Ka Vatana

Founder · Product and Full-stack Engineer

• Founded the studio and own what is built under it.
• Run seven public product tracks and lead product and engineering across them.
• Built Vantrex and LMS for Education with Hongleng under the studio.
• Deliver client builds through the studio, including the LEAP Everlasting Blooms storefront.

Founder of CHNAI LAB · Product Lead · Full-stack Engineer

• Achievement: Top 2 — Turing Hackathon Cycle 10.
• Theme: Market Access for Farmers.
• Project evolution: KasekorX AI voice-to-marketplace idea for farmers → Chomkar.com.
• Co-founded and helped shape the project direction.

CHNAI LAB client project · Full-stack build

• Client build delivered through CHNAI LAB; live at leapelb.store.
• Moved a handmade-gift shop off chat-only selling and onto a storefront it owns.
• Built the catalogue of 24 designs across five product lines, browsable by line, occasion, and colour.
• Built accounts with Google and one-time-code sign-in, cart, checkout with KHQR payment, and order tracking.

Web System / Digital Project Support

• Current work spans web system and digital project support.
• Scope includes web system development and digital project tasks.
• Scope includes website design, development, testing, bug fixing, and implementation support.
• Scope includes digital marketing, content creation, operation, localization, and community-related work when needed.

Personal Portfolio Website

• Website: kavatana.me.
• Built a personal portfolio website to present identity, projects, learning journey, and professional direction.
• Focused on honest junior developer branding, project-based learning, and professional presentation.
• Designed the portfolio to show growth as a software engineering student, not to overclaim senior-level experience.

Digital Marketing Intern

• Supported digital marketing activities for an education/community-related platform.
• Helped with content, page activity, and audience communication.
• Built early experience in digital media, content strategy, and online engagement.
• Developed communication and marketing skills before transitioning deeper into software engineering.

Marketing Advertiser & Social Media Manager — Freelance

• Supported social media marketing and advertising.
• Helped manage digital content and page activity.
• Built practical experience in marketing, audience engagement, and business communication.
• Worked with digital media and content direction in a real business context.

English Teaching / Community Volunteer

• Taught English at Advanced Centre for Empowerment (ACE NGO).
• Participated in community teaching and cleaning activities with Advanced Centre for Empowerment.
• Joined the ACE NGO workshop on self-leadership, family leadership, and entrepreneurship.
• Joined the Sihanoukville study / learning trip with ACE NGO.

School Event Volunteer

• Volunteered at the ACE Graduation Event in November 2023.
• Volunteered again at the ACE Graduation Event in March 2024.
• Kept separate from Advanced Centre for Empowerment (ACE NGO); this was a school ACE event, not the NGO teaching role.

Year 1 Software Engineering Student

• Studying software engineering fundamentals.
• Learning full-stack development, programming, databases, web systems, and AI-assisted workflows.

Year 1 English Student

• Studying Year 1 English to improve academic, technical, and professional communication.
• Uses English for documentation, project explanation, company communication, and technical learning.

High School Graduate

• Strong background in mathematics, STEM activities, public speaking, competitions, and community involvement.
• Recognized as 2nd place ranking student in the Outstanding Mathematics Student Competition, Phnom Penh, April 2022.