The Corsarius

University of the Philippines - Diliman (06/02 - 04/06)
BS Computer Science

• University Scholar (President’s List), 2004-2005, 2nd Semester
• College Scholar (Dean’s List), 2005-2006, 2nd Semester
• College Scholar (Dean’s List), 2005-2006, 1st Semester
• College Scholar (Dean’s List), 2003-2004, 2nd Semester
• Certificate of Excellence (Katibayan ng Kagalingan) given by the University of the Philippines Diliman, Parangal sa Mag-aaral, February 22, 2006
• Outstanding Representative, UP Alliance of Computer Science Students (UP CS Network) given by the UP Diliman Department of Computer Science, 21st CS Week Awarding Ceremonies, March 2, 2006
• Certificate of Appreciation, Outstanding Service given by the UP Diliman Department of Computer Science, 2006 Computer Science Graduation Party, April 2006
• Certificate of Appreciation, Service Recognition given by the UP Diliman Department of Computer Science, 20th CS Week Awarding Ceremonies, March 2005
• Certificate of Completion, SL-275 Java Programming Language given by Sun Microsystems, 2003

Philippine Science High School - Quezon City (06/98 - 03/02)

• Dante Javier Memorial Award (Excellence in English Journalism), PSHS Commencement Exercises 2002
• 1st place in Newswriting, National Secondary Schools Press Conference, General Santos City, 2002
• 1st place in Newswriting, Regional Secondary Schools Press Conference, Quezon City, 2001
• News Editor, The Science Scholar (Official English Publication of the PSHS), 2001-2002
• Editorial Staff, Dalumat (Official PSHS Literary Magazine), 2002
• Trainee, Cisco Networking Academy Program, Cisco Systems, 2000-2002

Lourdes School of Quezon City Grade School (06/92 - 03/98)

• Salutatorian, LSQC-GS Commencement Exercises 1998
• 3rd place, Battle of the Brains Grand Finals (previously a Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly Champion), June 1998
• 1st place in Newswriting, Division Young Writer’s Conference, Quezon City
• Top 1, Quezon City Science High School First and Second Entrance Examinations
• Semifinalist, Discovery Channel Worldwide Whiz Quiz (previously ranked 3rd overall in the Quezon City Individual Rankings)
• 9 gold medals in Current Events, Reading Comprehension, History, Spelling, Bible Quiz, and Storytelling
• 16 silver medals in Spelling, Reading Comprehension, Bible Quiz, Pagkukuwento, Essay Writing, Elocution, Current Events, Science
• 6 bronze medals in Pagkukuwento, Mathematics, Pagsulat ng Sanaysay, Spelling, Essay Writing
• General Academic Excellence Award, Extra Curricular Award, Co-Curricular Award, Best English Speaker Award
• News Editor, The Pegasean/The Troubadour (Official Publication of the LSQC)
• Business Manager, Student Government
• Participant, Mathematics Teachers Association of the Philippines (MTAP) Program of Excellence in Mathematics
• Member, ABS-CBN Hirayamanawari Talent Circle (Participant, Summer Acting Workshop 1997)

Website Manager, Skryer.com (09/07 - 10/08)

• Enthropia Inc.
• Tasks: Overall administration, human resources, advertising, marketing, editing, customer service

Web Project Manager, LoadedWeb (05/06 - 04/07)

• Enthropia Inc.
• Tasks: Content research, writing, deployment, administration, maintenance, search engine optimization, and marketing of domains under LoadedWeb

Freelance Writer / Professional Blogger (05/06 - present)

• Currently writing for MMORPG Source (eighteen blogs on popular online games); Has written for Performancing.com, Gadzooki, Blog Tutorials, EatonWeb, Basketball Exchange Philippines, and my own advertisement-supported websites
• Companies affiliated with: Splashpress Media Ltd., Enthropia Inc.

