Hi there, I'm Calixto Ong 👋

AI Platform Engineer | Open Source Contributor

Passionate about building intelligent systems and contributing to the AI ecosystem. Based in the Philippines 🇵🇭, I specialize in AI platform engineering, local language technologies, and open-source development.

🔧 Tech Stack

Languages & Frameworks

• Python, PHP, TypeScript, Node.js
• FastAPI, Docker, WSL2
• PowerShell & Bash scripting

AI & ML Tools

• ComfyUI, Ollama, LangChain, Google ADK
• Local LLMs & AI model optimization
• TTS/STT (Tagalog & multilingual), Livekit
• AI video generation & media workflows

Cloud & DevOps

• Google Cloud, AWS, Digital Ocean
• Docker Desktop, containerization
• Git, Bitbucket, GitHub

🚀 Recent Contributions

• Wan2GP: Enhanced download plugin with improved logging, type hints, and better error handling
• ComfyUI: Testing and contributing to UI improvements for trailing underscore handling in node names

💼 Work History & Activity Context

🎯 Current Focus

• AIMEE: AI assistant project with local language support
• Local Language AI: Building TTS/STT solutions for Tagalog and Filipino languages
• AI Workflows: Optimizing ComfyUI setups for low-VRAM environments
• Job Search: Seeking AI Platform Engineer roles where I can contribute to innovative AI solutions

📫 Let's Connect

• 💬 Open to collaborations on AI tools, open-source projects, and local language technologies
• 🌱 Learning: Advanced AI video generation, model optimization, AI platform ecosystems
• ⚡ Fun fact: I create AI-generated media and write 'hugot' jokes in Tagalog

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