Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Hybrid

• In-charge of finding innovative tech solutions with social impact to be nominated for the World Summit Awards as the Country Representative for the Philippines. As a Grand Jury, in-charge of selecting the final winners and championing inclusive innovations in our fields.

Feb 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 3 mos · New York, United States

• Selected as one of the TED Fellows for the 2022 cohort of remarkable individuals who are collaborating across disciplines to spark future-shaping change around the world whose work spans five continents and represents 14 countries.
• Learn more here-- https://blog.ted.com/meet-the-2022-class-of-ted-fellows/

Jan 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 4 mos · Remote · Hybrid

• Spectrum Impact Sourcing is a talent partner for AI companies worldwide.
• We deliver high-quality data annotation, data labeling, and AI data services powered by inclusive teams from the Philippines — persons with disabilities, solo parents, out-of-school youth, and other underrepresented groups.
• Our promise: quality, agility, and impact.
• What we do:
• 1. Data Annotation (image, text, audio, video)
• 2. Data Labeling for AI model training
• 3. General Data Services (cleaning, categorization, transcription, moderation)
• 4. Inclusive Intelligence Consultation (advisory on Accessible AI & Social Impact)

Jan 2022 – Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 7 mos · Hybrid

• Acting Chairman of the Board, facilitates board meetings, lead experience designer for the annual Hyve Conference, strategist, and logician.

Apr 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr

• Class of 2021 for Social Impact in Asia

Oct 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

• Elected as an Ashoka Fellow for creating a systemic impact to the lives of Persons with Disability and other excluded communities at a global scale.

Mar 2019 – Dec 2019 · 9 mos · Washington DC · On-site

• Worked with Mainstay at Seattle Central College to improve their approach towards employment of Persons with Disability while mapping the American Disability Ecosystem as a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Fellow by the State Department.

Feb 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · Davao Del Sur, 8000 Davao City

• Developed a training design using design thinking and systems change methodologies to activate the changemaking potentials of indigenous youth in the Philippines.

Jun 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 11 mos · Davao, Davao Region, Philippines

• Mobilizing multi-stakeholder partnership to provide care to Hepatitis B patients in the Philippines and increase awareness to positively influence policies and public opinions.

Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 4 mos · Munich Area, Germany

• A global and well-being facilitator in-charge of holding the space and orchestrating the magic of every ChangemakerXchange summit. I also volunteered as a social media community manager that brings together the alumni of the program and engaging them in the community's Facebook group.

Aug 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 9 mos · Davao, Davao Region, Philippines

• An active Global Shaper from Davao Hub of the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum. The Global Shapers Community is a network of young people driving dialogue, action and change. We believe in a world where young people are central to solution building, policy-making and lasting change.

May 2017 – Dec 2018 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Winner of the 2017 Asia-Pacific Future Makers Program, a social innovation program of the Singtel Group of Companies for Asia Pacific. It aims to influence and build an ecosystem of social innovators who can help create a positive impact on society with the help of technology.

Dec 2016 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr · Washington D.C. Metro Area · On-site

• One of the chosen 12 Fellows (out of 2,400+ candidates) of The Global Good Fund’s 2017 Leadership Development Fellowship Program for Social Entrepreneurs. I'm the only one representing South-east Asia for this cohort and also the youngest.
• The Global Good Fund (GGF) identify leaders who stand to achieve greater social impact with executive mentorship, professional leadership coaching and capital. GGF believes in growing leaders is the most effective strategy for solving complex social problems and achieving global good.
• http://www.globalgoodfund.org/

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 · 1 yr · Berlin Area, Germany · On-site

• Scholar for Social Business Course and Winner of The Pitch Night.
• The DO School offers excellent educational programs that empower talented leaders to learn how to turn ideas into action.
• All participants learn how to create social innovation hands- on, learn from passionate peers, engage with current experts and create impact for leading organizations.
• The DO School offers different high impact programs, online courses as well as innovation workshops for leading companies.
• Learn more: http://www.thedoschool.org

Oct 2015 – Present · 10 yrs 7 mos · Philippines · Remote

• 1. Developed a comprehensive approach to enhance education and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and other excluded communities in the Philippines using technology.
• 2. Enabled over 2,000 individuals from various protected groups in 60+ cities with essential digital skills for meaningful employment
• 3. Collaborated with over 50 companies and organizations from Fortune 500 such as Microsoft and Accenture, UN Agencies such as WFP and ILO, Local Business like the Cebuana Group of Companies, among others in their Diversity Equity Inclusion and Accessibility endeavors.

