Mr. Pefianco is a Mechanical Engineer by training. He has worked and trained in factories in Germany, Japan, USA and the Philippines. He has also toured or studied in many manufacturing plants in England, Luxembourg, Taiwan and in the USA. His work experiences include positions in management such as marketing manager, general manager, Chief Operating Officer and president of several companies. He is currently the managing director of RMP Consultancy.

Raffy is a principal speaker for seminars on Lean Methodologies, 5S, Kaizen, Warehouse, Inventory, Purchasing, Logistics and Sales. He provides in-house seminars as well as consulting and coaching services.

Raffy's work experiences include executive positions in management such as marketing manager, general manager, Chief Operating Officer and president of several companies. He has managed companies involved in importation, warehousing and distribution of sports equipment, operation of chains of retail outlets, manufacture and export of plywood, ice manufacturing and cold storage operations, fishing, newspaper publishing, and the manufacture of bags, boots and gloves for local market and export. He has also been involved in the operation of two resorts and ten live-aboard scuba diving ships, a language school and a tour company.

Raffy has been a certified instructor trainer and instructor course director for several US organizations for more than 20 years and has trained and certified many of the instructors currently teaching in the Philippines.

Raffy also has a wide real world experience with computer systems from main frames to PCs. His involvement with computers started at university where his major projects were computer based. His experiences include web portal architecture, Linux networks and data mining. Raffy also deploys networks using Linux for small businesses. He led a team of Java programmers developing business intelligence software using data mining techniques for one of the largest travel agencies in the Philippines and several manufacturing companies.

Raffy has earned an Ordinary National Diploma (Mechanical Engineering) from the Poole Technical College in Dorset, England. He later graduated from the University of New Castle upon Tyne, England with a BSc with Honors in Mechanical Engineering.

Raffy is a certified Master Project Manager, Fellow of the American Academy of Project Management, and he also has a Diploma in Supply Chain Management from the Canadian Association of Business Administrators. Raffy is currently the Managing Director of RMP Consultancy.

Master Project Manager

Fellow of the American Academy of Project Management

Diploma in Supply Chain Management

Employment History

Robert Hildebrandt GMBH, Germany
Simplekamp GMBH, Germany
Mitusbishi Corp (Lumber Department), Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Plywood, Tokyo
Dia Forest Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Diveasia, Inc.
Pefianco and Associates
Pefianco Foods, Inc.
Sta. Clara Housing Industries, Inc.
Congressweek
PADI Philippines, Inc.
Scuba Schools International, Inc.
Scuba World, Inc.

Other Positions Held:

President, Rotary Club of New Manila Heights, Quezon City
Commissioner, Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving, Department of Tourism, Republic of the Philippines
Director, Entrepreneur Society of the Philippines
Member, Knights of Columbus