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About Exist

Technology Consulting. Enterprise App Development. Outsourced Product Development.

Exist started in 2001 and has its roots in designing and building breakthrough, disruptive Open Source innovations.

Today, we’re a global, multi-awarded consulting and technology engineering solutions leader operating in Manila and Cebu with clients in Asia Pacific, Australia and the US. Here are just a few of them we collaborate with in building business-driven IT solutions.

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Delivered a revolutionary Java application platform, Gluecode Joe, which made waves as IBM’s first Open Source acquisition and was integrated with the IBM WebSphere suite of products.

Earned Red Herring Asia 100 award as one of the promising startups that will lead the next wave of disruption and innovation.

Developed first open source Service Oriented Architecture platform, LogicBlaze Fuse, acquired by Iona, and subsequently acquired by Progress Software in 2008.

Exist awarded as the Most Progressive Homegrown Company in the field of Software Development, outperforming hundreds of offshore development companies in its class.

Significant market growth in Australia and Philippines, expansion to telecoms, logistics, and healthcare industries, and development of web and mobile application capabilities.

Chairman of the Board at Exist, and serial technopreneur Winston Damarillo received Young Global Leader recognition.

A decade of software engineering innovation. Established Singapore market and significantly grew our healthcare footprint in the Philippines, adding The Medical City into our list of distinguished clients.

Launched Medcurial, a clinic practice management system designed to help doctors move from paper-based to digital.

Affiliations

Exist is a member of a number of national and international business groups and industry associations, enabling us to stay connected across the globe.

Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) - The Philippine Software Industry Association promotes the growth and global competitiveness of the Philippine software industry.

The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCHAM Philippines) - AmCham Philippines is the oldest American Chamber abroad –and the first in Asia. It is committed to the promotion of US-RP relations at all levels and boasts 23 standing committees and two Foundations that cover all aspects of business and industry in the country.

Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) - The Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) comprises corporate members ranging from local start-ups to established MNCs. It works with various stakeholders in the Singapore ICT industry to promote emerging technologies and ICT-related issues in areas such as Digital Media, Cloud Computing, Green IT, Wireless, Security and Governance.

Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) - Envisioned to be "The Engine of Cebu's Business Growth towards global competitiveness", Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry is committed to strengthen the capabilities of members through advocacy, linkages and synergy for the global competitiveness.

Developers Connect Philippines (DevCon) - DevCon is a non-proﬁt organization which aims to promote the "IT Pinoy Talent" mainly by providing a unique venue for IT students, educators, professionals and enthusiasts to Sync, Support and Succeed.

Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology (CEDF-IT) - CEDF-IT is a consortium of industry, academe, government and NGO's that seeks to increase the quantity and improve the quality of professionals in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and IT-Enabled Services Industry.

Exist's Affiliations

Awards

Recipient of Red Herring’s 100 Prestigious Startup award (2006)
Recognized as a Technovisionary that will lead the next wave of disruptive innovation by ZDNet (2007)
Ranked as the Most Progressive Homegrown Company in the field of Software Development by the Philippines' Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) (2008)

Exist's Awards

Exist is composed of a team of innovators. Our leaders drive the vision of creating products and solutions that enable customers around the world to innovate. Delivering decades of expertise, their track record is impeccable, their experience unparalleled.

Winston Damarillo

Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board

Winston Damarillo founded Exist in 2001. He is a serial entrepreneur with a proven track record of building and creating value for technology start-ups. Winston has founded multiple disruptive companies including Morphlabs, the world's leading provider of converged dynamic infrastructure for Cloud Computing, and MaestroDev, developer of a world-class DevOps orchestration engine for enterprise companies.

Winston's past entrepreneurial endeavors include several companies which he grew to profitability and subsequently sold to major IT players: Gluecode Software, an open source application infrastructure company which was acquired by IBM in 2005, Logicblaze acquired by Iona Technologies in 2007, and most recently, Webtide, acquired by Intalio in 2009.

Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavors, Winston was among the highest performing venture capital professionals at Intel, having led the majority of his investments to either a successful IPO or a profitable corporate acquisition.

