Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)Director IV and CIO
Jul. 2023Knowledge and Information Systems Service (KISS)
Set the overall direction for the whole ICT operations from the DENR Central Office down to all its regional offices. Covers ICT infrastructure, Information Systems and Data Management. Launched a Cybersecurity Campaign Program with the deployment of National Security Operations Center (NSOC), end-point security, Software Defined Wide Area Network (SDWAN), network microsegmentation, Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Virtual Private Network (VPN), multi-factor authentication, Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT), Web Application Firewall, code review, multi-cloud - private (Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI)) and public cloud (Amazon Web Services and MS Azure). Spearhead the development and implementation of automated frontline services - online permit application for the mining, environment, forestry and biodiversity sectors. Integration with e-payment systems, increased efficiency & productivity through process/systems analysis & deployment of internal systems on document & records management & tracking, integrated financial management, integrated human resource management, project management, general services, enforcement, cases/dispute resolution systems, audit observation/resolution, soc-med tracking and issue resolution, complains and actions tracking and resolution, etc. Established the blueprint for digitalization journey of the Department through the development of the Information Systems Strategic Plan, Digital Transformation Roadmap, Cybersecurity Roadmap and Knowledge Management Roadmap, including budgeting, planning and resource acquisition and allocation.
Institutionalized client satisfaction measurement survey, ENR statistical profiling and compiling, nationwide guidelines in consolidation and validatioon, priority ecosystem and natural capital accounting, carbon registry system conceptualization and others.
Capability building on cybersecurity, data privacy, AI, productivity tools, etc.