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C A R E E R S U M M A R Y
· Close to six (6) years related experience in the IT industry, has extensive exposure in application systems development with various new and aggressive IT Consulting Firms in the Philippine market.
· With five (5) months experience in brand marketing and assisting management in corporate strategy plans / implementation activities.
· Possesses the necessary systems analysis and design skills for the introduction, application and implementation of preferred technologies, platforms and desired changes/modifications for operational, tactical and strategical improvement.
· Has a great sense of vision in identifying the right fit between the needs/requirements of a person / individual / organization by proposing the appropriate recommendation(s).
C A R E E R O B J E C T I V ES
· To apply, share and enhance related experiences in a competitive and challenging IT-oriented environment.
· To gain additional exposure within other system environments as well as amongst varied corporate industries in the next five (5) to ten (10) years.
· To learn and master the interesting rudiments of strategic, brand and retail marketing.
· To venture into consulting in the areas of IT, Marketing, HR, Training and Communication.
· To be of service to individuals and organizations requiring the utilization of my accumulated skill-set and proficiencies from almost 6 years of professional work experiences and exposure.
P R O F E S S I O N A L W O R K E X P E R I E N C E
December 3, 2001 – April 30, 2002 ConsultantAPTECH Corporate Education and Training (ACET) GroupAPTECH Computer Education (Touch Innovations, Inc.)3/F Madison Building 904 Arnaiz AvenueMAKATI CITY 1200
Project Leader / Implementor / Co-ordinator
· Initiated to have APTECH Computer Education (APTECH) sign-up as an exhibitor for the Toastmasters International District 75 District Convention 2002 (DISCON02) last April 26, 27 and 28, 2002 at the Dusit Hotel Nikko. Negotiated the agreed tokens from APTECH with the DISCON02 Committee representative(s). Responsible for the set-up of the assigned APTECH display area in the designated Exhibitor’s section. Co-ordinated with the assigned APTECH staff the items (marketing collaterals, PC, banners/streamers, etc.) required for DISCON02. Designed the flyers distributed to DISCON02 delegates. Assisted, managed and monitored the staff assigned to man the APTECH exhibitor’s area.
· Successfully handled and managed over-all project planning, implementation and co-ordination for the company’s corporate event “How Prepared are your Personnel in the 21st century?” at the Mondragon Ballroom, on February 21, 2002 (attended by close to 200 participants of the originally 270+ registrants). Objective of the event was to introduce APTECH Computer Education, Makati as the preferred IT education and training partner for corporations/organizations as well as present the company’s 2002 Programs to the corporate community. Activities included delegation of routinary tasks to OJTs and other administrative/logistic concerns to the other members of the APTECH special projects team.
· Worked with the Center Manager/immediate supervisor and the Online Marketing Partner/team (Jobsdb.com) in the conceptualization and design of the email invitation and registration form copies.
· Was the key contact person between APTECH and Jobsdb.com with regards to approval of the design as well as all other concerns regarding the Online Marketing Project for the event.
· Designed appropriate sponsorship schemes to offer to prospect sponsors for the event.
· Negotiated and closed sponsorship contracts for the event, including recommendation/re-negotiation of “X-deals” (exchange deals).
· Accommodated and co-ordinated all concerns regarding the event via email, fax and telephone calls.
· Designed the relevant forms, ID tags (APTECH staff, sponsor’s and participant’s) and documents required for the event (pre-event and post-event).
Marketing / IT Training Consultant
· Identify leads for prospect corporate accounts.
· Assisted and recommended/suggested to the rest of APTECH’S marketing department (Retail and School/Institution IT Career Consultants) with internal/external requirements of customers, the administrative and finance department, APTECH Regional Office and immediate supervisor.
· Worked with the Center Manager in identifying good accounts to target based on the database of registrants for the Feb. 21, 2002 event.
· Write the necessary/required press release to promote activities of the ACET group.
· Co-ordinate with external suppliers, vendors and sponsors to ensure success/deliverables for activities, etc.
· Establish procedures / forms to ensure group/personal efficiency and productivity for the ACET group.
· Monitor events / trade fairs and recommend that APTECH Computer Education should participate to generate the required awareness to curve the current pressures from existing competitors.
· Promote ACET programs to people, organizations and corporations I encounter during and after office hours.
· All, any and other tasks required to fulfil effectively my role as an IT Education and Training Consultant for the APTECH Corporate Education and Training (ACET) Group.
January 31, 2001 – present Internet Marketing Associate (part-time)Datablade, Inc.3/F Basic Petroleum Building104 C. Palanca StreetLegaspi Village, MAKATI CITY
§ Introduce, market and offer an innovative internet-based service, which “zeroes in on people” and is known as the Philippines’ 1st People Website!
