MARIA ARLENE T.

DISIMULACION
Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

Birthplace: Manila, Philippines

Mobile Number: (63 2) 0921-540-5882
Email: bamd888@yahoo.com; bamd888@gmail.com

Awards/Recognition Received

• 2007 Anvil Award for Merit, Broadcast and Interactive Media Category
Anchor, “Iskor ko ‘to” (This is My Score) Advocacy and Good Governance Program
Aired over DZRH, 666 AM

• Outstanding Young Professional Award (OYPA)

Parangal ng Bayan 2000/Who’s Who in the Philippines
March 30, 2000, Philippine International Convention Center

• Special Group Citation for Arts & Culture for the Manila Philharmonic
Orchestra (MPO)
Awarded to its Managing Partner, Ms. Maria Arlene Disimulacon
Parangal ng Bayan 2000/Who’s Who in the Philippines
March 30, 2000/Philippine International Convention Center
Manila, Philippines

• Sole Philippine Representative

1995 Worldwide Paperless Communications Network
Chicago, USA

Education & Degrees Obtained

• Post-Graduate
Candidate, Master in Business Administration (December 2010)
Faculty Scholar, Far Eastern University Graduate School, Makati City

• College
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (1984)
College of Business Administration
University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman

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 Current Employment

• Full-Time Lecturer, Far Eastern University

Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance
Tourism Department

• Vice President, FEU-MBA Makati Student Council (Present)

• Chairman, Events Management Committee (Present)

Previous Employment

• Associate Publisher and Columnist (December 2004 – December 2005)

Empyerean Press Inc.
Ortigas, Pasig City

• Anchor, Iskor ko to Radio Program: DZRH (December 2004 – December 2005)

Publicus
Jollibee Center, Ortigas, Pasig City

• Co-Anchor, Pinoy Entrepreneur Radio Show: DZAR (March 2001- April 2002)
Glocybex
Hong Kong

• Part-Time Lecturer, De La Salle, College of Saint Benilde (2004 – 2006)

School of Restaurant and Institute Management
Angelo King Building, Manila

• Asst Vice President for Marketing (November 1997 – June 1998)

Cultural Center of the Philippines
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex,
Roxas Boulevard, Manila

• Marketing & Logistics Services Manager (August 1994 – May 1997)

Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)
Makati Stock Exchange (MSE) Building,
Makati City

• Marketing Supervisor (April 1993 – May 1994)

Asian Sources Media Group (now Global Sources)
Citibank Tower, Paseo de Roxas
Makati City

• Project Executive (September 1984 – December 1987)

Philippine Center for International Trade and Exhibitions (PHILCITE)
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex,

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 Roxas Boulevard, Manila
Business Experience

• Director, Business Development and Marketing (July 2007 – July 2009)

L.A. Ducut and Company, Inc.
Las Piñas and Cebu City

• President, Glocybex
Hong Kong

• Chairman, Cyber Miracles, Inc.

Pasay City and Marikina City, Metro Manila

• Managing Partner & Co-Founder (1998 – 2001)

Colmenar-Disimulacion Co. (for Manila Philharmonic Orchestra)
3/F The Main Place, San Juan, Metro Manila

Awards Received for the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO)

• 1999 Anvil Award of Excellence for “Guess Presents Philharmonic in Jeans

Concert Series” that recognized the Concert Series that revolutionized orchestra
performances
(Anvil is awarded by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines)

• 1999 Maxi Award for Shangri-la Plaza Mall’s “Flores y Musica”

for taking arts & culture to the mall
(MAXI is an international marketing award recognizing excellence in shopping
center marketing)

• 1998 Ayala Center’s Marketing Excellence Award for Best Creative Concept
for “Guess Philharmonic in Jeans Concert Series 1998”

Other Work Experiences:

Consultancies

• Marketing Specialist IV/Consultant

Client: Philippine Retirement Authority
Citibank Tower, Paseo de Roxas, Makati City

• Consultant, Florikultura: Philippine International Garden Festival

• Consultant, 3rd Philippine Incentive Marketing Conference
Client: Department of Tourism
Kalaw St., Manila

• Consultant

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Client: Cultural Center of the Philippines
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex, Manila

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• Marketing and Communications Consultant
Client: Hewlett Packard Philippines Corporation
Rufino Tower, Herrera St., Makati City

• Consultant
Client: Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Complex, Manila

• Consultant
Client: Philippine Convention & Visitors Corporation
Legaspi Towers, Vito Cruz, Manila

• Consultant & Resource Speaker

Client: Technology & Livelihood Resource Center

Other Work Experiences:

Lead Organizer, International and Local Events

Business and Tourism

• Construction Show Manila (September 2009)

Client: In-House Event, L.A. Ducut and Company, Inc.
Venue: SMX Convention Center

• Construction Show Manila (September 2008)

Client: In-House Event, L.A. Ducut and Company, Inc.
Venue: SMX Convention Center

• Construction Show Cebu (June 2008)

Client: In-House Event, L.A. Ducut and Company, Inc.
Venue: SMX Convention Center

• Business Opportunities in Manila’s Urban Renewal Conference (Nov 8-10, 2005)

Client: RACuervo, Inc and Cuervo Appraisers, Inc.
Venue: Manila Hotel

• China Business Caravan (June 22-July 3, 2004)

Client: World Citi Colleges and Darwin Group Singapore
Venue: Mainland China

• Going for Gold: 25th Corporate Anniversary (2004)

Client: RACuervo, Inc & Cuervo Appraisers, Inc.
Venue: Wack Wack Country Club

• Florikultura: Philippine International Garden Festival (Jan 11-21, 1998)

Clients: the Department of Tourism; Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation

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 Venue: Paskuhan Village, San Fernando, Pampanga
• Critical Behavior Workshop (Jan 11-12/May 7-8/Sept 19-20, 1996 & Jan 9-10, 1997)
Client: In-House Event, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)
Venue: Manila Peninsula

• Asia/Pacific IT Conference (Nov 6-7, 1996)

Client: In-House Event, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)
Venue: Manila Peninsula

• Asia/Pacific Area Meeting Week (June 4-10, 1995)

Client: In-House Event, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)
Venue: Makati Shangri-la Hotel

• Asia/Pacific Knowledge Exchange Workshop (Nov 9-11, 1995)

Client: In-House Event, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)
Venue: Manila Peninsula

• Client Partnership Conference (1996)

Client: In-House Event, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)
Venue: Manila Peninsula

• Quarterly Round-Table Forum (Oct 1995-Aug 1996)

Client: In-House Event, Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)
Venue: Manila Peninsula

• Baratillo in March (March 1-9, 1986/March 7-15, 1987)

Client: In-House Event, Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions
Venue: Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions (PHILCITE)

• 1st Ceramica Filipinas & 9th CICA Conference

Client: Trade & Exhibitions Manila
Venue: World Trade Center, Manila

• 8th ASEAN Ceramic Exhibition & Workshop (March 6-10, 1991)

Client: Trade & Exhibitions Manila
Venue: World Trade Center, Manila

• 3rd Philippine Incentive Marketing Conference (June 11-15, 1997)

Clients: Department of Tourism; Philippine Convention & Visitors Corporation

Non-Profit Organizations

• Alay sa Bulacan, Alay sa Kinabukasan: 7th Anniversary Dinner and Art Exhibit
(April 22, 2010)
Client: Dangal ng Bulacan Foundation
Venue: Club Filipino

• Physicians for Peace Launch (2004)

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 Clients: World Citi Colleges and Physicians for Peace

• Bank Marketing Association of the Philippines Conference & Exhibit 2000

(Oct 3-4, 2000)
Client: the Bank Marketing Association of the Philippines (BMAP)
Venue: New World Hotel

• Search for the Most Outstanding Public School Teacher of Makati (1990-1991)
Client: the Rotary Club of Makati, Ayala

Agriculture & Related Industries

• Agri-Aqua, Livestock & Poultry International Fair (March 22-29, 1987)

Client: In-House Event, Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions
Venue: Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions (PHILCITE)

• Food Fair Manila (Aug 31-Sept 7, 1986)

Client: In-House Event, Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions
Venue: Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions (PHILCITE)

• Aquatic Technology Exhibition ’86 (May 26-31, 1986)

Client: In-House Event, Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions
Venue: Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions (PHILCITE)

• Agri-Aqua, Livestock & Poultry International Fair (May 26-31, 1985)

Client: In-House Event, Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions
Venue: Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions (PHILCITE)

• AgriTech ’85/AquaTech ’85 (April 10-14, 1985)

Client: In-House Event, Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions
Venue: Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions (PHILCITE)

• Food Fair Manila (Sept 23-29, 1985)

Client: In-House Event, Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions
Venue: Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions (PHILCITE)

• Agricultural Technology Exhibition ’84 (Sept 7-10, 1984)

Client: In-House Event, Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions
Venue: Philippine Center for International Trade & Exhibitions (PHILCITE)

Performing Arts

• New York Philharmonic’s 12,840th Concert (June 11, 1998, Manila)

Clients: Cultural Center of the Philippines and Citibank
Venue: Cultural Center of the Philippines

• 16th Federation for Asian Cultural Promotion Conference/Gala Concert

(Feb 5-7, 1998)

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 Client: In-House Event, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Venue: Cultural Center of the Philippines

• Pagdiriwang 98: Philippine Arts Festival (Feb 5 –15, 1998)

Client: In-House Event, Cultural Center of the Philippines
Venue: Cultural Center of the Philippines

• Philharmonic in Jeans Concert Series, 1998-2000 (Guess USA)

Client: Guess Jeans USA
Venue: Selected Ayala, Robinson’s, SM Malls and Shangri-la Plaza

• Disney Asia Launch

Client: Disney Asia
Venue: Philippine International Convention Center

• French Spring in Manila

Client: the French Embassy
Venue: Hotel Intercontinental Manila

• Summer Concerts at the Park

Client: National Parks Development Committee
Venue: Luneta

• 1st Cinemanila Awards Night

Client: Cinemalaya
Venue: EDSA Shangri-la Hotel

• Kiddie Concert Series 1999

• New Year’ Concert 1999
• Flores y Musica 1999
Venue: Shangri-la Plaza Mall

• Filipino Classics
Client: Foundation for the Musical Filipino
Venue: Manila Hotel

• Summer Concert Series

Venue: Enchanted Kingdom

• The Marriage of Figaro Opera

Client: Red Romero
Venue: Philamlife Theatre

• Peter John and Lilac in Concert

Venue: Cultural Center of the Philippines

• Concert with Violinist Alexander Tumescu

Venue: PCIBank Tower
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 Other Work Experiences:
Speaking Engagements

Foreign

• Spokesperson, China Business Caravan

Client: World Citi Colleges/World Citi Hospital and Darwin Singapore
Venue: Mainland China

• Entrepreneurship: The Alternative to OFW Employment

Client: Global Ventures Intl
Venue: Bayanihan Hong Kong

• Retail Business for OFWs

Client: Technology and Livelihood Center
Venue: Hong Kong

Philippines

• A Piece of Cake: Special Events Management from a Leader

Client: De La Salle, College of St Benilde, School of Restaurant & Institute Management
Venue: Angelo King Building, Manila

• Advertising Targeted to Teens

Client: St. Paul College Pasig
Venue: St. Paul College Pasig

• Communications Skills for Medical Practitioners

Client: Creative Trends, Inc.
Venue: Medical Plaza, Ortigas

• Marketing Real Estate

Client: Moldex Realty Marketing, Inc.

• In Celebration of Women Writers

Client: Cultural Center of the Philippines

• Handling Business Competition

Client: St. Paul College, Quezon City
Venue: Gilmore, Quezon City

• Retailing for Cooperatives

Client: Office of the Vice-Mayor, Hon. Cynthia G. Cajudo
Venue: Subic, Olongapo City

• TLRC Marketing Seminar for the Board of Directors & the Executive Committees
Client: Technology and Livelihood Center
Venue: Subic, Olongapo City

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• TLRC Marketing Workshop
Client: Technology & Livelihood Resource Center
Venue: Mimosa, Clark, Pampanga

• TLRC-TLDC Managers’ Conference

Client: Technology & Livelihood Resource Center
Venue: Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Other Work Experiences:

Published Works

• Columnist, OFW Guardian

Publisher: Empyrean Publishing, Inc

• Editor-in-Chief, PPO Update

Publisher: Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO)

• Editor-in-Chief, Andersen Consulting Worldwide Online Newsletter

Publisher: Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)

• Contributor, The Philippine Tatler Magazine

Publisher: Style Media, Inc.

• Columnist, The Daily Tribune Newspaper (January 1998 – December 1999)

Publisher: The Daily Tribune

• Lifestyle Editor and Columnist, Republika Newsmagazine

(January 1998 – December 1999)
Publisher: Republika, Inc.

• As Romance Novelist, Cristina Carlos, wrote the following published in OFW

Guardian (print and online editions): “The Boss is Always Right,” “Please Say You Love Me,”
and “No Time for Love”

• Scriptwriting for the following live performances: “Kiddie Concert Series at the
Shangri-la Plaza Mall” (1999) with emphasis on Children’s introduction to Performing Arts and
“Guess Presents Philharmonic in Jeans Concert Series” (1998) with emphasis on Music
Education (infotainment)

Other Work Experiences:

Unpublished Works

• Thesis Proposal: The Economic Importance of the M.I.C.E. (Meetings, Incentives,

Conventions and Exhibitions) Sector on the Philippine Tourism Industry

• Human Resource Management Case Study: Managing Performing Artists: An

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 Insider’s Look into Successful Recruitment, Innovation and Leadership Strategies for
Classical Musicians

• Organizational Behavior Case Study: The Impact Of Mergers & Acquisitions

On Organizational Culture: A Case Study of Disney-Pixar Animation Studios and
Disney-Marvel Entertainment

• Strategic Market Management Paper: ACCENTURE PLC: Strategic Lessons From A

Global Leader - High Performance. Delivered.

Other Work Experiences:

Hosting Engagements

• Alay sa Bulacan, Alay sa Kinabukasan: 7th Anniversary Dinner and Art Exhibit
(April 22, 2010)
Client: Dangal ng Bulacan Foundation, Inc.
Venue: Club Filipino

• Philippines – Canada Trade Mission” (Jan 24 & 26, 2008)

Client: PharmaCanada, Inc.
Venue: Manila Peninsula

• 9th FEU Business Show 2007 (October 4, 2007)

Client: In-House Event, FEU Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance
Venue: FEU Auditorium Manila

• Save the Children UK Launch & Handover (March 3, 2006)

Client: Save the Children UK
Venue: Gazebo Royale Quezon City

• 8th FEU Business Show 2006 (October 2006)

Client: In-House Event, FEU Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance
Venue: FEU Auditorium Manila

• Ang Tipo kong Lider (1st Political Trade Fair)

Client: Publicus
Venue: Philippine International Convention Center (PICC)

• Guess Philharmonic in Jeans Concert Series (1998 – 2000 Mall Tours)

Client: Guess Jeans USA
Venue: Selected Ayala, Robinson’s, SM Malls and Shangri-la Plaza

• Hong Kong OFWs Entrepreneurship Training Graduation

Venue: Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong

• Transformative Leadership: The Challenge towards New Governance

Client: Publicus

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 Venue: University of the Philippines, Diliman

• Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra Concert Series 1997-1998

Client: Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Venue: Cultural Center of the Philippines

Training Conducted
for the following companies:

• Bayanihan Trust Hong Kong

• Cosmos Bottling Corporation
• Fujitsu Philippines
• Federal Express
• Gunma Gohkin Philippines
• Ionics
• Intel Philippines
• Maxim Philippines
• Sanyo Philippines
• National Power Corporation
• Philippine Geothermal, Inc.
• Robinsons Group of Companies
• Technology & Livelihood Resource Center
• Universal Robina Corporation

Training Attended

Foreign

• Worldwide Paperless Communications Network (1996)

Venue: Chicago USA

• Andersen Consulting Marketing Workshop (1995)

Venue: Singapore

Philippines

• Philippine Stock Exchange (July 19, 2010)

Venue: Philippine Stock Exchange, Ortigas

• Philippine Dealing System (July 19, 2010)

Venue: Philippine Dealing System, Enterprise, Makati City

• 33rd Philippine Business Conference (Oct 24-26, 2007)

Venue: Manila Hotel

• Textbook Writing Seminar/Rex Bookstore (Sep 14, 2007)

Venue: Far Eastern University
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• From Dirt to Dollars: Marketing to Seniors (March 22, 2007)
Venue: Manila Peninsula Hotel

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• Business Opportunities in Urban Renewal Conference (Nov 8-10, 2005)
Venue: Manila Hotel

• Online Teaching Workshop (June 29- July 13, 2005)

Venue: De La Salle University, Manila

• Creating the Learner-Centered Classrooms (June 1, 2005)

Venue: De La Salle University, Manila

• International Marketing Convention (July 7-8, 2004)

Venue: Westin Philippine Plaza

• Competitive Hospital Strategies (June 2-4, 2004)

Venue: Holiday Inn Galleria Hotel

• Arts Marketing Workshop

Venue: High School for the Arts, Makiling

• Customer Service Revolution

Venue Westin Philippine Plaza

• Exceeding Customer Expectations

Venue New World Hotel Renaissance Manila

Others

• Language Fluency
TOEIC Score, As of Sept 29, 2008: 960

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