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QUIADS M . MANUEL
Melquiades Mendones Manuel
Contact Numbers: (773) 889-6962, (773) 983-4506
2031 North Harlem Avenue Unit 4S, Chicago, IL 60707
Homepage:
http://geocities.datacellar.net/qmanuel.geo
E-mail: quiads@hotmail.com
sample projects:
WEB - http://www.go-events.com
WAP - http://www.synapsx.com/yara
Objective
Skills
Employment
University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Medical Center; www.uic.edu; www.hospital.uic.edu
833 South Wood St, Chicago, IL 60612
May 2002 to Present
Office Depot
Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL
June 2001 to November 2002
Senior Software Engineer, Web Development Department
Go-events.com PTE. LTD. (www.go-events.com)
101B Tanjong Pagar Road, Singapore 088522
June 2000 to Present
Go-events.com is a website that services on-line events registration, promotion, management tools for organisers, e-commerce gateways and attendees' graphical user interface. Melquiades designs, develops, and project leads web applications to be integrated to the website, go-events.com. Reporting to the Chief Information Officer.
Chief Programmer, Web Development
Department
Target Asia Network,
Inc. (www.netasia.net; www.znetasia.com)
YL Building, Herrera corner Salcedo Sts., Makati, Philippines
October 1998 to June 2000
Netasia is an ISP company that opened its department of web design and development. It received local and foreign clients that promote e-commerce and on-line trade and industry. Melquiades acted as chief programmer of the web development department. Project manager of "askjose.com," the search engine of the company. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.
Software Engineer, Global Technology
Department
Innodata
2900 Faraday St., South Superhighway, Makati, Philippines
May 24, 1999 to present
Evaluated and analysed old systems, and introduced new systems to the production department. Our group was concerned about the worldwide productivity of the company. That included New Jersey, California, Sri Lanka, India, Cebu, and Manila. Production involved more than 4,000 staff worldwide. Trained production personnel. Acted as the Web Master of the setup and update of the company's intranet. Reporting to the Global Technology's AVP.
Project Officer, Data Conversion Department
Asia Prepress Technology (Clark),
affiliate of Maryland Composition, Maryland, U.S.A.
Bldg. 07(1) Philexcel Compound, Manuel Roxas Highway, CSEZ, Clarkfield, Pampanga,
Philippines
May 1, 1998 to May 1, 1999
Oversaw completion of projects assigned to the department. Projects: General Data Conversion, Scientific Page Formatting, and SGML conversion. In-charged of correspondences with clients, pricing, and process flow development. Equipped and supervised people who implemented every phase of a project. Developed computer programs that evaluated performances, optimized productivity, and automated company procedures. Developed training materials, and conducted regular training on LaTeX Programming, Word Basic, Math Typesetting, Page Makeup, and Visual Basic. Directly reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.
Faculty, Asian Institute for Computer Studies (Part Time)
Dau, Mabalact, Pampanga
June 1998 to present
Courses handled: Visual Basic, Word Basic, MS Excel Programming.
Chief Programmer, Data Conversion
Asia Prepress Technology (Subic)
Bldg. 8162 Boton Wharf, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Subic Bay, Olongapo City, Philippines
November 16, 1997 to April 30, 1998
Head of the programming department who designed and developed systems to optimize Data Conversion routines. Involved in setting up a branch of the company at Clarkfield, Pampanga. Key person in converting America’s Healthcare 2000 Unibasic programs into Visual Basic SQL database management systems. Directly reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.
Project Officer
Data Asia Inc.
B13L34 Kalayaan Village, Pasay City, 1300 Philippines
April 1997 to November 15, 1997
Directed and coordinated completion of projects from client level to production personnel level. These included meetings with clients for job specification discussion and confirmation, transformation of such specifications into production level technical specifications. Trained production staff in implementing a project. Key person in setting up the company. Directly reporting to the Board Members of the company.
Research and Development Consultant
SPI Technologies Inc.
SPI Bldg., Pascor Drive, Sto. Niño, Parañaque, Metro Manila, 1700 Philippines
November 1996 to April 1997
Researched and developed systems that optimized productivity of the company. Advised, trained personnel and answered queries relevant to data conversion technology. Reporting to the Chief Technical Officer.
