Diane Palo, PROJECT MANAGER/COORDINATOR; PRE_SALES ENGINEER

Diane Palo

PROJECT MANAGER/COORDINATOR; PRE_SALES ENGINEER

Beta Information Technology

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Project Management Professional
Experience
15 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 4 Months

PROJECT MANAGER/COORDINATOR; PRE_SALES ENGINEER at Beta Information Technology
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2012

Beta Information Technology, Dubai
Projects Department
-- Review and analyze proposals to determine costs, timeline, funding, staffing requirements, and
goals for assigned small to medium scale information technology projects.
-- Develop project plan and facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables.
-- Establish the project resource assignments, ensure that team members have the tools needed,
and provide timely feedback.
-- Organize and manage all phases of projects to ensure satisfactory and timely completion of
deliverables and overall project.
-- Assess project issues and identify solutions to meet productivity, quality and customer goals.
-- Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to all stakeholders
-- Produce project/service reports for senior management, project sponsors, functional and
technical personnel and project stakeholders.
-- Follow Beta IT policies procedures and methodologies
-- Create and design proposal for SLA renewals (Juniper, A10, Bluecoat, Citrix, Avaya, Fortinet)

Projects Handled: Citrix Solution (XenApp and XenDesktop), User Connectivity
(Avaya, Juniper), Security Solution (Fortinet), Structured Cabling Solution

SLA Managed: Network Cabling Service Maintenance for Roads and Transport
Authority Remote Locations and Dubai Municipality Headquarter and
Remote Offices

POC’s Handled: NetClarity NAC Solution, Fortinet Firewall Solution,
Aruba Wireless Solution, Spectracom NTP Solution

IT/QA/SOFTWARE ENGINEER at Healthcare Coding and Consulting Services
  • Philippines
  • November 2009 to December 2011

-- Investigate software problems, identify their source, determine possible solutions, test and implement solutions
-- Manage and maintain error reports and incident tickets
-- Prepares correspondence and documentation related to network, server, and projects
-- Provide technical support, maintain computer hardware for proper operation and coordinate installations
-- Collaborate with the IT team to develop projects to enhance user effectiveness
-- Maintain and troubleshoot Internet-related communications

Projects: CODEMED, JOMAC Transcription

COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR I at University of the Philippines
  • Philippines
  • June 2009 to November 2009

-- Design and provide technical courses for college students
-- Supervise and manage students' research work, thesis, and project
-- Handle queries of students, evaluate students' work, and maintain student records
-- Meet and assist students during office hours or by appointment
-- Perform other reasonable duties as assigned by the Office of Instruction

Courses Handled: Introduction to Computer Science, Discrete Mathematical Structures, File Processing and Database System, Data Communication and Networking

Technical Support Professional at Sykes Asia Inc.
  • Philippines
  • January 2009 to June 2009

Sykes Asia Inc, Quezon City
AT&T Managed Internet Services
-- First Point-of-Contact of Large-sized Enterprises Clients’ issues with Network Connectivity
(Customer Managed Internet Services)

Education

Diploma, Project Management Professional
  • at Cambridge Education
  • October 2014
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • at HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY
  • March 2008
Diploma, Cisco Networking Academy Program
  • at HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY
  • March 2006

Specialties & Skills

Project Work
Proposal Design
Project Plans
Project Coordination
Project Management
Remote Control Tool [RealVNC, Windows/Linux Remote Desktop]
Database Management [MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL]
Programming Language [Visual Basic 6, HTML, Java in NetBeans IDE]
Computer and Circuit Troubleshooting
Experienced set-up and configuration of LAN
Linux System Administration [Ubuntu]
Microsoft Office [Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Visio, Project]
Operating System [Windows 8/7/Vista/XP, Ubuntu, FreeBSD]
Working Knowledge of Ubuntu Server [SSH, NTP, BIND9, NFS, Samba]
Project Management and Coordination
Virtualization [Virtual Box, Windows Virtual PC, VMware, QEMU]
Telnet/SSH Tool [Putty]
Network Simulation [GNS3, Packet Tracer, Boson NetSim]
CISCO NETWORKING, LAN Design and Router Configuration

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines, IECEP
  • Assistant Secretary
  • June 2007
Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines, IECEP
  • Member
  • June 2008

Training and Certifications

Project Management Professional (Training)
Training Institute:
Cambridge Education
Date Attended:
October 2014
Duration:
35 hours
ITIL (Training)
Training Institute:
ITIL
Date Attended:
August 2013
Teaching Effectiveness (Training)
Training Institute:
University of the Philippines
Date Attended:
June 2009
Linux System Administration (Training)
Training Institute:
University of the Philippines
Date Attended:
July 2011
CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE CSCO11423928 (Training)
Training Institute:
Holy Angel University
Date Attended:
June 2008
ELECTRONICS ENGINEER (Training)
Training Institute:
Holy Angel University
Date Attended:
November 2008
DELL Training Competencies (Training)
Training Institute:
Dell Partner Learning Center
Date Attended:
March 2013
Continuing Professional Education (Training)
Training Institute:
Continuing Professional Education
Date Attended:
November 2010

Hobbies

  • Photography
  • Blogging