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Richard Retada

A passionate developer from the Philippines. Code is one of my idle hobbies — I build bots, APIs, and tools that push the boundaries of what I know.

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Richard Retada
// Developer & Bot Maker
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Years
2+
Projects
🇵🇭
Filipino
Bot Dev Rest API JavaScript PHP HTML
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Years Coding
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Projects Built
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APIs Created
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Cups of Coffee
About Me

Who Am I?

Richard Retada
Open to Work Available now
" Code is one of my idle hobbies — I'm Richard, a self-taught developer from Rodriguez, Rizal in the Philippines. I enjoy building bots, REST APIs, and experimenting with web technologies. "
First Name
Richard
Last Name
Retada
Date of Birth
18 December 2002
Nationality
Filipino 🇵🇭
Phone
+63 930 092 2411
Languages
Tagalog, English
Email
richardretada@gmail.com
Address
174 Reyes Libis, San Jose, Montalban, Rodriguez, Rizal
What I Do

My Services

Turning ideas into working software — one project at a time.

01
Bot Development
Building Discord and Telegram bots that automate tasks, moderate communities, handle slash commands, and integrate with third-party APIs — scalable and stable.
Discord.js Node.js APIs Automation
02
REST API Design
Designing clean, well-documented RESTful APIs with proper routing, authentication, and response formatting. PHP and Node.js backends with JSON output.
PHP REST JSON Auth
03
Web Development
Crafting modern websites and web apps with clean HTML/CSS/JS, responsive layouts, smooth animations, and a strong focus on user experience and performance.
HTML5 CSS3 JavaScript Responsive
04
Tool & Script Building
Creating utility tools, obfuscators, scrapers, and custom scripts that solve real problems. From one-time-use scripts to standalone deployable tools.
JS PHP Scripting CLI
Highlights

Achievements & Fun Facts

A little peek behind the keyboard.

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ChardsBoT — Multi-Server Discord Bot
Built a fully functional bot used across multiple Discord communities.
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HTML Obfuscator Tool
Created a tool to obfuscate/protect HTML source code — openly shared.
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Filipino Self-Taught Developer
Learned programming independently since age 18, no formal CS degree.
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Open API Endpoints
Published RESTful API endpoints consumed by other developers.
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999+ Cups of Coffee
Scientifically proven correlation between caffeine and code quality.
🎯 Skill Radar
JavaScript Bot Dev HTML/CSS PHP APIs
// coding since 2020
Skill Set

My Skills

A snapshot of what I know and where I'm growing.

Soft Skills
Leadership 40%
Teamwork 82%
Communication 70%
Problem Solving 75%
Technical Skills
HTML 27%
CSS 10%
JavaScript 45%
PHP 35%
REST API 55%
Tech Stack

Tools & Technologies

The technologies I work with and explore on my journey.

HTML5
CSS3
JavaScript
PHP
Node.js
REST API
Git
GitHub
VS Code
Bot Dev
HTML5
JavaScript
PHP
REST API
GitHub
HTML5
27%
CSS3
10%
JavaScript
45%
PHP
35%
Node.js
Learning
REST API
55%
Git
Intermediate
Bot Dev
Specialized
My Journey

Experience & Background

The story so far — every step counts.

27 June 2021

ChardsBot — Developer

Personal Project

Built and launched ChardsBot, a REST API bot project. Everything starts in its sequence — this was the beginning of my developer journey, the first real project I shipped.

2021 — Present

Self-Taught Developer

Independent

Continuously learning HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and bot development through hands-on projects and experimentation. Building things is my way of learning.

2002

Born in Rodriguez, Rizal

Philippines 🇵🇭

Born on 18 December 2002 in Rodriguez (Montalban), Rizal, Philippines. Grew up in a bilingual environment speaking Tagalog and English.

2021

Started Programming

Self-Directed Learning

Discovered a passion for code and began building projects. Started with web fundamentals and quickly moved into JavaScript, PHP, and REST API development.

Portfolio

My Projects

Things I've built — from bots to web tools.

ChardsBoT Rest-API
Rest-API 27 June 2021

ChardsBoT Rest-API

A pre-testing REST API built as a personal project. The starting point of my developer journey — a bot API that sparked everything that came after.

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HTML Obfuscator
Html-Obfuscator 2021

HTML OBFUSCATOR

A web-based HTML obfuscation tool that encodes and obfuscates HTML source code, making it harder to read or reverse-engineer.

Visit Obfuscator
Bot Chat Ongoing

More Projects Coming

Always building, always learning. New projects in development — stay tuned for more tools, bots, and experiments from the workshop.

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Contact Me

Have a project in mind or just want to say hi? Drop me a message.

Address
Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines
Phone
+63 930 092 2411

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