Internationally experienced consultant, project manager and creative professional with excellent client, project management, and people skills, with extensive project experience from concept to development, and a capacity to consistently achieve strong results through a combination of personal efficiency and collaborative skills, client insight, and willingness to embrace and lead change.
Result, action and budget oriented, driven to succeed, with strong ability to effectively communicate with executive audiences.
With a masters degree in architecture (MSc) earned from The Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas Graduate School, he is a licensed architect in both the Philippines and Saudi Arabia where he has been practicing his trade since 1998 and 2008 respectively, and have been involved with residential projects, military memorial monuments and conservation of built heritage.
He has consistently delivered (architectural) designs such as hotels, religious, commercial buildings and iconic structures that have exceeded client expectations.
Diversifying into digital production in 2007, as a project manager, he has has been instrumental in the growth and development of the Riyadh branch of Modelcraft Group which is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Panda Windows and Doors, Las Vegas, NV, US, Project Consultant
*Design for and advise homeowners and partners on best practice and product design to meet budgetary needs while maintaining high quality, functionality and overall aesthetic required.
*Develop and maintain relationships with architects, builders, designers and vendors as well as key project members.
*Scheduling to ensure a smooth and timely implementation process and delivery for our customers.
*Communicate with the customers to negotiate a realistic plan and implementation for design objectives and any other customer-specific requirement.
*Communicate with customers and internal team members to facilitate the completion of the project plan tasks, including set up and configuration,coordinating the acquisition of all client information required.
*Provide support to customers. Resolve customer inquiries, maintain ownership throughout resolution, identify Lessons Learned to incorporate back into project management process.
*Conduct site inspection to ensure proper installation of system, proper function, client satisfaction and collect client feedback.
*Identifying, documenting issues, effectively and efficiently solving problems.
*Coordinate with other departments including engineering and production to determine project feasibility regarding design and schedule.
*Provide input to manager on customer issues, project delays, and weekly/monthly reports.
*Assist the Regional Sales Manager and Assistant Sales Manager in developing efficient marketing strategies, evaluate and implement appropriate new sales techniques to increase the region's sales volume.
*Collaborate with Marketing Manager in digital and graphic marketing design requirements.
*Responsible for managing sales in the Southwest Mountain States region.
Globetrotter, The World, Globetrotter
Travelled all over to live in cities and experience the different cultures the world has to offer. To grow in knowledge, appreciation and understanding of everything around me..
The sabbatical of a life time.....it won't be the last, believe me.
Modelcraft Pty, Ltd, Riyadh, SA, Project Manager
Directed and managed the projects of the Digital Department which included, but not limited to the following:
• Conceptualized architectural designs (hotels, commercial, office and religious structures), exceeding client expectation.
• Conducted the planning and execution of projects that ensured the timeline was always met and the team worked efficiently, guaranteeing profitability and creative quality.
• Successfully oversaw and managed the work and output of the department for architecture requirements to ensure quality output.
• Evaluated scope of work, project details, presented and reviewed project progress to clients, and made sure that the project remained within its budget without sacrificing the final output and quality.
• Planed and designed interactive display suites/showrooms to the technological specifications required which guaranteed the successful installation of the equipment utilized.
• Reviewed schematics, scheduling of work, information dissemination and implementation of projects, assess resource requirement, deliverable and key targets for international offices involved that ensured the smooth flow of information and project progress.
• Researched project development which contributed in the continued improvement of our products and services.
• Designed interactive touch screens for scale models to control lights, animations and projections shows that enabled the technological interaction between architectural scale models and digital equipment.
• Provided artistic and graphics support for the scale model making team thereby keeping their projects within budget.
• Consistently delivered high quality products as Creative Director in animated and digital film production that earned us repeat clients.
• Specialties: Director, storyboard artist, script writer and post editor in video and animation productions including scoring and VFX (VFX and SFX supervisor) - successfully undertook all of the above duties, while maintaining the high quality of services and products.
• Brand Management - Ensured that all our company, clients’ logo and branding guides were always strictly adhered to.
• Portfolio Management - Kept all the company’s completed projects properly filed, stored and ready for presentation to prospective clients at short notice.
DAC2, Manila, PH, Consultant
• Provided conservation approaches to be applied on the centuries old San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Manila.
• Prepared the scale model of the San Agustin Church Complex.
MG Cueto Architectural Design Firm, Manila, PH, Architect
• Architectural designer (specialized in residential planning in South East Asian setting) - achieved strong design solutions, which met or surpassed client expectations, while keeping the project within its budget requirements.
• Conservation and restoration consultant of built heritage structures.
• Architectural model maker - saved the company money in being able to produce architectural models in-house.
University of Santo Tomas, Manila, PH, Masters, Architecture
Master of Science in Architecture - Architectural Conservation & Urban Planning
Benavides Outstanding Achievement Award, Award
For Outstanding Achievement of Regional, National or International Importance.
A tribute to the pioneering spirit of the founder of the University (University of Santo Tomas), the award is conferred on student(s) whose performance in regional, national or international competitions, conferences or congresses symbolizes the University’s commitment to excellence.
Pope Leo XIII Community Development Award, Award
For Active Involvement in Community Development with Partner Communities.
In recognition of the University’s (University of Santo Tomas) role on social transformation, this award is conferred on a student or group of students for outstanding involvement in community development programs duly recognized by the Office for Community Development (OCD) and the Office for Student Affairs (OSA).
Manuel Quezon Leadership Award, Award
For Exceptional Leadership
Symbolic of the exemplary leadership of one of the great heroes of the Philippines and alumni of the University (University of Santo Tomas) the award is given to a deserving officer of a duly recognized organization of the University for his singular ability to lead and organize activities of meaningful significance to the entire university other than community service.
Chairman's Award - Filipino American Chamber of Commerce, 2nd Place
Chairman's award for outstanding design and development.
