Gerardo Ruiz

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I am an architect and builder of SaaS platforms that scale. Over the past 9+ years, I've led the technical strategy and hands-on development of products across EdTech, environmental compliance, IoT, and logistics — from system design to production deployment. I specialize in end-to-end system architecture for multi-tenant SaaS platforms, technical leadership across cross-functional teams, and deep expertise in the Laravel/PHP ecosystem. I have a pragmatic approach to shipping, utilizing CI/CD, PHPStan, automated testing, and zero-downtime deploys. Most recently, I designed and built a multi-tenant EdTech SaaS platform. Previously, I architected a compliance SaaS platform and built IoT integrations with Azure. Core skills include PHP, Laravel, Node.js, Vue.js, Docker, AWS, Azure, REST API Design, Multi-Tenant Architecture, System Design, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microservices, CI/CD, Agile. Open to CTO, Software Architect, and Senior/Staff Engineer roles.

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May 27, 2026 PHP Data Handling JSON Type Safety

Graceful Data Handling: Taming Mixed JSON Types in PHP

On the landing project, specifically within the JobBoard functionality, we encountered an intriguing challenge related to data integrity. The tech_stack JSON column, designed to store an array of technologies, was sometimes holding plain strings instead of structured arrays. This inconsistency led to a TypeError when the page attempted to process and mount these entries, expecting an

March 24, 2026 PHP JSON arrays

Manejo de Tipos Mixtos en Arrays JSON con PHP

Introducción

En el proyecto landing, nos encontramos con la necesidad de manejar datos provenientes de una columna JSON en la base de datos que almacena información sobre el tech stack utilizado en un JobBoard. El desafío surge cuando esta columna tech_stack contiene tanto strings simples como arrays asociativos, lo que puede causar errores de tipo (TypeError) al montar la página.