FWD INSURANCE
202 September 2017
Rogelio ‘ Nooky ’ Umali
CTO
Nooky has been in the IT Industry for 25 years . Specializing in the field of Applications Design & Development , Business Intelligence & Project Management covering the Government sector , Financial / Banking and Telecommunications Industry .
He started his IT career in the public sector working as a programmer for the Philippine Navy Computer Center in 1992 .
He later moved to the private sector in 1994 by joining the Banking Industry . As AVP for IT , he was in charged of the development and maintenance of core Mainframe applications for Financial Systems ( CASA , ATM , Loans and GL ).
He also worked as a technical consultant for the largest banking consortium in the Philippines working on Inter Bank Fund Transfer systems and policies . He was part of the elite Core Committee acting as Technical Advisors for the automation requirement of the biggest banks in the country .
After his successes in the Banking industry , he wanted to try new IT challenges in the exploding industry of telecommunications .
He joined the biggest Company in the Philippines in 2007 starting as a Data Operations Manager manning the 24 / 7 team for the Financial Services group .
After a year in Operations , he moved back as a Development Manager overseeing a 60 man team of Database , Web , Portal & Report Developers and Business Analysts .
In 2011 , he focused on Project Management handling a team of Technical PMs covering Financial , Telecommunications and Digital technical projects . His team created the Technology storyboard which became the blueprint for the Technology Roadmap for Services .
He manages a portfolio of technical projects in excess of 2bn Pesos ( 50M USD ).
In 2013 , he was tasked to oversee a new growth area in the company by managing the Mobile Applications ( Apps ) and API Program of the Tech Group . He was mandated to lead the innovation of Mobile Apps development .
In 2015 , he returned to the Financial Industry , serving as IT Director for Manulife .