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Canada

Data-Driven Lifecycle Strategy: Worked closely with Facility Management teams, using data analysis to improve and change asset replacement and maintenance plans for the best results.Lifecycle Planning Leadership: Headed Lifecycle planning for P3 accounts; used data analysis to ensure consistency across sites and better capital project reviews.Data-Centric Budget & Forecasting: Created yearly capital plans and emphasized important Lifecycle replacements. Used thorough data analysis for accurate, long-term forecasting.Lifecycle Renewal & Strategy Integration: Combined engineering knowledge with advanced data analysis, creating comprehensive Lifecycle strategies for future preparedness.Elevated Due Diligence with Data: Improved LC projects with in-depth data insights, strengthening five-year capital forecasts and achieving excellent predictive accuracy.KPI & Service Enhancement via Data: Developed and refined key performance indicators using detailed data analysis, establishing high service levels and continuous improvement.Precision in Capital Lifecycle Requests: Verified requests with a detailed, data-focused approach to ensure necessity and cost-effectiveness.LC Capital Project Mastery: Managed data-driven project approvals, optimizing processes and funding for the best return on investment.Analytical Building Assessment Overhaul: Used thorough data analysis for deep insights into building conditions, changing our evaluation and reporting approaches.Data-Guided Procurement Strategy: Used data insights for creating better procurement methods, taking advantage of large-scale buying for excellent purchasing efficiency.Strategic Communication Excellence: Led P3 communication efforts, aligning stakeholders with our data-focused vision and goals.

• Strategic Design Interface: Engaged proactively with the Design Build team during the design phase, assessing and integrating design changes to safeguard contractual obligations, especially concerning Life Cycle Costs, O&M services, and energy targets.• Installation Oversight & Quality Control: Partnered with the Design Build team to ensure equipment installations met stringent standards regarding access, quality, and maintainability.• Asset Management Excellence: Crafted a comprehensive master asset list, alongside a preventive maintenance plan, ensuring optimal performance and longevity of building assets.• Budgetary Compliance & Oversight: Collaborated closely with the Pricing Group, decoding budgetary assumptions for transitions and enforcing financial adherence.• Change Management & Estimation: Skillfully reviewed and provided estimates for project Variations/Change Orders, mitigating potential risks and ensuring project continuity.• Supplier Engagement & Subcontracting: Liaised with both local and national suppliers, establishing robust frameworks for future maintenance subcontracts.• Transparent Stakeholder Communication: Maintained open channels of communication with internal and external stakeholders, providing regular updates on transition statuses and ensuring alignment.• Operational Framework Development: Played an instrumental role in devising Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), O&M plans, and policies, ensuring full compliance with project mandates.• Operational Setup & Inventory Management: Spearheaded the establishment of the JCI FM site office, while also setting up a critical spares inventory, guaranteeing seamless operations commencement.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Managed the O&M and lifecycle solution development for public-private partnership (and other) real estate proposals.• Evaluated and negotiated contract language with a view to mitigate project risk.• Collaborated within multi-disciplinary bid team for design reviews of the project to develop innovative, cost-effective and compliant technical O&M solutions.• Forecasted annual O&M and multi-year lifecycle/capital refurbishment budgets using cost benefit methodologies.• Created technical proposal documentations for RFP submissions.• Presented solutions to internal and external project stakeholders.

