P. Eng, MBA, ITIL, PMP, PRINCE2, MSP Practitioner, is a certified professional trainer in project management and purchasing. He has strong experience in R&D, manufacturing and cost reduction. For the past 30 years he has been the program and project manager for many large projects in telecom, IT, finance and aerospace from the US, Canada and Asia.
Program and portfolio management office (PMO setup, UK Cabinet Office)
IT Service Management (IT Infrastructure Library, ITIL program, UK Cabinet Office)
Purchasing management program for the European Institute of Purchasing Management (France, EIPM)
Senior project management consultant at ProTrain Canada
Previous:
Senior VP of Systek Information Technology Limited (a listed company in HK)
Senior Manager of Nortel Network (Nortel China and Nortel Canada) Program manager at Bell-Northern Research, Canada
Project manager at Murata Erie Aerospace Limited, Canada
Sylvain Gauthier
He is a bilingual professional specializing in project management in the field of new product development and business development.
He has a solid background in business planning and cost management as well as extensive experience in the implementation of project management office for large corporation.
During many years he worked with project teams in Canada, US, Europe and Asia on numerous areas of activity as a manager and leader.
Most of his recent professional experience is centered on the practical application of Project Management (PM) and Value Analysis (VA) Value Engineering (VE) principles and concepts for improving product & processes costs.
Professional experience over the last 15 years with: Telecom service providers and equipment manufacturer; Information Technology (network, database, web, other); TV Broadcasting; E Business.
Marc Ouellette
He is a bilingual professional specializing in e Business. Most of his recent professional experience is centered on SEO and SEM strategy for the e Commerce strategy. Marc Ouellette is a recognized expert in Intranet Extranet and Internet.
Professional experience over the last 20 years with: Telecom service providers and equipment manufacturer Information Technology (network, database, web, other) E Business
Raymond Mark
Raymond is a Chinese Canadian who has a strong track record in leading the IT and Telecom into the digital world. He has pioneered one of the world most popular Meridian Voice Mail (VM) system in 1980. The Meridian VM system is the preferred system for 5 star hotels even today. His hands on experience including the software, hardware, DSP, and the OS development for complex system. His most recent posts include acting as the lab director for Nortel China and Motorola China.
Sebastian Bombaci
Sebastian graduated in 1980, from Monash University with a B.Sc. (Honours) degree. From 1986 to 1989, he received an Australian Public Service Postgraduate Scholarship for study at the University of Melbourne where he completed his Ph.D. In 1997, he completed an MBA from the University of New England and also holds a post-graduate diploma in Computer Science from Swinburne University.
Sebastian is a business development professional focusing on the establishment and development of new business channels.
He also runs his own management consultancy, working with selected clients to develop their business strategies, distribution channels and business operations. With an interest in education, Sebastian conducts a range of executive training and lecturing, and he gives Apollo’s clients a unique wealth of experience within a broad range of areas.
Rose Chu
Rose started as Assistant Professor in Niagara University, USA from 1986 to 1991.
1997 Executive Committee members of New York Life Insurance Hong Kong, managing corporate level projects which involved cross departments.
1998 Start the Information Technology section of the Mandatory Provident Fund Authority Office, managing the set up of the MPFA’s IMS project.
Deputy Chief Operating Officer of WinConsult (a regional IT Hub of Winterthur Asia Pacific Group), among Rose’s responsibilities were to head financial control, budget & forecast and to re-invent the entire Service Level Agreement for 13 business units.
Rose is also serving as management consultant and mentor to farm cooperative research projects under the Institute of Sociology and Sichuan Institute of Sociology.
Since 2002, Rose has become a project management mentor/trainer in Asia. Clients include AIA China, British Consulate General, CPTTM (Macau), ESI.
Ivan Chow
Ivan graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from the University of British Columbia, Canada. Over the past 20 years, Ivan has held senior management positions in the IT and telecom industries, including serving as CTO of a digital broadcasting venture in China and senior manager of a R&D team of over 150 staff spanning over three continents. Ivan is currently the founder of Weblite translation Corporation, an automated multi-language website generation company. He is also serving as the board of director at the VACC in Vancouver, Canada.
