Specialist ? Database Administration in International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Dasmariņas, Cavite, Philippines
Current:International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Past:DENR
Education:Programming

Job Experience

Specialist ? Database Administration

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

February 2013 to Actually working here

Basic purpose: To served as an IRRI assistant scientist tasked with the establishment,
management and curation of a comprehensive rice phenomics database at IRRI. The
database will assemble plant data from an international network of partner institutions
(GRISP Global Rice Phenotyping Network) as well as other related research projects within
and beyond IRRI. The database will be structured to render phenomics data accessible to
cross cutting queries also involving external databases (genomics: DNA sequence and SNP
information) as a physiologist and as part of a phenomics research team, and will
collaborate directly with bioinformatics, bio-statistics and genomics experts of other IRRI
and GRISP teams.
Major responsibilities:
? Develop and manage a rice phenomics database associated with the GRISP Global
Rice Phnotyping Network.
? Establish data quality control criteria and mechanisms and on that basis curate and
process data received from network partners and other sources.
? Coordinate with network partners and other database users in data uploading,
retrieval and cross cutting queries.
? Perform all other related duties assigned by supervisor.

Freelance Programmer

DENR

June 2012 to October 2012

Uses PHP as a primary language, MySQL for database and eclipse as an editing tool. The
objectives are to implement new features and do bug fixing for the current reporting and
inventory system. The system includes approval mechanisms for data submission and sends
email automatically for every updates and approval. Have also use Google earth to present
distribution of data for the whole country

Consultant - Java Programmer

Efficio LLC

December 2010 to February 2012

Involved working on different projects such as VISA, Generation Challenge Program (GCP),
DHAP, etc
Primary resposibilities: Provide software engineering services under the direction of the CEO
of Efficio. Used best practices in designing and developing software resulting in applications
that are generally defect-free and conform to written specifications.

Web Services Programmer

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

December 2006 to December 2010

Have chance to develop using MOBY technology.
? Primary responsibilities are:
Design, implement, test, benchmark and deploy web services
? components of the pertinent GCP information systems following ?best practices? in
structured system design, coding and documentation.
? Help develop training materials and provide GCP training about web services
technologies.
? Coordinate with GCP researchers on web services network development.
? Perform all other related bioinformatics duties that may be assigned from time to time
by the Bioinformatics Specialist.

System Designer

De La Salle Canlubang

November 2005 to November 2006

Projects developed/involvement:
Online Enlistment, Faculty Information System, Grading System, and
Accounting Sytem.

Education

Programming

Currently studying

Languages

English

Bilingual / Native

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