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My primary role is to procure products and services needed by the global marketing department to ensure that they can effectively market the RingCentral brand and generate sales pipelines for the company. The products and services that I procure include systems (software, technology and tools), agencies (branding, software optimization, and manpower sourcing), and sponsorships (sports, events, and trade shows).On top of the procurement role, I also carry out a financial management role… Show more My primary role is to procure products and services needed by the global marketing department to ensure that they can effectively market the RingCentral brand and generate sales pipelines for the company. The products and services that I procure include systems (software, technology and tools), agencies (branding, software optimization, and manpower sourcing), and sponsorships (sports, events, and trade shows).On top of the procurement role, I also carry out a financial management role which includes budget allocation, month-end expense reconciliation, invoice receipt processing, and facilitating payment processing.I have 4 direct reports who help me with managing $40M to $60M worth of quarterly marketing budget and spend. Show less

Philippines

Contracting and Procurement activities (bidding, evaluation, recommendation) of indirect items required in the restaurants and the head office.-Responsible for projects with an annual value of Php400M with annual savings of almost Php60M-Responsible for annual purchases worth Php100M with annual savings of about Php 30M.Some of my notable projects:• Self-Order Kiosk• SD WAN Network Infrastructure• Drive Thru Optimization System• McDelivery Website and App

Taguig City

Test manager is a project manager for software testing.• I manage a team of 3 to 5 test analysts and effectively delegate tasks to them.• I Increased productivity and efficiency of the testing project team by streamlining the testing process which reduced the time to complete testing tasks by 93%.• Reduced change implementation costs by 60% by assisting and mentoring my team on how to effectively test the following systems to ensure that defects do not get released into… Show more Test manager is a project manager for software testing.• I manage a team of 3 to 5 test analysts and effectively delegate tasks to them.• I Increased productivity and efficiency of the testing project team by streamlining the testing process which reduced the time to complete testing tasks by 93%.• Reduced change implementation costs by 60% by assisting and mentoring my team on how to effectively test the following systems to ensure that defects do not get released into production:o SAP HR and FICOo AS400o Web Applicationso Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing• I create comprehensive reports to ensure that my stakeholders are updated with our results and activities. This ensures that all teams in the project are in complete synergy.• Applied Quantitative Analysis Methods that I learned in MBA to analyze the trends and forecast the workload of the testing team and consequently adjust the workforce needed. With this, I could effectively provide the needed amount of workforce at the right time resulting to a 100% resource productivity. Show less

Mckinley Hill, Taguig City

• I discovered that the organization was having an attrition problem• Implemented first cycle of the action research and conducted root cause analysis and force-field analysis• I discovered that the problem was lack of motivation from management and proposed employee engagement activities to improve employee morale

Mckinley Hills, Taguig City, Philippines

• Reduced software development and implementation costs by up to 80% by properly and effectively performing functional testing of multinational companies’ web applications. This ensured improvement in the quality of the product.• I created complete and concise test cases that could be reused resulting to an increased productivity by at least 50%.• Created test automation scripts using HP ALM and HP QTP for SAP HR and SAP FICO to speed up the testing process by at least… Show more • Reduced software development and implementation costs by up to 80% by properly and effectively performing functional testing of multinational companies’ web applications. This ensured improvement in the quality of the product.• I created complete and concise test cases that could be reused resulting to an increased productivity by at least 50%.• Created test automation scripts using HP ALM and HP QTP for SAP HR and SAP FICO to speed up the testing process by at least 75%.• Performed Research and Business Development on mobility applications testing which resulted to increased business offerings by 50% leading to increased number of projects and increased revenue. With this, I attracted new customers and partners from Singapore, China, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Show less

Mckinley Hill, Taguig City

• I lead an employee engagement team that oversees planning and implementing employee engagement activities such as Town Halls, team building, and employee get-together. • Through this, I created a company culture of collaboration, coordination, synergy, and harmony.

Mckinley Hill, Taguig City

• I was the leader of the research team that aims to find the latest trends in the IT industry, specifically in the field of software testing.• The trends that were found and developed are Agile testing, mobile test integration tools, test automation, performance testing, and analytics. I used these findings to help management develop the practice’s business strategy.

Makati, Philippines

• Effective implementation of proposal of using reusable cups and mugs instead of paper cups resulting in cost savings of up to P200,000 per year for the Sales Support Department alone.• Ensured 100% compliance of financial reports for reimbursement purposes.• Procurement of pantry supplies• Created a forecast for the supplies needed to ensure that it is available for the sales team when needed, but at the same time not overstocking so as not to incur unnecessary costs and not… Show more • Effective implementation of proposal of using reusable cups and mugs instead of paper cups resulting in cost savings of up to P200,000 per year for the Sales Support Department alone.• Ensured 100% compliance of financial reports for reimbursement purposes.• Procurement of pantry supplies• Created a forecast for the supplies needed to ensure that it is available for the sales team when needed, but at the same time not overstocking so as not to incur unnecessary costs and not occupy space.• Created a dashboard to display the department’s results compared to its targets Show less

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General, Top 1 Out Of 201 With Cgpa Of 3.77/4.0

The MBA Program is a 36-unit professional management program that prepares the working professional for general management roles.

Bs In Industrial Management Engineeeing Minor In Information Tehnology, Industrial Engineering, 2.73/4.00

Activities and Societies: Industrial Management Engineering Society Member Industrial Engineering is the disciplined, systematic.

High School, Accounting, Physics, And Chemistry