- Served as Acting Head of Post for nearly a year (05 November 2020 – 20 October 2021)- Provides primary support to the Consul General as most senior Consul- Heads the Economic, Political, and Planning Sections of Chicago PCG- Serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago International Trade Commissioners Association (CITCA), comprised of deputy consuls general, economic officers and trade representatives (2019 to present); undertook missions to Midwestern states;- Facilitates trade missions and investments (in coordination with Philippine Trade & Investment Center - New York)- Organizes economic briefings- Facilitated Philippine participation (tourism booth) in three (3) Chicago Travel & Adventure Shows (in coordination with Philippine Department of Tourism Office - New York)- Organized 1st & 2nd Philippine Retirement Summits in the US Midwest and co-organized first-ever Chicago Filipino Restaurant Week- Prepares political and economic reports and analyses on the US Midwest for the Home Office- Organizes meetings with key officials and executives- Represents the Philippine Consulate in public engagements- Served as team leader for 6 consular outreaches and currently serves as consular signing officer (dual citizenship, notarial, civil registry), alternate passport processor/encoder- Served as Chairperson of the Resident Election Registration Board (RERB) and the Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEI) for the 2022 Elections; currently serves as RERB Member for 2025 polls- Supervised Chicago PCG’s pandemic response – Post remained COVID-free (Mar 2020 - Dec 2021), resulting in uninterrupted service

- Has been serving as a diplomat for the Republic of the Philippines in various roles in the Home Office in Manila and through foreign service assignments for more than seventeen (17) years.- Currently with the rank of Foreign Service Officer, Class I

- Managed Philippine visa policy, operations & special projects (team of 20 personnel coordinating with 75 Foreign Service Posts)- Oversaw PHP50+ million budget (procured 1.3M visas) and PHP1+ billion revenue (issued 1+ million visas - 2018)- Commendation from Secretary of Foreign Affairs: first ISO 9001:2015 certification of Philippine visa services; secured modernization funding (online lodgment, e-visa)- Shortened visa issuance lead time while ensuring stringent security screening - Head, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Travel Card (ABTC) Unit – PHL- Co-Chair, Inter-Agency Committee on Foreign Students; member, cruise & health tourism committees; Anti-Terrorism Council- Delegate - APEC & Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings - Organizer/substantive lead/delegate to bilateral Consular Consultations (China, Korea & Indonesia) and Policy Consultations (Pakistan)- Incorporated 5-year Startup Visas & ABTC for startup firms in Innovative Startup Act (Republic Act No. 11337)- Negotiated Guidelines on Consular Assistance by ASEAN Member States’ Missions in Third Countries to Nationals of Other ASEAN Member States, two bilateral visa waiver agreements, & Visa MOU with Asian Development Bank; facilitated longer entry visa validity for US & China resident officials- Published Compendium of Philippine Visa Policies; helped finalize EO 285 Revised Implementing Guidelines on Foreign Students, APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) Operating Framework- Worked on 9(e-1) visa issuance to same-sex spouses of diplomats (DOJ Opinion No. 11, s. 2019), and dual citizenship of Philippine women’s football team players (qualified for the first time to FIFA World Cup)- Moderator, ASEAN Workshop on Tourism Promotion & Development of Quality Tourism (Cambodia); Facilitator, WTO Regional Advanced Trade Negotiations Simulation Skills Course for Asian Countries & Pacific Islands- Lecturer on Philippine visa policies, economic diplomacy, WTO matters

- Headed the Mission on an interim basis- Managed the substantive and administrative functions of the Mission- Negotiator and delegate to the General Council, Trade Negotiations Committee, Council for Trade in Services, Council for TRIPS, Dispute Settlement Body, Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology, Committee on Agriculture, Committee on Regional Trade Agreements- Chairman, ASEAN Committee in Geneva (HOD level), December 2016- Acting Head of Procuring Entity, Bids and Awards Committee of the Mission

- Served as deputy to the Permanent Representative- Chargé d’affaires, a.i., (August 2014, December 2014, August 2015, November 2015, December 2015 - January 2016)- Delegate to the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference (Nairobi, 2015) and the APEC 2015 Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (Boracay, 2015)- Negotiator and delegate to the General Council, Trade Negotiations Committee, Council for Trade in Services, Council for TRIPS, Dispute Settlement Body, Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology, Committee on Agriculture, Committee on Regional Trade Agreements- Delegate/negotiator, Philippine - European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Free Trade Agreement and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations, 2015-2016- Chairman, APEC Geneva Caucus (experts’ level), 2015 - negotiated text of the APEC 2015 Ministers Responsible for Trade Declaration on the Multilateral Trading System- Coordinator for Trade in Services, ASEAN Committee in Geneva, 2011-2016- Chairman, Bids and Awards Committee of the Mission- Primary writer of high-level statements of the Mission- Lead delegate in dispute settlement cases involving the Philippines (DS371: Thailand – Customs and Fiscal Measures on Cigarettes from the Philippines; DS396/403: Philippines – Taxes on Distilled Spirits; Colombia - Textiles; Tobacco Plain Packaging disputes)

