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Manila, Philippines - Trowbridge, England

Curriculum Vitae/Resume

Philip William Mossman

Born London, England 23 April 1946 - British Nationality (59 years old)

Currently residing in the United Kingdom. Permanent Resident status in The Philippines

Married (since 1983) with 2 children (daughter 22 years old and son 19)

Secondary Education :

The Becket School, Nottingham 1956 - 1963 : 10 "O" Level and 3 "A" Level passes

Tertiary Education :

University of Nottingham 1963 - 1966 : Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (with Honours)

Further Qualifications :

Various applications specific certificates in Project Management, Engineering and Management Software and Systems ; National Licencees Certificate ; Basic Hygeine Certificate ; Cellar Management Certificate ; UK Licensing Law Comprehension Certificate ; Hotel and Catering Management Certificate of Competence ; Advanced Driving Course

Summary of Work Experience :

Over 35 years experience in the construction field, originally educational, sports and hospitality facilities in the Middle East and Africa. Involved in some high quality residential projects, with a fair bit of industrial/commercial experience, too. Since the mid 1970s I have been almost exclusively involved in various aspects of hotel, resort and casino projects, both new build and refurbishment. My responsibilities have included specialist MEP design and project management, general project management, "damage control/troubleshooting" and various other functions usually intended to bring errant projects back on track.  Prior to that, I spent 8 years at sea as an electrical engineering and deck officer.

Employment Record :

FEE Group plc (which evolved from the Elysium Group) Henley-on-Thames, England

July 2001 to April 2002 : Resorts Development Director (Elysium Group)

April 2002 to August 2010 : Technical & Development Director (FEE Group plc)

(Mr. Colin Perkins : Chairman)

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Universal Developments Limited, Swindon, England

SMP Limited, Swindon, England

May 1998 to April 2002 : Project Manager

Acting as Consultant and Project Manager in Risk Assessment and Management,  Physical Asset Management, and various other roles, chiefly in the food and related industries (clients included Unigate plc, Wincanton Logistics, Dairy Crest, Matthew Clark)

(Mr. Neil Grant : Managing Director)

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Hilbury Court Hotel, Trowbridge, England

March 2000 to June 2002 : Joint Owner/Manager

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Mimosa Leisure Estate, Clarkfield, Pampanga, Philippines

February 1996 to February 1998 : Project Manager

Reporting to the Project Director, responsible for overall project management of all construction for a new resort built on the former Clark US Air Force Base. This included a Golf Club House (renovation and extension of existing building) ; Hilltop Pavilion restaurant, Health Club, resort laundry and main sewage treatment plant (Phases 1 and 2), all  new builds, completed and operating; Mimosa Country Club and STP Phase 3 under construction (suspended after the Asian economic crisis hit in 1997) ; Holiday Inn Resort Hotel and Convention Centre (with added specialist responsibility for MEP systems, architectural and theatrical lighting, audio-visual systems and finish work) ; Mimosa Regency Casino (added specialist responsibility for all MEP and auxiliary systems, and kitchen/bar installations) ; Fun House (game centre) ; Mimosa Mart duty-free shop ; Gasthof German Restaurant ; Korea House Korean Restaurant ; Basketball Court and Rollerblading rink complete with Snack Bar and Ice Cream Counter (all completed new builds) ; golf course extension buildings and facilities (completed) ; plus all other projects, under construction or in the planning stage, including a proposed Resort Hotel (originally Hyatt but now Hilton) ; Montevista Golf Hotel (for CCA, operators of the golf course) ; Bowling Centre. Ongoing new works when the project was suspended included proposed second Casino ; extension to the existing casino ; Karaoke Theatre ; Equestrian Centre and mini electronic banking centre. Supervised upgrading of the resort wide existing underground electrical primary distribution system, and designed a new system; coordinated surge suppression for all computer and auxiliary systems; responsible for upgrading lightning protection on the existing 36 hole golf course (golf course construction was supervised by a specialist Project Manager who reported jointly to me and the resident CCA supervisor) ; proposed 20MW power plant (put on hold). Also advised the Resort Manager on all electrical and energy conservation matters. Prepared and implemented budgets, cashflow projections and cost monitoring system for all Projects.