Winston is one of the prestigious Young Global Leader (YGL) honorees for 2010 and an active participant of the World Economic Forum, a place where young leaders envision and create a brighter future. He founded DevCon Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to showcase the "IT Pinoy Talent" and was past board member and international marketing director for the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA), a non-profit organization that promotes the growth and global competitiveness of the Philippine software industry. Winston is also a trustee of PhilDev, an organization committed to social development and technopreneurship initiatives for Filipinos in the Philippines and around the world.

Winston holds a B.S. in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering from the De La Salle University.

Jerry Rapes

President and CEO

Jerry Rapes is President and CEO of Exist and is responsible for leading Exist's corporate strategy and day to day operations.

Jerry joined Exist in 2006 to spearhead the establishment of the company's operations in Cebu. He has served under executive roles including VP of Sales and Marketing (2009-2010) and General Manager (2007-2008). In these capacities, he had been instrumental in improving sales performance, enhancing human resources management and infrastructure, and streamlining company-wide operations.

Jerry is currently President of DevCon Foundation. He is also VP of Cebu Education Development Foundation for IT (CEDF-IT), a consortium dedicated to workforce development initiatives in the ICT and IT-Enabled Services industries. He previously served as Chairman for the Committee on ICT of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI), and Chair for International Marketing and Board of Director of the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) 2010-2011. As part of the leadership teams for these organizations, Jerry provides advice on how to implement best business practices on matters related to the IT industry development, with a particular focus on capability development, marketing and advocacy for IP development.

Jerry holds an Industrial Engineering degree from the University of the Philippines.

Michael Lim

Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer for Exist, Michael "Mike" Lim is responsible for leading the company's daily operations and business strategy.

A veteran with over 15 years service in the Software & Information Technology (IT) industry, Mike directs and oversees inter and intra-department activities in Exist that will contribute to overall productivity and company's growth. In addition, he is driving the technology agenda and implementation of the company's cloud services business.

Prior to being named COO, Mike served as CTO, where his work and dedication had delivered the engineering team to where it is today. He has played an instrumental role in making Exist stay ahead with emergent technology, tooling, and development methodologies.

Mike holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the De La Salle University and an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from the Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management.

Jonas Lim

VP for Engineering, Exist Healthcare

Jonas Lim currently serves as the VP for Engineering for Exist Healthcare, where he is responsible for the overall technology direction of Exist's Healthcare IT business.

He manages all aspects of information technology and strategic planning for expanding healthcare IT initiatives, including implementation of successful healthcare solutions.

Jonas' leadership in Exist Healthcare’s growth strategy and innovation will continue to position the company to better meet the evolving needs of healthcare organizations.

He is a pioneer member of the Exist engineering team, and as a leader, he has been instrumental in reforming and improving how engineering operates. Prior to his role as VP for Engineering, Jonas established the company's Android mobile applications development group and served as architect behind a hospital information system that Exist delivered for a leading hospital in the Philippines. He previously contributed to open source projects in Apache including Jetspeed, Geronimo, Active MQ, and Service Mix.

Jonas holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Adamson University.

Catalino Pineda

VP for Engineering

Catalino "Cata" Pineda oversees engineering services delivery and plays a key role in enabling operational excellence.

He runs the engineering department, leading a group of multi-talented technical team, composed of software engineers, architects, designers, project managers, and quality assurance engineers.

Cata brings over 10 years of software engineering leadership to Exist. He has been with the company since its founding.

His past roles include Director for Research and Development and Architecture Office, Software Architect, Technical Lead, Project Manager and Lead Developer.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of the Philippines - Los Banos.

Christopher Silerio

Director, Project Management Office

Christoper "Chriss" Silerio is currently the Director in Project Management Office (PMO) at Exist. He plays a key role in ensuring the successful completion of projects throughout the organization. He provides technical assistance in identifying, evaluating and developing methods and procedures to streamline the development process and improve the project delivery.

Chriss joined Exist in 2008 and has been instrumental in setting up the Project Management Group in the company. He also led the creation of a Project Management dashboard that enables easy management of project monitoring.

Before his stint at Exist, Chriss was Project/Technical Lead for Misys, a software company that specializes in creating software for financial industry. He has also been a Project Manager and System Analyst coming from industries such as Telecommunications and Finance. Chriss is a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and a PMP Cetified Project Manager. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, from Adamson University.