EMPLOYMENT RECORD
IT Specialist / Project Manager / DevOps Engineer
RAG IT Solutions
Bajada, Davao City Philippines
Oct 15, 2021 – August 2024
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Managed IT infrastructure, ensuring security, scalability, and uptime for clients,
overseeing server configuration, network security, and cloud infrastructure.
- Led multiple development projects for client websites and software applications, ensuring
they were delivered on time, within scope, and meeting all quality benchmarks.
- Implemented company-wide IT policies, cybersecurity measures, and disaster recovery plans.
- Spearheaded DevOps adoption, resulting in faster deployment cycles and improved development
workflows using CI/CD pipelines.
- Managed cloud infrastructure on platforms like AWS, DigitalOcean, or Google Cloud.
- Implemented auto-scaling, monitoring, and backup processes to ensure high availability and
disaster recovery.
- Troubleshoot and resolved any issues in production systems, ensuring minimal downtime.
- Worked closely with developers to identify infrastructure requirements and assist in the
deployment of applications.
- Implemented security best practices for cloud services, networks, and system architecture.
- Performed regular audits of the infrastructure and applications to ensure compliance with
security policies.
Project Manager / DevOps Engineer
Kingtech Computer Solutions Inc.
9-A Davao City Philippines
May 2019 – July 30, 2021
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Led full stack development teams in building end-to-end solutions for clients, coordinating
tasks, timelines, and resource allocation.
- Worked closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical
specifications, improving project delivery times.
- Developed, tested, and deployed web applications enhancing customer satisfaction through
fast and secure platforms.
- Implemented Agile methodologies, leading daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and
retrospectives.
- Conducted code reviews, mentored junior developers, and ensured adherence to best practices
and coding standards.
- Help promote a company culture that encourages top performance and high morale among the
employees.
- Oversee budgeting, reporting, planning, and auditing of projects.
- Identify and address problems and opportunities for the company.
- Maintain and optimize local company networks and servers.
- Oversee data backup and system security operations.
- Assess system performance and recommend improvements.
- Manage contracts with vendors (e.g., development platforms, telecommunication companies,
password managers) and software licenses.
- Developed IT policies and practices.
Senior Web developer / Project Manager
Ugli
London, England
December 2014 – May 2019
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Build and manage Drupal-based websites that are catered to each individual client’s needs.
- Develop custom module functions to meet website complexity.
- Perform quality assurance on website products and content.
- Perform daily monitoring for websites; backup, plugin, and core upgrades.
- Perform server-hosting administration using Linux.
- Manage project development from initiation to closure.
- Complete work breakdown structure to estimate effort required for each task.
- Provide a project schedule to identify when each task will be performed.
- Manage project budget.
- Plan and schedule project timeline.
- Clearly communicate expectations to team members and clients.
- Perform specifications/requirements gathering.
- Track and report project milestones and provide status reports to clients.
- Help the team during the development phase.
Contracted Web developer
ikaikakimura
Hawaii 96789, USA
April 2018 - May 2019
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Interpret client specifications and identify website user requirements.
- Create timeframes and work schedules to meet deadlines.
- Communicate effectively with clients and teams.
- Update records and write reports.
- Debug websites and ensure software documentation is updated.
- Liaise with mobile developers.
- Establish strong professional relationships with clients and other professionals.
- Conduct research and keep abreast of social media marketing trends.
- Supervise junior web developers, analyze areas of weakness, and schedule training sessions
accordingly.
Contracted Web Developer / Affiliate Marketer
Gazilimo and Link 7
Netherlands
August 2014 – June 2015
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Build and manage WordPress Multi-site based affiliate sites for not less than 10 sites per
day for Amazon and eBay.
- Perform quality assurance on website products and content.
- Perform daily monitoring for websites; backup, plugin, and core upgrades.
- Perform custom WordPress plugin development for improving site affiliate strategies.
- Perform SEO and marketing strategies.
- Perform graphics editing for website banners and logos using Photoshop.
- Develop custom templates for niche theming.
- Perform research and creation of niches and keywords.
- Bulk article posting.
Contracted Web Developer
Tech Nick Creative
Minneapolis, US
March 2014 – August 2014
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Create fully functional WordPress websites that are catered to each individual client’s
needs.
- Perform quality assurance for assigned websites.
- Perform daily monitoring for assigned websites; backup, plugin, and core upgrades.
- Perform SEO and marketing strategies.
- Perform graphics editing for website banners and logos using Photoshop.
Web Developer
Michon International
London, England
February 2013 – March 2014
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Create wireframes and Photoshop concepts for websites.
- Develop custom WordPress plugins to cater to website-specific functionality.
- Create fully functional WordPress websites that are catered to each individual client’s
needs.
- Develop E-commerce websites using Magento.
- Perform quality assurance for assigned websites.