Project Director - Mr. Don A. Jones

Resort Manager - Capt. Danny Abad

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European Overseas Development Corporation, Bangkok, Thailand

November 1990 to December 1995 : Group Technical Support Manager

Responsible to the managing director for all technical matters relating to the group's ancillary interests, including Furnco, a manufacturer and installation contractor of hotel furniture in the Philippines ; Orchid Yachts (a luxury yacht builder) and Orchid Furniture (hotel and restaurant furniture manufacturer) in Thailand ; Burapha, a forestry operation in Laos intended to supply materials to Furnco and Orchid) ; Cerulean Realty Holdings, a Manila based company involved in preparing feasibility studies and joint venture proposals for hotel and resort developments in Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Vietnam, Madagascar and Seychelles. Also contracted out to different hotel and resort owners and operators for "firefighting" and "damage control" of errant projects, or for specialist areas of projects, chiefly finishing and commissioning. Assigned at various times to InterContinental Hotels, ITT Sheraton, Four Seasons, Americana Hotels, Shangri-La, Aman Resorts, Radisson, Hilton, Holiday Inn and Hyatt Regency, as well as a number of private owners and operators. 

These assignments were chiefly in Asia and the Indian Ocean regions.

Managing Director - Dr. George Davison

Hotel Operations Director - Mr. Jeremy Brooker

concurrently

November 1990 to June 1993 :

Technical Support Manager - Furnco Mfg., Inc, Manila, Philippines

January 1991 to December 1995 :

Technical Director - Cerulean Realty Holdings, Inc., Manila

January 1991 to December 1995 :

Technical Director - Paragonics, Inc., Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

January 1991 to December 1995 :

Technical Advisor - The Plantation Club Resort and Casino, Seychelles

January 1994 to December 1995 :

Project Director - Rooms Renovation, The Plantation Club, Seychelles

Responsible for the complete redesign and upgrading of all BOH facilities at the Seychelles' largest resort (including laundry, steam generation, air conditioning and kitchens) with a resulting energy cost saving of US$ 350,000 in the first year after partial implementation which increased when the remaining upgrades I had put into motion were completed. Overall responsibility for planning the rooms refurbishment programme, and for the implementation of the first of four phases, plus additional guest facilities including a new beach restaurant, watersports centre, lifeguard stations and beach safety systems, as well as temporary upgrades to the pool bar and existing casino. As at December 1995 plans were finalised for the completion of a new, much larger casino and the balance of the renovation program.

Owner's Representative - Mr. Jeremy Brooker
Chief Designer - Mr. John Lightbody

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Anglo-Pilipino Development Corporation, Manila, Philippines

January 1986 to October 1990 : Managing Director

A small engineering and design management company with 24 employees in 2 offices (Manila and Batangas). Projects included renovations of several Manila bars, restaurants and night clubs ; hotel renovations ; beach resorts in Mindoro, Batangas, Palawan and Zambales provinces ; Energy Management Consultancy (Manila InterContinental Hotel, Sheraton Manila, Sheraton Brunei, Holiday Inn, Manila and several industrial companies) and general engineering design works for Caltex Philippines (various refinery works, refurbishing and extending headquarters, air refuelling facilities and service stations).

In Association with Elwe Engineers, Manila (1987 - 1996)

Project Manager for Dunlop tennis ball factory in Bataan (relocated from the USA) ; Eurocampus International School ; Fitschuh Corporation ladies' shoe manufacturing plants, Royal Cargo Corporation new main office, warehouse and workshops, and numerous small to medium sized projects (all design and project management).