• Financial Lifecycle Proficiency: Performed comprehensive lifecycle financial analyses, leveraging present value, cost-benefit, and payback methodologies to drive strategic budgeting during design reviews and the bidding phase.• Portfolio Management & Oversight: Orchestrated the monitoring and updating of lifecycle portfolios for 15 landmark P3 projects across Canada, ensuring synchronization and optimal planning.• Lifecycle Renewal Planning: Designed, executed, and refined the lifecycle renewal blueprint for BGIS's P3 business, ensuring longevity and consistent performance throughout the contract term.• Best Practices & Strategy Integration: Harnessed BGIS's in-house best practices to craft a robust Five-Year Lifecycle Plan, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.• Capital Approval Program Design: Pioneered a rigorous capital approval framework, instilling a layer of due diligence around all lifecycle activities, streamlining approvals, and minimizing risks.• Site Team Support & Documentation: Assisted site teams with lifecycle plan formulation, while ensuring all lifecycle activities were supported with comprehensive documentation, bolstering transparency for audits.• Strategic Bid Consultation: Furnished expert advice to fortify bid negotiations, with a keen focus on identifying and managing potential lifecycle risks, ensuring contractual robustness.• Value Management Contribution: Played an integral role in value management and value engineering initiatives, optimizing costs and benefits during the bidding phase.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Life Cycle Leadership: Directed lifecycle development and planning across construction and operational projects, overseeing lifecycle activities for 15 diverse P3 facilities including healthcare and justice institutions.• Portfolio Management & Renewal: Managed and refined lifecycle portfolios for 15 flagship P3 projects across Canada, ensuring strategic renewal plans were in alignment with Brookfield GIS's operational vision.• Best Practices & Strategy Integration: Captured and incorporated Brookfield GIS's essential best practices, paving the way for an optimized 5-Year Lifecycle Plan.• Structured Approval Framework: Established a detailed Lifecycle approval process, ensuring consistent oversight and diligence across all lifecycle endeavors.• Support, Documentation & Oversight: Enhanced support to site teams in lifecycle plan creation, bolstering documentation methods for greater transparency during audits.• Financial Modelling Excellence: Crafted comprehensive life cycle cost models, laying the groundwork for accurate budgeting during RFP submissions in critical bidding phases.• Value-Driven Bidding Insight: Played an integral role in value management and engineering initiatives, maximizing potential returns during the bid process.• Bid Advisory & Risk Management: Provided pivotal advice to augment bid negotiations, centering on lifecycle risk identification and proactive mitigation to ensure project success.

• Building Lifecycle Management: Determined budgets for both live concessions and RFPs, emphasizing meticulous management of lifecycle expenses.• Risk & Value Optimization: Minimized lifecycle risks while boosting value, always ensuring adherence to Public Private Partnership standards and quality.Lifecycle Cost Modeling: Tailored models specifically for RFP pitches, ensuring accuracy and strategic foresight.• Operational Commitment Definition: Established clear guidelines and parameters for lifecycle pricing and related operational duties.• Value Enhancement Initiatives: Proactively engaged in Value Management and Value Engineering to drive efficiency and savings.• Strategic Bid Consultation: Offered pivotal insights to fortify bid negotiations, ensuring optimal outcomes.• Lifecycle Risk Management: Employed a proactive approach to identify and efficiently manage any associated risks in the lifecycle spectrum.

• Developed facility management life cycle estimate model: o Analyzed design builder construction estimate to update and develop lifecycle FM asset register.o Appled life cycle / capital replacement requirements to each asset. o Benchmarked, and/or otherwise estimated the cost of each life cycle element. • Created and implemented processes for Lifecycle tracking of facility assets that includes diverse property portfolio including community centers, commercial buildings, warehouses, fire stations, recreational facilities, retail parks, museums etc. • Coordinated with Project Managers, technicians to monitor contractor performance against SLA's, KPI's and oversee preventative maintenance and unscheduled repairs (i.e. mechanical, plumbing, painting, lighting, electrical, emergency power, etc.); provide communication as appropriate with team leaders and/or team members who are responsible for work flow/timelines, etc.

• Designed and implemented contents for ‘Benefit Realisation Plan’ for New Way of Working program.• Identified measurement parameters for assessing Facilities, IT and HR services.• Conducted and assessed employee satisfaction to establish their attitudes, opinions and potential improvements of services offered by the program. • Developed KPIs for the program and supported the core team in rolling out the program globally within time and budget.• Conducted a global cultural impact analysis and developed a construct for New Way of Working tool as part of impact analysis.

