Aaron Benedict De Leon Email & Phone Number

PEERS is your all-in-one partner, adept at steering you through the intricate realms of politics, economics and business.

Philippines

- Leads the conduct of market due diligence to develop a diverse and sustainable pipeline of projects in various sectors- Leads the coordination of proposal and tender submissions- Leads discussions with potential clients, partners and other stakeholders for pursuits in alignment with the corporate business plan- Prepares business planning reports and presentations, and organizes monthly pipeline management meetings- Provides up-to-date prospect information to senior management to review prospects and allocate PCS resourcesKey Projects Won: Design and Construction of Candaba 3rd Viaduct, South Railway Packages CPS03b and CPS03a, STT Fairview 1

- In charge of end-to-end business development from identification of potential project opportunities in both the private and public sectors to contract close and negotiation; Projects include major infrastructure projects (i.e., PPPs, multi-lateral organization funded projects, privately funded projects)- Leads the preparation and coordination of bid submission, and preparation and presentation of marketing/business development presentations and strategic business development/marketing presentations

Ortigas Center, Pasig

- Writes a weekly column entitled “Trend Blazer.”"TREND BLAZER is a column which shares compelling reasons why youth engagement in political and socio-civic affairs is fashionable and trendy. The column seeks to present and spark new thought-provoking ideas on the importance of ideology in today’s modern world."The LOBBYiST is a web-based magazine that serves as a source of the most reliable and relevant information on advocacy campaigns, in-depth discussions of hot button issues for various stakeholders. These include decision-makers in the government, private sector, and the diplomatic corps; academics; members of the mass media; researchers; students; and the general public.The LOBBYiST is a product of PUBLiCUS Asia, Inc., complementing its core competencies: government relations, political management, strategic communications, and competitive intelligence

Writes a weekly blog entry on various H.R topics and issues

Ncr - National Capital Region, Philippines

- Coordinates solicited and unsolicited proposal preparation activities for both government and private clients- Undertakes high-level research on various topics of interest related to business development- Engages subject-area experts on technical discussionsKey Projects Won:- New Manila International Airport (PMC Pre-CA for San Miguel Infrastructure)

San Juan City

• Project Initiation. Helps conduct project kick-off meetings for newly acquired projects, together with the Project Management and Support Team.• Contract Negotiation. --- Actively participates/represents firm in formal contract negotiations with prospective client(s) to discuss the project’s Terms of Reference and Scope of Work/Services--- Prepares or modifies contracts with clients in both the private and public sectors, and with the firm’s sub consultants.• Technical/Financial Proposal Preparation--- Prepares the proposal approach and methodology, work plan, time schedule for key personnel, and comments/suggestions on the project’s terms of reference--- Provides substantial input on financial proposals, particularly on indicative cost estimates for experts’ remuneration, and out of pocket expenses.--- Presents the approach and methodology in a formal setting, if so required by the private client/procuring entity.• Company Representation. Represents BII in bidding activities such as Pre-Bid Conferences, Opening of Eligibility Documents/Technical/Financial Proposals among others• Business Correspondence. Prepares business correspondence to procuring entities such as appeals/motion for reconsiderations, and pre-procurement clarificatory letters, among others. Milestones:15 projects won within a span of 2 years, ranging from master development planning to impact evaluation studies

- Managed a group of four researchers and oversees the preparation of Agency Action Plans, Policy Briefs, Provincial sortie briefers for the Economic Cluster of the Policy Office- Coordinated with Senior Consultants and Policy Heads in formulating general policy pronouncements specifically related to the Economic Platform of Sen. Poe- Supervised the clearance of media releases and drafts answers to several questions related to the stand of Sen. Grace Poe on various economic issues, particularly on Infrastructure, Public Transportation, Tourism, Manufacturing, Macro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and Information Technology- Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO).

Ncr - National Capital Region, Philippines

- Assisted the Senior Programme Assistant for Reports in coordinating reporting activities of all operations of the country office, particularly in the preparation of Monthly Executive Briefs, Quarterly Country Briefs, Situation Reports for the Disaster Preparedness and Response Programme, Standard Project Reports for all protracted relief operations, and Donor reports.

Quezon City

- Provided strategic and political consultancy services for the President of the Centrist Democratic Party of the Philippines, Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez.

• Functioned as the Head of the National Secretariat and spearheaded the entire administration, recruitment and strategic operations of the party• Prepared all organizational memoranda, guidelines and policies concerning internal party development, recruitment and mobilization, and policy/programmatic concerns.• Facilitated all meetings of the organization’s National Council and National Executive Board, together with the National Party President.

Makati City

- Served as Head of the Functional and Strategic Unit of the political organization, providing management direction to all its regional chapters- Headed the centrist policy forum for the youth of the Centrist Democratic Party, acting as default spokesperson and concurrently shepherded the program, policy and project bureau of the youth association.- Represented the association as its official youth representative to various FGD’s, conferences and talks- Functioned as the youth sectoral representative to the National Council of the Centrist Democratic Party of the Philippines.

- Coordinated the partnership between the KAF and its local partners such as the AIM Policy Center, Local Government Development Foundation and Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy, which entailed the following o Project and Program Coordination for the partners’ various activities o Oversight on Project Implementation and on compliance to standard financial reporting forms required by the KAF Headquarters o Reports preparation on the significant activities of the partners and how this impacts KAF’s strategic direction for country operations- Provided strategic consultancy services through talks, workshops and presentations to centrist democratic organizations in the Philippines, particularly in the areas of Organizational Development, Political Communications and Operations, and Advocacy, Recruitment and Mobilization- Attended functions in behalf of the Country Representative that are in line with the foundation’s focus on political education and other social issues

T.M Kalaw, Manila

- Wrote speeches, prepared modules and communication materials in behalf of the President- Wrote industry/business reports, conducted market researches and prepared newsletters in behalf of the Business Development Unit- Acted as the Strategic Communications Point Person of the Office of the President- Acted as the Extension of the President’s function in overseeing the corporate social responsibility arm of Magsaysay Maritime Corporation, Homer Foundation Inc.

• Functioned as the strategic and organizational administrator of the organization• Lead the conduct of all fund-raising activities of the organization, working in strategic partnership with the Marketing Department, Vice President for Policy, Programs and Projects (DP3), National President (NP) and the National Council

Cmlc Building, Mandaluyong

• Represented Presidential Candidate Gilberto Teodoro on television, radio and print as Spokesperson• Developed, together with the Party's Secretary-General and Designated Policy Head, sectoral and issue-based positions and pronouncement of the Presidential candidate and party

Course In Political Management, Politics

Activities and Societies: Study Tours and Political Project Presentations in the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia and Germany.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Economics And Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Dulaang Bedista, San Beda Theological Circle, San Beda Economics Society - Ten Outstanding Students of San Beda.

High School

Activities and Societies: Students Advisory Board, NDGM Debating Team - Student Advisory Board Overall Chairman (same as Student Council.