Gilbert Abella Ferrer, MMExM, Juris Doctor, CSP
Banilad, Cebu City
Email: adgbnn@r.postjobfree.com
Mobile: +639**-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE BACKGROUND
Company : Cebu City Government
Position : Computer Operator
Period : 1996-1997
Job Description :
Worked as computer operator / Information Specialist for the Office of the Mayor. I was later assigned to Cebu Investment Promotions Center to augment the center’s research and IT department.
Company : Cebu Investment Promotions Center (CIPC) Position : Information Officer/Researcher/IT Manager Period : 1996-2004
Job Description :
Worked as field researcher during the early years of my employment of the said office. Main work is to establish linkage and contacts with all government agencies including the private sector for information and statistics relevant and vital for the preparation of promotional materials and ready facts. The CIPC is funded by the Cebu City Government and Cebu Provincial Government for assisting and promoting the city and the whole province of Cebu to foreign direct investors. Also held the position of IT Manager and Webmaster in charge of the maintenance of all its computer hardware and software assets including its website.
CIPC sent me numerous to Japan and was stationed at the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo for information gathering, actual marketing and promotion of Cebu to Japanese companies. I also established linkages with different international organizations like the ASEAN, JETRO and UNIDO while in Japan. CIPC is a spin-off of the Project Investment & Trade Opportunities - Phils. (PITO- P) - a USAID project
Company : National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Position : Intelligence Specialist (Recruited, 2001) Company : Versagrafx Designs Phils., Inc. (American) Position : HR Manager (2004 - 2006)
Operations Manager (2006 -2008)
VP - Operations (2008 - 2011)
Job Description :
After a long employment with CIPC decided to transfer to Versagrafx Designs Phils, Inc. after being offered first as an HR Manager then promoted a job as an Operations Manager for Asia Pacific. Responsible for setting-up the whole company right from inception up to its first day of operation. First job was to oversee human resource management, equipment procurement, government requirements processing and was promoted to operations manager then to general manager. I was promoted as VP-Operations and Marketing because of the need to market the company’s products and services to Asia and Europe. Versagrafx Designs Phils., Inc. is the designing arm of Versagraphic Design Group based in Los Angeles which caters to the designing and creative needs of Hollywood studios such as MGM, Lionsgate, Warner Bros, etc. Also responsible for proposing the rapid prototyping service as an added line of business to Versagrafx Designs Philippines, Inc. Very knowledgeable with the different computer applications used today like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, 3DMax, etc.
Company : EagleEye Security and Surveillance
Position : Operations Consultant
Period : 2015 to Present
Job Description :
Currently responsible for conceptualizing and innovating trends and technologies in home and industrial security. Contributed in setting up a command center for alarm reporting and responses for monthly security monitoring subscription. The company is also selling burglar alarm systems for home, vehicle and industrial purposes.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Elementary : St. Mary’s Academy - Cebu City
Secondary : St. Mary’s Academy - Cebu City
College : BS Computer Science - - Undergraduate (4th year-1st semester) - Asian College of Tech/AMA
Computer University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Major in Human Resources & Development (Industrial Psychology)
– Graduate
University of San Jose Recoletos, Cebu City
Masters Degree in Management for Executives and
Managers (MMEXM) – Graduate
University of San Jose Recoletos, Cebu City
Bachelor of Law / Juris Doctor - Graduate
Southwestern University / PHINMA
Technical : CISCO Network Specialist - Center for Industrial Education and Enterprise (CITE) 2 Year Course
Preventive Auto Mechanic – TESDA
Intermediate & Advance Photography Course,
University of the Philippines
MILITARY BACKGROUND
Philippine Marine Corps
Rank : Master Sergeant
Serial No : CE-T17016962
Unit : 82nd Marine Battalion, 8th Marine Brigade (Reserve) Designation : Intelligence Officer/Combat Diver/Intel NCO Company : Intelligence / Search & Rescue / IT
Awards & : Model Soldier Medal
Medals Military Merit Medal /Rifle Sharpshooter Medal Anti-Dissident and Anti-Insurgency Award
Schooling & : Certificate of Training
Trainings Information Collection Training, Naval Intelligence Naval Reserve Command, Philippine Navy
Certificate in Combat Paramedic Training (USAF)
Certificate in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)
Conducted by Hawaii National Guard (US Army)
Certificate in Search and Extraction Medical
Conducted by Hawaii Air National Guard
Certificate in Chemical Biological Radiological & Nuclear
(CBRN)
Certificate in Military Decision Making Course, Army Training Doctrine (TRADOC)
Certificate in Casualty Evacuation and Mass Casualty Subject Matter Expert Exchange. Conducted by US Air Force
Certificate in Air to Ground Operations Enhancement
(AGOS)
Certificate in Explosive Ordnance Reconnaissance Agent
(EORA)
Highlights : Participated in The Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2009. A joint training between the Philippine Marine Corps and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in amphibious assault, offshore long
range patrol, prisoner handling, battlefield intelligence gathering, weapons specialization and
marksmanship. Location: Visayan Islands and Sulu
Seas.
US & Philippine Balikatan Military Exercises March and May of 2014. This military exercises focused mainly in Search & Rescue Trainings and the conduct of
Humanitarian Assistance.
LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS
Intermediate Japanese / Fluent in English / Basic Mandarin Chinese /Basic Spanish / Cebuano/Tagalog/ Basic Tausug
SKILLS, SPORTS AND HOBBIES
Very skillful in Microsoft Office Applications and MAC OS. Knowledgeable in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier. Very Internet literate. Scubadiving, Motorcycling, Practical Shooting- Rifle and Pistol, Trekking, Caving, Rockclimbing, Photography
Skydiving (4 civilian jumps, 3 statics and 1 freefall). Parachutist Badge PADI Divemaster # 265895 / PADI Rescue Diver # 09070A9338 Specialties(Certified): Boat, Navigation, Night, Reef, Deep, Drift and Peak Performance Buoyancy Diving, Underwater Photography, Cave CERTIFICATES, SEMINARS AND TRAININGS
Certified Security Professional – Class 344
Conducted by the Philippine Society for Industrial Security (PSIS) INTELLIGENCE TRAINING
Conducted by Philippine Commission for Transnational Crime (PCTC) and Interpol, Police Regional Office 7, Cebu City
Occupational Safety and Health Officer Training (BOSH) Conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Online Research Training
Conducted by the Multinational Investment Group Agency and Board of Investment, Makati City
VIP Security and Protection Training
Conducted by the Police Security & Protection Group (PSPG) and Presidential Security Group (PSG), Police Regional Office 7, Cebu City Multimedia Training
Conducted by TESDA and CITE, TESDA Compound, Cebu City TRAVELS ABROAD
Japan (Philippine Embassy, Tokyo Assignment)
Hongkong, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, USA PERSONAL DATA
AGE : 44
HEIGHT : 5’6’’
SEX : Male
BIRTHDATE : August 2, 1976
CHARACTER REFERENCES
1. Hon. Tomas R. Osmena
Former Mayor, Cebu City Government
Cebu, Philippines
2. Joel Mari S. Yu
(former Assistant Secretary, Department of Trade & Industry) Managing Director, Cebu Investment Promotions Center Director, Metro Cebu Water District, Cebu City
3. Col. Guillermo Matiling
(Philippine Army- Special Forces)(Retired)
Regional Director
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Region 7 Camp Lapu-lapu, Apas, Cebu City
4. Roman Baltazar
Former Commercial Attache, Foreign Trade Service Corps Philippine Embassy – Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan