Meet the Leaders & Volunteers

Amante Castino

Active Leader

CW&SDS
Solutions Architect, Senior Software Engineer, DevOps, etc   091732MANTZ

Brian Albert Vasay

Active Volunteer
Software Engineer
Edukasyon.ph
 Software Engineer, Software Development Consultant, Application Development, Senior Analyst

Diwa Del Mundo

Active Leader
Digital Identity, Payments, Cloud Architecture Mentor
Voyager Innovations, Inc.
Diwa is a technical leader from Manila, Philippines with interest in improving lives through digital services. He has almost ten years of experience mostly from software startups ranging from a co-founder, software engineering director, software engineering manager, software architect, and software developer.    Diwa is a firm believer in the practice of mentorship and idea of “paying it forward.” Over the years, He has ... more
Diwa is a technical leader from Manila, Philippines with interest in improving lives through digital services. He has almost ten years of experience mostly from software startups ranging from a co-founder, software engineering director, software engineering manager, software architect, and software developer. 
 
Diwa is a firm believer in the practice of mentorship and idea of “paying it forward.” Over the years, He has helped hundreds of professionals and students, directly and indirectly, improve their skills through my personal efforts in mentorship and activities in various organizations (AWS User Group Philippines, UP Linux Users Group, James Cook University clubs.)
 
As a developer, his core technical skills are Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Node.JS, Linux, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. He is also well-versed in the cloud and distributed architectures with a focus on the Amazon Web Services platform.
 
He has certifications in information security, payment card industry, and cloud computing. He isnt taking certifications for the sake of earning credentials or titles, but as a structured way to study a domain and get an objective assessment of competency.
 
  1. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®)
  2. Amazon Web Services Certified Security - Specialty
  3. Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
  4. Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
  5. Amazon Web Services Certified Developer - Associate
  6. Amazon Web Services Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
  7. Certified Payment Card Industry Security Implementer (CPI-SI for PCI-DSS)
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Evie Chua

Active Leader
Training Assistant
University Research Co., LLC (URC)
  • Training Assistant at University Research Co., LLC (URC)
  • Former Executive Assistant at University Research Co., LLC (URC)
  • Former Accounts and Administration assistant at Globital
  • Former Program Coordinator at RTI International
  • Former Help desk assistant at RTI International

Gerome Pagatpatan

Active Volunteer
Junior Consultant
Tutorials Dojo
 I am an Electronics Engineer and a Certified AWS Solutions Architect with strong interpersonal skills, network and linux system administration, web development and the ability to communicate effectively in a team-oriented environment. more
 I am an Electronics Engineer and a Certified AWS Solutions Architect with strong interpersonal skills, network and linux system administration, web development and the ability to communicate effectively in a team-oriented environment. [x]

Jaypee Ignacio

Active Volunteer
Solutions Lead Engineer
Cambridge University Press
 

Jobeth Agulan

Active Volunteer
System Analyst
Seven Seven
 I am willing to work with maximum potential in a challenging and dynamic environment, with an opportunity of working with diverse group of people and enhancing my professional skills with learning and experience for career growth. more
 I am willing to work with maximum potential in a challenging and dynamic environment, with an opportunity of working with diverse group of people and enhancing my professional skills with learning and experience for career growth. [x]

Jocylyn Sy

Active Leader
Independent Contractor
Descartes Customsinfo
Jocylyn Sy has 20+ years experience working mostly as a consultant and freelance programmer to small and medium companies involved in export, retail, distribution & manufacturing. In 2018, she began focusing on AWS Technologies such as Amazon Lex, API Gateway, Lambda & DynamoDB.

John Louis Garcia

Active Volunteer
Senior Technical Architect
Eclaro International - DXC Technology
 More than 10 yrs experience in IT.. Don't be afraid on failures.. It still counts as success.. Try and try until you succeed..  more
 More than 10 yrs experience in IT..
Don't be afraid on failures.. It still counts as success.. Try and try until you succeed..  [x]

Joshua Arvs Lat

Active Leader
Chief Technology Officer
Complete Business Online
Speaker • Mentor • Meetup Co-leader Ruby • Python • JavaScript • Swift • Elixir • R • Scala Strategy • Startups • Payments • Management Security • DevOps • Big Data • Machine Learning

Kim Patrick Sia

Active Volunteer
Senior Data Centre Support
Fortress Data Services
Experienced Support with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in SQL, Financial Inclusion, Databases, Team Management, and Microsoft SQL Server. Strong professional with a Bachelor's degree focused in Computer Science from De La Salle University.   more
Experienced Support with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Skilled in SQL, Financial Inclusion, Databases, Team Management, and Microsoft SQL Server. Strong professional with a Bachelor's degree focused in Computer Science from De La Salle University.   [x]

Lalaine Billones

Active Volunteer
Cloud Infrastructure Solutions Specialist
Globe Telecom
Multi-Cloud Infrastructure Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry. AWS Cloud Computing, Cloud Cost Optimisation, and CCOE.

