Core Expertise

1. Project & Commercial Management

2. Turn-around management of downstream oil and gas facilities

3. Expert Witness Services

4. Quantum Claims Assessment

5. Contract & Procurement Advisory

6. Dispute Resolution (Arbitration, Statutory Adjudication and Mediation)

7. Risk and Strategic Advisory

8. Complex Negotiations and Conflict Resolution

Career Highlights / Key Projects

1. Led a diverse team of experts as a PMC for Brunei Government on Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Bridge, a 30 km bridge that connects two districts of the Brunei

2. As a Commercial and Contracts Management Lead for Modernisation of Brunei International Airport

3. As a Commercial, Contracts and Project Management Lead for Airfield Rehabilitation Works for the Brunei International Airport

4. Lead for Major Scheduled Turn-around of Brunei Methanol Plant project

5. Facilities Management consultant for Pantai Jerudong Specialist Centre, Brunei Darussalam

6. Facilities Management consultant for Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia

7. Project lead for Waste-to-energy plant at Sg. Paku, Tutong, Brunei Darussalam

8. Project lead for Tier III Data Centre (Uptime Certified) for a confidential client in Brunei Darussalam

9. Project Lead (Contracts drafting / reviewing) for new suite of 11 contracts for the Government of Brunei Darussalam

10. Drafted the fully integrated FIDIC Licensed Contract for Housing Development Department for Design & Build Projects with FIDIC license

11. Author of the first Construction Cost Hand Book in Brunei Darussalam in 2008

12. Lead Author and integrator for the Schedule of Rates for Facilities Maintenance, Repairs and minor renovations for Ministry of Health and Ministry of Defence, Brunei Darussalam

13. Lead project and contracts management for the first Green Mark Gold Certified office facility in Brunei Darussalam

14. Lead project and contracts management for the CAE – flight simulators and multi-purpose training centre in Brunei Darussalam

15. Lead contracts management for various national housing projects in Brunei Darussalam

16. Arbitration expert support services for various high conflict high value dispute projects for the Government of Brunei Darussalam

Certifications & Professional Affiliations

1. FCIArb (Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom)

2. FAIADR (Fellow of Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution)

3. FPIArb (Fellow of Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, Manila)

4. MRICS (Chartered Surveyor, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, United Kingdom)

5. MCIOB (Chartered Construction Manager, Chartered Institute of Building, United Kingdom)

6. MCInstCES (Chartered Civil Engineering Surveyor, Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors, United Kingdom)

7. MAPM (Member of Association of Project Management, United Kingdom)

8. MPUJA (Member of Institute of Surveyors, PUJA (Brunei))

9. Certified Member of Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management

10. Certificate in Investment-Treaty Arbitration

11. Certified Statutory Adjudicator, Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act, Malaysia

12. Certified Statutory Adjudicator, Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (Construction Act), United Kingdom

13. Expert Witness, Foundation Certificate

14. Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner and Life Coach

15. Certification in Cross-Examination of Expert Witness, SCL, Malaysia

16. Certification in Constitutional Rights, Remedies and Actions (eGAP, India)

17. Member, Society of Constructional Law, United Kingdom

18. Member, Society of Adjudication, United Kingdom

Education

1. Master of Laws (LLM) in Construction Law, Arbitration and Adjudication, The Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom (Vice Principal Scholar)

2. MA Executive - Master of Arts in Mediation and Conflict Resolution, Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, India (University Silver Medalist)

3. BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (First Class Honours, University Best Student of the Course, QSI Award Winner)

4. International Advance Diploma in Computer Studies (NCC, United Kingdom / Informatics, Singapore – Distinction)

Empanelment

1. Panel Arbitrator and Mediator, Brunei International Arbitration Centre

2. Panel Arbitrator and Adjudicator, Asian International Arbitration Centre, Kuala Lumpur

3. Panel Arbitrator and Mediator, Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Kuala Lumpur

4. Panel Adjudicator, UK Adjudicators

5. Panel Mediator, Centre for Mediation and Research, Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai, India

6. Panel Neutral, SAMA, India

7. Panel Mediator, Presolv360, India

8. Panel Arbitrator, Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, Philippines

9. Panel Arbitrator, South China International Arbitration Centre, China

10. Panel Arbitrator, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, China

Procurement Types

1. Traditional

2. Design & Build (D&B)

3. Design, Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (DBOOT)

4. Design, Build, Operate and Maintain (DBOM)

5. Engineer, Procure, Construct, Install and Commission (EPCIC)

6. Facilities Management (FM)

Contract Forms

1. FIDIC

2. JCT

3. NEC

4. Bespoke

5. PWD, Brunei Government

6. PWD, Malaysia

7. Singapore Institute of Architects

8. CIOB Forms

Accolades, Committees and Honorary Appointments

1. Member, Accreditation sub-committee, ASEAN Quantity Surveyors Association (current 2024/2025)

2. Chairperson, Event Development and Management Committee (2025/2026), Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Kuala Lumpur

3. Member of Task Force – Design & Build Procurement, Institute of Surveyors, Brunei Darussalam (2024/2025)

4. Committee Member (QS International Affairs Committee), Professional Board for Architect, Professional Engineer and Quantity Surveyors, Brunei Darussalam (2021/2024)

5. Committee Member, Event Working Group (2023/2024), Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Kuala Lumpur

6. Committee Member, Qualification and Examination Committee, Professional Board for Architect, Professional Engineer and Quantity Surveyors, Brunei Darussalam (2018/2021)