- Perform daily monitoring for assigned websites; backup, plugin, and core upgrades.
- Perform SEO and marketing strategies.
Contracted Web Developer
Remotestaff
Australia
November 2012 – November 2014
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Application/Framework design as needed.
- Specifications/Requirements gathering as needed.
- Routine daily maintenance of existing sites and applications.
- Administration of Linux-based Webhost Manager Server, which handled multiple live websites.
- Management of project tasks, timelines, and communication.
- Perform quality assurance.
- Perform business marketing strategy using Google services: AdWords, AdSense, Analytics, etc.
Web Developer
Dream-Hi Design Studio
Muncie, IND, USA
August 2011 – May 2013
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Creation of site layout/user interface from provided design concepts by using standard web
practices.
- Communicate project status and deliverables with managers and clients.
- Placement and layout of website pages given client-provided content.
- Development of robust and user-friendly PHP-based web applications.
- Application/Framework design as needed.
- Specifications/Requirements gathering as needed.
- Routine daily maintenance of existing sites and applications.
- Administration of Linux-based Webhost Manager Server, which handled multiple live websites.
- Management of project tasks, timelines, and communication.
- Perform quality assurance.
Systems Analyst & Software Programmer
University of Mindanao
Bolton St, Davao City Philippines
January 2011 – March 2015
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provide technical expertise and recommendations in assessing new IT software projects and
initiatives to support and enhance the university’s existing Windows-based systems.
- Identify opportunities that can improve the efficiency of business processes.
- Coordinate application development for multiple projects.
- Assist in troubleshooting software application issues.
- Assist network administrator with application installation and testing.
- Troubleshoot technical issues and identify modifications needed in existing applications to
meet changing user requirements.
- Analyze data contained in the corporate database and identify data integrity issues with
existing and proposed systems and implement solutions.
- Provide assistance and advice to business users in the effective use of applications and
information technology.
- Provide programming for some in-house IT projects.
- Provide SQL administration in live and test environments.
- Write technical procedures and documentation for the applications, including operations,
user guide, etc.
- Produce technical documentation for new and existing applications.
- Verify database and data integrity.
- Participate in weekly meetings with the IT network team to discuss progress and issues to be
resolved, and report progress on a weekly basis to the Department Head.
- Participate on IT project steering committees and be involved in the design phase of any new
IT software development projects.
- Assist in the creation of the system design and functional specifications for all new
development projects.
- Serve as a liaison and facilitator between all business units to assist in addressing and
resolving IT software issues.
- Perform quality assurance.
I.T College Professor
University of Mindanao
UM Matina Campus, Davao City Philippines
June 2008 – March 2012
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Administer all facilities and opportunities for students and provide appropriate coaching
and guidance for students’ benefits.
- Assist students with proper data and provide timely feedback for all progression in relation
to homework and projects.
- Maintain and prepare updates of all records to ensure excellent academic performance.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with all retention policies of schools and develop strategies
to enhance 100 percent students’ attendance.
- Provide all students with high-quality teaching facilities and assist all in the job market.
- Perform regular assessments of students, recommend them to tutors for further learning, and
evaluate performance by grading.
- Maintain knowledge of all new trends and recommend improvements to assist students in the
teaching process.
- Design and update all instructional materials for IT programs on a regular basis.
IT Associate / Web developer
Ultro Sourcing Inc. Landco. Bldg
Bajada Davao City Philippines
March 2011 – July 2011
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage and maintain all assigned client-based websites.
- Lead the planning and implementation of projects.
- Development of robust and user-friendly PHP-based web applications.
- Monitor assigned website performance and resources.
- Management of project tasks, timelines, and communication.
- Specifications/Requirements gathering as needed.
- Perform quality assurance.
Project Manager & Web Developer
Grab and Dev Solutions
Ecoland Drive, Davao City Philippines
November 2009 – December 2010
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage project development from initiation to closure.
- Complete work breakdown structure to estimate effort required for each task.
- Provide a project schedule to identify when each task will be performed.
- Manage project budget.
- Plan and schedule project timeline.
- Clearly communicate expectations to team members and clients.
- Perform specifications/requirements gathering.
- Track and report project milestones and provide status reports to clients.
- Help the team during the development phase.
- Resolve any issues that will arise throughout the project life cycle.
- Perform quality assurance.
System and Network Administrator
Nextcode Computer Sales and Services
Tandang Sora, Quezon City Philippines
January 2008 – March 31, 2009
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Install new/commission school laboratory thin client servers and e-learning servers.
Configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc., in
accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
- Contribute to and maintain system standards.
- Research and recommend innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for system
administration tasks.
- Perform daily system monitoring.
- Perform daily backup operations.
- Create, change, and delete user accounts per request.
- Repair and recover from hardware or software failures.
- Apply OS patches and software upgrades on a regular basis.
- Perform periodic performance reporting.