.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
A.A.S Graphic Design Illustration, A.A.S Graphic Design Illustration at Kingsborough Community CollegeBoys and Girls High School
Spanish, English
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Github Skills (87)
cms10
postgresql10
custom-ui10
backend10
auth10
javascript10
directus10
no-code10
api10
sql10
data-visualization10
database10
timers10
sqlite10
mysql10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Alxmerino/portfolio-16v.laravel
Dec 2015 - Dec 2017
Contributions:76 PRs, 258 pushes, 83 branches in 1 year 11 months
laravelphp
Alxmerino/craft-locked-entries
May 2024 - May 2026
Contributions:3 releases, 2 PRs, 11 pushes in 2 years
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