ObjectiveTo secure a challenging management or consulting role with a dynamic and exciting organisation where my business knowledge, experience and skills will contribute towards the growth and success of the organisation.

ProfilePerformance-driven manager offering 15 years comprehensive achievements within Project Management, Training and Operations. Solid history utilizing out-of-the-box approaches, adapting to new business environments, and negotiating win-win agreements. Recognized for ability to incorporate innovative management techniques that result in enhanced business practices, as well as increased productivity, and profits. Forged strong business relationships focused on teamwork, service level, and cost containment.

Skills Summary Experienced in leading large global teams through

complex program and project tasks.  Detail-oriented, delivery-focused and able to motivate teams.

Excellent written and verbal presentation abilities.  Extensive experience with project proposals, methodology, timeline determination, project cost management, budget estimation and staffing plans.  Comfortable in Steering Committee and 'C' level discussions regarding systems functional and integration capabilities, Return-on-Investment (ROI) areas and overall IT strategy.

Hands-on industry and consulting experience with best practice business processes.

Technical Skill Set Microsoft Office 2003/2000/XP Microsoft Visio Microsoft Project & Project

Server Primavera Enterprise Network Engineer Networking: Wireless

Networking 10/100/1000 Ethernet Optical Networking VPNs, LAN/WAN/MAN IBM compatible computers Windows Enterprise Server,

Small Business Server and Workstation

2003/2000/NT/XP/Vista Exchange 5.5/2000/2003 Remote Desktop Management Business One SAP Inventory Management

Solutions Commerce One EBD/EBP

Management Skill Set Project Management Project Procurement Project Cost Accounting Team Management Financial Management Negotiation Logistics & Materials

Management Procurement Inventory Management

Business Process Reengineering

Employment History

AuroraXM Consulting, ManilaNovember 2007 – Present

Consulting to several foreign companies for start up operations for inbound investment in the Philippines

Operations Consultancy IT&T SystemsFinancial ManagementLogistics & ProcurementDevelopment and presentation and of training

programs for management and core staff members

DigitalSkys, Dubai - Logistics and Procurement

Manager November 2005 – October 2007

ResponsibilitiesResponsible for the development of DigitalSkys Logistics and Procurement functions including managing of Projects across Middle East and Africa

Achievements Development of global relationships with manufactures and

suppliers – Norsat, NJR, NexGenWave, Andrew, Prodelin (General Dynamics)

Developed and implemented a logistics plan and processes to support capacity expansion

Implementation of Warehouse Management System Successful implementation of warehouse facilities for

management and distribution of product sets Successful completion of several projects across the Middle East

and Africa

NewSat, Dubai - Project ManagerSeptember 2002 – November 2005

ResponsibilitiesResponsible for the development of NewSat’s operations which included Logistics, Procurement and Support across Africa and the Middle East

Achievements Achieved creating a support centre for L2 and L3 support

for more than 500 clients Design and building of the warehouse which included

inventory management and warehouse systems Development of Logistics function using air, sea, military

and charter services across Africa and Middle East Development of Supplier Database for product Sets Development of Global Installer for Satellite Infrastructure Project Management of several infrastructure projects

across Africa and Middle East

Commerce One (SAP), Bahrain Project ManagerNovember 2000 – August 2002

ResponsibilitiesProject Manager responsible for Project Management, Strategic Planning, Training and Development as well as identifying partner organisations and clients for development and planning issues. Training of Project Managers for a number of clients in Commerce One/SAP applications and methodology

Achievements Successful implementation of Aramex subsidiary Aregon’s (

www.aregon.com) eMarketplace Portal Solution in Jordan. Team of 8 project personnel over an 8 month period implemented the solution.

Project Manager for the BPR and implementation of a collaborative buying solution in conjunction with PwC for Arab Banking Corporation in Bahrain.

Project Lead for the scope, planning and implementation of Saudi Oger’s collaborative buying solution.

Gulf Tasks, Saudi Arabia Principal ConsultantOctober 1998 – July 2000

Responsibilities Principal Consultant of Gulf Tasks, a Saudi Technology Services

Company. Expertise in creating plans for Future Strategic Information Systems.

Achievements Provided all software and hardware platform support, technology

adaptation and advancement; implemented five-year redundancy plan for Saudi Aramco’s Refineries and Tank Farms over a 10 month period with 30+ engineering project members.

Project Manager of the US Navy's telecommunications infrastructure project in Bahrain. Fibre Optic Cable implementation, Fore Systems ATM network with Cisco 6000 series routers.

Project Lead on the implementation team of a 30,000-seat EDMS (Opentext LiveLink) system including installation, implementation, BPR, training and on going support and maintenance. This included development of a training plan for 1,500 power users of the system over a 3 month period who went on to training a further 30,000 staff on this platform.

Sulcus International, Singapore Operations ManagerJanuary 1997-October 1998

ResponsibilitiesOperations Manager for the implementation, installation and training for several hotel construction projects in SE Asia of the Network Infrastructure, LANMARK property management systems and Squirrel POS (Point of Sale). LANMARK System includes Finance, Sales and Catering, FO, Housekeeping and Reservations.

