JOEL PAILAGAO AKUT
VP/AVP/GM/DIRECTOR-LEVEL IN THE BPO
CV (1/2)
HIGHLIGHTS & QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION
Our Lady of Fatima University
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy
06/1991 - 06/1996
20+ years in the BPO realm
Expert in Operations Management, Client Management, Service Delivery, Handling Projects,
Performance Management, P&L, Process Streamlining, Process Documentation, Excel
Reporting, Data Analysis, Root Cause Analysis, Strategy Planning, Basic Training, End to End
Recruitment , Managing Sites & All Departments, Build Operate Transfer Contact Centers from
ground zero
Have extensive experience in Operations in a Director level capacity, over 10+ years experience ;
10 years in the back-end establishing call centers
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Contact Center / Site Management
Client Acquisition & Management
Service Delivery
P&L / Financials
Process Mapping / Streamlining / Documentation
Excel / Data Analysis / Root Cause Analysis
Performance Management / Remediation
Handling Projects / Strategy Planning
End to End Recruitment
BPO Startup Consultancy
DigitaLearn
MBA Major in Entrepreneurship
04/2020 - 10/2022
ACHIEVEMENT / AWARDS
Organizational Skills } Time Management
Analytical | Data Processing } Excel
Strategic Planning
Decision Making
Problem Solving | Interpersonal Relations
Communication Skills
Leadership | Influence
Best Agent
Best Supervisor
Best Manager 3x
Saved an account to be closed and garnered the rest of the
business from the other 2 vendors
Hired 1700+ FTEs in just 8 months
Broke Sales Records 6 consecutive months
Lowered Returns from 18.6% to 2.6%
Build call centers for all gaming sites in SE Asia
Managed 1700+ FTEs across 3 sites
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE 1/2
Country Director (02/2024 - 02/2025)
H48 - BANGKOK, THAILAND
Responsible for deep dive analysis | recommendations to fix the pain points in the different LOBs
Oversaw all departments | Responsible for P&L, budgeting, reporting and served as single point of contact for all client communications
Spearheaded the renewed sourcing & recruitment efforts to satisfy long overdue headcount deficiency
Instituted the quartile system across all LOBs
Managed In-House Auto Spa Business | Junk Car Sales | Credit Rating Bureau in-house accounts
Created the foundation for a regular Quarterly and Annual Rewards and Recognition program
Managed Overall Operations | Site Operations
Site Director (03/2021 - 07/2023)
BANCHAAI SUUŃ BORIKAAN LUKKAA-BÉP RUAM (TVI/GI/IO/NGYT/HS) - BANGKOK, THAILAND
Responsible for scaling operations for traffic ticketing services in Vancouver Ontario | Content Moderation accounts
Manage all departments | Responsible for P&L, budgeting, reporting and served as single point of contact for all client communication
Started the onsite center from ground zero to proof of concept to actual operations
Offshored all non-core processes and scaled operations from an initial 5+ FTEs to 500+ FTEs for 5 accounts
Instituted the quartile system across all LOBs
Used Hubspot for the sales pipeline | sales funnel on the Legal account
Director of Operations (03/2018 - 09/2020)
VISION/HAIL DENT REPAIR (VHDR) CONTACT CENTER - REMOTE
Responsible for offshoring non-core processes | Manage overall operations for 2 inhouse accounts
Manage all departments | Responsible for P&L, budgeting, reporting and served as single point of contact for all client communication
Started the remote center from ground zero to proof of concept to actual operations
Offshored all non-core processes and scaled operations from an initial 20+ FTEs to 300+ FTEs for both accounts
PHONE: -
EMAIL:-
ADDRESS: TCV CAINTA RIZAL 1900
JOEL PAILAGAO AKUT
TOP-TIER BPO MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE
CV (2/2)
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE 2/2
Project Based BPO Startup Consultant | Broker (03/2014 - 03/2018)
PROJECT BASED BPO STARTUP CONSULTANCY | BROKERAGE - VARIOUS
Built, operated, & transferred contact centers from ground zero to proof of concept
Responsible for setting up contact centers end-to-end
Able to successfully set-up centers for 31 clients, including fundraising accounts (UNICEF, Greenpeace, Veterans etc)
Regional Site Director SE Asia (05/2012 - 02/2014)
CELTD (6 MONTH CONTRACT EXTENDED) - HO CHI MINH, VIETNAM
Built & managed contact centers for each end client from ground zero across SE Asia.
Managed all department in HQ and managed all sites
Managed 1200+ FTEs across SE Asia
Established 31 contact centers scattered across SE Asia
Site Recruitment Head (12/2010 - 04/2012)
SATYAM - GURGAON HARYANA - 3 MONTH CONTRACT EXTENDED
Managed end to end recruitment for the site for laterals, rank and files, specialized hiring
Able to fulfill volume hiring of 1700 FTEs in 11 months
CERTIFICATIONS | TRAININGS
Lean (2020)
Project Management (2020)
Straight Line of Persuasion (2013)
Infographics (2016)
Dealing with Millennials & Boomers (2015)
Forex Basics (2016)
Binary Basics (2017)
Train the trainers (Basic | Advanced) (2004)
Leadership Training (Supervisory | Managerial | Executive) (2008)
Excel | Data Analytics (2008)
Artificial Intelligence in Talent Acquisition (2021)
Six Sigma Yellow & Green (2007)
Root Cause Analysis - SWOT Analysis | Ishikawa (2013)
Sales B2C B2B (2009)
End to End Recruitment (2010)
Contact Center Operations (2004)
PHONE: -
EMAIL:-
ADDRESS: TCV CAINTA RIZAL 1900