On paper, the math looks good. You hire offshore talent at a fraction of U.S. wages, your headcount grows, and your payroll barely moves. But what are the hidden costs of cheap outsourcing? What do you really get out of a cheap offshore labor cost?
Many founders and operators report the opposite lived experience: longer days, constant supervision, and mounting exhaustion even as their teams expand.
Gallup consistently finds that managers and leaders account for the majority of variance in team productivity and engagement. This means leadership time is one of the most expensive and also the most easily wasted resources in any organization. Harvard Business Review has also shown that poorly designed roles and excessive managerial oversight are major contributors to burnout and execution drag, especially in distributed teams.
This is the false economy of hiring “cheap.” When low wages come at the expense of leadership focus, the savings are an illusion. If you’re running a growing team but feel more trapped in day-to-day operations than ever, keep reading!
IN THIS BLOG
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What Are The Negative Effects of Low Cost Outsourcing? - ➤
Does Offshoring Save Money? - ➤
Leadership Micromanagement = Bottleneck - ➤
The Hidden Overhead of Oversight - ➤
The Myth of Cheap Outsourcing - ➤
Endless Slack Threads and “Quick” Looms - ➤
Missed Deadlines Because You Stepped Away - ➤
Every Win Still Depends on You - ➤
What Smart Outsourcing Looks Like - ➤
Pay for Experience, Not Just Presence - ➤
Protecting Your Leadership Calendar - ➤
Build a Team That Makes Decisions Without You - ➤
How Remote Staff Helps You Buy Back Time - ➤
1. Pre-Screened Talent with Strategic Experience - ➤
2. Set Up Support and Delegation Planning - ➤
3. Post-Hire Success Reviews - ➤
FAQs - ➤
Why do cheap hires take up more of my time? - ➤
What’s a realistic hourly rate for experienced offshore staff? - ➤
Will offshoring to cheaper countries eventually work? - ➤
How does Remote Staff ensure my leadership time is protected? - ➤
Don’t Save on Labor Only to Spend Your Time
What Are The Negative Effects of Low Cost Outsourcing? The True Cost of Cheap Offshore Labor
Most hiring decisions focus on hourly rates. But a cheap offshore labor cost only tells part of the story. The real question is whether that labor reduces or increases the demand on leadership time.
When offshore hiring is done without structure or experience benchmarks, it creates a labor vs leadership tradeoff where money is saved on wages but lost on oversight.
Understanding how this tradeoff plays out is key to evaluating true labor cost efficiency.
Let’s break it down:
Does Offshoring Save Money? Why Cheap Doesn’t Always Mean Efficient
Low-cost hires or outsourcing to low cost countries often come with limited experience, unclear role boundaries, or weak problem-solving skills.
As a result, leaders spend more time correcting work, clarifying expectations, and filling gaps. What you save in hourly rates is quickly consumed by rework and supervision.
Does outsourcing reduce cost? Efficiency is about output per hour. When underqualified hires require constant guidance, the labor vs cheap labor comparison collapses.
Candidates:
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Renz
Candidate ID: 415285
ADVANCED
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HTML, VBScript, SEO, Off-page Optimization...
INTERMEDIATE
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Account Management, Account Validation, Analytical Skills, Decision Making...
Median Rate
$11.57
$12.62
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$15.28
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(inclusive of service fee)
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Full Time: $USD 11.57 per hour or $USD 2004.62 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Renz has been working since 2017 and has handled roles such as Bank Security Engineer, Virtual Assistant, Junior Off-Page Specialist, and Digital Marketing Specialist within Consulting, Banking, and Marketing industries.
- He honed his skills in Digital Marketing, Technical SEO, SEOAP, Basic knowledge in SQL, HTML and VBScripts, Off-page SEO, WordPress Edit, WordPress HTML Coding, WordPress Blog Publishing, Website editing, ASA Publishing, Cloud Syndication, GNEWS Publishing and Scraping of websites to boost client’s website
- He was able to work for US clients
- Proficient with the following software tools:
- Microsoft Office MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Adobe Flash cs5,5.5 and 6
- Adobe Photoshop
- Google Earth
- Cloud Syndication Tools
- GSuite
- WordPress
- He can start Immediately
Employment History
Digital Marketing Specialist
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
April 2021 to January 2022 (9 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Able to do edit, update and delete Website and Database for Client website
- Knowledge of WordPress Edit for clients' websites
- Knowledge of WordPress HTML Coding
- WordPress Blog Publishing
- Communicate with clients to know their specific need for the enhancement or alteration to their respective websites via Aircall for call response and Hubspot for email replies
- Write reports and follow-ups to AMs and clients for the projects.
- Performs HTML and CSS programming to edit the websites.
- Update, Edit, and Add Blog to Client’s web pages via WordPress and via Frontend
- Communicate with the entire team to help finish tasks.
- Do necessary ADHOCs when there’s no ticket or no request from clients.
- Responsible for doing Quality Assurance to check if the Client's requests are executed properly.
Junior Off-Page Specialist
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
July 2020 to January 2021 (6 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Able to do Google Earth Syndication for Client
- Knowledge in Off-page SEO
- Able to do SEO AutoPilot where I'm the one posting the campaigns and blogs that will be posted to all the social media platforms and other profiles of the Clients.
- ASA Publishing includes press ads and other social media ads.
- Able to do Cloud Syndication where all of the contents including images, videos, blogs, and other campaigns
- Podcast Syndication, Able to upload client's podcast and post it on their profiles
- GNEWS Publishing, uploading articles with keywords that helps for the ranking and news on google.
Bank Security Engineer
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
July 2016 to December 2019 (41 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performs a combination of duties necessary to monitor, maintain, and control the operation of the bank Alarms and CCTV System as well as maintain contact with the Armored Car Units and Response Team via use of a two-way radio or cellular phone.
- Monitoring branches and offices thru CCTV cameras and alarm system ensuring that all security devices are functioning in compliance with established procedures.
- Identify and evaluate the complexity and criticality of calls or alarm signal received from branches and take steps necessary to address such concern.
- Determine area of alarm, notify officer, the nearest police (is necessary) and response team and instruct them to evaluate the situation, notifying the Corporate Security Officers of emergency (if any);
- Reviews daily activities and compiles data relating to operational activities and reports to include daily alarms received, defective alarm system or CCTV system and other branches concerns.
- Maintains accurate account of all activities in the Daily Journal to ensure that all events are properly documented and maintained.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as may be required.
Virtual Assistant
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
December 2019 to July 2020 (7 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Able to do Google Earth Syndication for Client
- Able to make/ Create Videos for client’s YouTube channel and other social medias
- Knowledge in Scraping of websites to boost client’s website
- Able to find Directories/Niche websites for client’s need
- Knowledge in Technical SEO like editing campaigns, blogs and websites via backend
- Knowledge in Off-page SEO.
- Knowledge in Creating meta description and meta title for clients blogs, page and website subpage.
- knowledge in lead generation that helps get clients additional clients for business purposes.
Cyber Forensic Engineer
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
November 2016 to July 2017 (8 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Recovers data from computer hard drives, including those that have been damaged or erased and analyzes data for clues and evidence, and may trace hacks or gauge the effects of malware on an information system.
- Takes custody of equipment used in crimes, including computers, thumb drives, CDs and DVDs, backup tapes, smartphones and digital cameras
- Uses imaging software to copy data and disks
- Uses file recovery programs to search for and restore deleted data
- Monitors and maintain the chain of custody for evidence
- Writes reports and documents procedures regarding various cybercrime cases
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Information Technology
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2011
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Information Technology
Graduation Date:
January 1, 2015
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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HTML, VBScript, SEO, Off-page Optimization, Keyword Research, Google Adwords Keyword Planner, WordPress, Digital Marketing, Research,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Account Management, Account ValidationAnalytical SkillsDecision MakingVideo TranscriptionVideo Posting
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result:
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Acer
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $18.41/hr
Christopher
Candidate ID: 415202
ADVANCED
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Windows Server Administration, VMware, Microsoft Hyper V Server...
INTERMEDIATE
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Server Administration, Network Administration...
Median Rate
$18.41
$20.39
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$25.38
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
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Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 18.41 per hour or $USD 3190.66 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Christopher is a graduate of Information Technology. He has more than Eleven (11) years of work experience as a Senior System Administrator in the IT Industry. He has also handled other roles which include working as System Engineer, Systems Operations Lead Specialist, Windows System Administrator, and Senior Wintel Engineer.
- He has expertise in the following:
- Managing windows servers 2000 to 2019.
- Handling and Building Servers from scratch.
- Configure and Implement VMWare.
- Configure, Implement and Manage Active Directory, Group Policy. MS Exchange
- Handled Level 3 support
- He also has an experience in Network Administration.
- He has a basic knowledge when it comes to Powershell Scripting.