• Assisted De Lage Landen supporting divisions and staff at Headquarter office to adapt ‘Place2be concept’ (activity based workspaces) in their business process.• Acted as a ‘linking pin’ between the supporting divisions: Facilities, IT, HR, Communication for Place2be development.• Instigated the concept of ‘PRIDE program’ (change management) among staff units that effectively translates into their core business.• Prepared ‘Vision paper’ and ‘Transition Plan’ for rollout of Place2be across supporting divisions of De Lage Landen.

Dubai International Airport- Terminal 3

• MEP Maintenance Oversight at Dubai Airport Terminal-3: Spearheaded the comprehensive assessment and dispatching of Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) instructions to ServeU Engineers. My focus was on enhancing the longevity and efficiency of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) equipment, which is crucial to the airport's daily operations.• Seamless PPM Schedule Coordination: Developed a robust communication channel between the ServeU PPM team, Dubai Airport Company, and the terminal's end-users. This ensured that every party was aligned, making the execution of maintenance tasks both efficient and in line with the airport's stringent standards.• Ensuring Continuous Maintenance Operations: As the primary liaison, I consistently interfaced with the Facility Management helpdesk and the ServeU Mechanical & Electrical team. This coordination ensured that the vast expanse of the airport experienced timely and uninterrupted maintenance, maintaining a high standard of operational readiness.• Financial Documentation & Accountability: Each month, I meticulously compiled and submitted detailed invoicing documents on behalf of ServeU to the Dubai Airport Company. These documents, beyond their financial significance, were a testament to the volume and quality of work carried out, fostering trust and transparency between stakeholders.

Dubai

• Project Consulting for Schlumberger-Dubai: Led workshop space planning and construction, defining work scope and ensuring quality-driven execution.• Design Analysis: Scrutinized design drawings of high-rise towers and office setups, detecting and resolving design inconsistencies and flaws.Service Charge Calculation: Determined service charges for prominent property developers, aligning costs with market standards.• Site Proposal Development: Crafted comprehensive proposals, covering preventive maintenance, plumbing, cleaning, security, pest control, and landscaping operations.• Facilities RFP Management: Partnered with clients to decipher facilities RFP needs, driving effective bid negotiations and realizing cost-saving opportunities.• FM Business Expansion: Drove facilities management business growth across Dubai, Doha, Saudi Arabia, and Malta. Orchestrated site operations, integrating resources and standardizing practices to align with core business goals.• Facility Supervision at GE: Oversaw soft services for both office block and chemical process plant, ensuring smooth and efficient operations.• Real Estate Feasibility Expertise: Executed vital feasibility analyses for major MNCs in UAE, evaluating project viability and fortifying financial stability.

Key Researches: • Study of Peripheral Devices Used in Building Management Systems • Thermal Energy Metering Solution Responsibilities: • Gained in-depth knowledge into almost all aspects of electrical and automated products and facility systems that are implemented in residence automation and construction industry. • Interpreted, analyzed and finalized electrical designs, drawings, documentation and submittals. Checked drawings specification from an engineering standpoint.

Responsibilities: • Taught a group of engineering students on the implementation and usage of AutoCAD 2004 software, implemented hands on teaching methods in the engineering graphics of laboratory sessions. • Designed and implemented strategic learning modules to optimize performance, class quality and learning outcomes. • Trained students on utilizing AutoCAD to design, visualize and document system drawings.

Jun ’02 - Aug ‘02: Intern - Orient Express Lines, Dubai P.S-I Key Project: • Management Information Report (MIR) Responsibilities: • Performed various data entry and documentation functions according to various rules and regulations involving worldwide shipping, logistics and transportation. • Gained comprehensive experience in general logistics management methods, transactions, billing and shipment terms, conditions and terminologies used. • Learned and analyzed a variety of shipment resources management such as freight, supply chain, shipment tracking between the ports and other various operations. • Collated data and detailed statistical tables on the same by implementing MIR thereby facilitated statistical data displays from other resources.

European Master Of Science Facility Management, Facility Management

Activities and Societies: Achieved second place for ‘FM Master of the Year-2010’ award by Facility Management-Netherlands (FMN 2010).

Bachelor'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering (E.E.E.)