JOEFRAN T. TAÑO
Engineer IV
Iloilo City
Summary
Engineer IV and Department Head of Engineering Facilities Management directing hospital infrastructure, offsite support facilities, and a team of 60+ personnel across civil, electrical, mechanical, sanitary, transport, safety, security, housekeeping, and health care waste functions. Leads environmental resiliency planning for building design and construction while coordinating PGBI ADP+AA review and DOH Green Viability Assessment compliance. Strengthens operating readiness through administrative and technical oversight of EFMD protocols.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineer IV
Western Visayas Medical Center
10.1997 - Current
- Presently occupying the position of Engineer IV designated as the Department Head of the Engineering Facilities Management Department (EFMD). Work coverage includes administrative and technical operations as regards EFMD protocols including offsite facilities under the agency support.
- The position is responsible for the personnel complement of sixty (60) or more personnel support staff equally distributed to various construction discipline, that is, sanitary, civil, electrical, mechanical, transport and medical equipment. Included to this group of personnel are those under safety and security, and housekeeping and health care waste management. The whole team reports to the Hospital Operations Support Service Division (HOPSS).
- Evaluated design requirements for environmental resiliency in building structure preparation, applying ecological standards as an Accredited Assessor/Accredited Design Professional (ADP+AA) with Philippine Green Building Initiative (PGBI) accreditation, utilizing EDGE App from International Finance Corporation (IFC) for monitoring building carbonization and resilience through all project phases.
- Spearheaded compliance with Green Viability Assessment (GVA) requirements for Department of Health (DOH), focusing on criteria for governance, energy efficiency, water efficiency, health care waste management, environmental resiliency, material sustainability, site sustainability, and indoor environmental quality.
Project Engineer
Landheights Development Corporations
07.1996 - 09.1997
- Served as Project Engineer for Anaros Village, Mandurriao, Iloilo City, overseeing maintenance and subdivision development for housing and road network projects.
- Led project planning and execution for residential development initiatives, ensuring compliance with regulations.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to streamline project workflows and enhance communication.
- Developed and maintained project schedules, monitoring progress against milestones and deliverables.
Sales Engineer and Materials Quality Control Engineer
MADE (Market Developers), Incorporated
03.1995 - 06.1996
- Managed supply and delivery of ready mix concrete as Sales Engineer and Materials Quality Control Engineer. Conducted material testing and designed concrete mixes to meet specified strength requirements.
- Developed technical presentations to demonstrate product capabilities and address customer needs.
- Collaborated with sales teams to identify prospects and drive product adoption in target markets.
- Designed customized solutions based on client specifications and industry requirements.
Materials Quality Control Engineer
International Builders Corporation
06.1994 - 03.1995
- Served as Materials Quality Control Engineer for contracted projects, including Mambusao-Dumalag Provincial Road, Pinamalatikan-Sigma Provincial Road, and DOT 25 Feeder Ports in Guimbal, Banate, Estancia, and Dumangas, Iloilo.
- Led quality assurance initiatives to enhance product reliability and compliance with industry standards.
- Developed and implemented inspection protocols to ensure adherence to specifications and reduce defects.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify root causes of quality issues and propose effective solutions.
Sustaining Technical Employee (STE) and Project Engineer
JP Mechandising
09.1993 - 06.1994
- Worked as Sustaining Technical Employee (STE) and worked as Project Engineer for all construction projects.
- Led technical support initiatives to enhance product functionality and user satisfaction.
- Streamlined inventory management processes using advanced tracking systems, improving operational efficiency.
- Mentored junior staff in troubleshooting techniques and best practices for equipment maintenance.
Full-time Teacher
San Lorenzo Ruiz Academy of Polomolok
06.1992 - 04.1993
- Taught Mathematics, Algebra, and Home Economics to high school students, fostering critical thinking and practical skills.
- Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans tailored to diverse student needs.
- Fostered a positive learning environment promoting student participation and collaboration.
- Assessed student progress through regular evaluations, providing constructive feedback for improvement.