- He has expertise in using the following technologies/softwraes:
- VMWare, HyperV
- Ticketing/Monitoring tool:Solarwinds, Nagius, ServiceNow, Zendesk
- Cloud Services: Onramp, Rackspace, Dimension Data, AWS
- He was able to handled projects like:
- Migrating windows active directory to another windows 2016.
- Migrating physical servers to virtualization
- he needs 2 weeks' notice to start.
Strongest Behaviors
- Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
- Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan.
- Cautious; follows a well-established and proven plan to avoid making mistakes. Does the background research necessary to have proof to support decisions before action is taken.
Behavioral Summary
Christopher is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise.
Reserved, serious, and always concerned with the exact correctness of the work. Self-discipline, sense of duty, and respect for authority and tradition are strong qualities in Christopher, who takes responsibilities very seriously.
Employment History
Windows Systems Administrator
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
May 2011 to August 2014 (38 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supports VMware ESX 3.5, ESXi 5.0 – 5.5 and vSphere 4.0/4.1, 5.1 Windows Platform such as Windows 2000/2003/2008/2012.
- Configure and Manage VMware Vcenter
- Configure and Manage Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, DHCP
- Performed Vmotion Vstorage Motion
- Respond to all issues unresolved by Tier I/II support groups.
- Local and remote server management
- Server builds, transitions and retirements; adherence to strict check lists and formal sign off processes
- Expedient, organized and well communicated production changes and critical patch deployments
- Participate in infrastructure design; provide insight into server platforms, OS and build strategies
- Coordinate remote servers builds with regional teams
- Interface with network teams to ensure the server can see the required networks and is remotely accessible
- Coordinate with the various tools teams (backup, monitoring, software distribution, AV, etc.) to ensure all required agents are installed and functioning on the base server
- Perform the OS and core technology installation tasks ensuring full compliance to departmental build checklists
- Active Directory Migration From Windows 2003 to Windows 2012
- Migration of VMware vSphere, Vcenter 3.5 to VMware vSphere, Vcenter 5.5
Systems Support Engineer
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
August 2008 to August 2009 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handles 10000 server support of Procter & Gamble
- Handles and resolves storage related incidents.
- installation and configuration of VERITAS NetBackup Storage Software
- This includes NetBackup Ver. ( 3.41, 5, 6) both Master and Client Servers
- Daily and Weekly Monitoring of NetBackup Reporting database servers.
- Management of Backup policy including Differential, Full and user daily
- Server Installation includes ( Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2003 Server)
- Performs maintenance check for CPU utilization and storage capacity
- VMware server management
- Management of Blade Servers
- Active Directory management of users, computer and groups
- Remote administrations and installation using different remote applications (RDC, Terminal Servers, PC Anywhere, ILO)
Level 3 Systems Administrator
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
April 2014 to April 2015 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Configure and Implement client’s Infrastructure such as Windows 2012 Active Directory, VMware vSphere 5.0 – 5.5
- Management of Windows 2003, 2008, 2012 Servers
- Performed Server Builds for the client
- Performed monthly windows patching
- Implement GPO policies such as removal/adding of software applications in workstations, servers as per client’s request
- Migration of Windows 2003 Active Directory to Windows 2012 Active Directory
- Migration of VMware vSphere/Vcenter 5.0 to 5.5
- Configuration and Implementation of WSUS for the client
Systems Operations Lead Specialist
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Software)
Employment Period:
April 2010 to May 2011 (13 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Configure and Implement Microsoft Active Directory
- Maintaining and administration of Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008 Server
- Configure and managing Lotus Domino Servers
- Managing, Configuring and Implement DHCP, Active Directory, DNS, DFS, RAID Configuration
- Managing and configuring WSUS Server
- Maintaining all patch levels of server thru WSUS Server
- Maintaining all patch levels in VMware Esx host
- Maintaining, Managing and Configuring Symantec System Center
- Managing VMware Vmotion, Vstorage Motion
- Managing disaster recovery on Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS
- Configure, Managing Server Builds on IBM xSeries hardware
- Configure, Implement VMware ESXi Servers
- Configuration and Implementation of VMware Vcenter
- GPO, Implementation and Configuration
- Server Installation Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008 Server
- Server Installation includes ( Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 Server)
- Performs maintenance check for CPU utilization and storage capacity
- Configure VMware ESXi Servers
- Implement, Configure DNS, DFS, RAID Configuration
- Trained Helpdesk in creation of domain accounts, password resetting, unlocking accounts
- P2V migration of Servers
- Implement Active Directory on VMware Platform
Systems Engineer
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Software)
Employment Period:
August 2006 to August 2008 (23 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handles server support of different clients
- Provides technical support to clients in terms of hardware, software and networking administration
- RAID hardware and software configuration, management and migration
- Server Builds and Configuration
- Troubleshooting/repair Server Hardware and Software
- In-charge of setup of wireless networking.
- Provides installation and maintenance of internal PC hardware components and peripherals, and setting up local area network (LAN connectivity of PC’s)
- Provides setup of printers, scanners and other computer peripherals
- Troubleshooting/repair of printers, laptops, desktops, servers, UPS, etc.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Software)
Employment Period:
July 2017 to January 2021 (42 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supports Client’s VMware Vsphere 6.7, Windows Platform such as Windows2008/2012/2016/2019
- Supports, Manage Client’s Vmware Horizon View (VDI)
- Configure and Implement Vmware Vcenter
- Performed vmware server cloning
- Performed MS SQL Clustering on server builds
- Performed RDM disks creation
- DNS record creation
- VMware Vcenter server builds
- Handles Incident, Problem and Change Management
- ADFS Management and configuration
- Migration of VMware machines from old vmfs storage to new vmfs storage
- Migration of VMware vdi machines to new VMware horizon view server
Senior Systems Administrator
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Software)
Employment Period:
April 2015 to July 2017 (26 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Configure and Implement client’s Infrastructure such as Windows 2012 Active Directory, VMware vSphere 5.0 – 6.0
- Management of Windows 2003, 2008, 2012 Servers
- Performed VMware Monthly Patching
- Performed VMware server cloning
- MS SQL Installation
- Apache Web/Tomcat Installation, Configuration
- DNS creation for client’s newly create site
- Performed Server Builds
- Performed Server Builds in AWS via EC2 instance
- Performed Server Patching thru AWS SSM
- Migration of Windows 2008 Active Directory to Windows 2012 Active Directory
- Migration of VMware vSphere/Vcenter 5.5 to 6.0
- Configuration and Implementation of MS System Center Configuration Manager
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Information Technology
Graduation Date:
January 2, 2005
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Windows Server Administration, VMware, Microsoft Hyper V Server,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Server AdministrationNetwork Administration
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: Download: 14.24, Upload: 34.09
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: Dell Inspiron
- Processor: Intel i5 processor
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $11.57/hr
Dina
Candidate ID: 414593
ADVANCED
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Property Management, Real Estate, Document Formatting, DocuSign...
INTERMEDIATE
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Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Call Handling...
Median Rate
$11.57
$12.62
if $1 = PHP52
$15.28
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 8.63 per hour or $USD 748.16 per month
Full Time: $USD 11.57 per hour or $USD 2004.62 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Dina has been working since 2010 for more than 10 years
- Her work experiences revolved around working in BPO and Real Estate Industries.
- She worked as customer service Representative, Collection specialist, real estate admin support and Training Coordinator
- She is versed in providing customer service, customer handling email management, admin support and basic knowledge in Lead Generations
- She is proficient in Software tools like Property Main, Manage App, Air Table, Microsoft tools, Google tools and Avaya ( Hard phone)
- She's confident in handling role such as administrative support, Admin assistant and Backoffice admin
- Her goal is to find a client where she can work and lend her expertise for long term.
- She can start after 1 week notice for Full time position
Strongest Behavior
- Casual with rules. Focused on the goal, not how to get there; willing to bend the rules. Delegates implementation details.
- Unworried and unhurried; takes each day as it comes with little planning for what might happen, particularly given the predictable routines that have been established.
- Risk-taking, daring, and focus on future goals; this individual is more concerned with where they’re going than either how they’ll get there, or where they’ve been. Adaptable, operates flexibly.
Dina is independent and individualistic in thinking and behavior. Has strong ideas and opinions and expresses them with confidence and certainty.
Having a willingness to take risk, this individual is likely to develop and act on ideas that are distinctly new or unconventional. This is a creative and nonconformist personality.
In expressing and acting on their ideas, this individual is determined and persistent and has the kind of confidence and nerve involved in initiating innovation or change. Very determined and persistent, once a goal is set they’ll generally push hard to reach it, regardless of the goal’s popularity with others. Undaunted by criticisms or failures.
