DANILO
ESTIPULAR VERSOLA
is considered as one of the bright boys of DPWH XI. As a
true professional, he has been noted as having high regard
for efficient and quality work. He combines system,
motivation and tact in managing people. His work ethics is
also expressed in his receptiveness to the call of duty even
if it meant sacrificing personal time to respond to
emergencies at work. As a leader, one can find him at the
frontline of his workforce; pushing his pencil on the
drawing table, lifting a rock to clear the path, and most of
all setting the direction and pace of the office towards its
goal.
His
work paradigm developed through his extensive government
experience of thirty-three years in the Department. He
started early in his career as a working student – a laborer
at the Bureau of Public Works, City Engineering Office in
Davao City in 1975. Determined on his career path, he
worked on his Civil Engineering degree at the University of
Mindanao and later International Harvardian University from
1970 to 1981. On his final year as a student, he was
promoted to Civil Engineering Aide I and later earned
permanency in the government service as Water Rights
Investigator. Not long after he passed the Licensure Exam
for Civil Engineering in 1981 he got the position of Civil
Engineer.
His
technical and leadership skills were honed at the Regional
Office for twenty years. He only left for the districts in
2002 when he led the Davao Oriental 2nd District
Engineering Office (Mati) as District Engineer. Three years
later he was reassigned to Davao del Sur 2nd
District Engineering Office (Malita). On February 23, 2009,
he returned to the Regional Office as OIC-Assistant Regional
Director.
Before
going to the districts, he already equipped himself for the
higher level positions. He got a study grant by the
Australian Assistance for International Development (AUSAID)
at the prestigious University of Sydney in Australia and
earned a degree on Master in Urban and Regional Planning in
1996. Upon return, he became the Chief-of-Staff of former
Regional Director Ernesto Silvela. It was during this time
when he was promoted from Engineer III to Engineer V due to
his effective work attitude and qualifications.
When
he became the Chief of the Planning and Design Division, he
took the Career Executive Eligibility and passed it in 2001
and was given a rank of CESO VI in September 2007. His last
assignment in the Regional Office was Chief of the
Maintenance Division before moving to the districts.
He
further trained in leadership programs for executives,
environment impact assessment, project development
appraisal, project management and supervision by PERT/CPM,
project identification and programming system (PIPS),
regional physical framework planning, development planning
and investment programming, site supervising of labor
base/equipment supported methods (for the
supervision/management in the construction and maintenance
of infrastructure projects), among others.
To
broaden his network outside the office, he became an active
Board of Director of the Philippine National Red Cross,
Davao Oriental Chapter; Davao Oriental Chapter President of
the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers; Vice President
for Mindanao of the District Engineers League of the
Philippines (DELP); Member of the Association of Government
Civil Engineers of the Philippines; and Member of the Road
Engineering Association of the Philippines.
The
discipline he got from his years of paying attention to his
superiors, of learning from hands-on experiences and experts
here and abroad, of cultivating his profession through
continued learning, and of sharing his passion and knowledge
to others defines the kind of leader he is today – an
intelligent leader who understands his job and organization
well.
OIC-Assistant
Regional Director Danilo E. Versola was born on August 8,
1953 to Demetrio and Severa from Caba and Naguillan, La
Union. He is happily married to Ferlinda Amores and proud
father to Daryl, Derek and Danica.
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