Research and Development Assistant
SPI Technologies Inc.
May 1996 to November 1996
Trained to understand the flow and procedures of a data conversion company such as Database Management, SGML, Office Automation, Imaging, OCR, and Portable Document Format. Assisted R&D Staff in researching and developing systems that enhanced productivity of the company. Directly reporting to the R&D Manager.
Education
B.S. Computer Engineering
Adamson University, Ermita, Metro Manila, Philippines, Graduated
in 1996
Graduated with Highest Academic Award: Highest General Percentile Average (1st
year to 5th year) – 1.54
Best Design Project (Thesis)
Most Outstanding Computer Engineering Student, SY 1994-95
University Academic Scholar, College Academic Scholar, Consistent Dean’s Lister
Personal Information
Born, August 29
Parents, Antonio Ustaris Manuel and Adelita Mendones Manuel
Status, married
International driver’s license
References
Aprylli Reynales-Bernarte, R&D Manager, Innodata, Manila, Philippines, 632-8122901
Shaun Javier, Manager, Peritoneal Dialysis, Section of Nephrology, UIC Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, 312-996-6444
Major Accomplishments
Client |
Description |
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Keppel Telecommunications http://www.synapsx.com/yara Yara (November 2000 to March 2001) |
Yara is a full featured WAP interactive war game. Has the following features: fight with AI, versus fight, multiplayer. It has statistics of best player, can record history of gaming, customizable, and barter trading of machineries.
Software/hardware: WAP, WML, ASP, Visual Interdev, VBScript, JavaScript, Visual Basic Applications, MS Word, Windows 2000, NT 5.0, MS SQL 7.0 Participation: Programmer, designer, developer, coordinator |
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go-events.com http://www.go-events.com *sign in as go-promote account Go-promote (September to November 2000) |
Go-promote provide organisers with an easy to use suite of tools that includes a fully searchable events calendar for visitors to your site, event administration applications and the power of go-events’ promotional network and optional online booking and payment system. Built into user’s website on-the-fly, go-promote allows visitors to search for organiser’s exhibitions, conferences, seminars, training programmes and other business events by using keywords, specifying a time frame, or using any other combination of criteria that the event organiser specify.If used together with go-register, visitors can even register and pay online direct from user’s site. Being part of the go-events global network, visitors to thousands of channel partner sites can now also find and book user’s events online. Software/hardware: ASP, Visual Interdev, VBScript,. JavaScript, Java, JCreator, HTML, MS Access, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Basic Applications, MS Word, Windows 2000, NT 5.0, MS SQL 7.0 Participation: Programmer, designer, developer, coordinator |
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go-events.com http://www.go-events.com Multilingual Conversion (June 2000 to present, still developing as of August 24, 2000) |
Automated
conversion of the whole website into different languages, initially
to traditional chinese and simplified chinese. The module parsed asp
codes, html pages, and include files, separated displayed strings, saved
strings to Word Document, then put back translated strings to its origin.
Also authored intelligent translator that remembers human translation
so that exact repeated phrases will not be translated anymore. Coordinated
translation with offshore translators. Software/hardware: Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Basic Applications, MS Word, ASP, Visual Interdev, MS Access, Windows 2000, NT 5.0, MS SQL 7.0 Participation: Sole programmer, designer, developer, coordinator |
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go-events.com Automated Email Interface (July 2000) |
An
interface between account executives and programmers. The programmers
authored automated emails for event alerts, and miscellaneous purposes.