Employment History
COLLECTIONS SPECIALIST
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
March 2010 to June 2013 (39 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Taking inbound and outbound calls
- Assessing customer situation and providing payment options based on their financial status
- Enrolling customers to hardship programs to help manage their credit card payments
TRAINING COORDINATOR / REAL ESTATE ADMIN SUPPORT
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
March 2017 to October 2020 (43 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct day-to-day training coordination, planning, and implementation across multiple teams
- Regular zoom meetings with Clients to discuss roll out timelines and process specifics.
- Training and managing Offshore team members
- Gathering data and comparable for lease renewal reviews for Property Managers, Creating Lease Renewal Documents and sending them for signing
- Processing returned Lease renewal document
- Processing owner to pay bills and utility invoices to tenants
- Sending Entry Notices Planning Routine inspections
- Managing Smoke alarm database
- Processing Tenancy Applications and following up necessary documents via call/email
- Approving Tenants and uploading to Property Management Software
- Tracking rent/invoice arrears and sending reminders/breach notices.
- Uploading new business handovers/file pick ups in Property Management software
- Creating Management Agreements for new businesses
- Creating Sales and Rental Proposal web books
- Processing Sales Contract in CRM and communicating via email with Buyer, Seller and their solicitors.
- Creating Virtual Tours
CUSTOMER SUPPORT/SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
November 2013 to March 2016 (28 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Phone and Email support for Microsoft Licensing concerns
- Taking escalation calls for on-premise and cloud based licenses
- Providing support to Agents related to customer concern
- Sending End of day report for unmet service level requirements
Property Management Administrator
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2021 to June 2023 (29 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tenancy Application
- Processing Lease
- Renewal Documents
- Managing maintenance requests though Console's Maintenance Manager
- Processing utility bills and tenant charges
- Following up on pending invoices & issuing breach notices
- Routine Inspections
- Sending out Vacate packs to outgoing tenants
- Completing Rental Reference requests on behalf of the Property Manager
- Requesting RateMyAgent reviews
- Creating Sales Property Videos from photos and uploading to the Agency's youtube channel
- Other Adhoc Tasks
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
ASSOCIATE IN COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
Graduation Date:
March 1, 2010
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Property Management, Real Estate, Document Formatting, DocuSign, RealWorks, Administrative Support,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Google DocsGoogle SheetsGoogle DriveCall HandlingLead Generation
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 10 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: Download: 5.26, Upload: 4.47
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: ECS
- Processor: i5-3470
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $10.10/hr
Monique
Candidate ID: 413085
ADVANCED
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Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Inbound Calls...
INTERMEDIATE
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Customer Experience, Customer Handling, Customer acquisition management, Customer interaction management...
Median Rate
$10.10
$10.96
if $1 = PHP52
$13.12
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 8.63 per hour or $USD 748.16 per month
Full Time: $USD 10.10 per hour or $USD 1750.47 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Monique studied Bachelor of Science in Business Management and her recent work was as a Real Estate Virtual Assistant
- She has 2 years of experience in property management with her client in the US
- She answered phone calls and responded to emails for inquiries and booked appointments for property viewings
- Manages rental applications
- She was a secretary to the Dean
- Mainly manages the calendar and appointments of the dean
- create letter templates and other paperwork
- Medical biller in a US-based company
- Social media management
- Video and photo editing for publicity materials
- Appfolio (certified)
- Propertyware
- Google Workspace
- Canva/Photoshop
She also has certification in;
- Quickbooks
- Xero
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Captain
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/captain/
Strongest Behaviors:
- Intense proactivity and aggressiveness in driving to reach goals. Actively and boldly challenges the world, business, and even the areas of others within the business.
- Strongly independent in putting forth their own ideas, which are innovative and original, and if implemented, will change the organization. Resourceful and forceful in overcoming obstacles, vigorously and directly attacks problems; fights back hard when challenged.
- Incredibly strong sense of urgency; this individual is in nearly constant motion, putting pressure on themself and others for immediate results. Unable to do routine work.
Monique Mia is a confident, independent self-starter with competitive drive, initiative, a sense of urgency, and the ability to make decisions and take responsibility for them. Can react and adjust quickly to changing conditions and come up with ideas for dealing with them.
Her drive is purposeful, directed at getting things done quickly. Monique responds positively and actively to challenge and pressure, and has confidence in her own ability to handle novel problems and people. An outgoing, poised person, a lively and enthusiastic communicator, tending to be a little more authoritative than persuasive in style. Talks briskly, with assurance and conviction and is a stimulating influence on others, while being firm, direct, and self-assured in dealing with them.
Employment History
Real Estate VA/Property Manager
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
November 2020 to November 2024 (48 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Screen rental applications
- Schedule showings
- Follow up rent payments
- Develop processes
- Send notices
- Attend work orders.
Assistant Admin
Industry:
Education
Employment Period:
June 2013 to May 2017 (47 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assisting Students and Admin Staff in secretarial work
- Filing and running errands
- Answering Telephone Calls and making calls
- Encoding and Transcribing
- Receiving and Recording Documents
- Doing Inventory of Supplies
- Doing Student Evaluations
Billing Associate
Industry:
Healthcare / Medical
Employment Period:
June 2017 to March 2019 (21 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assisting and Answering Patients and Customer Questions and Queries regarding their hospital bills
- Charging of Laboratory Procedures and requests
- Computation of Hospital Bills
- Coordination with HMO's and insurances for patients eligibility and hospital coverage
- Doing daily and weekly reports for the department
Administrative Associate
Industry:
Education
Employment Period:
November 2019 to June 2020 (7 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assisting Parents and Students in their questions and inquiries
- Organizing Appointments with the Assistant Headmaster
- Lay-out and printing of student ID's
- Pictorial of the Students for their ID's
- Documentation of events, forums and conferences
- Preparing and organizing meetings, conferences and forums for the teachers and parents
- Filing and running errands
- Inventory of office needs and supplies
- Receiving and making calls to different offices
- Receiving, recording and organizing documents
- Processing of Payroll for Special Education Teachers
- Making entry ID's for the guardians and parents
- Releasing of tickets or forms for students going out of the campus
Revenue Cycle Analyst
Industry:
Accounting / Audit / Tax
Employment Period:
November 2020 to June 2021 (7 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Submitting or Processing Insurance Claims
- Calling Insurances for the Claims Status or payments
- Making Daily and weekly reports
- Reviewing Patient's eligibility
- Fixing errors of claims
Education History
Field of Study:
Business Studies/Administration/Management
Major:
Business Management
Graduation Date:
April 1, 2017
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Inbound Calls, Internal Research, Inventory Management, Microsoft Office, Online service, PDF, People Skills, People Management, Project Documentation, SAP Accounting, Scheduling Tool, Secretarial Skills, Service Desk, Social Media, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Bookkeeping, Video Editing, Photo Editing,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Customer Experience, Customer Handling, Customer acquisition management, Customer interaction management, Customer Relations, Customer RetentionCustomer Satisfaction AnalysisCustomer ServiceCustomer Service ManagementCustomer Support
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/13726776234
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Apple
- Processor: Macbook Air M2
- Operating System: Windows 8
All-inclusive Rate: USD $6.19/hr
Gerald
Candidate ID: 412315
ADVANCED
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Amazon Product Research, Customer Service...
INTERMEDIATE
-
...
Median Rate
$6.19
$6.52
if $1 = PHP52
$7.35
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 6.29 per hour or $USD 544.84 per month
Full Time: $USD 6.19 per hour or $USD 1072.73 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Gerald has been working for more than 10 years.
- He has gained experience/expertise with:
- Customer Service
- Technical Support
- Data Encoding
- Online English/Science Teaching
- Real estate sales
- He used to work in the BPO and Real Estate industries and recently he transitioned to working permanently on a homebased set-up doing online English teaching to mostly Japanese students.
- He is adept with using tools/technologies such as Avaya, CRM and Skype
- He's also skilled with handling inbound calls, email & chat.
- He used to be promoted as well from an agent to supervisory role when he worked in the BPO industry
- He can start ASAP
Predictive Index Profile - Operator
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/operator/
Strongest Behaviors
- Patient, stable, and consistent; does things generally systematically and is not inclined to change these systems. Dependable, relatively consistent and works best in familiar environments, with familiar people.
- Tolerant, easy-going, and uncritical in getting along with others. A focused listener.
- With an ability to concentrate on the task at hand, is generally more focused on the technical matters than the social ones. Consistent and thoughtful.
Behavioral Summary
Helpful, patient, and stable; works steadily and consistently. Respectful of established processes, standards, and policies, they will work within those standards to ensure repeated successes and high-quality results. Gerald has the patience and tolerance required for routine work and can be relied on to do such work consistently and in a relaxed manner. Prefers having, and following, a well thought-out process to ensure success. If they are responsible for establishing the process, they will do so in a thoughtful, methodical manner, paying close attention to details and time-honored successes. Once established, they’ll expect that the process be followed consistently.
