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Edward Ross Occeno

image = Edward_Ross_Occeno_in_Traditional_Calado_by_Flavo_Rosa.jpg Edward Ross Barretto Occeno is a Filipino businessman, founded his BPO Edge Limited Co. A college professor of nursing in University of St. La Salle Bacolod. Born on October 7, 1986 in Bacolod City, Philippines to Eduardo Guanco Occeno (deceased) and Cecile Barretto Occeno and was baptized on the same year December 8, 1986.

Education
image = https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Edward_Ross_Occeno.jpg/420px-Edward_Ross_Occeno.jpg Occeno started his youth in University of St. La Salle, Bacolod, from 1993 to 1995. In 1995 he transferred to La Consolacion College, Bacolod where he spent half of his elementary years and highschool until 2003 and was given Leadership Award for his meritorius efforts in leadership as the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Student Government Council and Duty and Efficiency Award for his CAT Officer Service. He then went to Colegio San Agustin, Bacolod 2003 - 2007 where he took up Bachelor of Science in Nursing. He served the College as the treasurer in the college of nursing in 2005 - 2007. passed the December 2007 board exams from Iloilo City, in 2008 he took his Masters degree in Nursing in West Negros University and finished in October 2010. He then took his Masters in Arts in the same University and finished in 2011. Took his Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt in Opus in Manila in 2015.

Nursing Career
image = Occeno.jpg Occeno began his nursing career in 2008 when he applied in Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital and began his training in the floor 1 Medical wards. He stayed there until 2010 and was transferred to the General Surgical Department from 2010 - 2011, then to Pediatric Ward from 2011-2012. Then he focused his career in the Adult Intensive Care Unit AICU in 2012 - 2015.

Administrative Management Career
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Occeno was offered an administrative position in Moncomm Media Holdings Group of Companies Inc from 2015 to 2019 He started as an administrative OIC, he created a system for the company to utilize resources and track down data from warehouses and offices. 2016 he was formally appointed as the new Administrative Manager and catered the companies' offices around the country travelling from Manila, Cebu and Iloilo. he acquired his trainings like project management under Fierra de Manila and Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt by Opus. In 2017, He visited the Metropolitan Bishop of Jaro, H.E. Jose Romeo Lazo, DD as a sign of respect and as part of his project erection of a billboard in the church that will mutually benefit the church financially and the company he served as well. in 2018, while being the Administrative manager, he was appointed as the OIC for the Printing Bureau and Logistics.

as the Vice President & CFO
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Occeno founded his own BPO company Edge Limited Co. in June 18, 2019 and took the position Vice President & Chief Finance Officer on November 15, 2019. It was not easy during this time because COVID 19 Pandemic hit the entire globe, Occeno has to go on extra lengths. BPO's were allowed to operate however in a very strict condition. This was a challenge on the part of Occeno especially to the finances and logistics of his company. he managed to hire more employees late 2020 during the middle of pandemic, reaching 120 employees hired where no one had to offer jobs. Occeno opened the doors of his BPO to non graduates and gave an opportunity to have a job. This in turn gave a mutual benefit for his company and his employees. Instead of shutting down, he strived for more.

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In December 2019, he met with the City Mayor of Bacolod Evelio R. Leonardia to propose the Smart City Project. A project that captured the imagination of hundreds, it was the program of the Department of Information and Communication Techology DICT and made his 5 phase proposal. image = https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Mjcm1nBCiQzIrmGTszT6YCXxIHBV7uaa9T8wncsyIxOETvKVi-p57fAToYV1ruxjm32kBAl5WuWMzMMxm_v64hhGMMqSeOYxN1qO_ItiaqgllmAR4goZUkiaxrUq2PFxoIPS4r6hPApe9WJ5Xo6SbarUg1RTPDHZnfEF-JAKsP0FmRTlS4vHJkCwxQ/s320/Conference%20with%20Smart%20City%20Project.jpg This project was ambitious, ambiguous but achievable. He planned on the first phase to have an eagle's eye view of the city and free wifi on all public places. However, the project was halted because pandemic was already there.

as a College Professor
In August 2020, during the pandemic, when nurses were depleting and exhausted, he used his experience to train more new nurses, he applied as a clinical instructor in the prestigious University of St. La Salle as a part time professor. In 2021 he was became full time under the leadership of the College Dean Dr.Jocelyn Cadena, Ph.D., RN