Harvest Coordinator
Taborete Contract Harvest
01.1992 - 04.1992
- Worked as Harvest Coordinator for Dole Philippines Incorporated and is in charge of procurement of harvest maps and related documents for the harvest assignments of pineapple contract harvesters.
- Coordinated logistics for contract harvest scheduling to optimize resource allocation.
- Developed and implemented processes to enhance communication among teams and stakeholders.
- Managed documentation and reporting systems to ensure compliance with industry standards.
Purchasing Officer
Sinko Trading Exporter
04.1991 - 12.1991
- Managed purchasing operations and oversaw plant processing activities.
- Negotiated favorable terms with suppliers to enhance procurement efficiency.
- Analyzed market trends to identify cost-saving opportunities and optimize purchasing strategies.
- Developed and maintained strong vendor relationships to ensure reliable product availability.
Assistant Project Inspector
DOLE Philippines, Incorporated
03.1989 - 05.1989
- Worked as Assistant Project Inspector and conducted quality and detail inspections of construction under the auspices of DOLE Engineering Department.
- Inspected project sites to ensure compliance with safety regulations and quality standards.
- Coordinated with contractors to address issues and implement corrective actions promptly.
Education
Elementary -
Polomolok Central Elementary School (PCES)
Polomolok, South Cotabato01-1981
Masters - Public Administration, Major in Personnel Management
Guimaras State College
Buenavista, Guimaras01-2011
College - Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Mindanao State University – Tambler Campus (MSU-GSC)
General Santos City01-1990
High School - undefined
Jose L. Valencia Academy (JLVA)
Polomolok, South Cotabato01-1985
Skills
Facilities operations management
Personnel supervision
Maintenance scheduling
Stakeholder coordination
Project planning
Green building assessment
Environmental resiliency planning
Construction quality control
Materials testing
Health care waste management
Personal Information
Citizenship: Filipino
Special Skills Talents
- Peer Counselor
- Amateur Writer
- Can Work on Computer
- Specializes on Quality Troubleshooting of Concrete (Wet and Dry)
Birthplace
Bitas, Tigbauan, Iloilo
Height
1.65 meters
Weight
69 kgs
Father Name
Rafael T. Taño, (Deceased)
Mother Name
Lilia G. Tumesa, Housewife
Parents Address
Bitas, Tigbauan, Iloilo
Spoken Written Dialects
- Ilonggo
- Cebuano
- Tagalog
- English
Awards
- MSU-GSC, College Orator, Two-time College Dance Medley Champion, Best Actor for Carlos Palanca’s One Act Play for English Theater Arts
- JLVA, Class Valedictorian, Awardee, Mercury Drug Excellence in Mathematics, Awardee, Mercury Drug Excellence in Science, Leadership Awardee, Insular Life Gold Eagle, Leadership Awardee, Jaycees General Santos City, Leadership Awardee, JLVA, Awardee, NCEE Topnotcher, Consistent Scholar
- PCES, With Honors
- COSHEMAP and DOLE-OSHC, KALIGTASAN Scholarship
Training
- 2025-12-19, Certificate of Appearance, Royce Hotel, Clark, Pampanga, HFEP-MO Management Review and consultative Meeting with HFEP Coordinators and Foreign Assisted Projects’ Staff
- 2025-12-08, Certificate of Appearance, Ciudad Christia, San Mateo, Rizal, HFEP Performance and Budget utilization Review
- 2025-09-09, Certificate of Appearance, Best Western Plus Hotel, Clark, Pampanga, Performance and Budget Utilization Review and Consultative Meeting on the 2026 National Expenditure Program for the HFEP
- 2025-08-19, Certificate of Appearance/Participation, WVMC, Iloilo City, National Lung Month Celebration 2025
- 2025-06-30, Certificate of Appearance, Thunderbird resort, San Fernando, LA Union, HFEP-MO Process Alignment Meeting
- 2025-05-26, Certificate of Appearance, Acacia Hotel, Davao City, AHAPSI Midyear Convention 2025
- 2025-05-22, Certificate of Participation/Appearance, ETON Centris, Quezon City, 7th National Convention of Accredited CPES Evaluators of the Phils.
- 2025-04-08, Certificate of Participation/Appearance, Quest Plus Conf. Center, Clark, Pampanga, Prioritization Workshop on Solicited PPP Proposals for CHD, Selected Hospitals and Selected DATRC
- 2025-04-01, Certificate of Appearance, Ciudad Christia, San Mateo, Rizal, HFEP Physical and Financial Data Reconciliation
- 2025-03-08, Certificate of Completion, Savoy Hotel, Boracay, Aklan, 31st Governance Boot Camp: Basic Class
- 2025-03-04, Certificate of Appearance, Ciudad Christia, San Mateo, Rizal, Consultative Meeting on HFEP 2026 Proposal
- 2025-01-24, Certificate of Attendance, UAP Qatar Chapter, Online, REVIT Essential Workshop: A Beginner’s Guide
- 2024-12-06, Certificate of Attendance, WVMC, Iloilo City, Multi-Sector Governance Council 2nd Semi-annual Meeting 2024
- 2024-11-26, Certificate of Appearance, Ciudad Christia, San Mateo, Rizal, Data Reconciliation for DOH: Asset Registry Compliance System
- 2024-11-18, Certificate of Appearance, St. Giles Hotel, Makati, HRFDC PBUR for the HFEP, under HFDB Batch 2
- 2024-10-09, Certificate of Appearance, QPlus Conf. Center, Clark, Pampanga, PIR for ADB HEAL Civil Works and Equipping Components
- 2024-10-01, Certificate of Appearance, UNOPS, Online, Project Scheduling
- 2024-09-16, Certificate of Attendance, WVMC, Iloilo City, WVMC Strategic Operational Planning for FY2025
- 2024-09-07, Certificate of Completion, UNOPS, Online, Confine Space Training – Working in Confined Spaces
- 2024-08-09, Certificate of Appreciation, Zuri Hotel, Iloilo City, Managerial Course on Hospital Safe from Disaster
- 2024-08-05, Certificate of Appearance, Zuri Hotel, Iloilo City, Managerial Course on Hospital Safe from Disaster
- 2024-07-30, Certificate of Participation, GPPB, FB Live, GPPB TSO Talks: Mastering Early Procurement Strategies Day 2
- 2024-07-17, Certificate of Attendance, WVMC, Iloilo City, 2nd Qtr, FY 2024-PBUR
- 2024-07-12, Certificate of Completion, UNOPS, Online, Emergency Planning
- 2024-07-12, Certificate of Completion, UNOPS, Online, Safety Bob’s Comprehensive Construction Safety Orientation
- 2024-07-12, Certificate of Completion, UNOPS, Online, Excavation and Trenching for Construction
- 2024-07-11, Certificate of Completion, UNOPS, Online, Working at Height
- 2024-07-11, Certificate of Completion, UNOPS, Online, Scaffolding Safety for Construction
- 2024-05-31, Certificate of Membership, CAP Convention Center, CJH, Baguio City, AHAPSI Midyear Convention
- 2024-05-31, Certificate of Appearance, CAP Convention Center, CJH, Baguio City, AHAPSI Midyear Convention
- 2024-05-13, Certificate of Appearance, Royce Hotel, Clark, Pampanga, HFEP MPO PBUR
- 2024-05-06, Certificate of Appearance, Poro Point, San Fernando, La Union, Constructors’ Performance Evaluators Accreditation Training
- 2024-04-17, Certificate of Attendance, WVMC, Iloilo City, Training on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point
- 2024-03-18, Certificate of Completion, Canyon Woods Resort Club, Batangas, Planning and Design for Level 3 Hospitals
- 2024-03-18, Certificate of Appearance, Canyon Woods Resort Club, Batangas, Planning and Design for Level 3 Hospitals
- 2024-02-23, Certificate of Attendance, WVMC, Iloilo City, Performance Budget Utilization Review
- 2024-02-20, Certificate of Appearance, WVMC, Iloilo City, Orientation on Changes and Revisions on QMS Forms and Templates
- 2024-01-10, Certificate of Appearance, Widus Hotel, Clark, Pampanga, Implementation Review on Equipment Support under ADB-HEAL COVID-19 Projects
- 2023-12-19, Certificate of Appearance, Royce Hotel & Casino, Clark, Pampanga, HFEP-MO Management Review and Consultative Meeting with HFEP Coordinators and Foreign Assisted Projects Staff
- 2023-12-11, Certificate of Attendance, Webinar – WEBEX, Procurement Updates for DOH Procurement Practitioners CY2023
- 2023-12-05, Certificate of Attendance, Webinar, Webinar on Traditional and Alternative Health Care
- 2023-11-28, Certificate of Appearance, Diversion 21 Hotel, Iloilo City, Vetting for Basic Governance Documents for Strategy Refresh
- 2023-11-17, Certificate of Appearance, Diversion 21 Hotel, Iloilo City, Management Review 3rd Quarter
- 2023-11-15, Certificate of Appearance, Diversion 21 Hotel, Iloilo City, WVMC Performance and Budget Utilization Review for Fiscal Year 2023
- 2023-11-13, Certificate of Participation, Zuri Hotel, Iloilo City, Green Health Facilities Conference 2023
- 2023-11-10, Certificate of Attendance, Webinar, Green Breakthroughs 2023: Transcending Green
- 2023-10-18, Certificate of Attendance, Goldberry Hotel, Iloilo City, Gender Sensitivity Orientation
- 2023-10-11, Certificate of Attendance, J7 Plaza Hotel, Mandurriao, Iloilo City, Anger and Stress Management Workshop
- 2023-10-10, Certificate of Attendance, WVMC, Iloilo City, Re-Orientation on Government Working Hours and Leave Laws
- 2023-10-02, Certificate of Attendance, WVMC, Iloilo City, Orientation on the PRIME_HRM Core Areas: Policies and Processes
- 2023-08-09, Certificate of Appearance, Diversion 21 Hotel, Iloilo City, OSM Capacity Building and MSGC Management
- 2023-07-27, Certificate of Completion, Punta Villa Resort, Arevalo, Iloilo, Basic Life Support Training for Lay Responders
- 2023-06-20, Certificate of Appearance, La Lola Luxury Beach Resort, Bagac, Bataan, Workshop on the Improvement of Design for Negative Pressure Isolation Facilities and BSL-2 Laboratories under the ADB-HEAL COVID-19 Project according to DOH Standards
- 2023-05-19, Certificate of Attendance, WEBEX, EchOrientation on Internal Quality Audit
- 2023-05-11, Certificate of Appearance, DOH-HPIDT, DOH, Manila, Application for Additional Bed License
- 2023-01-25, Certificate of Appearance, Diversion 21, Iloilo City, Strategic Planning
- 2022-12-15, Certificate of Appearance, Quest Hotel, Clark
Timeline
Engineer IV
Western Visayas Medical Center
10.1997 - Current
Project Engineer
Landheights Development Corporations
07.1996 - 09.1997
Sales Engineer and Materials Quality Control Engineer
MADE (Market Developers), Incorporated
03.1995 - 06.1996
Materials Quality Control Engineer
International Builders Corporation
06.1994 - 03.1995
Sustaining Technical Employee (STE) and Project Engineer
JP Mechandising
09.1993 - 06.1994
Full-time Teacher
San Lorenzo Ruiz Academy of Polomolok
06.1992 - 04.1993
Harvest Coordinator
Taborete Contract Harvest
01.1992 - 04.1992
Purchasing Officer
Sinko Trading Exporter
04.1991 - 12.1991
Assistant Project Inspector
DOLE Philippines, Incorporated
03.1989 - 05.1989
High School - undefined
Jose L. Valencia Academy (JLVA)
College - Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Mindanao State University – Tambler Campus (MSU-GSC)
Masters - Public Administration, Major in Personnel Management
Guimaras State College
Elementary -
Polomolok Central Elementary School (PCES)