Employment History
ESL teacher
Industry:
Education
Employment Period:
March 2014 to November 2024 (127 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- As a certified ESL teacher with TEFL license, I was teaching English for my full-time job
- I have taught basic English and Advance Business English for adult professionals and children.
- I also included IELTS/TOEFL for my repertoire which I was able to study and teach them on how to ace their examination.
- I always make sure to give my best advice to the students, I also type the corrections on the chat box which is very convenient for both parties.
- I always get a very high score when it comes to teaching skills, and for being an online tutor since 2013,
- When it comes to teaching, I adjust myself depending on the level of the students
- I can give advice on which part that they need to enhance, to review, to practice but at the same time I always make sure that it is a good experience for them
- For younger students I can make it fun
- For adults I make it formal and relatable/applicable to their work or everyday life.
Amazon VA Specialist (Product Researcher/ Product Listing Specialist/ Customer Care)
Industry:
Consumer Products / FMCG
Employment Period:
May 2023 to May 2025 (23 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
Virtual Assistant Cold Caller for Real Estates
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
July 2021 to December 2021 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- With the use of the training that I got from V1, I was able to learn so many rebuttals to answer the curiosities of the potential sellers.
- I was able to learn the importance of the cold calling business in real estate, aside from that they have trained us to use google calendar, e-mail sorting, and Real Estate contract listing.
- I enjoyed being a cold caller even with a time tracker.
- I have learned some skills in being a cold caller such as.
- Familiarize the script! They have provided me with rebuttals; I always made sure to provide reasonable answers regarding their question
- One of my strategies is to think of them as my friend. - Yes, they are strangers but, if I talk to them, it was as if I was like a friend then we would feel comfortable.
- Building rapport, Tonality, Empathy - Sounding too dead during a call is a no-no, I am delighted that my personality and the way of talking is very friendly.
Technical Support for Verizon Communications
Industry:
Telecommunication
Employment Period:
January 2013 to October 2014 (21 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- I also experienced working in Verizon Online, I was assisting customers with internet connection issues, and computer issues, the Verizon customers were calling me.
- I helped them with their technical difficulties over the phone, it is difficult and challenging cause we cannot see their computer and physical set up.
- I give them step by step procedure to fix their internet issues, with it I enhanced my patience, communication skills, customer service and satisfaction.
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Graduation Date:
October 6, 2011
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Amazon Product Research, Customer Service,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16936530087
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Desktop(brandless) Laptop (Atlus)
- Processor: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-1220P 1.50 GHz
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.14/hr
Mary
Candidate ID: 411733
ADVANCED
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Accounting Reconciliation, Bookkeeping, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheets...
INTERMEDIATE
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Video Editing, Social Media Management, Graphic Design, Data Entry...
Median Rate
$8.14
$8.74
if $1 = PHP52
$10.24
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 8.63 per hour or $USD 748.16 per month
Full Time: $USD 8.14 per hour or $USD 1411.60 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Mary has been working for more than 20 years as Accounting Assistant/Bookkeeper, Branch Operations Head, Procurement Manager, Administrative Assistant - Invoicing and Virtual Vacation Rental Manager. She has an experience working for global clients such as Australians and from New Zealand.
- Her work experiences revolved around working in the banking industry and has transitioned to working freelance to spend more time with her family. She's used to handling branch operations, doing approvals of account openings, cash management, check clearing & bookkeeping
- As a Procurement Manger she was tasked to:
- Managed supplier invoices for purchases for jobs and stock items, and matched them to system receipts for posting to the General Ledger.
- Worked in monitoring invoices and ordering the company's supplies and workshop stocks for their branches.
- Rendered additional assistance with expense account management and with general admin duties.
- Worked closely with business owner, financial manager, sales officers and job technician for the proper allocation of work receipts and inventory issuances.
- She is proficient in using MS Excel, Word, Shopify and email management. She's also recently about to take up training in using the MYOB tool.
- With her recent corporate experience she became an Assistant Branch Manager already and she considers this as her career highlight.
- She's confident in handling any bookkeeping role or non voice support customer service roles.
- Available to start asap.
https://www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/operator/
Strongest Behaviors
- Driven to protect the company against risk by thoroughly leveraging their background and strictly following “the book.”
- Cautious; follows a well-established and proven plan to avoid making mistakes. Does the background research necessary to have proof to support decisions before action is taken.
- Focused; can concentrate on the task at hand for long periods. Quickly notices and understands technical matters more than social ones. Consistent and patiently thoughtful.
Helpful, patient, and stable; works steadily and consistently. Respectful of established processes, standards, and policies, she will work within those standards to ensure repeated successes and high quality results. Mary Ann has the patience and tolerance required for routine work and can be relied on to do such work consistently and in a relaxed manner. Prefers having, and following, a well thought-out process to ensure success. If she is responsible for establishing the process, they will do so in a thoughtful, methodical manner, paying close attention to details and time-honored successes. Once established, they’ll expect that the process be followed consistently.
Employment History
Procurement Manager / Purchasing and Invoicing Clerk
Industry:
Heavy Industrial / Machinery / Equipment
Employment Period:
February 2023 to January 2024 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Managed supplier invoices for purchases for jobs and stock items, and matched them to system receipts for posting to the General Ledger.
- Also worked in monitoring invoices and ordering the company's supplies and workshop stocks for their branches.
- Rendered additional assistance with expense account management and with general admin duties.
- Worked closely with business owner, financial manager, sales officers, and job technicians for the proper allocation of work receipts and inventory issuances.
Branch Operations Head
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
April 2017 to June 2019 (26 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage daily branch operations consistent with internal controls and approved policies.
- Assist the Business Manager in increasing the branch profitability and ensure customer satisfaction thru quality service.
- Promote employee engagement.
- Review and approves transactions within authority limit.
- Perform custodianship functions in accordance with the approved matrix.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Supervision of all branch transactions.
- Cash management - ensure cash supply and demand are met and within the limit on a daily basis.
ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
June 2010 to March 2017 (80 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tasked to review all the day to day transaction of tellers and cash officers.
- Maintain all files of cash hub and all documents properly approved prior to filing.
- Monitor balancing of the cash account.
- Designated to process outward clearing checks.
- Assigned to prepare regular and required reports.
- Responsible for monitoring and preparation of cash hub expenses.
- Assist Auditors during yearly audit and provide requested documents for review.
Invoicing Clerk
Industry:
Retail / Merchandise
Employment Period:
January 2021 to November 2022 (21 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- In-charge of invoicing, archiving email of supporting documents for reference, and ensuring correctness of entries upon fulfillment in DEAR software and shopify platform.
- Worked closely with operations, customer service, accounting and dispatch teams.
Education History
Field of Study:
Commerce
Major:
Marketing
Graduation Date:
April 5, 1999
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Accounting Reconciliation, Bookkeeping, Microsoft Excel, Spreadsheets, Bank Reconciliation, Email Handling, Administrative Support, Invoicing,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Video Editing, Social Media Management, Graphic Design, Data Entry, Content EditingMYOBGoogle SpreadsheetMicrosoft OutlookVirtual Assistant Skills
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/15733902838
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Asus
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $11.57/hr
Joel
Candidate ID: 411218
ADVANCED
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CSS to WordPress, HTML5, PSD To CSS, PSD Slicing...
INTERMEDIATE
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PHP5, .htaccess...
Median Rate
$11.57
$12.62
if $1 = PHP52
$15.28
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 10.59 per hour or $USD 917.59 per month
Full Time: $USD 11.57 per hour or $USD 2004.62 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Joel has been a Web Developer for over 10 years. His expertise is in WordPress platforms including eCommerce thru WooCommerce.
- He does front-end development, creates mockup designs, converts WordPress pages and sometimes does backend development as well. But he considers his expertise and specialty in doing front-end layouts of websites i.e. PSD slicing, developing mock-up designs and building WordPress functions.
- He also does website optimization mostly focusing on its speed. He can also do on-page SEO. Note that he does not have experience in doing off-page SEO.
- He is usually building his builder. But he's been using Elementor, WP Bakery, Divi and Muffin builder,
- He is asked to provide mockup designs using Adobe XD, Figma, iIvisionapp, Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
- He can create/modify theme plugins.
- He has average communication skills.
- He can start asap though he's still finishing projects as a freelancer.
www.predictiveindex.com/reference-profile/specialist/
Strongest Behavior
- Driven to protect the company against risk by thoroughly leveraging their background and strictly following “the book.”
- Cautious; follows a well-established and proven plan to avoid making mistakes. Does the background research necessary to have proof to support decisions before action is taken.
- Detail-oriented and accommodating; most comfortable working as part of a well-defined team for which they produce high-quality output and decisions.
- Formal, reserved, introspective, and skeptical of new people; requires “proof” to build trust in new people.
- Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
Joel is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise.
Reserved, serious, and always concerned with the exact correctness of the work. Self-discipline, sense of duty, and respect for authority and tradition are strong qualities in Jose Pacholo, who takes responsibilities very seriously.
With experience and/or training, Joel will develop a high level of specialized expertise and efficiency. Disciplined and dedicated to the job and the company. Work pace is somewhat faster-than-average, and Joel is motivated by a real concern for getting work done on time and correctly. Discipline and circumspect thinking will lend caution to decision-making; plans ahead, double checks, and follows up carefully on decisions and actions.
Employment History
WEB DEVELOPER (Freelance/Project Based)
Industry:
Consulting (Business & Management)
Employment Period:
January 2012 to Present
Duties and Responsibilities:
- PSD to HTML, CSS, jQuery/JS, PHP
- Front-end Developing (UI/UX) - Backend Development
- Wordpress/Shopify Website Development
- eCommerce Website Development
- SEO/Speed Optimization
SENIOR FRONTEND DEVELOPER
Industry:
Consulting (Business & Management)
Employment Period:
June 2018 to December 2019 (18 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Slicing AdobeXD, PSD, AI to WordPress pages or to pure HTML/CSS
- Code the frontend of the website (Responsive website)
- WordPress Free/Premium theme modifications
- Back-end Development
- Business Directory Website Development
- Setup google analytics / google map
- Verifying google webmaster tools
- SEO
- Site speed optimization
WEB DEVELOPER
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2014 to January 2015 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Back-up and updating clients website each month (plugins/themes and WordPress version)
- Edit clients WordPress websites
- Enhancing client's images to be posted to their website
- Fulfilling client's customers order via Woocommerce
- Adding/Editing products via Woocommerce
- Submitting business infos to Australian business directory sites as link building
- On-page Optimization (on-page SEO)
- Creating/Posting articles to web 2.0 websites such as (wordpress.com, weebly.com, tumblr.com, blogger.com, etc...) also one of the best way of link building strategy
SENIOR FRONTEND DEVELOPER
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
February 2004 to January 2010 (71 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Slicing AdobeXD, PSD, AI to WordPress pages or to pure HTML/CSS
- Code the frontend of the website (Responsive website)
- WordPress Free/Premium theme modifications
- Back-end Development
- Business Directory Website Development
- Setup Google Analytics / Google Map
- Verifying Google webmaster tools
- SEO
- Site speed optimization
PROJECT MANAGER
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
October 2009 to May 2014 (55 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Installing plugins/modules to website (Social Engine v3 and v4.)
- Basic server administration (backup each week, sorting email accounts/FTP accounts, filtering incoming emails, assisting gigenet/arvixe server administrator when server is down, etc.)
- Managing admin panel to our website (sorting users/admin accounts, creating/building test websites, etc.)
- I also personally do mockup designs when I have vacant time or urgent designs that will be made.
- Do email marketing system with mailchimp.com and/or benchmark.com
- Sorting his taxes (Balancing its figure in different sheets, locating entries from bank accounts with receipts, etc.
- Sharing thoughts or brain storming about ideas of implementing features and design to website.
- Researching (Searching best dedicated server every 2 years to migrate old files, Searching businesses on particular places, etc.)
- Gathering tasks with the boss then will distribute tasks to programmer and designer.
- Reviewing mockup designs from designer for final approval to the boss.
- Checking programmer's what’s been done each day, if still can find bugs then list them down and send the list back to programmer to fix.
WEB DEVELOPER
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Software)
Employment Period:
November 2015 to June 2018 (31 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- PSD / Adobe Illustrator to WordPress pages
- Front-end Development (UI/UX)
- Back-end Development
- WordPress theme modifications
- Creating cPanel account via WHM
- eCommerce Website Development
- Setup google analytics / google map
- Verifying google webmaster tools
- SEO
I.T. OFFICER/ENCODER
Industry:
Automobile / Automotive Ancillary / Vehicle
Employment Period:
February 2004 to March 2010 (73 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Managing in hardware installation and maintenance of workstations, servers, networking equipment, automation system, and other supporting hardware and software’s of the entire Negros Oriental Area, some part of Negros Occidental Area and Siquijor Island.
- Configure the IP, and the DNS address settings to connect to the Data warehouse.
- Installation of Operating System and application software on Windows.
- Posted official receipt made by the collector and new accounts.
- Designed posters, banners, leaflets, etc.
- Create user accounts and established role based permissions.
- Coordinates hardware and software changes and upgrades to servers, gateways and workstations according to the company standard.
- Add new users to hubs and switches.
- Supervised backup and disaster recovery operations.
- Set up conference meetings with necessary technology (laptops and projectors).
- Developed a Certificate of Ownership system in which will be able to edit, delete and detect serial numbers using Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 programming language.
- Remains up to date on products available to the market.
COMPUTER ATTENDANT/TECHNICIAN
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Hardware)
Employment Period:
January 2001 to December 2003 (34 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide user helpdesk & desktop support for Windows 98, XP, Microsoft office and more.
- Install, configure and troubleshoot desktop systems and workstations.
Web Developer
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Software)
Employment Period:
February 2021 to April 2024 (38 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- PSD/Figma/Invisionapp to responsive website
- Build own builder and templates
- Custom WordPress theme/plugin development (ACF, Custom post type, Elementor, wp query, hook and filter, etc)
- HTML/CSS/SASS/SCSS/jQuery/PHP/Bootstrap 4 and 5
- Backend Development - Site speed optimization
Wordpress Developer
Industry:
Computer / Information Technology (Software)
Employment Period:
January 2020 to December 2020 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- PSD to responsive Wordpress pages
- WordPress theme/plugin modifications (ACF, Custom post type, vc_map, wooCommerceetc)
- Shopify frontend modifications
- Site speed optimization
- SEO
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Graduation Date:
May 1, 2004
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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CSS to WordPress, HTML5, PSD To CSS, PSD Slicing, PSD to HTML5, PSD to WordPress, jQuery, Bootstrap, Photo Manipulation, cPanel Server Management, Administrative Support, JavaScript,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
PHP5.htaccess
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: Download: 16.54, Upload: 18.14
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: ASUS
- Processor: Core i5 8th gen
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $10.59/hr
Anthony
Candidate ID: 409751
ADVANCED
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Accounting Information System, Accounting Reconciliation, Bank Reconciliation, Accounts Payable Management...
INTERMEDIATE
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Xero, Xero Accounting, QuickBooks, QuickBooks ERP...
Median Rate
$10.59
$11.51
if $1 = PHP52
$13.84
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 9.61 per hour or $USD 832.88 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Anthony is a Certified Public Accountant with six years of relevant work experience. He has a short stint of working in a local Accounting firm.
- In his experience as a Freelance Accountant for 4 years, he has catered clients in the US and Australia in the field of retail, manufacturing, food and beverage.
- Overall, he is confident in supporting the following:
- bookkeeping
- taxation
- accounts payables
- financial reporting
- general ledger
- He is proficient with the following tools:
- MS Excel
- Xero
- Quickbooks
- Oracle
- SAP
- Freshbooks
- MYOB
- He can start ASAP. Open for full-time and part-time position.
Behavioral Summary
Anthony John is a confident, independent self-starter with competitive drive, initiative, a sense of urgency, and the ability to make decisions and take responsibility for them. Can react and adjust quickly to changing conditions and come up with ideas for dealing with them. Their drive is purposeful, directed at getting things done quickly. This individual responds positively and actively to challenge and pressure, and has confidence in their own ability to handle novel problems and people.
Predictive Index Behavioral Profile - Captain
Strongest Behaviors
Employment History
Freelancer
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
January 2016 to December 2020 (59 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Tax Compliance & Preparation
- Payroll
- Bank Reconciliation
- Internal Auditing
- Accounts Receivable Management
- Account Payable Management
- Bookkeeping
- General Ledger
Finance Executive
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
April 2021 to October 2022 (18 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- AP Management
- Disbursement
- General Ledger
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Consolidation
Freelance Accountant/Bookkeeper
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
January 2016 to June 2020 (53 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handled diverse clientele from AU, US, Canada and some EMEA region
- Produced timely and accurate financial and progress reports and submitted for consideration during key decision-making process.
- Managed all aspects of daily account operations of high volume clients(mostly US and AU clients) in accordance with each individual company policies and procedures, including payment execution and account monitoring.
- Managed general ledger reconciliations, conducted financial statement analysis, and generated detailed reconciliation reports.
- Contributed to weekly meetings with managers by providing feedback and collaborating on the development and execution of new ideas.
- Set up and improved accounting systems and processes to meet business needs and maximize operational success Maintained payroll information by calculating, collecting and entering data.
- Maintained employee privacy and protected payroll operations by keeping all information confidential.