(Elwe Engineers - Mr. Roger Wellner)

concurrently

June 1987 to October 1990 : Engineering and Project Manager - Furnco Mfg., Inc., Manila, Philippines. This involved converting an existing labour intensive rattan furniture factory to the manufacture of high quality wooden furniture for hotels and restaurants. An additional factory building was constructed on the site, and a number of areas had second levels added for offices, storage and upholstery preparation. All mechanical and electrical services were completely redesigned and renewed, and a production flow manufacturing system, with computerised monitoring and control, was instituted. A full asset management and control system was implemented, including a planned maintenance programme. The production from this plant was exported to USA, Europe, Japan, Seychelles and the Caribbean, and many of these contracts included installation. Renovation of the suites at the Plantation Club in Seychelles was undertaken in cooperation with Elwe Engineers. In addition, Furnco supplied and installed furniture and millwork to the InterContinental Hotel, Makati, Manila (guest floors and public areas), Shangri-La Hotel Manila (guest rooms, suites and public areas) and the Manila Diamond Hotel.

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Interferrum Group, Bahrain

January 1982 to December 1985 : Technical Director

Interferrum was a holding company for overseas interests of the Niedermeier und Wiebel Group, Munich, Germany. Interferrum was based in Bahrain with interests in Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman and the Philippines as well as Bahrain itself. The group was primarily involved in joint ventures in the construction field, as general contractor in small and medium sized projects or as specialist reinforcing and structural subcontractor on larger projects. I was involved in various aspects of numerous hotel projects in the Middle East, Africa and South East Asia

concurrently

January 1982 to June 1982 :Group Project Manager - The Almoyed Group, Bahrain

Responsible to the managing director Mr. Khalid Almoyed for the management of all ongoing projects including the Sheikh Isa Sports Stadium and Diplomat Hotel (which I continued to project manage to completion), several smaller hotels and for the reorganization of the company's entire construction and support operations. On temporary assignment from Interferrum.

July 1982 to December 1983 :Supervising General Manager - The Interferrum Group

July 1982 to December 1983 :Technical Advisor - Al Muhaidib N&W, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (joint venture)

December 1983 to December 1985General Manager - Filforce, EPZA, Bataan, Philippines (joint venture)

Sent to the Philippines when construction of the wire mesh factory intended to support Middle East operations was behind schedule and threatening to go over budget. I completed the factory on time and within the original budget, then trained the workforce and temporarily ran the plant until it was sold to the Philippines government in 1985. Continued in an advisory role on Middle Eastern, African and Asian hotel projects for the group until mid 1987.

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The CBO Group, Staplecross, East Sussex, England

June 1974 to December 1977 : Electrical Engineer/Project Manager
January 1976 to December 1977 : Electrical Engineering Manager
January 1978 to December 1981 : Director of Overseas Engineering

The CBO Group was an overseas general contractor with operations in Bahrain, Iraq, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Malawi, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Projects were chiefly educational (schools, universities and support establishments), sports facilities, hotels and luxury housing. I started as a design engineer and project manager in the electrical engineering division working in Iraq (Baghdad, Basra, Mosul), then became electrical engineering manager based in Bahrain responsible for all overseas operations. I was appointed to the board as director of overseas engineering when the company started to expand into the far east (Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines). In 1981 the group decided to reduce in size, close down the Middle and Far Eastern operations, and concentrate on West Africa. I opted to leave and join our associate company in Bahrain, Interferrum in preference to moving to Nigeria.

(Chairman - Mr. Piers M. Mott)
(Managing Director - Mr. Timothy A. Angus)
(N.B. The company is now called Woldtare Limited)

Note : Originally I included the telephone numbers of the persons I reported to or worked closely with. Unfortunately, some of them started to receive unsolicited telephone calls from insurance salesmen, magazine subscription sales staff and others. The addresses and telephone numbers of these references, a list of other references, projects list, written references and copies of my credentials are available to interested parties. Please call or email me with your enquiry.

Telephones : UK +44(0)778 661 8998 & +44(0)782 524 1717

Miscellaneous Information:

Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK)

Member, British Institute of Management

Member, Asian Institute of Management

Member, International Project Management Institute

Member, Institute of Planning & Project Management

Member, British Institute of Innkeeping

Holder of Full Clean Driving Licences for UK, Seychelles, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Indonesia

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