Lizlie Angel Holleza

Former Volunteer
Software Engineer
Advanced World Systems
Experienced Research And Development Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Have used different programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, C/C++, C#, Python. Also used MeteorJS, AngularJS, NodeJS, HTML5, CSS. A certified Amazon Web Service-Associate and experienced using different types of services. 

Michael Angelo Rayco

Active Leader
Backend Developer
Complete Business Online
Python Programming, Amazon Web Services,  Philosophy, Minimalism, Meditation, Diet/Nutrition, Fitness, Science, Books

Michael Gerard Galon

Active Volunteer
Hello! I'm Michael Gerard Galon a.k.a. GigaMike. I am web developer with extensive real-world experience. I consider myself a software craftsman rather than a simple programmer because I obsess over every detail of the applications that I develop. My commitment includes providing well documented and extensible projects that my clients can extend and maintain for years after I am gone. I am open to work on projects from anywhere. Thank you for ... more
Hello! I'm Michael Gerard Galon a.k.a. GigaMike. I am web developer with extensive real-world experience. I consider myself a software craftsman rather than a simple programmer because I obsess over every detail of the applications that I develop. My commitment includes providing well documented and extensible projects that my clients can extend and maintain for years after I am gone.

I am open to work on projects from anywhere. Thank you for your interest. I look forward working with you.

MIM | ZCE | ZFCE | AWS SA Pro | AWS SysOps Assoc. | AWS Dev Assoc. | CompTIA [x]

Neil Alwin Hermosilla

Active Leader
Lead Devops Engineer
Onerent Inc.
 Neil Alwin Hermosilla is a self-taught college dropout. Most of his skills are yearned from the years of quality hands-on experience doing system administration. He's one of the early adaptors of "Devops" as it was introduced to the web.

Rafi Quisumbing

Active Leader
Chief Technology Officer
EdukasyonPH
Raphael is a proud Cebuano Technopreneur. He is the CTO/VP of Engineering of Edukasyon.ph, the go-to student portal for making smarter decisions about education to employment. He previously served as senior IT management of Upteamco.com and Ava.ph, Fashion B2B and B2C E-commerce respectively and other IT forms that launched various brands, enterprises and online ventures.   “Sir Rafi” has genuine enthusiasm for effective ... more
Raphael is a proud Cebuano Technopreneur. He is the CTO/VP of Engineering of Edukasyon.ph, the go-to student portal for making smarter decisions about education to employment. He previously served as senior IT management of Upteamco.com and Ava.ph, Fashion B2B and B2C E-commerce respectively and other IT forms that launched various brands, enterprises and online ventures.
 
“Sir Rafi” has genuine enthusiasm for effective mentoring. He comes from a family of teachers and educators, and was a professor himself at the Sacred Heart - Ateneo de Cebu and La Salle College of St. Benilde.
 
As co-leader of the AWS User Group Philippines since 2013, he regularly answers questions, gives advice and organizes events for the AWS community.
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Raphael Justin Jambalos

Active Leader
Senior Cloud Developer
eCloudvalley Digital Technology
I am a full-stack web developer, with a strong focus on backend development and managing cloud infrastructure. On my free time, I write about developing web applications and getting them up and running for the cloud. 

Raquel M

Active Leader
Manager
With professional experience in cloud

Rhea Liz Alburo

Active Leader
 Bookworm. Business Event Organizer. Sales and Marketing Services. Crafter.

Richard Agbay

Active Leader
I.T. Professional with more than 15 years of industry experience and a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry, specializing in Cloud, Data and DevOps technologies. Certified in AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform and Snowflake.

Victoriano Eco

Active Volunteer
Web Developer
Dynata - Research Now SSI
Loves to solve problems with web/software solutions of any kind.  09239479605 more
Loves to solve problems with web/software solutions of any kind. 

09239479605
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TBA

Active Volunteer
This could be you. Contact your respective leaders nearest to you. What to expect as Leader?     Attend most of the local meetups     Host 1-2 meetups yearly     Speak 1-2 yearly     Guide members on answers & questions in social media     Get invited to National, Asia Pacific and Global Events! Other Volunteer Roles:     Logistics & ... more
This could be you. Contact your respective leaders nearest to you.

What to expect as Leader?
    Attend most of the local meetups
    Host 1-2 meetups yearly
    Speak 1-2 yearly
    Guide members on answers & questions in social media
    Get invited to National, Asia Pacific and Global Events!

Other Volunteer Roles:
    Logistics & Storage
    Social Media Posts
    Website Maintenance
    Blog / Articles
    Youtube
    Graphic Designs
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