§ Focused market base – any profession of all sectors and industries (there are no limits to the range of prospect clients).
§ Coordinate with a full-time Internet Marketing Officer of Datablade, Inc. regarding the progress of prospecting clients/accounts.
§ Arrange schedules for presentation with the designated Internet Marketing Office and prospect clients/accounts.
December 13, 2000 – present eRepresentative (part-time)Grolier Online Philippines (a division of Grolier International)2/F PSINet Center, 106 Esteban StreetLegaspi Village, MAKATI CITY
· Initiate, introduce and offer the internet-based online product/service that supports the concept of e-learning/e-library, namely – The Grolier Online Library (GOL). The Grolier Online Library consists of online encyclopaedias and other reference resources, specifically: Encyclopaedia Americana Online, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopaedia Online, The New Book of Knowledge Online, The New Book of Popular Science Online, Lands & Peoples Online, Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en Linea (The Complete Spanish-Language Encyclopaedia Online), the American Heritage Unabridged Dictionary, Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, interactive atlases, periodicals and the Americana Journal (amongst other distinctive features).
· Main function/task is to market this internet-based service in order to provide students (even the general public) additional resources necessary for timely and accurate information specifically to contribute to improving the quality of Philippine education today.
· Member of the pioneer batch of eRepresentatives of Grolier International’s new and fourth division – the Grolier Online Philippines division.
· Initially focused on Grolier Online Philippine’s target market - schools and libraries.
· Assist/contribute to the Group Leader of the South area (Paranaque, Alabang & Laguna) and immediate supervisor/top management officers some appropriate marketing strategies, policies and procedures for the implementation of selling GOL subscriptions to the designated target market.
· Support school heads/administrators with the adequate provision/recommendation of required technologies for the implementation of GOL to their school’s infrastructure.
· Assist and co-operate with other eRepresentatives on special projects identified to successfully promote the Grolier Online Library.
· Initiated the analysis and design of an Account Monitoring System for use by assigned group/team with a co-eRepresentative.
· Recommend policies and procedures with the day-to-day monitoring of individual eRepresentative activities, setting of scheduled meetings with group leaders and group leader assistants to Sales Manager.
· Initiate and recommend strategies for the promotion and marketing of the Grolier Online Library, particularly participation of Grolier Online Philippines as an exhibitor for “E-DUCATION TECH 2001”.
· Regularly reports to Sales Manager with updates regarding prospect accounts and other GOL-related activities.
May 29 – December 1, 2000 Office Supervisor (part-time)Trend’s Hair & Beauty SupplyP.O. Box 3239 BorokoPAPUA NEW GUINEA
§ Set-up, recommended, maintained and assisted to improve the accounting system for a Hair & Beauty Supply Company using an Accounting application package, namely: Mind Your Own Business (MYOB).
§ Assisted the Managing Director with the day-to-day office-related tasks.
§ Posed as the Managing Director’s representative/assistant in handling business transactions/concerns on his behalf while away on business trips.
§ Regularly updated the Managing Director via emails of account balances and other office-related expenses/concerns while he was on business trips.
§ Managed data-entry activities to record invoices, receipts, and payments in MYOB.
§ Handled the cash sales of the three (3) salons of the company, as well as warehouse/retail cash sales and Petty Cash. Manually kept a record of this in a notebook and also entered transactions in MYOB.
§ Co-ordinated with Salon managers for change (bills/coin) requirements.
§ Tasked to take care of staff fortnight payroll and advances computation.
§ Recommended a systematic procedure in handling “pending” orders of supermarket/pharmacy and salon clients. Designed the form used by the company to monitor movement/status of clients’ order.
§ Designed additional forms for the effective and efficient use of the company and office staff.
§ Trained and turned-over to a local Accounts Clerk staff and the Admin. Officer the day-to-day tasks assigned.
§ Responsible for the supervision of office staff and in-charge of overall administration of the company when the Managing Director was away.
§ Co-ordinated with the company’s chosen CPA consultant regarding accounting/mandatory government concerns.
§ Documented the step-by-step procedures for most of tasks assigned.
§ Assisted with other data-processing requirements of the company.
22 November 1999 – 5 May 2000 Product Specialist Multinational Computer and Communications (MCC) Associates, Inc. Suite 2319, Cityland 10 Tower IIMAKATI CITY 1227
Implementor
§ Assigned to assist with the implementation of Human Resource application package – PRIME Human Resource Management System.
§ Facilitate with an IT consulting company’s business partner in the implementation activities of a Human Resource application package to selected clientele.
§ Ensure that all necessary resources are ready for the mobilization of implementing the application package.
