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Objective:
A challenging position effectively utilizing my skills in research, writing, editing, indexing, information technology, and electronic publishing.
Highlight of Qualifications:
• Extensive experience in project analysis and design, and multi-tasking
• Very good command of Internet search engines and directories
• Proficient with DOS- and Windows-based computer operating systems, word-processing (Microsoft Office 97, Lotus SmartSuite, WordPerfect) and database operations (Basic, SGML, FoxPro, DBase)
• Seven years of experience researching, editing, and writing about virtually any topic, e.g., politics; economics; current events; computers and information technology; literary authors and movements; and petroleum refining, petrochemicals, and natural gas industries
• Working knowledge of Geographic Information Systems
• Communicates effectively with all levels of staff, including those in engineering, sales, marketing, and senior management
• Excellent reading comprehension, writing, indexing, and editing skills.
Technical Capabilities:
• Programming Languages: Basic, SGML, FoxPro, Dbase (beginner level)
• Office Suites: Microsoft Office 97, Lotus SmartSuite, WordPerfect (advance level)
• OS Platforms: MS-DOS, Windows
Non-Technical Capabilities:
• Strongest abilities are organizational, problem solving, and interpersonal communication.
• Adaptable, flexible, and proactive.
• Highly motivated and a self-starter.
• Works well independently or in a team environment
• Quality focused and attention to detail.
• Fluent in English and Filipino.
• Excellent reading comprehension, communication, technical writing, and editing skills.
• Ability to take complex technical information and relay it in written form in a logical and user-friendly format.
• Touch-typist at 61 WPM
Work Experience:
• Information Analyst
Innodata Information Analysts Corp.
American Petroleum Institute Division
July 1999 to present
Edits, indexes, and writes abstracts of articles of interest to the petroleum refining, petrochemicals, and natural gas industries from academic journals and trade magazines using a Windows-based program running on a Novel NetWare platform in a Local Area Network environment. Some of the subjects covered, which researchers, academicians, and executives use in their research, studies, and operations, are automotive engine fuels, elastomers, plastics, laws and standards; catalysts and zeolites; fuel reformulation; health and environmental concerns; treating; oilfield chemicals; petroleum processing; data correlation and prediction methods; plant safety; economics and statistics; lubricants and industrial oils; chemical products and processes; equipment, materials, utilities, process control, and instrumentation; flames and combustion; petroleum substitutes; other fuels and energy sources; pipelines; and transportation and storage.
Serves as liaison between developers and production staff communicating priorities, schedules, delays, and issues associated with the project.
Trained the first batch of selectors who were tasked with the responsibility of selecting the appropriate articles for abstracting and indexing.
Contributes to the development and maintenance of professional documentation tools and procedures, e.g., templates and style guides.
Converts information to database engine data, which allowed the procurement of editing and compilation reports.
• Indexer
Innodata Information Analysts Corp.
Chadwyck Healey Ltd. (UK) Division
November 2000 to present
Indexes scholarly Web sites of interest to researchers and academicians of literature, targeting authors and literary movements. Web-mined sites are used in an online database called Literature OnLine, which is a fully searchable library of more than 290,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, as well as biographies, bibliographies and key secondary sources.
Serves as liaison between developers and production staff communicating priorities, schedules, delays, and issues associated with the project.
• Abstractor/Indexer and Editor
Innodata Philippines Inc.
Ebsco Publishing and Information Access Corp. Divisions
February 1994-July 1999
Edited, indexed, and wrote abstracts of scientific, engineering, health sciences, and general information articles from academic journals, newspapers, and trade magazines using a DOS 5.0-based program running on a Novel NetWare environment. The jobs required a superior grasp of the English language, excellent reading comprehension, very good technical writing and editing skills, and a good command of word processing (WordPerfect) and database (FoxPro and Dbase) operations.
Assisted in the training and evaluation of newly-hired abstractors/indexers.
Supported a very important role in the divisions’ efforts of eliminating their respective backlogs (~ 150,000 articles). Holds the record for most amount of work processed in a day, week, month, and year in both divisions (each division representing more than 120 personnel).
• Data Encoder
Innodata Philippines Inc.
British Library Division
July 1993-February 1994
Encoded, formatted, and proofread data according to client specifications.
Other accomplishments:
• Lead Analyst
Innodata Philippines Inc.
July 1998-September 1998 (1)
September 1996-October 1996 (2)
One of two persons who were selected to pass the MicroPatents abstracting and indexing project. (1).
Member of an eight-man team who were chosen to pass the Legal Database Project. (2).
• Business Information Analyst
Innodata Philippines Inc.
RDS Division
March 1998-May 1998
Edited and wrote abstracts of business articles from journals and newspapers from the US and the UK, e.g., feasibility studies, business economics, marketing, management, politics, economics, current events.
n Supported a very important role in the division’s efforts of overcoming its three-month backlog.
• Representative/Speaker to the 1996 APEC Summit
Kybernia Data Corp.
November 1996
Gave presentations on issues, trends, and developments in the computer and information technology industries.
Taught students from Angeles University how to use word processors and the Internet computer network.
Coordinated a program designed to give free Internet and computer access to journalists.
Education:
B.S. in Electronics and Communications Engineering - University of Santo Tomas – 1989-1994
Secondary Education – Marist School – 1985-1989
Primary and Intermediate- Marist School – 1980-1985
Preparatory – Notre Dame School – 1979-1980
Seminars Attended:
Internet World Philippines ’96 - Shangri-La EDSA Plaza Hotel
Oracle Open World ’96 – Manila Peninsula
Personal
Born July 24, 1971. Married to Agnes Osorio Mapugay. Four children; twins Levin Diosdado and Kevin Francis, and daughters Maria Agatha and Maria Patricia. Excellent health. Interests include photography, swimming, billiards, reading books on management, marketing, and computers, writing poetry, and watching scientific documentary videos. Plays the piano, guitar, and the clarinet. A stamp collector.
Reference available on request.
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