Earvin Hipol

EARVIN NICOLO HIPOL Business Start-up Consultant and Systems Analyst  - - Baguio City, Philippines  linkedin.com/in/Earvin-hipol SUMMARY Results oriented small business consultant with skills at marketing, business process, branding, marketing campaign management, and overall business analysis. Over a career of 5+ years in business start-up, has gained exposure to and executed multiple business initiatives. Adept at planning and implementing systems resulting in a well-structured business process. Skilled at analyzing & improving the performance of different aspects of the business. KEY SKILLS • Branding • Business Management Systems • Social Media Management • Data Analysis LANGUAGES: Tagalog, English, Japanese (Conversational) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Baked Krumbs Operations Director, Sole Proprietor Baguio, PH  Mar '18 - Present Baked Krumbs is an e-commerce start-up company that offers a variety of baked goods to customers Branding / Product Development Planning and development of future / seasonal baked product concepts Creating and producing marketing campaigns to create a loyal fan base Analyzing product pricing and the potential profitability System Integration Conduct in depth analysis of systems to improve system performance Plan and write programming codes to meet system requirements Develop(ed) an Excel application that integrates inventory management, production management and customer payment management Relations Manager Create relationships with suppliers and business to business clients Employ analytics & used multiple modes of communication for customer acquisition & engagement Key Shifters Business Consultant, Co-Owner  Oct '16 - Present Key Shifters is a start-up Virtual Assistant company that helps small businesses grow their business with little resource Build relations with clients and help them materialize on business ideas. Relations Officer Represents the brand by creating content related to what the company offers Establish relationships with clients Find and pursue on opportunities Baguio, PH Posticino Operations Director, Co-Owner  Baguio, PH Oct '13 - Oct '15 Posticino was a boutique restaurant that offers a wide range of Italian Food that maintained a positive branding through good food and good service Responsible for building and monitoring efficient operational functions Inventory Management Implemented an inventory tracking system to optimize inventory control procedures Examined the levels of supplies to determine shortages Prepared reports on inventory operations, stock levels and adjustments Human Resource Management Handled employee selecting, interviewing, recruiting, orienting, training, scheduling and relieving Handled employee payroll and employee job evaluations Handled coaching, disciplining and counseling employees as well as hearing and resolving employee grievances Marketing & Communication Strategy Created and designed a wide range of different marketing materials Planned and implemented promotional campaigns Engineered menu by implementing designs and strategies to raise profits Operations Management Planning and implementation of restaurant operations such as kitchen and bar workflow. B.C. Top Grill Assistant Manager  Baguio, PH Feb '13 - Jul '13 B.C. Top Grill offered a wide variety of Filipino foods located at one of the busiest tourist locations in Baguio City Assisted in inventory management and pay roll Created a system for sales reports and payroll Analyzed and improved on current system Tivoli Anna Production Line Leader  Nirasaki, JP Oct '08 - Jan '13 Tivoli Anna manufactures confectionery products that employs 850 workers and with an annual sales of ¥12 billion Basic responsibilities include producing products that are made in the factory like mixing and baking biscuits in mass production. I maintain product quality, maintain equipment such as ovens and laser guided machines, lead production line, and manage inventory. Key Responsibilities: Coordinates with other Production Leaders Maintained equipment and machinery Checked quality Machine Operator Other Responsibilities: Prepared inventory for production Troubleshooted equipment and machinery ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES IT Freelancer , '16 - present Excel macro developer. Primary focus is in providing data scraping, data merging, data cleansing and data visualization. T-shirt Graphic Designer ‘16 Clothing designer that uses a template to add variations for different clothing themes Small Food Shop Co-Owner ‘11 Co-owned and contributed in concept planning as well as providing necessary business documentation for the startup. E-commerce Owner ‘10 - '11 Managed site comments Wrote and scheduled relevant articles Developed the e-commerce site using WordPress Wrote video scripts and edited videos Recorded tutorials using screen cast SEMINARS / TRAININGS Maximo Training , Maximo Business Service, '17 Learned what asset management is and how to customize and manage Maximo. Learned about SQL and Java Seller Training , San Miguel Corporation, '16 Learned how to sell a product and manage inventory Requirement for operating a franchise Pitch Craft , Hybridigm, '12 Learned how to pitch ideas to investors, business partners or work. AutoCAD Operator Training, '08 Learned how to operate AutoCAD. EDUCATION Saint Louis University Baguio City, PH  Jun '05 - Mar '07 Saint Louis University is one of the top performing universities in the Philippines Completed credits in Psychology and Computer Science Baguio, PH