§ Arrange meetings, on-site visits and training sessions with end-users of corresponding modules for implementation.
§ Conduct data gathering activities with identified representatives regarding company set-up, policies and procedures prior to actual implementation.
§ Assist with database build-up and test/parallel run activities.
Project Lead
§ Perform project management related tasks: such as setting project plans, working out project budget, etc.
§ Monitor project schedules and ensured completion of tasks identified so results meet with the satisfaction of the clientele.
§ Co-ordinate/correspond with key individuals regarding project progress/updates and other project-related concerns.
§ Manage additional individuals assigned to the project.
September 16 – December 03, 1997 Systems Engineer (Contractual) Techinal Services Division Microsystems Solutions Corporation5/F Inmark Bldg.2176 Primo Rivera Street1204 Makati City
§ Responsible for the SAD and initial implementation of a Financial Application Package - PLATINUM FOR WINDOWS (PFW). Served as the Project Manager, Systems Analyst, Systems Designer, Project/Site/Implementation Co-ordinator and Technical Support. Ensured the successful training sessions of each selected PFW module for installation and implementation to the direct/end-users of the Accounting Application Package. Gave primary assistance in the implementation phase of the project with the installation and administration of the original registered copy of PFW (running on a Windows NT Server environment and Windows 95 workstation environment).
18 March – 15 September 1997 6 June 1995 – 6 September 1996 Information Engineer II IEWorks, Inc. 14/F Tower B, The Goldloop Towers Amber Avenue, Ortigas Center Pasig City 1605
Recipient of the Most Outstanding Employee of the Year Award - July 1, 1996
§ Contributed and played a major role in the automation of an insurance company’s non-life insurance business (Aviation, Bonds, Casualty, Engineering, Health, Personal Accident and Property Floater) by designing their Policy Issuance and Endorsement Systems, as well as the company’s Renewal System of their major lines of insurance: Fire, Motor Car, Marine Hull and Marine Cargo. Involved with the Front-end System (PC-based), which was developed using FoxPro for Windows.
§ Handled an Office Integration Project, with concentration on an IT Consulting Firm’s Time Reporting Activities by utilizing a fairly new GroupWare on the market - TeamWARE. The project was concerned with incorporating the “Paperless Office” concept. Was able to initiate the general design of the company’s internal systems.
§ Initiated the Collection, Storage and Retrieval System, which is a repository of all past projects/businesses of an IT Consulting Firm. Conducted the necessary activities to retrieve all Business Development outputs. Designed relevant forms/templates for future use of company.
Business / Systems Analyst / Designer
§ Conducted the necessary initial and detailed SAD (Systems analysis and design) activities through system investigation, data gathering, analysis of existing system flow, documents used, reports required by meeting with selected representatives involved with the assigned projects.
§ Consolidated information/data gathered and translated them into data models, which in turn were used as a basis for the system’s database structuring/design.
§ Responsible for the identification of system needs and requirements of the company, departments, direct and end-users.
§ Established procedures, system flow and general design of assigned projects.
§ Designed graphic user interfaces, report layouts and other pertinent documents either used or generated by the systems for development.
§ Assisted project managers, lead analysts and other individuals involved with the assigned projects in the determination of the system/project requirements as well as with the analysis of information flow of designated systems for development or implementation.
§ Prepared the necessary documentation and presentation materials of system requirements for presentation to clients with the anticipation of system design approval for development.
§ Presented the system design to the client representatives (VPs, department heads/managers and end-users of the system).
§ Conducted system walk-through with individuals having direct involvement in the assigned projects.
§ Attended necessary relevant and related trainings/seminars as required during system/project assignments.
Group Leader
§ Assigned by an IT Consulting Firm’s’ Management Committee to head a group of selected employees tasked to review and evaluate existing company policies and procedures with relevance to “professionalism”.
§ Presented the proposed recommendations of the group to the Management Committee regarding appropriate improvements, changes and additions to the relevant policies and procedures affecting professionalism. These eventually served as acceptable guidelines that both management and the company’s employees discussed openly in order to establish and maintain the company’s desire for a more professional working environment.
Trainor
§ Tasked to conduct necessary orientation to newly assigned employees to the Seaboard-Eastern Insurance Co., Inc. (SEICI) Project, particularly with the company’s Underwriting (U/W) System as well as to provide a relatively simple yet comprehensive background to general insurance.
16 September 1996 – 14 March 1997 Research Assistant Data Administration Office (DAO) Information Systems and Technology Center (ISTC) De La Salle University – Professional Schools, Inc. 2401 Taft Avenue Malate 1004, METRO MANILA
§ Performed research activities on data management related requirements to assist and facilitate with the Data Admin. Office (DAO) Co-ordinator in the selection of appropriate tools and techniques.
