Jeano Ermitaño
Las Piñas, PH
jeano.ermitano@live.com
0926 742 4154

Master of Information Systems and ICT Program Head with over 5 years of experience leading 20 faculty members and 1000+ students, now applying leadership and technical expertise to ensure organizational security.

Experience


Assistant Professor/ICT Program Head
July 2019
 — 
December 2025
STI College Las Piñas

Managed ICT-related degree programs with a team of 20 faculty members.

  • Ensured compliance to curriculum of BSIT, BSCS, BSCPE, and BMMA programs.
  • Conducted regular department meetings similar to Agile restrospectives.
  • Trained faculty members during INSET and onboarding on the use of teacher applications.
  • Evaluated faculty member performance though mentoring, giving coaching sessions and appraisals.
  • Interviewed candidates for teaching positions and recommended applicants for hiring
  • Presented concerns, goals, and achievements of the department to senior management during meetings.
  • Managed class schedules of both faculty members and students.
  • Resolved concerns of faculty members such as classroom management, courseware usage, and grading.
  • Prepared activity proposals, budget requests, and liquidation of department events.
  • Participated in student engagement such as enrollment and orientation.
  • Collaborated with the Admission Office during student acquisition activities.
  • Mediated escalation of student concerns with the Guidance Office.
  • Coordinated with the MIS department to recommend, procure, and configure hardware and software.
  • Assessed acceptability of BSIT and BSCS capstone projects during thesis defense.
  • Identified and disclosed vulnerabilities regarding information systems using TTP framework.
  • Automated tasks such as generation of exam attendance sheet.
  • Created informative faculty guides and supplementary student learning materials.
  • Attended networking opportunities within STI and externally with partner organizations.
Web Designer
June 2016
 — 
February 2019
Personiv

Created professional websites while consistently meeting production requirements.

  • Built new and modified existing websites using Duda, Thryv.
  • Maintained SLA of 4 hours for new website builds, and 1 hour for modifications.
  • Migrated legacy websites to the currently supported platform.
  • Used Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create or revise website assets.
  • Audited SEO and website performance using Google Lighthouse.
  • Tracked website status in Google Sheets, SalesForce, and Atlassian JIRA.
  • Participated in employee welfare activities such as mural painting, bay design and prop making.
  • Went to Personiv Gurugram in India as part of two-man specialist team tasked to oversee usage of new design tool.

Projects


Ethical Hacking Essentials Certification Exam
December 2025
 — 
December 2025

Mentored 3 BSCPE students to pass their EHE certification exam by EC-Council.

Philippine Robotics Cup
October 2025
 — 
October 2025

Inspired 20 BSCPE students to volunteer as ushers and referees for Creotec Philippines Inc. during their event.

XCITE
May 2024
 — 
May 2024

Spearheaded the continuation of XPERIENCE, in collaboration with ICT student organizations, and turned over the implementation plan to them.

Nationwide 10th Test of Practical Competency in IT (TOPCIT)
April 2024
 — 
April 2024

Participated in the tenth TOPCIT by invitation of Commission on Higher Education, a first for STI College Las Piñas

XPERIENCE
January 2024
 — 
January 2024

Pioneered the first-ever ICT Summit at STI College Las Piñas, together with a team of faculties and student volunteers.

Multimedia Arts Recognition
July 2020
 — 
October 2025

Initiated the institutional membership of STI College Las Piñas in the Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI), as requirement for CHED recognition of the BMMA program.

Blockchain Xcellerator Experts Program
October 2019
 — 
November 2019

Led a team of 3 ICT faculty members to the final round of U:HACK, a blockchain hackathon hosted by UnionBank.

  • Solidity
Go Guro
August 2017
 — 
November 2018

Capstone project; Android app for finding nearby tutors/tutees.

  • Firebase
SIMPOL Interpreter
September 2016
 — 
November 2016

IS 214 project; Manual interpreter for SIMPOL programming language.

  • Compiler Design
SmartStart
May 2015
 — 
August 2015

Practicum project; An online employee pre-boarding system for Smart Telecoms, integrated into HRIS as a sub-system.

  • Data Access Object Pattern
Benilde Service Rating
November 2014
 — 
March 2015

Capstone project; An online service rating system for DLS-CSB's service providers.

  • ASP.NET
Enviro
June 2014
 — 
June 2014

Finalist for HackTheClimateMNL 2014 hackathon; A website that raises awareness for how human activity affects the environment in the Philippines through the use of visual aids.

  • Javascript

Education


University of the Philippines Open University
April 2016
 — 
May 2018
Masters in Information Systems
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
May 2012
 — 
August 2015
Bachelor of Science in Information Systems

Certificates


Certified Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE)
October 2025
EC-Council
HCIA-Security
September 2025
Huawei
Vulnerability Management
June 2025
Qualys
Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100
June 2025
FEMA
Introduction to Cybersecurity
May 2025
Cisco
Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
April 2024
ISC2
Google Cloud Digital Leader Training Specialization
December 2023
Coursera
Java Explorer
October 2022
Oracle Academy
Image Management and Elastic Volume Service
April 2022
Huawei
HCIA-Cloud Computing
August 2021
Huawei
Blockchain Xcellerator Experts Program
October 2019
UnionBank

Awards


GPS Award - Student's Choice Awards
October 2025
STI

The STI Student's Choice Awards celebrate outstanding educators selected by students for their inspiring passion and impactful teaching. The GPS Award is given to a teacher who is devoted to guiding and mentoring students in achieving their goals.

Skills


Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR):
Network Forensics: Packet-level traffic analysis using Wireshark., Malware Analysis: Reverse engineering malware with OllyDbg and ILSpy., Incident Management: Coordinating threat response using ICS-100 and Cyber Kill Chain.
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT):
Reconnaissance: Discovery and enumeration using Nmap, Shodan, and OSINT tools., Exploitation: Validating vulnerabilities with Burp Suite and Metasploit., Documentation: Authoring technical reports using TTP mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.
Security Operations (SecOps):
Detection: Managing Wazuh SIEM/XDR for endpoint monitoring., Triage: Analyzing threats in sandboxed Windows/Ubuntu environments., Resilience: Updating SOAR playbooks and coordinating recovery procedures.
Infrastructure Security and Engineering:
Secure Development: Building applications in Java and C# following SDLC and security practices., Systems Design: Requirements analysis, tracking, and modeling using UML., Data Protection: Applying fundamental cryptography and infrastructure hardening.
Strategic Leadership:
Result-Oriented: Led 20 faculty members to deliver ICT curricula to over 1000 students., Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicated needs between customers (students, parents) and operations (instructors, administrators)., Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC): Familiarity with NIST, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
Security Education:
Security Awareness: Promoted departmental cyber-hygiene and company-wide safety initiatives., Certification Mentorship: Coached 3 students to pass their Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE) Certification exam., Technical Instruction: Taught cybersecurity across multi-disciplinary degree programs: BSIT, BSCS, BSCPE, and BSAIS.

References


Griselda G., Academic Head at STI College Las Piñas

Sean P., Teacher I at Cagayan National High School