- Tracked business revenue and expenditures and reconciled accounts to maintain high accuracy.
- Gathered data on taxable income, deductibles and allowances for tax preparation.
- Calculated tax owed, prepared and submitted returns and upheld compliance with all applicable laws to meet needs of customers/clients (AU- ATO Lodging, BAS, IAS, PAYG, GST, CGT, FBT, Super; US - Income, Sales, Payroll, CGT; EMEA - VAT).
- Researched technical tax issues to define tax effect or impact of certain tax positions.
- Used different accounting software like Quickbooks, Xero, Freshbooks, MYOB, Microsoft Dynamics, and Oracle EBS Licenses & Certifcates PICPA Member CPA Institute of Certified Bookkeepers UK QBO ProAdvisor Certified Xero Advisor Certified University of Santo Tomas
Senior Finance Executive
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
April 2021 to December 2022 (20 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Produced reports on transactions with metrics for management and shareholders to easily and transparently understand company direction.
- Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controller
- Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures. Work Experience
Senior Accountant 2
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2023 to October 2025 (33 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Managed and reviewed month-end closing processes, ensuring timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting.
- Used different softwares like Xero, QBO and bill.com
- Led monthly account reconciliations and identified discrepancies
- Provides overview and financial insights in addition to Monthly
- Reports Handles all client communications (US shift)
- Review monthly accruals and prepayments;
- Review Fixed Asset Schedule;
- Review AP and AR Schedules
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to successfully complete annual audits
- Review basic day-to-day financial processes handled by the team to ensure financial accuracy
Education History
Field of Study:
Finance/Accountancy/Banking
Major:
Management Accounting
Graduation Date:
May 17, 2012
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Field of Study:
Finance/Accountancy/Banking
Major:
Accountancy
Graduation Date:
October 18, 2013
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
CPA 2013
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
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Accounting Information System, Accounting Reconciliation, Bank Reconciliation, Accounts Payable Management, Accounts Receivable Management, Accounting Software, Accounting Systems Design, General Ledger, General Ledger Reconciliation, General Accounting, Cost Accounting, Management accounting,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
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Xero, Xero Accounting, QuickBooks, QuickBooks ERP, SAP Business OneSAPSAP AccountingERPMySQL
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: Download: 57.38, Upload: 63.69
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Acer Nitro
- Processor: Ryzen 5
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.63/hr
Maria
Candidate ID: 408806
ADVANCED
-
Recruiting, Talent Pooling, Email management, Calendar Management...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Graphic Design, Social Media Management...
Median Rate
$8.63
$9.29
if $1 = PHP52
$10.96
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 8.63 per hour or $USD 1496.32 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Maria started her career as a recruitment specialist for 6 years in a BPO company.
- She then became a virtual assistant and executive assistant to the CEO. Her clients were from the entertainment industry.
- She also has an experience as a Customer Service Representative
- She is knowledgeable on the following:
- Bamboo HR
- Fresh Teams
- Microsoft office Suite
- She has been recruiting agents, trainers and managers. She also had experience in recruiting health care professionals in an Australian-based recruitment agency.
- She is ready to start immediately.
Strongest Behaviors
- Proactively connects quickly to others; open and sharing. Builds and leverages relationships to get work done.
- Comfortably fluent and fast talk, in volume. Enthusiastically persuades and motivates others by considering their point of view and adjusting delivery.
- Detail-oriented; typically makes and follows a plan to keep track of things and usually follows up to ensure completion.
Unassuming, unselfish and has a genuine interest in other people and a strong, intuitive understanding of them. Outgoing and friendly, she enjoys working with others and is lively, warm company.
A pleasant and extraverted person, Maria is an effective communicator, able to stimulate and motivate others while being aware of and responsive to their needs and concerns. Her congenial personality and friendly, interested attitude make them readily approachable. Maria gets along easily with a wide variety of people.
Her drive is directed at working with and for others. She derive particular satisfaction from doing things for others, the company, management, the team, and for the company’s customers. Cooperative and willing, she can be a particularly effective teacher and communicator of the company’s policies, programs, and systems.
Employment History
Executive Assistant
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2021 to December 2021 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Creating Social Media Content
- Creating Contract templates
- Making Brochures and Proposal
- Sending contracts and monthly reports to the clients
Real Estate Virtual Assistant
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
January 2020 to January 2021 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Follow up appointments with the interested buyers and sellers
- Sales and Marketing of properties that are for Sale
- CRM Management
Social Media Marketing
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2020 to December 2020 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Social Media Prospecting
- Sales and Marketing of the services that theclient is offering
- CRM Management
Recruitment Specialist
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
August 2014 to September 2020 (72 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- The full cycle hiring process
- Manage both clients and candidates’ expectations
- Provide client’s feedback / follow up to candidates after stages of the interview
- Present job offers and job offer letter
- Perform background check
- Engage in networking activities to source candidates
- Post job descriptions and advertisements utilizing various job sites
- Interview and hire qualified candidates
Business Development Manager
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2021 to July 2025 (54 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identified and pursued new business opportunities through targeted market research and networking.
- Developed and executed tailored sales strategies, leading to the successful onboarding of 15+ new clients.
- Built long-term partnerships by understanding client needs and delivering tailored solutions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth service delivery.
- Monitored industry trends to refine business development tactics.
- Managed daily service delivery across multiple client accounts
- Acted as the main point of contact for client concerns and escalations
- Led a team to ensure smooth operations and high client satisfaction
- Monitored SLAs and KPIs to maintain service quality
- Conducted regular client check-ins and performance reviews
- Implemented process improvements for better efficiency
- Collaborated with internal teams to align on client needs
- Handled onboarding and ensured seamless transitions for new clients
- Maintained strong client relationships and drove retention
- Acted as the primary point of contact for clients, ensuring satisfaction, retention, and upsell opportunities.
- Conducted regular check-ins and performance reviews to assess service impact.
- Improved client onboarding experience, reducing churn by 30%.
- Collaborated with delivery teams to align service strategies with client goals.
- Managed full-cycle recruitment, from sourcing to onboarding across multiple roles.
- Created and implemented hiring campaigns, increasing the qualified candidate pipeline by 40%.
- Partnered with hiring managers to ensure successful placement and onboarding.
Education History
Field of Study:
Hospitality/Tourism/Hotel Management
Major:
Hotel and Restaurant Management
Graduation Date:
March 1, 2007
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Recruiting, Talent Pooling, Email management, Calendar Management, Appointment Setting,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Graphic DesignSocial Media Management
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 25 Mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result:
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Acer
- Processor: Intel CORE i3 7TH Gen
- Operating System: Windows 10
All-inclusive Rate: USD $11.57/hr
DONDEE
Candidate ID: 408302
ADVANCED
-
Graphic Design, Photo Editing, Video Editing, Adobe Illustrator...
INTERMEDIATE
-
...
Median Rate
$11.57
$12.62
if $1 = PHP52
$15.28
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Full Time: $USD 11.57 per hour or $USD 2004.62 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Dondee îs a multimedia designer who has been in the business since 2002
He started as a graphic designer for a local design company creating designs for print media like brochures, pamphlets, posters
Also did high-resolution design and layout for large format printing.
Edited and retouched photo images
Designed and enhanced company logos
Edited videos to be posted on the website and social media accounts of the client
Designed newsletters, social media posts and other marketing materials
He is proficient in the following tools:
- Photoshop
- Indesign
- Illustrator
- Adobe Premier
- Adobe after effects
Employment History
Graphic Artist
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2003 to January 2005 (24 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- High Resolution Designs and layouts for large format printing, editing, photo retouching, logo enhancement
- Enhancement of low resolution file, conceptualizing new layout for clients with no ready file, color correction, idea in operating large format printer
Graphic Artist
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2005 to December 2005 (11 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Enhancement of low resolution file conceptualizing new layout design, color correction in three different large format printers such as Nur Fresco, Grandjet Classic, Grand Jet s300.
Graphic Designer
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2005 to January 2007 (24 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conceptualizing and rendering modules using 3D max, (Billboards and Indoor designs)
Graphic Artist
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2002 to January 2003 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- More on conceptualization screen printing designs,
- Doing layouts for sand blasting.
FA Graphic Designer
Industry:
Arts / Design / Fashion
Employment Period:
January 2007 to January 2008 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- I used to handle accounts such as glamlab manels
FA Artist
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2002 to January 2007 (60 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Photo enhancement
- Color management FA works
Senior Designer
Industry:
Advertising / Marketing / Promotion / PR
Employment Period:
January 2005 to January 2010 (60 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- I made them won the pitch for my first week of service (2009).
- Used to handle packaging designs, and 3D designs booths/kiosks
- Handled some international accounts for Advertising Services used for newspapers and websites.
