Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines
January 2012 to present Full-time PMO Director/Contracts Manager/Reporting Manager with Nokia Shanghai-Bell Philippines (previously Alcatel-Lucent Philippines) in Manila, delivering professional project and contract management expertise to Globe Telecom on their 2G/3G Network Modernization & 4G5G New Site Build & Expansion + FTTH Programs (with total value exceeding USD890M). July 2006 to Dec 2011 Engaged full-time as the Contracts Manager/Deputy PMO with Alcatel-Lucent (Thailand) in Bangkok on the 2G/3G/IP broadband projects for the True Group of companies with total value of projects ~USD890M. January 2002 -July 2006: I commenced work with Alcatel-Lucent Philippines Inc in Manila as the Contracts Manager for the SunCellular GSM1800 Expansion Projects (~USD300M) until its completion in July 2006. January 1996-Jan 2002: I joined Davis Langdon & Seah Philippines Inc. (DLS) in Manila as Senior Quantity Surveyor and was promoted to Project Team Leader in 1998 and again in 2000 to Assistant Vice President. Specialties: Contract Preparation and Execution Management, Project Management Administration, Claim Management, Commercial Negotiation, Quantity Surveying
January 2012 to present: Full-time PMO Director/Contracts Manager with Alcatel-Lucent Philippines (a Nokia company) in Manila, delivering professional project and contract management expertise to Globe Telecom on their 2G/3G Network Modernization & LTE Expansion & IP/Optics Programs (with total value exceeding $350M). Primary accountabilities & responsibilities are: • Sales support: contract preparation, negotiation of commercial terms and conditions. Contract document drafting & sign-off with Customer. • Manage a team of 15 PMO professionals during Project deployment, responsible for Governance, Reporting, Contract Management, Project Management Methodologies, Tools and Processes, PM Training. • Provide the governance, means and practices for project reviews, reporting and portfolio management • Ensure project execution in compliance with signed contract; provide contract advice to resolve issues. Manage the contractual relationship with the customer and with suppliers/vendor partners. • Develop and operate the set of reporting tools used to monitor project progress and the successful achievement of business objectives • Develop and implement the centralized database to ensure overall consistency of program reporting • Establish communication tools that are critical for project success • Define standard methodologies, practices and processes to enable successful, repeatable implementation • Develop and sustain margins and productivity improvement plans, driving optimization of the delivery organizations.
July 2006 - December 2011 Full-time Contracts Manager/Deputy PMO with Alcatel-Lucent (Thailand) in Bangkok on the delivery of 2G/3G/IP broadband full-turnkey & expansion projects for the True Group of companies. Primary accountabilities & responsibilities 2006-2011 were: • Sales support including preparation of offers + negotiation of commercial terms and conditions • Contract drafting, negotiation with client & sign-off. • Contractual advice & clarification of obligations & responsibilities. • Management of official project correspondence & meeting minutes. • Report preparation and Project Risk Analysis • Establish claims discipline and LD/penalty avoidance strategies • Preparation & management of contract variations and claims • Negotiations with clients on resolution of contract issues.
January 2002 I commenced work with Alcatel-Lucent Philippines Inc in Manila as the Contracts Manager for the SunCellular GSM1800 Expansion Projects (~USD300M) until its completion in July 2006. Since working with Alcatel-Lucent in January 2002 my primary responsibilities have been: Contract drafting, negotiation with client & finalisation. Preparation & management of contract variations, change orders and claims Contractual advice & clarification of obligations & responsibilities. Negotiations with clients on resolution of contract issues. Management of official client correspondence & official project meeting minutes. Report preparation and Project Risk Analysis. Establish claims discipline and LD avoidance strategies Pre-sales support including preparation of offers + negotiation of commercial terms and conditions.
January 1996 I joined Davis Langdon & Seah Philippines Inc. (DLS) in Manila as Senior Quantity Surveyor and was promoted to Project Team Leader in 1998 and again in 2000 to Assistant Vice President. During my time at DLS I have gained extensive Quantity Surveying (QS) experience on a full range of building construction projects with DLS (see CV page 5). My QS pre-contract experience includes client liaison and needs analysis, cost planning/estimating from concept through to detailed design; bid preparation & evaluation, commercial negotiation, contract documentation preparation; report presentation to clients. Post-contract experience includes all aspects of contract administration including variations and claims evaluation and negotiation; progress billing assessment; cash flow preparation; final account resolution, report presentation to clients and local staff management. I have comprehensive knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Lotus Notes and am familiar with MS Project.