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Tokyo, Jp

Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Founded a design community of 8000+ Design Professionals called UXPH. UXPH aims to inspire designers, developers enthusiasts to learn more about improving the human experience while adding business value. The Non-profit org is for anyone who wants to learn what UX is and how it can make a difference in company's products and services.

Ncr - National Capital Region, Philippines

Helped multiple teams identify customer-oriented metrics. Mentored innovation teams that earned over P10M in 6 months for the company with an 80%+ CSAT rating.Conducts multiple design sprint sessions with different teams to help define the digital products/services for JG Summit’s different business units. Facilitates service blueprint design workshops for banking, manufacturing, property & retail industries.Develops an empathic understanding of a product or service’s users through qualitative and quantitative research techniques including in-depth-interviews, surveys & participant observations. Creates an understanding of a client’s business, industry, product /service portfolio, brand, and position through market research methods like mystery shopping & intercept interviews.Works closely with Product Managers and takes responsibility for the design and implementation of UI and UX for platforms and related products. Facilitates UI design & information architecture discussions with clients.Formed, mentored & led the customer experience team composed of UX researchers, UI designers, and design generalists. Monitors & plans for team resource allocation & career development.

Philippines

Trained members in Design Thinking Conducted Usability Testing for the company’s mobile appTrained and developed a team that won a hackathon using UX and Agile principles

Manila, Philippines

Created a UX Department that does 50 Multivariate tests a week on the company's desktop and mobile apps. Trained Marketing and Support Departments in Design Thinking and helped them operate Minimum Viable Product (MVP) thinking in their campaigns and operations.

Responsible for the web project roadmap and handle requirements capturing/documentation, scoping, development and QA for web projects. Creates wireframes, supervises the design and implementation of web functions that target increased conversions, average-order-value and average-order-size.Creates Ruby-On-Rails working prototypes and presents these as sample products/features to stakeholders.

Conceptualized and and helped design income-generating websites which are implemented and completed within 2-3 months. Manages the deployment of Pay-Per Click (PPC Marketing) and Comparison Shopping Engine (CSE) driven niche sites that instantly generate up to 2% conversion rates with at least 50-100 sales per day. Handles the team that monitors customer feedback and ratings on products.

Gained recognition for the company by winning 7th place for the first Philippine Search Engine Optimization (SEO) contest – despite knowing little practical knowledge on Search Engine Marketing.Provided web marketing services to a newly launched online store called ZenPC – the site topped organic search results for niche keywords – including one that allowed customers to purchase a $1000 Viewsonic computer monitor.

Implemented a Geographic Information database for the Laguna Lake watershed. Used MapInfo as a software system for collecting and managing GIS data.Created, from scratch and using Visual Basic, an automatic data-collection mechanism that integrates with the MapInfo database system.Helped gather and compile the only available environmental map data for Lumban, Laguna.

Provided Geographic Information Systems (GIS) solutions to clients including GPS-based fleet tracking and SMS enabled security systems.Provided client consultation and training for SMART, Solid Cement Corporation and CTK armored van services.

Taught elementary and High School teachers how to use educational software tools. Consistently topped consultation evaluation ratings from clients.Helped implement various educational software systems for schools – including Lotus Learning Space, IBM software.

Entrepreneurship

Founded JumpSparc

Mis, Information Technology

Ab, Economics

Activities and Societies: Matanglawin - Campus Magazine Publication, Circulation Editor Ateneo Gabay - Scholar's Organization, Member