- Creating story boards (Acting team leader) if our team leader is not around
- Handling 5 Designers for briefing newly ordered projects
- Validation of designs before sending to clients
- Concepting creative ideas for marketing communication purposes
- Brainstorming with creative directors, managers and other designers
- Designing Booth designs for Events
Senior Designer
Industry:
Call Center / IT-Enabled Services / BPO
Employment Period:
January 2010 to January 2015 (60 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handling multiple clients with different design requirements mainly for website social medias web apps and printing use as freelance.
Senior Designer
Industry:
Arts / Design / Fashion
Employment Period:
January 2015 to January 2017 (24 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Handling multiple clients around the globe with different design requirements mainly for website social medias web appsand printing use.
Senior Graphic Designer
Industry:
Printing / Publishing
Employment Period:
August 2024 to November 2024 (2 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Cover design and internal pages for Singapore and HK Financial reports (Annual report / ESG/ Interim)
Education History
Field of Study:
Art/Design/Creative Multimedia
Major:
Advertising
Graduation Date:
April 1, 2000
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Graphic Design, Photo Editing, Video Editing, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Logo Design,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Between 5mbps to 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/9948519355
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: N/A
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8 Core Processor
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $9.61/hr
Mark
Candidate ID: 402200
ADVANCED
-
Mechanical Engineering, AutoCAD, Analytical Skills, Clerical Skills...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Listening Skills, Client Presentations...
Median Rate
$9.61
$10.40
if $1 = PHP52
$12.40
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 9.76 per hour or $USD 845.58 per month
Full Time: $USD 9.61 per hour or $USD 1665.75 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
Evaluation Comment
Mark has a solid background in mechanical engineering with experience in both design and project implementation. His expertise in HVAC systems, cooling systems, and mechanical infrastructure is well supported by his advanced technical skills in AutoCAD, material cost estimation, and mechanical design. His hands-on experience in both engineering and project management, combined with a strong understanding of international standards, makes him a well-rounded candidate for roles requiring both technical design and project oversight.
Strengths:
- Strong technical skills in mechanical engineering and design, with advanced proficiency in AutoCAD and cost estimation.
- Extensive experience in designing HVAC and cooling systems for large-scale commercial projects.
- Familiarity with international mechanical and safety standards.
- Mechanical Engineering (Advanced)
- AutoCAD (Advanced)
- Analytical Skills (Advanced)
- Microsoft Office/Excel (Advanced)
- 2D/3D Design (Advanced)
- Material Cost Estimation (Advanced)
- Communication and Critical Thinking Skills (Intermediate)
- Mark is a Mechanical Engineer with more than six (6) years of work experience with specialization on HVAC and fire protection.
- He has good communication skills, very professional.
- His proficiency lies in crafting layouts and blueprints for ventilation, air conditioning, ductworks, chilled water piping, and equipment arrangement.
- Additionally, he possesses skills in space planning and conducting calculations for cooling load, ventilation, air quality, smoke extraction, and more.
- He prepares technical specifications, review and evaluate all submittals which includes quotes and technical documentation of equipment proposals. He also ensures that all documents and design is in compliance with the codes and standards.
- He has contributed to various projects involving offices, residences, commercial spaces, mixed-use buildings, and restaurants, ensuring compliance with relevant codes and standards such as ASHRAE, NFPA, SMACNA, and others.
- He executed tasks related to space planning, calculations (including cooling load, mechanical ventilation, indoor air quality, smoke extraction, stairwell pressurization, fireman’s lift pressurization, etc.), and the layout of mechanical plans. This involved handling equipment and layout configurations, ductworks, refrigerant and chilled water piping layouts, and other mechanical details.
- He gained experience in preparing quotations while managing several projects during his freelance work.
- In his recent role, he collaborated as a cooling estimator with an Australian client, offering engineering assistance for Precision cooling products like CRACs, Chillers, and similar items. His responsibilities included reviewing technical documentation and delivering technically compliant product selections aligned with project requirements. He generated quotations, prepared comprehensive compliance reports, and coordinated with the Business Development Manager (BDM), suppliers, and other team members to stay informed about project status and updates. Additionally, he managed cases within the CRM system.
- He is proficient in using AutoCAD, MS office, Duct sizer, Pipe sizer, HAP-E20, Excel, and Hourly analysis program for précised cooling.
- He can start by January of 2024.
Strongest Behaviors
- Detail-oriented and precise; follow-through is deep and literal to ensure tasks were completed in accordance with quality standards.
- Operationally, as opposed to socially, focused. Thinks, in specific terms, about what needs to be done and how to do it accurately and flawlessly; follows, in a literal way, that execution plan.
- Detail-oriented and thorough; works to ensure things don’t fall through the cracks, and follows up to ensure they’re done properly and on time.
Mark Edwarson is a very conscientious person, particularly attentive to, careful of, and accurate with the details involved in the job. Identifies problems, and enjoys solving them, particularly within own area of expertise.
Reserved, serious, and always concerned with the exact correctness of the work. Self-discipline, sense of duty, and respect for authority and tradition are strong qualities in Mark Edwarson, who takes responsibilities very seriously.
Employment History
Mechanical Engineer
Industry:
Consulting (Business & Management)
Employment Period:
August 2020 to November 2023 (38 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides engineering support for the following product offers: (Precision Cooling, Packaged HVAC systems, precision chillers, data center mechanical infrastructure and Containment systems).
- Performs pipe sizing, duct designing, system selection. Managing tender schedule and review tender documents such as technical specifications, drawings, schedules & etc.
- Prepares complete technical product selections. Generate quotations. Prepares complete compliance report. Provides technical support to clients and provide solutions to their cooling requirements.
- Coordinate with the BDMs for project status and updates.
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER
Industry:
Construction / Building / Engineering
Employment Period:
June 2017 to July 2020 (37 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Performed space planning, calculations (cooling load, mechanical ventilation, indoor air quality, smoke extraction, stairwell pressurization, fireman’s lift pressurization and etc.) and layout of mechanical plans (equipment and layout configurations, duct works, refrigerant and chilled water piping layout and other mechanical details),
- Was part of
- Ensured all work is in compliance with applicable codes and standards (ASHRAE 62.1, ASHRAE 90.1, NFPA 92, SMACNA and other local codes),
- Attended technical and coordination meetings internal and external as needed by the company,
- Prepared design criteria and equipment technical specification,
- Reviewed and evaluated all submittals (quote and technical documentation of equipment proposal submitted by contractors),
- Supported other trades(architectural, structural, electrical, fire protection, plumbing and sanitary) in execution of plans to meet.
- Contributed to office projects and commercial fitouts, including high-rise offices, malls, restaurants, and residential spaces. Successfully assessed technical specifications for various office projects in Australia, selecting suitable equipment to meet cooling requirements. changing needs and requirements.
PROJECT ENGINEER
Industry:
Construction / Building / Engineering
Employment Period:
January 2017 to June 2017 (4 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines and other mechanically functioning equipment.
- Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.
- Read and interpret technical blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports, confer with engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.
- Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals and other data to evaluate feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of design applications.
- Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
- Managing projects using engineering principles and techniques.
- Preparing product and project reports and documentations.
Education History
Field of Study:
Engineering (Mechanical)
Major:
Mechanical Engineering
Graduation Date:
April 4, 2016
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
Mechanical Engineer Licensure Exam
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Mechanical Engineering, AutoCAD, Analytical Skills, Clerical Skills, Microsoft Office, 2D Design, Microsoft Excel, Material Cost Estimation,
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Communication Skills, Critical Thinking, Listening SkillsClient PresentationsResearchCost Engineering3D Design
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: Greater than 100mbps
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result: https://www.speedtest.net/result/16317751192
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Laptop
- Brand Name: Asus TUF F15
- Processor: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400H @ 2.70GHz 2.69 GHz
- Operating System: Windows 11
All-inclusive Rate: USD $8.63/hr
Stephen
Candidate ID: 402098
ADVANCED
-
Typing...
INTERMEDIATE
-
Microsoft Applications, Microsoft Office...
Median Rate
$8.63
$9.29
if $1 = PHP52
$10.96
if $1 = PHP40
Currency Fluctuation Range
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Employment Preferences
(inclusive of service fee)
*Plus GST for Australian Businesses
Part Time: $USD 8.63 per hour or $USD 748.16 per month
Full Time: $USD 8.63 per hour or $USD 1496.32 per month
Remote Staff Recruiter Comments
- Stephen has over 25 years experience mostly within BPO, Sales industries.
- He has handled roles for:
- Customer Service
- Outbound Sales
- Appointment Setting
- Loans processing
- Chat Support
- Reservations Agent
- He catered clients that are mostly based in the US and handled accounts for Financial, Telco & Hospitality industries
- He is skilled with supporting both inbound & outbound calls, emails & chat. And is adept with using CRM tools.