- Negotiator and delegate to the WTO General Council, Trade Negotiations Committee, Council for Trade in Services, Council for TRIPS, Dispute Settlement Body, Working Group on Trade and Transfer of Technology, Committee on Agriculture, Committee on RTAs- Served as deputy to the Permanent Representative- Chargé d’affaires, a.i., (January – May 2011, December 2012 – January 2013, August 2013, December 2013 – January 2014)- Officer-in-Charge (August 2011, November 2011 – January 2012)- Primary writer of high-level statements of the Mission for the Permanent Representative, Minister, and Vice-Minister; and of Mission press communications- Lead delegate to the Dispute Settlement Body in cases involving the Philippines (DS371: Thailand – Customs and Fiscal Measures on Cigarettes from the Philippines; and DS396/403: Philippines – Taxes on Distilled Spirits)- Also served as Communications Officer and Security Officer, and occasionally as Acting Administrative Officer and Acting Finance Officer- Delegate to the 8th and 9th WTO Ministerial Conferences (Geneva, 2011 and Bali, 2013) and the Philippines 4th Trade Policy Review (Geneva, 2012)

- Substantive lead for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) matters- Served for a time as officer-in-charge of the Philippine APEC National Secretariat- Delegate to the 2007-2010 APEC Summits, Ministerial Meetings, Senior Officials Meetings, and working group meetings- Negotiated texts of APEC Leaders’ Statements and Ministerial Declarations- Headed the National Organizing Committee for the Philippine hosting of the 30th APEC Human Resources Development Working Group meeting in Bohol on 14-18 March 2008 (lauded by the Lead Shepherd (US) for the excellent hosting and coordination)- Led the Philippine delegation to the APEC Budget and Management Committee- Organized inter-agency Technical Board on APEC Matters meetings; alternate Chair of the inter-agency committee on human resources development (APEC)- Led in securing numerous APEC-funded Philippine projects cumulatively worth more than USD1 million- Speaker/presenter at numerous APEC workshops

- Served as supervising Planning & Research Analyst for the Marketing Department of the Philippine country office of DHL, the top global express delivery and logistics integrator- Prepared the monthly Business Report for Philippine Senior Management Team and the Country Business Review, 2015 Aspirations and Country Updates for Southeast Asia Management Team - Prepared inputs for the annual planning and budgeting process and handled the monthly reforecast- Administered the Knowledge Management System by organizing and analyzing macroeconomic, industry, customer and competitor information and coordinating with other Asian offices for information comparison and exchange- Conceptualized and implemented the DHL Express News, an regular email blast to decision-makers systematizing and analyzing relevant up-to-date news and information- Identified market opportunities for Sales by gathering contacts for a region-wide database on prospective clients (Asia-Pacific);- Managed the customer database - Prepared ad-hoc business planning and research presentations on various topics, especially on business intelligence and expansion- Introduced the trade relations and facilitation function to the firm by preparing an integrated strategy involving research papers and information networking with trade associations, academic institutions, government entities and industry-related organizations

- Served as supervising analyst in the Utility Economics, Regulatory Relations & Policy Advocacy Department reporting to the Office of the President of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), the Philippines' top electric power distribution firm- Prepared the monthly Market Performance Report for the Board of Directors, analyzing the performance of sales and other market indicators- Validated the monthly invoices from independent power producers (IPPs) - Performed monthly sales forecasting and normalization of sales and delivered electricity from suppliers- Undertook forecasting, market-related, power supply planning, rate and regulatory studies - Monitored issues involving MERALCO at the Energy Regulatory Commission- Coordinated with various external offices (e.g., NSCB, Transco) for alignment and harmonization of vital data affecting national accounts- Involved in the calculation of the impact of the VAT Reform Law on the firm and its customers and in the efforts to shield small residential users from the burden of the new tax - Provided vital company information and data to external and internal users- Attended various economic briefings and seminarsm

- Set up the Inventory Control and Product Planning section of the firm- Identified and classified fast-moving and slow-moving Hanford and Hartmann products- Rationalized the ordering process and the reorder quantities- Reduced idle inventory and slow-moving items in outlets by at least 50%- Improved service level to at least 95% in Metro Manila outlets- Identified bottlenecks in the protection interval and recommended ways to reduce the delivery lead time- Trained promotional merchandisers to monitor inventory, follow the rational reorder quantities and focus on customer needs- Performed forecasting and other product planning functions- Trained in EC Logistics Management System (Mercury Systems Corp.)

- Taught English, Math and Science to students of all ages (Ateneo, Philippine Science High School, Korean students)

- Provided an introduction to elementary and high school students on the basic parts and functions of a computer- Lectured on Turbo Pascal- Provided hands-on training on program designing using the basic operations in Pascal- Cited by school management for performing excellently