BENJAMIN B. BALAGTAS

Blk 8 Lot 68 Palico Lane NIA Vill. Banlat Quezon City
benjie_balagtas@yahoo.com

Home Phone 455-7420 » Cell # 0919-4699691 » Office # 527-8888 loc. 208          

 

 s     WORK EXPERIENCES

June 99 to Present:       

IT SPECIALIST / SOFTWARE DEVELOPER / NETWORK ASSISTANT
 

                                    COMPANY: TRANSNATIONAL DIVERSIFIED GROUP INC. (TDGI)

       TDGI is a multinational company engaged in a diversified business around the world which includes Logistic, Transport, Investment, Consumer and Ship Management. To date 28 different companies are operating under the roof of TDGI, major players are NYKFIL, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DOMINOS, DFNN, EMERY, YUSEN to name a few. My job as IT specialist/ Software Developer gives me the following duties and responsibilities;

Ø      Provide hardware and software support to all TDGI employees and member companies.
Ø     
Develop software systems for TDGI and member companies including testing, implementation and maintenance.
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Assist the network administrator in automation process of the company and management of the local intranet and network facilities.
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Assist in the Y2K testing and compliance of TDGI and member company.
Ø     
Formulate schemes in virus detection and removal as well as overseeing of regular updates to workstation and servers of antivirus files.
Ø     
conducts research on current IT trends that may be of help to the company in the near future.
Ø     
conducts preventive maintenance of all computers of TDGI and all member companies.
Ø     
installs e-mail facility to all employees of TDGI and all member companies.
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Assist in the cable management (10/100 mbps CAT 5) of TDGI and member companies.
Ø     
Assist in giving recommendations to member companies on the purchase of reliable computer systems.

 
July 96 to June 97   
      

ASSISTANT COMPUTER HARDWARE / SOFTWARE TECHNICIAN

                                    COMPANY: RODNET COMPUTER SERVICES

        
RODNET is a computer retailer and rental  store that caters to different individuals that needs computer peripherals and software as well. It offers customized Microcomputer for specific needs. It also provides customized software development and Internet rentals. My duties as technician are;

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Install and configure computer hardware, peripherals as well as test for their reliability.
Ø     
Configure software application and operating system to clients’ specific needs.
Ø     
Troubleshoot hardware and software problems and generate diagnostic report for management.
Ø     
Recommend hardware infrastructure in relation to current IT trends.

 

s    
EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Technological Institute of the Phil., 1999


Organization:


v     
Junior Philippine Computer Society, (JPCS) School Representative
            1997-1999

v     
Movement of Integrated Computer Science Organization (MICrO) President,
            Founder 1998-1999

v     
Computer Science Quizzers, Team Leader 1998-1999


Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Intramuros
(Third Year, Undergraduate)

Organization:


v     
Ecological Mountaineers and Outdoor Club (EMOC),
              President 1994-1995

v     
Hiyas ng Maynilad Dance Troupe, Member
             1994-1995

v     
Mountaineering Federation of the Philippines (MFPI),
             Member 1990-present

v     
Philippine National Red Cross, Manila Chapter,
             Volunteer 1995-1996

 
s    
SEMINARS/TRAINING


q       WEBPAGE DESIGN
The course teaches web-enabled pages including site management and publication to the World Wide Web.


q       LOCAL AREA NETWORK DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
The course teaches basic installation and configuration of local area network within a company, as well as its design and proper implementation. Cabling and current infrastructure are also included in the course.


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ADVANCED MICROCOMPUTER TROUBLESHOOTING, ASSEMBLY AND MAINTENANCE
The course teaches PC infrastructure, assembly and troubleshooting of basic computer problem including maintenance.

q      
INTERNET COMPUTER COURSE
The course teaches basic internet application and different protocol that internet can handle.

q      
VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMMING
The course teaches programming routines using visual basic. The module provides the technique in creating high end computer software.

q      
MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLICATION
The course teaches different application within the office application this includes MS WORD, MS EXCEL, MS OUTLOOK, MS ACCESS, MS PowerPoint.

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LINUX ADMINISTRATION AND INSTALLATION
The course teaches linux administration including mail and web server also installation and configuration for LAN application.
 


s    
COMPUTER HARDWARE/SOFTWARE SKILLS

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OPERATING SYSTEM: WINDOWS 2000 ADVANCED SERVER, WINDOWS 2000   WINDOWS NT 4.0, WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS 98, WINDOWS ME, OS/2, LINUX, MACINTOSH OS, DOS

ü     
DATABASE APPLICATION: MS ACCESS, VISUAL FOXPRO, FOXBASE,  SQL SERVER 7 AND 8

ü     
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES : PASCAL, TURBO C, VISUAL BASIC, ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE, HTML

ü     
SOFTWARE PACKAGES : MICROSOFT OFFICE, LOTUS SMARTSUITE, LOTUS NOTES DOMINO

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E-MAIL SOFTWARE : OUTLOOK EXPRESS, MS OUTLOOK, EUDORA, INTERNET MAIL, MS EXCHANGE

ü     
DESKTOP PUBLISHING : ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 4 & 5, PAINT SHOP PRO, MS PHOTO EDITOR, MS IMAGE COMPOSER

ü     
UTILITIES : MCAFEE, NORTON,

ü     
HARDWARE : INTEL x86, PENTIUM MMX and HIGHER, AMD K5 and HIGHER, CYRIX x86 and HIGHER, CAT 5 NETWORKING, SERVER, WORKSTATION, CABLING, HUBS, LAPTOPS (IBM,COMPAQ,ACER)

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WEB DEVELOPMENT TOOLS: MICROSOFT FRONTPAGE 2000, MACROMEDIA DREAMVEAVER,

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REPORT WRITERS: CRYSTAL REPORT, ACCESS REPORT WRITER


s     PROJECTS DEVELOPED

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LIM CONSTRUCTION INVENTORY SYSTEM
¨      
FIT OR GENERATION SOFTWARE
¨      
DOMINOS GIFT CHEQUE MONITORING SYSTEM
¨      
ASIANA TICKETING DATABASE
¨      
TDGI EXECUTIVE OFFICE DATA ENTRY
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JIELASBYTES LOCAL AREA NETWORK
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AMEX-ADVENTURE LOCAL AREA NETWORK


 
s     HOBBIES AND INTEREST

DRIVING, RAPELLING, TYPING, FIRST-AID, SPELUNKING, AUTO MECHANICS, ELECTRONICS REPAIR, SWIMMING




s    
PERSONAL INFORMATION

AGE:                            26 years old

HEIGHT:                      5’8 ½

WEIGHT:                     150 lbs

RELIGION:                  Roman Catholic

STATUS:                     Single

BIRTHDAY:                 March 11, 1974

BIRTHPLACE:            Baliwag, Bulacan