Achievements Project Manager – Construction MIS for the design and

implementation of the data infrastructure for 130 workstations and 45 POS terminals for the Palace of the Golden Horses, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Training for more than 1500 staff on the new systems

Project Manager for the updating of a new system for the Holiday Inn Manila. Infrastructure rebuild for 125 workstations and 38 POS terminals. Training for more than 2500 staff within 6 divisions of the hotel

Sales and Catering Lead for the Plaza Hotel Chongqing China. Implementing and training of the core sales team for this property.

Additional Info on other Projects in Appendix 1

Lecturer – Information Technology 1994 - 1997 BLUE MOUNTAINS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL

Financial Controller/Cost Controller 1990 - 1994 ACCOR ASIA PACIFIC, Sydney

Maitr’d Hotel1988 - 1990 SOUTHERN CROSS HOTEL, Sydney

1977 - 1984 Royal Australian Navy

Education1987-1988 MBA, James Cook University,

Australia1984-1987 BA(Hons), University of New South

Wales, Australia

Appendix 1

Projects

Projects - Malaysia Malaysia – 1997 through 1998Project Manager

Palace of the Golden Horses, KL Structured Cabling and

Fibre System Implementation (Servers,

Network OS, ERP Software) 6 Servers, 130

Workstations, 40 POS Terminals Training – 1100 Staff Team – 12 Consultants Onsite – 3 Months

Bukit Merah Laketown Resort Structured Cabling and

Fibre System Implementation (Servers,

Network OS, ERP Software) 4 Servers, 40

Workstations, 25 POS Terminals Training – 250 Staff Team – 6 Consultants Onsite – 2 Months

Mines Beach Resort, KL Structured Cabling

and Fibre System Implementation (Servers,

Network OS, ERP Software) 4 Servers, 60

Workstations, 10 POS Terminals Team – 8 Consultants Training – 400 Staff Onsite – 3 Months

Projects – Indonesia & PhilippinesIndonesia - 1997

Bintan Sol Elite Resort System Implementation

(Servers, Network OS, ERP Software) 4 Servers, 20

Workstations, 10 POS Terminals Team – 4 Consultants Onsite – 2 weeksCentra Wonosobo Facility Management

(Post Implementation) Onsite – 2 Months

Philippines – 1997 through 1998

Holiday Inn Manila Structured Cabling and

Fibre System Implementation

(Servers, Network OS, ERP Software) 8 Servers, 125

Workstations, 45 POS Terminals Training – 2,500 Staff Team – 22 Consultants Onsite – 8 Months

Cebu City Waterfront Hotel Structured Cabling and

Fibre System Implementation

(Servers, Network OS, ERP Software) 6 Servers, 80

Workstations, 25 POS Terminals Training – 400 Staff Team – 12 Consultants Onsite – 3 Months

Projects - ChinaChina - 1998

Chongqing Plaza Hotel System Implementation (Servers,

Network OS, ERP Software) 8 Servers, 80 Workstations, 25 POS

Terminals Training – 450 Staff Team – 10 Consultants Onsite – 3 Months

Projects – Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia – 1998 through 1999

Principal Consultant AramcoLivelink Implementation Team – 12 Training – 1,500 Power Users Onsite – 3 months These Power Users went on to train a further 30,000 staff over the next 6

months

Project Manager AramcoSystems Inventory – Refineries and Tank Farms Team – 35 Engineers Onsite – 10 Months

Principal Consultant AramcoRecruitment – IT Professionals

42 staff hired in a 12 months period

Projects – Bahrain and Jordan

Bahrain – 2000 through 2002Project Manager American Naval

BaseFibre Implementation

– Single and Multi Mode Fore Systems and

Cisco Router install and configuration

Team – 6 Onsite – 9 Months

Project Manager Arab Banking Corporation

Implementation of an electronic eprocurement solution

Redesign of Business Processes (BPR) and Training of Staff

Team – 6 Onsite – 3 Months

Project Manager AregoneMarketplace

Implementation www.optimizasolutions.com

SAP EBP/EBD/Commerce One eMarketPlace

Team – 8 Onsite – 8 Months

Newsat and Digitalskys Projects

United Arab Emirates – 2002 through 2007 Afghanistan – Military Aircraft VoIP Wireless via VSAT (35 Phones via a base station Matrix over 30km) Several VSAT Projects with the Dutch, Australian and NATO Forces Client Implementations in Bagram, Kandahar and Kabul Mobile VSAT Installations

Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Gambia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Malawi, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Yemen, Zambia

Client Implementations of VSAT and VoIP Wireless Networks Mobile VSAT Installations

Pakistan Hybrid Wind/Solar VSAT Network for Earthquake Monitoring (38 Stations)

Iraq – Military Aircraft VoIP Wireless via VSAT (50 Phones via a base station Matrix over 35km) Internet Café Setup for 50 workstations Several VSAT Projects with the UK and US Forces Client Implementations in Baghdad, Balad, Al Asad, Tallil and several smaller US military

camps Mobile VSAT Installations