RICKY P. MUYOT
Professional Summary
More than twelve years of experience in providing excellent care to people from all walks of life – from the young to the old, from the weekend warriors to the semi professional athletes, from expectant moms to stressed out moms, from the active youth to the elderly saddled with chronic pain.
Decades of experience as director of liturgy and music in a multi lingual, multi cultural, multi generational communities; builds bridges over the many cultural barriers to bring people together and find a common ground; assists communities find their voice and invites them at the table where everyone feels represented; trains and coordinates the various music and liturgical ministers, both professional and volunteers. Professional Experience
Massage Therapist
Fitness Touch Massage, LLC, Vallejo CA
March 2010 – Present
Started my own massage practice right after finishing massage school. Maintains and grows the business, through the worst of the economic downturn due Covid 19 pandemic; provides excellent care to my clients, complementary to the care they receive from other medical and professional caregivers in their team; continues to educate myself with the best and effective science based / evidence based approaches to massage and body work.
Music Director
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Napa CA
May 2017 – Present
Sets the liturgical music program for the English services; directs and conducts the parish choir; collaborates with the various Spanish choir groups; lays out the music pages in the weekly parish bulletin; continued music in the liturgies through the Covid 19 pandemic; shepherded the music ministry to make sure no one catches Covid 19. 707-***-****
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543 Swan Way, Vallejo, CA 94589
Skills
Good command of English, oral and
written; fluency in Tagalog, oral and
written
Proficient in desktop publishing, web
page design, bulletin editing, and the
entire Microsoft Office Suite
Effective people management and
conflict resolution
Photo editing through Photoshop
Music notation and transcription
through Finale
Database management and computer
networking
Massage therapy and fitness
Education
MASSAGE THERAPY
Carrington College of California
Pleasant Hill, CA
Aug 2009 – Mar 2010
MASTER IN THEOLOGICAL STUDIES
(in Liturgical Spirituality) and
MASTER IN MULTICULTURAL
MINISTRIES
Franciscan School of Theology
Berkeley, CA
2007 2009
B.S. IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
AMA Computer University
Makati, Philippines
1985 – 1988
Director of Liturgy and Music
St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Vallejo CA
March 1998 – May 2016
Set the overall tone for the worship experience of the faithful as expressed in the community’s vision and mission statements; coordinated more than 500 volunteers in the liturgical ministries; wrote, printed, and distributed handbook for each of the liturgical ministries of the parish – lectors, altar servers, choirs, ministers of communion, ushers and hospitality, coordinators, ministers to the sick, funeral ministers, wedding ministers; trained and conducted the parish choirs; cantored and assisted at special celebrations; taught Religion to Junior High students; taught adult formation classes on Scriptures, Liturgy, Church, and Church History; facilitated faith sharing groups; co directed and acted on musical plays the Church staged as fundraising efforts: Moses: the Burning Within ($10,000 net profit), The First Christmas ($3,000 net profit), Hesukristo ($18,000 net profit), 150th Anniversary Concert ( $5,000 net profit). Collated, edited and published the 150th Anniversary book; coordinated and troubleshoot the computer needs of each of the parish offices; assisted couples in preparing their wedding liturgy; consoled and assisted grieving families as they prepare the funeral liturgy of their loved ones; provided music to said weddings and funerals; revived the devotion and practice of Simbang Gabi at dawn for more than 10 years with attendance that grew from 50 local attendees to more than 700 attendees from all over the bay area. Workshop Presenter
National Pastoral Musician (NPM) Regional Conventions 2006 – Sacramento; 2007 – Indianapolis; 2008 – Los Angeles Member, Diocesan Liturgical Commission
Diocese of Sacramento, Sacramento CA
2004 2006
Served as the commission’s scribe recording, writing, preserving and distributing minutes, setting agendas’ procuring supplies; Observed, reviewed, affirmed and suggested improvements on how liturgies are celebrated throughout the diocese, through the local parishes; represented and explained to the diocesan team the religious and devotional sensibilities among Filipinos as well as feasts and religious celebrations Filipinos hold dear in their hearts.
Professional References
Will provide upon request.
Work History
CERTIFIED MASSAGE THERAPIST
Fitness Touch Massage, LLC
Vallejo, CA
2010 – Present
MUSIC DIRECTOR
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Napa, CA
2017 – Present
LINE WORKER, bottling and production
Various wineries
thru Nelson Staffing Services
2020 2021
DIRECTOR of MUSIC and LITURGY
St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church
Vallejo, CA
1998 2016
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Harris Corporation
Digital Telephone Systems Division
Novato, CA
1993 1998
SYSTEMS ANALYST / PROGRAMMER
Coca Cola Bottling Company
Makati, Philippines
1993
JUNIOR ANALYST / PROGRAMMER
Eastern Telecom, Incorporated
Makati, Philippines
1992 – 1993
SOFTWARE PROGRAMMER
Data Systems Services, Incorporated
Makati, Philippines
1989 1992
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