The interface allows the account executives to review the email, and
edit at runtime. Software/hardware: ASP, VBScript, Javascript, Visual
Interdev, Dreamweaver, MS Access, Windows 2000, NT 5.0. Participation: Sole programmer, designer, developer |
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go-events.com http://www.go-events.com Community Forum (June 2000 to July 2000, currently maintaining as of August 24, 2000) |
Community
Forum. All event members, registrants, organisers, visitors come and
join discussion forums. Multi-threaded, multiple event, organized, polling
sensitive, and created automated statistics. Software/hardware: ASP,
VBScript, Javascript, Visual Interdev, Dreamweaver, Frontpage, MS Access,
Windows 2000, NT 5.0, SQL 7.0. Participation: Sole programmer, designer, web page administrator |
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For
go-events.com Secondmonday.com http://www.secondmonday.com I.T. Community Page (February 2000 to June 2000) |
Barter
and Forum Pages. Members can post items for barter to each other. Posting
is at runtime. They can upload image to enhance the look. Transactions
done via email or posted contact information. Participated in the powerpoint
multimedia presentation with voice over during launching. Software/hardware:
ASP, VBScript, Javascript, Visual Interdev, Dreamweaver, Frontpage,
MS Access, Powerpoint, Windows 2000, NT 5.0. Participation: Programmer, designer, coordinator |
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For
Netasia ZnetAsia http://www.znetasia.com/askjose Search Engine (February 2000 to June 2000) |
Systems
analysis, design, and database administration online. Accomplished:
Automated web crawling of numerous Filipino related websites; Trained
programmers and librarians on filtering and validation of data entries;
Online database update with security; and Protected discussion forum.
Platform, Software and OS: ASP, VBScript, JavaScript, ASP, Visual Interdev
6, Frontpage 2000, Dreamweaver 3, and SQL Server 7. Participation: Team Leader, Web Master, Chief Programmer |
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For
Netasia Odyssey Records http://www.netasia.net/odyssey/functions/index.asp Webpage (January 2000 to March 2000) |
Systems
analysis, design, and database administration online. Accomplished so
far: Searching of CD's or tapes by album, song title, and other categories;
Adding of selected items to shopping cart database; Online database
update with security; E-mail services; Chatroom; and Protected discussion
forum. Platform, Software and OS: ASP, VBScript, JavaScript, ASP, Visual
Interdev 6, Frontpage 2000, Dreamweaver 3, Macromedia Flash 4, and SQL
Server 7. Participation: Sole Programmer |
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For
Netasia Grace Foreign Exchange Account Maintenance (October to December 1999) |
Developed
and maintained database for the accounts received nationwide, metropolitan
and provincial. Used Visual Basic 6.0, MS Access, Word Basic. Participation: Sole Programmer |
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Innodata Newspaper Consortium Project (July to October 1999) |
Systems
analysis and design of american newspaper consolidation. An internet
database search engine using Visual Interdev, Frontpage 2000, SQL Server,
and Active Server Pages (ASP) technologies. Clients are LA Times, Chicago
Tribune, New York Times, Boston Globe, and other american newspapers. Participation: Team Leader, Web Master, Chief Programmer |
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Innodata Intranet (May to August 1999) |
Designed,
created and developed the intranet setup of the company. Features included
Dynamic HTML, Active Server Pages, Database Management, Runtime Monitoring
Systems, and Static Pages. Participation: Team Leader, Web Master |
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Innodata Data Entry Process (May to June 1999) |
Designed
system that enhanced productivity and quality of the data encoding departments
saving around 11.3 minutes per 1,000 keystrokes. Software used: Visual
Basic, Word Basic, KE III. Participation: System's Analysis and Design, Programmer, Trainor. |
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Asia
Prepress Technology Job Tracking and Estimation Program (November 1998 to March 1999) |
Created
program that evaluated performances, created reports, analyzed pricing,
profits, costs, man hours, etc. Software used: Visual Basic, Word Basic. Participation: System's Analysis and Design, Programmer, Supervisor. |
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Asia
Prepress Technology LaTeX, PageMakeup Training (March to September 1998) |
Training
of staff for LaTeX typesetting and programming, automation of scientific
equations and desktop publishing. Participation: Trainor |
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For
AsiaPrepress Maryland Composition Company Health Care 2000 (November 1997 to March 1998) |
Conversion
of Unibasic Programs into Visual Basic SQL database management system,
NT environment. Participation: Chief Programmer |
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For
DataAsia Jollibee Foods Corporation Training Manual (July to November 1998) |
Pneumatic
materials were converted into electronic format. This involved media
transfer, desktop publishing, programming and mass printing. Participation: Project Officer |
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For
DataAsia CD World Factory Database Management (April to July 1998) |
CDWF’s
Directory of CD clients were transferred into MS Access Database. This
