John Mombay
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AI & digital transformation leader · Manila

I architect enterprise AI, build it myself, and lead the change that makes it stick.

25+ years of digital transformation across petroleum, aviation, legal, healthcare and SaaS. I design AI operating models, build business applications with AI-assisted development, and help teams put AI to work. I'm also a follower of Christ who writes to encourage others in hard seasons.

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Portrait of John Mombay
  • 25+ years in enterprise technology
  • ~$4M estimated five-year IT innovation program at Cebu Pacific
  • 20,000 users in 3 months on Q-App
  • 3,000+ users on the SharePoint platform I led at Cebu Pacific

Work & Career

Enterprise AI, IT governance, and programs adopted across a conglomerate, with write-ups on the projects I've built.

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Faith & Journey

Honest reflections on faith, work and waiting, written for anyone walking through a hard season who needs to hear they're not alone.

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Articles

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Beyond the Pilot Purgatory: Why Enterprises Must Demand Strict ROI Proof from AI and Digital Transformation

For the past several years, the playbook for enterprise digital transformation and artificial intelligence has been remarkably consistent: allocate a discretionary innovation…

· 5 min read AI

AI as a Core Capability: Redefining Enterprise Operating Models

Why true competitive advantage comes from embedding intelligence directly into business operations, rather than deploying standalone point solutions

· 3 min read Technology

Vibe Coding vs. AI-Assisted Software Engineering

Vibe Coding optimizes for speed; AI-Assisted Software Engineering puts AI inside rigorous architecture. How enterprise leaders can balance velocity with security and scalability.

· 5 min read
Projects

Things I've built

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What Your WiFi Card Throws Away, and What It Could Have Told You

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Every WiFi access point in your building is quietly broadcasting a signal that bounces off walls, desks, and the people walking between them. Your laptop already listens to all of it, dozens of times a second, and then throws almost everything away except "am I still connected?"

  • Python
  • WiFi Sensing
  • Signal Processing
  • matplotlib
  • NumPy
  • Windows WLAN API
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Career

25+ years across five industries

Full career and résumé
  1. Sep 2023 – Present Unioil Petroleum Philippines Inc. Helped build the IT PMO's standards and procedures and led the company's move to Microsoft 365; now helping the business adopt AI.
  2. Oct 2021 – Feb 2024 Genzeon Corporation Led a multinational team that delivered 33% ahead of schedule with zero defects; lead architect of a HIPAA-compliant patient system.
  3. 2016 – 2022 Multiple concurrent client engagements Consulting practice across pharma, seismic monitoring and law; founded Q-App, which reached 20,000 users in 3 months.
  4. Jul 2014 – Dec 2015 Thakral One, Inc. Enterprise solution sales, ISV partnerships and Microsoft pre-sales across Asia's emerging markets.
  5. Mar 2009 – Jul 2014 Cebu Air, Inc. (Cebu Pacific Airlines) Secured an estimated $4M five-year IT innovation program; delivered what was then Asia Pacific's largest publicly accessible SharePoint deployment.
  6. Jun 2007 – Mar 2009 Shell Shared Services Asia B.V. Zero-downtime relocation of four BPO operations (US, UK, New Zealand) to a new office building.
John Mombay seated outdoors under a thatched roof

Faith & Journey

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV)

Whether I'm leading a transformation program, writing code or simply showing up for the people around me, I want all of it to honour God. Faith & Journey is where I write honestly about living that out, especially in the seasons that test it.

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