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Deputy Manager, Pharmacy Prior Authorizations at Optum Global Advantage. Builds software on the side.

Results-driven operations leader with 6+ years of progressive leadership experience in BPO and healthcare environments. Proven expertise in pharmacy prior authorizations, team development, and process improvement — consistently raising the bar on quality, productivity, and team engagement.


60+

Team members led

6+

Years in leadership

6σ

Yellow Belt certified

6

Side projects shipped


Projects

Built on the side

Full-stack products, mostly on Next.js and Supabase. Ordered from most to least polished; the flagship is live.

01

Flagship · Live

AIR:Rally

Airbnb for pickleball courts

A pickleball court discovery and booking marketplace. Web app with an Expo / React Native mobile companion. The most actively developed project.

  • Next.js 16
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind
  • shadcn/ui
  • Supabase · Postgres
  • Auth · RLS · Storage
  • Stripe
  • Expo / React Native
air-rally.comVisit site

02

Case study

APRRC '27

Official conference website plus a registration and admin dashboard for the Asia Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference — Cebu, May 2027.

  • Next.js 16
  • Prisma
  • Supabase
  • PayMongo
  • Recharts

03

Case study

Leovate

A personal finance dashboard with budgeting, reporting, and PDF / Excel export.

  • Next.js
  • Prisma
  • NextAuth
  • Recharts

04

Case study

DataVerse

Turn Data Into Clarity

A visual, node-based data workflow and ETL builder.

  • Vite
  • React 19
  • TypeScript
  • React Flow
  • Supabase
  • Zustand

05

Case study

Finance Tracker

A Supabase-backed personal finance tracker with a static HTML / JS front end.

  • Supabase
  • HTML
  • JavaScript

06

Case study

MyFinance PH

An earlier finance-tracker experiment built as an offline-capable, installable PWA.

  • PWA
  • Offline-capable
  • Installable
Highlights

Key Accomplishments

01

Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Certified process improvement practitioner with hands-on application in healthcare operations, identifying inefficiencies and implementing data-backed solutions that reduce cost and rework.

02

Bright Ideas Initiative

Developed multiple Bright Ideas that generated thousands of dollars in Quality Net Income (QNI) — translating frontline insights into measurable organizational value.

03

Automation & Efficiency

Passionate about driving process efficiency through automation, consistently improving team-level performance metrics including NPS, AHT, Quality, and Accuracy scores.

Capabilities

Core Competencies

Leadership & People

  • People Management
  • Coaching & Mentoring
  • Employee Performance Evaluation
  • Team Engagement & Culture
  • Conflict Resolution

Operations & Strategy

  • Work Planning & Prioritization
  • Process Improvement
  • Problem-Solving
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Compliance Management

Development

  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Supabase
  • Prisma
  • PostgreSQL
  • Stripe
  • Expo / React Native
  • Vite

Tools & Technology

  • Microsoft Excel (Advanced)
  • MS Office Suite
  • Workforce Management Systems

Certification

  • Six Sigma Yellow Belt — Certified
Career

Work History

April 2026 — PresentOptum Global Advantage

Deputy Manager

Cebu City · Pharmacy Prior Authorizations

Oversees and manages team supervisors while driving daily operations, improving team performance, and ensuring efficient achievement of business goals.

  • People Management
  • Operations Leadership
  • Team Development
  • Performance Management
  • Healthcare BPO

July 2022 — April 2026Optum Global Advantage

Team Leader / Supervisor

Cebu City · Pharmacy Prior Authorizations

Lead a team of inbound agents handling provider calls for medication prior authorizations in a complex, compliance-sensitive healthcare environment. Drive team performance through structured coaching, performance monitoring, and recognition programs that sustain high engagement and consistent metric achievement. Collaborate directly with senior management to align team execution with organizational strategy, regulatory requirements, and patient care standards.

  • Healthcare BPO
  • Prior Authorizations
  • Team Development
  • Compliance
  • Performance Coaching

May 2019 — July 2022Sykes Asia Inc.

Team Leader

Cebu City · Customer Service Operations

Led a customer service team with a sharp focus on elevating CSAT performance. Conducted in-depth analysis of satisfaction data to uncover root causes and develop targeted action plans — consistently driving positive outcomes for both customers and the business. Delivered structured coaching interventions and leveraged data insights to guide team decision-making and skill development.

  • Customer Experience
  • CSAT Improvement
  • Data Analysis
  • Coaching

Open to opportunities. Let's talk.