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PROFILE:
Eng Milo Torres
IT Specialist and Photographic Artist
Chairman: Professional Development Committee,
FCC-Dubai
“Simple is beautiful”
He is an active Filipino Computer
Club - Dubai and Overseas Pinoy Professional
Photographers Society’s trainer who prefers to be
always at the assistance and support side - truly a
dedicated and very active community leader in Dubai.
He graduated at Mapua Institute of Technology on
March 1986 with a degree of Bachelor of Science in
Electronics and Communications Engineering and
passed the E.C.E. Board examinations on September of
the same year. He undertook a college re-entry
course at Access Institute of Computer Technology in
Cubao, QC and earned a Diploma as Computer Engineer
in 1988.
He is now a licensed professional in database driven
website development using various languages such as
HTML, JavaScripts, Flash animation, SQL, ASP, and
implementing other dynamic applications using pHp
and MySQL. He has excellent skills in network
administration and has vast knowledge in software
development and digital imaging.
He designed and implemented a training program for
Web Development using HTML at Filipino Workers
Resource Center (FWRC) in the year 2000, and
later introduced others such as Flash animation and
Java scripting. He has conducted several short
workshops in ‘Scanning Photographs for the Web’ and
organized a well-attended four-hour seminar on ‘Web
Fundamentals for Internet Enthusiasts’ held at
Inter-Continental Hotel on May 2001 with more than 180
participants.
Career He was a SHARP (Office Automation) Engineer,
component level troubleshooter and technical
supervisor for almost 10 years before he joined
Inter-Consort Mercantile & Investment in Dubai as
Senior Engineer. He later became a Network
Administrator in MS Windows and MS Exchange Server
environment for six years.
In 2004, he became an authorized TECOM Freelancer operating
at Dubai Media City. Since then he has been
providing services in Professional Website
Development, Online Database Applications, Email
Solutions, Email Marketing, Digital Imaging and
other Internet Related Business Development
solutions. His regular clients are Dubai Duty Free,
DOM International, Grant Thornton International,
PATCHI, Yamaha Motors ME, Hill International, Dubai
International Bowling Center and many more small to
medium size businesses in UAE among others.
He was the Art Director of the 40-page Philippine
Independence Day 2005 Souvenir Programme in Dubai
that was assigned to OPPPS. He produced three
28-page souvenir programmes for free HTML Web Design
courses. He was also involved in the production of
2001 & 2002 souvenir programmes for Philippine
Independence Day as well as the newsletters of the
Filipino Computer Club in Dubai and a special
newsletter edition crafted by Filipino Clubs in
Dubai and Northern Emirates and dedicated to former
Labor Attaché Carmelita Arriola.
He created the extremely popular Overseas Filipino
Workers Web Portal www.ofwzone.com and developed
several Filipino Community websites in previous
years such as www.oppps.com, www.aguman.com,
www.fccdubai.com, www.babalikkarin.com,
www.lightform.org, www.dfbc-uae.com, www.zablan.com,
www.philippinebusinessdubai.com, www.fcplworld.com
and www.caddgroupdubai.com.
He is actively involved in providing free computer
training to Overseas Filipino Workers in UAE since
1997. A
well-experienced and highly-qualified computer
trainer, he currently has been designated as the
Professional Development Committee Chairman of the
Filipino Computer Club - Dubai.
With his team of professional trainers, he launched
advanced courses exclusively for FCC members such as
MS Access core and Intermediate, Oracle SQL, Network
Administration, Macromedia Flash, Oracle PL/SQL
among others.
He is married to Eng. Cherry Pye Zablan and they
have an equally talented eight-year old son Collin Dayle Zablan-Torres who shares his parents' passion
for computers.
SOME of
his remarkable projects with online database:
Database Driven Web Portal
Project:
www.ofwzone.com
Platform:
Windows, HTML, ASP, Flash
Backend Database:
MS SQL server and MS
Access
Features: News
Publication, Online Registration, Etc
Other features:
Sending e-newsletter to more than 6,500 subscribers
Online Database Application
Project:
www.yamaha-me.com
Platform:
Windows, Visual Studio .Net, ASPX
Backend Database:
MS SQL Server
Features: Online
Registration, Search/Sort Engines, Etc.
Online Database Application
Project:
http://www.rajabgroupdubai.com/ApplicationForm.asp
Platform:
Windows, ASP
Backend Database:
MS SQL Server
Features: Online
CV, Search/Sort Applicants, Etc.
Corporate Website Project:
www.gtuae.net
Platform:
Windows, HTML, ASP
Backend Database:
MS Access
Feature: News
Content Management System
Sports Center Website
Project:
www.dubaibowlingcentre.com
Platform:
Windows, ASP, HTML
Backend Database:
MS SQL Server
Features: Latest
News, Achievers updates, Photo Gallery, Etc
Online System Project:
Al Ahlia Financial Brokerage
Platform: Windows, ASP, Javascripts
Backend: MS SQL
Server
Features: Online
Card Tracking, Registration, Search, Automated
Postal Code in the Philippines drop down menu, and
many more
Community Organization Website
Project:
www.ofcea.org,
www.fccdubai.com,
www.caddgroupdubai.com
Platform:
Windows, ASP. php
Backend:
MS Access, MySQL
Features:
Content Management System (CMS), Automated Birthday
of the Month, Quote of the Day, Etc.
Flash Website and Gallery
Project:
www.milotorres.com
Platform:
Windows, Flash, php
Backend:
MySQL
Features: Online
Photo Gallery
Other Projects:
www.manalomar.com,
www.3db-uae.com,
www.greatmindsnetwork.com,
www.ibuset.com,
www.rave.ae,
www.gulfinvestmentforum.com,
www.amc-int.com,
www.cappmea.com,
www.dialtecinc.com,
www.tenzingmiddleeast.com, etcetera. |