§ Managed data entry activities and maintained reference files used by the various systems of a prestigious university, thereby becoming responsible for the unique assignment and encoding of codes for the master reference files such as School, Degree, Course and Faculty.
January 1994 – present Computer and Accounting Administrator Herrera TradingMacaria Village, Stage 5 Blk 3 Lot 2Pacita Complex, Phase 1EBgy. Canlalay, Biñan, LAGUNA 4024
§ Set-up, recommends, maintains and improves the accounting system for the family business using MYOB.
§ Assisted in recording of invoices, receipts, and payments.
§ Oversee inventory-related transactions, such as: canvassing, pricing and stock control.
§ Ensured that government requirements are adhered to - specifically annual Business License Registration, payment of Business Tax to local municipal taxation office, etc.
TECHNICAL BACKGROUND
§ Programming platforms with relevant IT exposure: FoxPro for Windows v 2.6, VS COBOL II / VSAM / JCL
§ Software with extensive working experience: MS Office 97/98/2000 (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Outlook, MS Publisher, MS PowerPoint, MS PowerPoint Viewer), TeamWARE Office (Alarm, Library, Calendar), TeamWARE Flow / FlowViewer / Formbuilder, ABCFlow ver 2.0, VISIO / VISIO Technical v 4.1, IEAdvantage (CASE Tool), Corel Timeline, Internet Explorer, Internet Mail, PonyCHAT, Netscape Gold / Navigator v 2.01, VAX MAIL and Internet Services (Lynx, News), Pegasus Mail v 3.2, Calendar Creator Plus, Flowchart III, Lotus 123, Norton Antivirus v 2.01, EDSAmail v 1.2/1.3
§ Mainframe Utilities: IDCAMS, TSO
§ OS environments: DOS 3.3 to 6.2, Novell NetWare v 6, Windows 3.1/3.11/95/98/NT, Windows for Workgroups, MVS-ESA
§ Application Package: PLATINUM For WINDOWS, PRIME Human Resource Management System, MYOB Premier (Network/ Multi-User) Version 2.5/3.0
§ Specialized Internet-based services: Grolier Online Library (GOL) – http://go.grolier.com, www.cityprosdb.com
E D U C A T I O N A L B A C K G R O U N D
Tertiary Education (1990 – 1994) AMA COMPUTER COLLEGE (AMACC) Makati Main Campus Bachelor of Science, Major in Computer Science (BSCS) Graduated May 15, 1995
High School Education (1986 – 1989) PORT MORESBY INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (P.M.I.H.S.) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Graduated and achieved an International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Certificate, New South Wales School Certificate, New South Wales Record of Achievement Certificate and a Grade 10 Certificate last December 1989.
Elementary Education (1979 – 1985) BOROKO EAST INTERNATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOL (B.E.I.P.S.) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
G O V E R N M E N T E X A M S T A K E N
September 9, 1998 Career Service Professional / Civil Service Exam 82.70 %
December 1989 National College Entrance Exam (NCEE) 94 %
P E R S O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N
Birth Date Height Civil Status Religion : : : : September 1, 1973 5’ 4 Single Catholic Birth Place Weight Citizenship : : : Manila, Philippines 148 lbs Filipino
Affiliations : Toastmasters International District 75 District Convention 2002 (DISCON02) Committee Ø Member, Marketing Team (Feb. 27 – April 28, 2002) Diamond Toastmasters Club Club # 6698, Area 13, Division B, District 75 Makati, Metro Manila, PHILIPPINESØ Asst. VP-Education (Jul. 1, 2002 – present)Ø VP-Education (Jun. 6, 2001 – Jun. 30, 2002)Ø Member (Feb. 2000 – present) Manila Women’s Forum Ø Member (Feb. 19, 2001 – present) Tulong Pinoy Movement Ø MOVER (May 2002 – present)Hands On Manila Ø Volunteer (May 30, 2002 – present)
Interests : Reading self-improvement, motivational, inspiring, IT / Internet-related literature, dancing, tennis, bowling, spending quality & quantity time w/ family/friends, trying new restaurants, tasting / discovering new food, listening to good music, travelling, watching selected TV / cinema / theatre features, attending personal / career / professional related seminars / trainings / conferences, meeting new people and being of service to them, learning about marketing / IT and it’s impact to society, being involved with the general public’s quest for justice, truth and democracy & last but not least – learning about the realities of life and being aware!
Other Skills : Knows how to drive, mind mapping, speed-reading, multi-tasking, excellent communicator / listener / evaluator / mentor / motivator.
T R A I N I N G S / S E M I N A R S & R E F E R E N C E S
Will be made available upon request.