K+E+T+D+P = Juan S. Reyes Jr., new FMS-DOST director
K+E+T+D+P is an equation. Just add all the variables and the result is success. And Juan S. Reyes Jr. solved that equation with flying colors making him the new Director of the Finance and Management Service-Department of Science and Technology (FMS-DOST).
Jun, as he fondly called by his peers, recently assumed the title Director IV of the FMS. In simple rites during the DOST Management Committee Meeting on 08 March 2010 at the Philvolcs Auditorium, Quezon City , he was sworn in by DOST Secretary Estrella F. Alabastro.
For more than three years, Reyes was the Officer-in-Charge of the FMS office of the director and held various positions within the organization. His selection as FMS Director was an example that “knowledge + experience + training + determination + potentials” is an equation that when solved properly is equal to success.
Reyes has packed in 16 years of dedicated service to DOST. He was the Officer-in-Charge of the Budget Division during his first seven years in the FMS- DOST. Later, he was promoted to the position of Chief Administrative Officer (Management and Audit Analyst V) of the Management Division, FMS-DOS. He was subsequently named OIC of the Accounting Division-FMS and, concurrently, OIC of the FMS.
Reyes, a Certified Public Accountant, earned his Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of the East. He was a DOST scholar when he obtained his Master in Business Administration from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines .
A low-profile worker, Reyes silently and dedicatedly discharged his roles and became a member of a number of working committees within the DOST system, helping him gain familiarity of various financial and administrative transactions. In the course of his service to the system, Reyes has gained extensive knowledge and understanding of the different phases of financial management. In fact, he was also assigned for some time in the Internal Audit System.
His experiences as State Auditor at the Commission on Audit and as Accounting Supervisor in a private firm were strong foundations for his success.
On professional affiliations, Jun Reyes is a member of various professional organizations such as the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), Government Association of Certified Public Accountants (GACPA), Association of Government Internal Auditors (AGIA), Association of Government Accountants of the Philippines (AGAP), Philippine Association of Government Budget Administrators (PAGBA), SIKAT DOST Employees Union, and DOST Employees Association.
Edgar I. Garcia: Meticulous multi-tasking expert is new TAPI director
Always referred to as the meticulous multi-tasking expert by those who had worked with him, Engr. Edgar I. Garcia’s dynamicity helped him move his way to the top post of the Technology Application and Promotion Institute-Department of Science and Technology (TAPI-DOST). He was appointed as Director by Secretary Estrella F. Alabastro on March 22, 2010.
Director Garcia, Egay to his friends, has an extra-ordinary ability as a team player, with exceptional knowledge in technology transfer and commercialization programs. His dedication and desire to acquire advanced managerial skills and modern strategies prove to be his weapon in his for perfection.
A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at the National University in 1978, Engr. Garcia went to University of the Philippines Diliman for higher studies where he obtained his Master of Statistics degree in 1986. He was recipient of Certificate of Merits as College Scholar. In 1989, he received his Postgraduate Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo , Japan where he was a research fellow of the UNESCO and Ministry of Education and Culture of Japan (MONBUSHIO). At present, he is completing his PhD in Food Science at the University of the Philippines Diliman with all academic courses completed.
Engr. Garcia joined the DOST system in 1979 at the Food and Nutrition Research Institute then joined TAPI in 1992 as Senior Science Research Specialist. He became Supervising SRS in 2004 then rose to becoming Chief SRS in 2007. Since then he has acted on various and concurrent capacities within the Institute as officer-in-charge of the Office of the Deputy Director and the Office of the Director.
As a science worker, Engr. Garcia has written and published a number of country paper reports and technical papers. Undoubtedly, he is one civil servant who upholds excellence, possessing strong analytical skills in various fields and the ability to relate to peers on policy issues on science and technology.
Aware of the importance of education and mentoring, Engr. Garcia continues to be part of the academic community as a part-time lecturer at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (1987 to present) and the Technological University of the Philippines (1981 to present) where he teaches food science courses, Calculus, Statistics, and Analytic Geometry to undergraduate technical and engineering students. (Josephine Darm, Michelle Sulit, Aileen Casa, STII, S&T Media Service)
Engr. Art Cruz: Moving up the ladder
By Joy M. Lazcano (STII) and Marlyn Ramones (MIRDC)
S&T Media Service
Bringing the Metals Industry Research and Development Center to new heights is not new to this man who had a long time romance with the industry since his younger days. Engr. Artur Lucas D. Cruz, registered mechanical engineer, was appointed Executive Director of the MIRDC by DOST Secretary Estrella F. Alabastro on March 22, 2010.
Engr. Cruz started as Junior Methods Engineer at MIRD in 1977, and then rose up to Division Chief, Department Manager, and Director II, until he was promoted as Deputy Executive Director III of the Office of the Deputy Executive Director for Research and Operations. He served as MIRDC Officer-in-Charge from 04 March 2009 until his assumption to the top position of the Center.
Cruz, a holder of a Career Executive Officer (CEO) IV rank, is one of the few people who rose from the ranks. In fact, he started his mechanical career as a helper in a small mechanical shop in Angeles, Pampanga in 1975 but was later hired as instructor at the National University where he took his BS in Mechanical Engineer. He obtained his MBA from the San Sebastian College in 1977.