Editor (05/07 - present)

• Splashpress Media Ltd.
• Currently editing and writing for Blog Network Watch and BloggerJobs.biz

Webmaster and Site Owner (05/06 - present)

• ArticleCrux.com, an online library of thousands of helpful articles written by thousands of expert authors
• Komiks.ph, a popular Philippine comics news and features website
• Eight websites on Corsarius.net, with topics covering technology, literature, aircraft models, and asthma, among others

Student Assistant (09/04 - 04/06)

• Department of Computer Science, UP Diliman

System Developer (04/05 - 05/05)

• Extension of the Computerized Network-Based Dormitory Manager (CoNDorM) under Ms. Rowena Solamo, Department of Computer Science, UP Diliman

TV Actor (04/97 - 1998)

• Hirayamanawari, ABS-CBN 2
• Sineskwela, ABS-CBN 2
• One-For-Three, GMA-7

Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, at Anyo (LIRA) (02/08 - present)

• Member

Writers Union of the Philippines (UMPIL) (08/08 - present)

• Member

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) (06/05 - 06/08)

• Professional Member

The PHP 300,000 Philippine SEO Contest 2.0 (10/06 - 02/07)

• Google, Yahoo!, and MSN search engine optimization contest for the keyword “Ituloy AngSulong”
• 9th place in Yahoo!
• Two Google Bonus Prizes (11th and 39th in Google)

The PHP 130,000 Philippine SEO Contest (06/06 - 09/06)

• Google search engine optimization contest for the keyword “Isulong SEOPH”
• 5th place (out of more or less a hundred entries)

Philippine Emerging Startups Open (PESO) Challenge (09/05 - 11/05)

• Semifinalist, Team Rijndael (for the product “Sinfinity”)
• Principal Team Contact and Team Leader

The 1st UP Diliman College of Engineering Marketing Competition (08/05 - 09/05)

• Finalist, Team Rijndael (for the product “Sinfinity”)
• Best Exhibit

2005 ACM International Student Chapter Excellence (announced 07/06)

• Outstanding Community Service — UP ACM
• Edited and wrote the majority of the essays for the UP ACM bid

2004 ACM International Student Chapter Excellence (announced 06/05)

• Outstanding Community Service — UP ACM
• Outstanding Recruitment Program — UP ACM
• Edited and wrote the majority of the essays for the UP ACM bid

2006 Undergraduate Research Competition (03/06)

The UP Parser (07/04 - 04/06)
Official Student Publication of the Department of Computer Science

• Editor-in-Chief

The Engineering Logscript (07/04 - 05/05)
Official Student Publication of the College of Engineering

• News Editor, November 2004 - May 2005
• Literary Editor, July 2004 - November 2004

Association for Computing Machinery - UP Student Chapter (01/05 - 04/06)
UP ACM

• Member, Executive Council
• Head, Logistics Committee
• Member, Gaming Guild Special Interest Group (SIG)
• Member, UP Java Users’ Group (Java SIG)

UP Alliance of Computer Science Students (06/05 - 04/06)
UP CS Network

• Representative of The UP Parser

UP Linux Users’ Group (01/05 - 06/05)
UnPLUG

• Chairman, External Affairs Committee, March 2005 - May 2005

Society of University Mathematics Students - UP (06/04 - 06/05)
SUMS+UP

• Member, Finance Committee, November 2004 - June 2005
• Member, Externals Committee, June 2004 - November 2004
• Editorial Board, S^2: Substance and Simulacra (SUMS+UP Magazine)

UP Alliance for Responsive Involvement & Student Empowerment (02/05 - 10/05)
UP ARISE

• Member, Internals Committee, May-October 2005
• Personal Campaign Manager, Engineering Student Council Elections, February-March 2005

Kabataang Pangarap ni Rizal (01/05 - 03/06)
KAPARIZ

• Member

PC Buyer’s Guide ICT Roadshow 2005 (August 9-11)
UP Diliman Leg

• Project Manager

Silver Flame: UP Diliman Computer Science Week 2006 (February 27 - March 7)

• Member, Marketing Committee

Pirates, Penguins, and Pupils (March 24, 2006)
A Seminar on Piracy and Open Source for UPIS Teachers and Students

• Representative, Externals Committee

CS 192 User Interface Design Contest (February 27 to March 2, 2006)

• Project Co-Head

UP ACM Summer Computer Literacy Outreach Program (April 2005)

• Facilitator

The Engineering Logscript Essay Writing Contest (December 2004)

• Event Co-Head

iBlog 2: The 2nd Philippine Blogging Summit, UP College of Law Internet and Society Program, Malcolm Hall, UP Diliman, April 18, 2006

2006 Computer Science Undergraduate Research Symposium, UP Diliman Department of Computer Science (DCS), Melchor Hall, UP Diliman, March 6-7, 2006

Career Paths, Dr. Paco Sandejas, College of Engineering Theater, UP Diliman, February 28, 2005

PESO Challenge Workshop 3: Financing Options for Start-ups, Marketing, Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship and the Ayala Foundation, UP EEE Building, UP Diliman, October 15, 2005

PESO Challenge Workshop 2: Team Management and Leadership, Entrepreneurial Finance and Accounting, Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship and the Ayala Foundation, Ateneo SDC, Ateneo de Manila University, October 8, 2005

PESO Challenge Workshop 1: The Nuts and Bolts of Business Plans, The Brain Gain Network, Legal Issues and IP, Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship and the Ayala Foundation, Ateneo SDC, Ateneo de Manila University, October 1, 2005

Philippine Youth Congress in Information Technology, UP ITTC/VCTI/DCSF, UP Theatre, UP Diliman, September 17, 2005

Poster and Exhibit Making Seminar (Marketing Congress Talk), College of Engineering Student Council, Melchor Hall, UP Diliman, September 10, 2005

Real-time Physics-based Modeling for Computer Games and Digital Entertainment, Prof. Markus Gross (Computer Graphics Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland), National Engineering Center, UP Diliman, September 9, 2005

Communications Skills Seminar (Marketing Congress Talk), College of Engineering Student Council, Melchor Hall, UP Diliman, September 7, 2005

Marketing Engineering Technology (Marketing Congress Talk), College of Engineering Student Council, Melchor Hall, UP Diliman, August 24, 2005

2005 ACM Turing Lecture (Live Webcast), Vinton Cerf and Robert Kahn (Pioneers of the Internet), Association for Computing Machinery (through UP ACM), Melchor Hall, UP Diliman, August 22, 2005

ICT Roadshow 2005 Symposium, PC Buyer’s Guide and the UP Alliance of Computer Science Organizations, Melchor Hall, UP Diliman, August 10, 2005

Professorial Chair Lecture on Animated Graph Algorithms, Prof. Evangel Quiwa (UP Diliman Department of Computer Science), Melchor Hall, UP Diliman

iBlog: The First Philippine Blogging Summit, UP College of Law Internet and Society Program, NISMED, UP Diliman, May 7, 2005

Cyberpress Third Annual Forum - “Plug & Play: A Forum on the Philippine Gaming Industry”, Cyberpress/IT Journalists Association of the Philippines, Hotel Intercontinental, Makati City, January 2005/p>

2005 Computer Science Undergraduate Research Symposium, UP Diliman Department of Computer Science (DCS), Melchor Hall, UP Diliman, March 2005

Telecommunications Trends, Globe Telecom, National Engineering Center, UP Diliman, March 2005

Current Trends in Real-Life Software Development, Canon, National Engineering Center, UP Diliman, March 2005

Macromedia Flash Knowledge and Information Sharing Session, UP Association of Computer Science Majors and the Association for Computing Machinery - UP Student Chapter, Melchor Hall, UP Diliman, April 2005

LaTeX Knowledge Sharing Session, UP Linux Users’ Group, Melchor Hall, UP Diliman, October 2004

NSPC Journalism Training, Department of Education (NCR), Quezon City Science High School, December 2001

Seminar on Marine Biodiversity, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Arcadia Building, Quezon City, 2000

HAMSTER (06/05 - 04/06)
Highly Secure Adaptive Mobile Multimedia Streaming Service

• Finalist, The 1st UP Diliman College of Engineering Marketing Competition (under the brand name “Sinfinity”), September 2005

Karnabal! (02/06 - 03/06)
A 3D Physics Simulation Game in DirectX

MEDS - Pintig (08/05 - 10/05)
Mobile Emergency Diagnostic System (Pintig Mobile Phone Software Module)

The CORRRS (11/04 - 03/05)
The Computer Science Online Resource Request and Reservation System

CHESTER (11/04 - 03/05)
Curriculum Handling Engine and Student Evaluator

• Documentation Editor

FGDP (10/03)
Fantasy Gamers’ Database Program

• Best Machine Problem Program, CS21 (Mr. Mario Carreon)

Comparative Analysis of Commercial Mushrooms Through DNA Extraction and Fragment Analysis (11/01 - 02/02)

Programming Languages: Java, C, C#, assembly language for x86, Tcl

Other Languages: SQL (database), HTML (web design), WML (wireless)

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Knoppix, Redhat, Fedora Core), Solaris

3D Graphics APIs and Software: DirectX, OpenGL, Renderman, Blender3D, Ayam, Terragen

Notable Software: LaTeX/MikTeX (typesetting and documentation), Adobe/Macromedia Flash (animation), Adobe Photoshop (graphics)