involved Visual Basic and Access programming, Key Entry, Key Verify
and Quality Control. Participation: Project Officer |
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For
SPI Technologies Syntegra-DLA Word Perfect 5.0 files into MS Word 7.0 (January to March 1997) |
Automated
conversion of Legal Documents. This involved macro programming in Word
Basic. Participation: Developed system and process flow, trained production people for job implementation, coordinated with the client. |
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For
SPI Technologies La Fundacion Santiago La Solidaridad Electronic Conversion and Imaging (July to August 1996) |
Automation
of Library Archives. This involved conversion of Page Maker Files into
Portable Document Format (PDF), system design, desktop publishing, PDF
writing, indexing, hypertext linking, book marking, and thumb nailing. Participation: developed the systems design , automation of conversion, and applied features of Acrobat Exchange. Note: I was awarded the opportunity to demonstrate this project to the media that was participatEd in by the president of the Philippines and other renowned personalities. |
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For
SPI Technologies Asia Source Magazine Format Automation (Estimated completion: 3 mos.) |
Developed
Word Basic program that automates magazine formatting. Participation: Developed the program and trained people for implementation. |
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For
SPI Technologies Gordon and Breach Journals on Neutron Research (Estimated completion: 1 mo.) |
Scanning,
Desktop publishing, and SGML conversion. Participation: Made project analysis on costing, man-hours and software used, participated in automating SGML conversion. |
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For
SPI Technologies Elsevier Science Imaging and PDF (Estimated completion: 2 mos.) |
Imaging,
Scanning, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), PDF. Participation: Supervised the project, troubleshot for errors in program and in the process flow, recommended procedures on optimizing and automating procedures. |
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For
SPI Technologies Butterworths Pty. Ltd. SGML Conversion (Estimated completion: 2 mos.) |
Automation
of SGML conversion. Participation: Participated in developing Word Basic programs that automated SGML conversion. |
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SPI Technologies Baymont Technologies Baymont Posting Program (Estimated completion: 1 mo.) |
Studied
on speed optimization of Map Plotting using Micro Station Development
Language (MDL) for NT. Participation: Proposed optimization schemes, and pointed out possible retardation bugs. |
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SPI Technologies Baymont Technologies Polling of EPS files Program (Estimated completion: 1 mo.) |
Debugged
program that polled Encapsulated Post Script files. This involved tracing
and programming in Unix Ansi C. Participation: Traced and debugged program that separates different graphics formats into their respective polling stations. |
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SPI Technologies Northern Light Technologies Automatic Document Formatting (Estimated completion: 1 mo.) |
Developed
System that optimized the speed of formatting NLT documents. Participation: Created the program and trained personnel in the implementation. |
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SPI
Technolgies Inc. File Polling Program (Estimated completion: 1 mo.) |
Programmed
TSR routine that automatically detect new uploaded files in the NT Server
developed in Visual Basic. Participation: Developed the systems design and program. |
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SPI
Technologies Inc. Automation of Electronic Conversion (Estimated completion: 1 mo.) |
Proposed
systems design in automating common electronic conversion projects of
the company. Readable formats are Word, Word Perfect, PageMaker, and
Xyvision. Participation: member of the team that proposed the design. |
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SPI
Technologies Inc. Studies on Different OCR Machines (Estimated completion: 2 wks.) |
Made
exhaustive studies on different OCR machines available at the market
and recommended OCR machine to use at the company. Participation: Led the team on this research, made the reports and recommendations. |
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SPI
Technologies Inc. Comparative Studies (Estimated completion: 2 wks.) |
Performed
comparative studies on different graphic classifications: CCITT Group
3 versus Group 4 versus LZW. Participation: Spearheaded the research, made reports and recommendations. |
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SPI
Technolgies Inc. LaTex to HTML Conversion (Estimated completion: 2 mos.) |
Automated
conversion of LaTex documents into HTML tagged format. Participation: Participated in the development of automated tool. |
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SPI
Technologies Inc. Document Control Center (DCC) Automation (Estimated completion: 1 mo.) |
Automated
document handling, changing of proposals, drafting, routing, annotating,
revising, issuing and retrieving. This project is vital in the ISO 9002
certification. Participation: Assisted in the development of design, trained DCC personnel on the implementation, supervised and troubleshot maintenance of system. |
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