Professional Experience:
• Presently working as Senior Procurement Specialist in Timor-Leste handling procurement of large Civil Works, Consulting Services, and Goods under Infrastructure Fund, including Rehabilitation of airport, Construction of multi-purpose port, Supply base, Submarine pipeline route analysis and environmental studies, Central Electric Project, Millennium Development Goals Program, Human Capital Development Fund, and ICT Infrastructure Fund.
• Seventeen (17) years experience in Public Procurement of Civil Works, Consulting Services and Goods; Contract Management; Procurement Capacity Building; and Coordination with different stake-holders.
• Five (5) years of experience of working for projects funded by World Bank, ADB, and other donors, handling procurement of Civil Works, Consulting Services, and Goods; Contract Management; and building procurement capacity of national staffs.
• Expert in FIDIC Conditions of Contracts - Red book, Yellow book, Gold book, Silver book
• In-depth knowledge of Procurement and Contract Management Procedures and Guidelines of World Bank, ADB, AfDB, AusAid, MCC, EC, JICA, and other donors.
• Familiar with PPP arrangements, BOO, BOOT, BOT, BOLT, and other EPC contracts.
• Seventeen (17) years of experience in public procurement of Civil Works and Goods covering preparation of procurement plans, bid document preparation including finalization of specifications, bid advertisement, arranging pre-bid conferences, bid evaluation, contract award, contract management, handling complaints from bidders or other agencies.
• Seventeen (17) years of experience in public procurement of consulting services covering procurement plans, short list of consultants, preparation of Terms of Reference, preparation of Request for Proposals, arranging pre-proposal conferences, proposals evaluation, negotiations, preparation of contract agreements, contract management, handling complaints from consultants or other agencies.
• Expert in establishing procurement institutions, units and framework including legal and regulatory aspects.
• Expert in Transfer of knowledge: Knowledge of imparting comprehensive and structured training in procurement management activities.
• In-depth Knowledge of International Commercial Terms (Incoterms) defined by International Chamber of Commerce. Application of these terms for international contracts
• Knowledge of e-procurement tools and strategies.
• Excellent computer skills
• Extensive international working experience in various countries including Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, and Timor-Leste
• Fluent in English
• MBA in Project Management and Bachelor in Civil Engineering