Jun 2015 – Aug 2015 · 2 mos · Quezon City, Philippines · On-site

• Watson Scholar and my first incubator :)
• Watson Institute - Philippines is an 8-week long incubator in Manila, Philippines for student innovators, leaders, and entrepreneurs. It includes mentorship and short courses from some of the world's foremost practitioners including the country director of Ashoka Philippines and world-renowned entrepreneurs; award winning training inspired by the Transformative Action Institute in the skills of empathy, creativity, resilience, fundraising, team-building, human-centered design, and social aikido; and the Watson Lab in which scholars receive personalized coaching and connections to world-class mentors, partners and funders to pilot, prototype, and scale their ideas to shape the future.

Dec 2013 – Apr 2014 · 4 mos · Iligan City, Philippines

• I worked as a Medical Laboratory Science Intern performing different laboratory tests, patient care, and quality control. I was specially trained in Histopathology, Blood Banking and laboratory machine operations.

Sep 2013 – Dec 2013 · 3 mos · Cebu City, Philippines

• I worked as a Medical Laboratory Science Intern performing different laboratory tests, patient care, and quality control. I was specially trained in Histopathology, Blood Banking and laboratory machine operations.

Jun 2013 – Mar 2014 · 9 mos

• Hope Channel Philippines is a religious network of the Seventh-day Adventist Church & Gateway UHF Broadcasting in the Philippines. Founded and launched on September 26, 2011 in Southern Mindanao (its main service broadcast provider), and on January 2012 in Luzon and Visayas. It was first seen on UHF Channel 25 in Davao in Mindanao Region.
• It had also its first radio station named Hope Radio Philippines which will be heard on 101.9 Hope radio Iligan, DXCR on MVC and DXHR-AM in Butuan City. In Luzon, this station is broadcast from 7pm-7am while its sharing network station form U.S. 3ABN International which aired from 7am-7pm on UHF Channel 45, Manila. The network programming is similar to Hope Channel International programming but in Filipino language.

Jun 2013 – Mar 2014 · 9 mos

• The Red Cross Youth (RCY) is the youth volunteering program of the Philippine Red Cross. Its mission is to educate and empower children and youth in the spirit of the Red Cross through constructive trainings and effective leadership and provide opportunities for directing and harnessing their energies and idealism into worthwhile humanitarian activities.
• The Philippine Red Cross Youth seeks to:
• Inculcate humanitarian values
• Instill the practice of healthy lifestyle
• Enhance youth leadership through service
• Advocate National/International friendship
• Link: https://www.facebook.com/Iligan.RCY?fref=ts

Apr 2012 – Apr 2013 · 1 yr

• The JENESYS Programme is organized by The Government of Japan through the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC) of the Embassy of Japan as well as the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), in close cooperation with the National Youth Commission (NYC) of the Republic of the Philippines. By fostering strong networks among the youths of Japan and the Philippines, the JENESYS Programme endeavors to promote cultural appreciation and mutual understanding between our two countries.
• The Philippine-Tohoku Goodwill Ambassadors are expected to gain a deeper understanding of Japanese culture, as well as visit Kesennuma City in Tohoku region and learn from Japan's recovery efforts, disaster risk management and the concept of a “greener environment”. The said programme was agreed upon in a joint statement by both the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on September 27, 2011, with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda stating that Japan will invite 400 Filipino college students to Japan this year as “Philippine-Tohoku Goodwill Ambassadors.”

Jun 2010 – Mar 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos

• KPI's flagship program aims to provide an opportunity to financially challenged Filipino youth to finish their primary and/or secondary education through financial assistance, sponsor networking, or scholarship information and assistance.
• KPI envisions itself to be a catalyst of Philippine development through education and become a model organization for other individuals or organizations in conveying the message that the Filipino youth is worth helping.