- He is also confident in handling different types of customers including irate ones and able to diffuse solutions immediately
- Available to start immediately
Employment History
Customer Service Representative-Property Management
Industry:
Property / Real Estate
Employment Period:
August 2021 to April 2022 (8 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for responding to caller inquires for available properties, inquiries from owners/tenants of managed properties, assist in generating maintenance services requests and others via ticketing system on both Buildium and Zendesk
Chat Support Agent
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
January 2009 to January 2010 (12 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To provide customer suporrt via chat platform and upsales
Appointment Setter/Team Lead
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
February 2010 to December 2010 (10 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- As an agent, to invite propective clients to attend orientation for a potential job placement for a U.S. based company
Change Agent/Appointment Setter
Industry:
Insurance
Employment Period:
January 2011 to December 2013 (35 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To invite and secure seating for potential prospects for the position of insurance for a U.S. based insurance company
Customer Support Associate II
Industry:
Others
Employment Period:
February 2014 to April 2017 (38 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To address customer issues on the online selling platform format.
- Resolve issues between seller-buyer transactions.
- Recommend best format to use on website to ensure maximum exposure and guaranteed sale
Customer Service Representative
Industry:
Telecommunication
Employment Period:
December 2016 to May 2017 (5 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To resolve customer issues with billing, channel line-ups, customer complaints, troubleshoot technical problems with channel feed and digital box issues
Reservations Specialist
Industry:
Hotel / Hospitality
Employment Period:
January 2018 to November 2018 (10 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To offer and make available customer's choice of hotel, and provide best and affordable choices and ensure reservations are completed.
Loan Process Associate
Industry:
Banking / Financial Services
Employment Period:
November 2018 to April 2021 (29 Months)
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To process back end credit checks for loan applicants in the U.S.
Education History
Field of Study:
Computer Science/Information Technology
Major:
Computer Programming
Graduation Date:
April 1, 1995
Located In:
Philippines
License and Certification: :
N/A
Skills
ADVANCED ★★★
-
Typing
INTERMEDIATE ★★
-
Microsoft ApplicationsMicrosoft Office
Work at Home Capabilities:
- Internet Bandwidth: 100 Mbps and above
- Working Environment: Private Room
- Speed Test Result:
- Internet Type: Fiber
- Hardware Type: Desktop
- Brand Name: n/a
- Processor: AMD A8-7600 RADEON R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G 3.10 GHz
- Operating System: Windows 10
*includes service fee. Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate, and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
**Please note that hourly rates are linked to the exchange rate and fluctuate slightly from month to month.
Leadership Micromanagement = Bottleneck
When work can’t move forward without your review, approval, or intervention, leadership becomes the bottleneck.
Tasks stall while waiting for feedback, and progress slows the moment you step away. This dynamic quietly shifts your role from strategist to supervisor.
Instead of scaling, you’re trapped in execution loops, an expensive misuse of high-value leadership time.
The Hidden Overhead of Oversight
Oversight isn’t free. It shows up as:
- More check-ins and status updates
- More training sessions and explanations
- More tools, dashboards, and reporting layers
Each layer consumes hours that should be spent on growth, partnerships, or strategy.
This is where management time valuation matters: leadership hours are far more expensive than offshore wages, yet often treated as unlimited.
The Myth of Cheap Outsourcing: How Time Loss Shows Up in Daily Operations
The cost of cheap labor becomes obvious not in spreadsheets, but in daily friction.

These are the patterns that signal your team is costing you time, even if payroll looks lean.
Endless Slack Threads and “Quick” Looms
When instructions aren’t absorbed the first time, communication multiplies. You explain a task, then clarify it, then record a Loom to explain it again.
What feels like “just a few minutes” compounds into hours each week. This is executive time management erosion, or simply a death by a thousand clarifications.
Missed Deadlines Because You Stepped Away
If projects pause when you’re offline, execution isn’t resilient. Teams wait instead of act because decision rights are unclear or confidence is low.
This creates fragility. Progress depends on your presence, turning leadership into a constant availability requirement rather than a strategic function.
Every Win Still Depends on You
When success requires your involvement at every stage, growth plateaus. You become the system instead of designing the system.
Your day ends only after everyone else’s work is done, an unsustainable model that drives burnout and undermines organizational efficiency.
What Smart Outsourcing Looks Like
The answer isn’t abandoning offshore hiring but upgrading it. Smart outsourcing prioritizes outcomes, autonomy, and leadership leverage over raw cost savings.
This is where human capital investment matters more than wage arbitrage.
Pay for Experience, Not Just Presence
Experienced, skilled professionals cost more per hour, but require far less supervision. They identify problems, propose solutions, and execute with minimal guidance.
In practice:
- Fewer corrections
- Faster decisions
- Better judgment under ambiguity
This shifts the equation from “cheap labor cost” to leadership ROI.
Protecting Your Leadership Calendar
Good hiring decisions give you time back. Instead of filling your calendar with reviews and explanations, you regain hours for strategy and growth.
This is the real metric of success: does your team reduce your workload, or rearrange it? Smart outsourcing optimizes time vs cost in business, not just payroll.
Build a Team That Makes Decisions Without You
Autonomy is the ultimate ROI. Teams that understand priorities and boundaries can move forward independently.
When decision-making is distributed:
- Execution accelerates
- Leaders step out of the weeds
- The decision-making cost drops dramatically
This is how outsourcing becomes leverage instead of liability.
How Remote Staff Helps You Buy Back Time
The real goal of offshore hiring isn’t just lower payroll. It’s protecting the scarcest asset in your business: leadership time.
When hiring decisions ignore the labor vs leadership tradeoff, founders end up subsidizing a low-cost workforce with high-cost supervision.
Remote Staff is built around a simple principle: offshore talent should reduce your involvement, not increase it.

Here’s how that shows up in practice:
1. Pre-Screened Talent with Strategic Experience
Remote Staff doesn’t optimize for volume or speed alone. Candidates are vetted for independent execution, judgment, and decision-making, not just availability or willingness to take orders.
This guarantees you’re hiring skilled contributors who can operate with minimal oversight. Instead of amplifying cheap offshore labor cost problems, this approach improves labor cost efficiency by reducing rework and supervision.
The result is better leadership ROI from every hire.
2. Set Up Support and Delegation Planning
Most founders are left to onboard offshore hires on their own—often while juggling everything else.
Remote Staff provides structured setup support so delegation doesn’t collapse into micromanagement.
That includes role clarity, delegation planning, and expectation alignment before work begins.
By designing handoffs intentionally, Remote Staff helps reduce decision-making cost and prevents leadership time from being consumed by avoidable questions and corrections.
3. Post-Hire Success Reviews
Hiring isn’t the finish line—it’s the start of a performance system. Remote Staff conducts post-hire success reviews to identify whether leaders are still doing work that should have been delegated.
If leadership time is still being drained, adjustments are made—whether that’s refining responsibilities, improving workflows, or resetting expectations.
This directly addresses the cost of poor leadership design and restores balance between execution and oversight.
FAQs
If you’re weighing offshore hiring decisions, these are the questions that surface most often when leaders start evaluating time vs cost in business, not just wages.
Why do cheap hires take up more of my time?
Because lower-cost hires often lack experience or decision autonomy, they require more direction, review, and correction.
What you save in hourly rate is offset by increased management time valuation and oversight.
What’s a realistic hourly rate for experienced offshore staff?
Rates vary by role, but experienced offshore professionals typically cost more than entry-level hires and still considerably less than U.S. equivalents.
The key metric isn’t the rate, but whether the hire reduces your workload and improves output.
Will offshoring to cheaper countries eventually work?
Can I train cheap hires into better contributors? Sometimes, but it requires significant time, structure, and patience.
In many cases, the human capital investment needed to close the gap exceeds the savings, especially when leadership bandwidth is limited.
How does Remote Staff ensure my leadership time is protected?
By vetting for autonomy, supporting onboarding, and reviewing post-hire performance, Remote Staff focuses on outcomes, not just placement.
This enables strategic resource allocation where leadership time is spent on growth, not supervision.
Don’t Save on Labor Only to Spend Your Time
You didn’t start your company to become a full-time QA reviewer or task clarifier. Yet that’s where many founders end up when they prioritize low rates over execution readiness.

Otherwise, it quietly taxes your time, energy, and momentum.
The smarter move is to invest in people and systems that protect high-value leadership and compound results.
If you’re ready to stop trading time for false savings, request a callback now and learn more about building a team that scales without draining you!
Darren Aragon is a multifaceted writer with a background in Information Technology, beginning his career in research at Pen Qatar and transitioning through customer service to a significant role at Absolute Service, Inc. His journey into freelance writing in 2021 has seen him excel across various niches, showcasing his adaptability and deep understanding of audience engagement.