Past Board experience & volunteer work:
Senior manager at Nortel Network – early pioneer in developing the 3G digital mobile network
CTO at Asia Digital Media in developing the next generation satellite HDTV network
Early pioneer in setting up the Nortel R&D development team in Beijing, China, developed the first China mobile network management system
Over 20 years in project management at Nortel Canada in software development
Consulting to U.S. fortune 500 firms in financial institution transaction security systems
Kiran Patel
Kiran Patel is a British and has been living and working in China for the past 6 years. During that time he has accumulated a comprehensive range of experience in management, sales, negotiation, training and developing people from all backgrounds.
Originally posted to China in 2003 by his former employer Rolls Royce (Aviation), upon departure he eventually decided to set up base in China, and has over the past 4 years gained solid corporate training industry experience, working with reputable professional bodies, local SOEs, Fortune 500 companies, universities, business schools and numerous training partners. As GM of a WOFE business, he has acquired the necessary business skills to deliver many strong training programs for major corporations.
Kiran has an energetic style of delivery which participants will find both energizing and refreshing; and he places powerful emphasis on practical engagement. Aside from Apollo for which he has developed the Sales training course himself, Kiran has also developed materials for MacMillan Publishers, Pearson, Cambridge ESOL, Open University and a range of edutainment products for Apple. This should give a strong indication as to the quality of the course that you will be purchasing.
In China, Kiran acts as a spokesperson for both Cambridge University ESOL and MacMillan Publishing House. Some of his most notable cases are; Ogilvy & Mather, ACCA (Association of Certified Chartered Accountants), Deliotte, Hainan Airlines, and Agricultural Bank of China.
He has also trained staff from the following Fortune 500 companies; Caterpillar Inc, Continental Airlines, General Mills Inc, and Morgan Stanley. From a personal standpoint, Kiran has a strong knowledge of the automotive industry and he is also a keen follower of motorsports.
Frankie Cheng
Eng., EMBA, Frankie has over 26 years of practical operational experience in industrial products and engineering project management sales, worked for manufacturing, production, sales, marketing with business development and factory operation experience. Frankie had worked as consultant for some management consulting and corporate culture projects due to his strong and pragmatic experience in both foreign and local enterprises in China.
Core Courses Strategic management by corporate culture Communication style analysis and KBI+KRI for effective team building Factory 5S management Coaching and empowering Time management Effective communication
Personal Style With many years of management experience in both foreign and local enterprises, his lessons delivered full of passion based on valuable cases study and practical life experience. Through effective interactive training approaches with participants involved in Q/A session and coaching, his training courses are always comprehensive and lively.
Paul Murphy
MBA, PRINCE2, TEFL. Paul is British has 10 years business experience in China, having previously worked in Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. He is a proficient trainer & coach, who can deliver programs in both English & Chinese. His business experience includes managing teams of up to 50 staff across multiple locations and he has trained staff from all major industries and business units, as well as job functions ranging from entry level staff to CEOs of major MNCs.
Courses Taught:
Effective Email Writing Powerful Presentations Writing with Impact Negotiations for Managers Cross-Cultural Communication
Effective Teleconferencing Skills Telephone Etiquette Report & Proposal Writing Customer Service Skills Sales Skills Public Speaking
Sample Clients Taught:
Lenovo China Development bank Coca-Cola ABB Shangri-La Hotels Export-Import Bank of China Standard Chartered Bank Maersk
Siemens CICC Goldman Sachs UBS Oracle Boston Consulting Group AIG Daimler GE
"Great Value for your money! The PMP course put exciting new knowledgeon my plate!” Eduard Bertrand, Project Manager, NPI Company.
"Francis is a full fetch facilitator and very experienced in a project management. Moreover he is an excellent teacher.” Francisco-Martin, Counselor, Embassy of Benin.
"Francis can explain complex concepts into very simple details that it makes easy to understand. As stepping stone in career it is definitely worth it." Linda Li, Senior Research Specialist, TESCO Limited
Course Rating
The most recent 10 class evaluations scored this course at:
Turbo PMP
