ZILDJIAN CALIFORNIA
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Biography

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UP Mindanao computer science student building production-ready software, cinematic storytelling projects, and community-facing technical outputs.

Name
Zildjian E. California
Role
Computer Science Student | Developer | Filmmaker
Location
Davao City, Philippines

Current Direction

Building production-ready software while developing cinematic storytelling and technical communication depth.

How I Work

Start from clear requirements, iterate in small slices, and keep each build path verifiable through repeatable checks.

Why This Portfolio Exists

Present projects, talks, writing, and media work in one place so collaborators can quickly understand scope, quality, and follow-through.

Organizations and Roles

  • UP Salida

    Creative Lead Contributor

  • University of the Philippines Mindanao

    BS Computer Science

  • Philippine Science High School Caraga Region Campus

    High School - High Honors

  • MSU-IIT Computer Science Department

    Research Intern

Journey Timeline

Chronological milestones across education, organization work, and technical experience.

  1. Sep 2024 - Present

    Creative Lead Contributor

    UP Salida

    Organization

    • Produced campus storytelling pieces for student media channels
    • Mentored newer members on editing and production workflows

  2. Aug 2024 - Present

    BS Computer Science

    University of the Philippines Mindanao

    Education

    • DOST scholar
    • Focused on computer vision and software engineering fundamentals

  3. Jun 2020 - May 2024

    High School - High Honors

    Philippine Science High School Caraga Region Campus

    Education

    • Participated in multiple tech and media extracurricular initiatives
    • Built early programming and communication foundations

  4. Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

    Research Intern

    MSU-IIT Computer Science Department

    Experience

    • Assisted in data annotation and baseline model evaluation
    • Documented experiment setup for reproducibility

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Categories
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Backend

2 tools

  • Python

    Advanced

  • Node.js

    Intermediate

Computer Vision

1 tool

  • OpenCV

    Intermediate

Data

1 tool

  • PostgreSQL

    Intermediate

Frontend

3 tools

  • Next.js

    Advanced

  • React

    Advanced

  • TypeScript

    Advanced

Media

1 tool

  • FFmpeg

    Advanced

Systems

1 tool

  • C++

    Advanced

Tooling

1 tool

  • Docker

    Intermediate