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Haji Mohammad Soffian Haji Umar

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Industry Background:

Business Planning and Operations

Area(s) of Mentorship:

Business Mindset, Starting up a business, Goal Setting, Business Planning & Strategy, Operations, Governance & Organizational Structure, Risk Management & Resilience, HSE Management, Project Management, Leadership, Business Planning, Strategic Planning

About

I am an engineer by qualification, and am an entrepreneur, a consultant and mentor in business management and occupational safety and health, and a certified trainer. Apart from Brunei, I have worked overseas, namely in the Netherlands, Sultanate of Oman and Malaysia. I have managed organisations and teams of varying numbers, from 10 to 400 people. I have worked in industry sectors from oil and gas operations, managing production operations and maintenance, worked in the services and construction sector, managing safety and health, managing projects and contracts, and facilitating business development. I have conducted and facilitated a numerous training and workshops - safety and health management, strategic planning, project management, business planning and others, and have assessed and audited management systems, analysing findings deriving recommendations for improvement. Throughout my 30 plus years of work experience, I have helped more than 60 companies in Brunei, and several companies overseas, in the improvement programmes of their management systems, organisational structures and compliance to the law and standards.

Experience(s)

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Co-owner/Principal Consultant and Trainer, L'etoile Management Services

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Director/Lead HSE Consultant, Ashcore Sdn Bhd

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Manager – QSHE & Business Development, Avant CMS Security Services Sdn Bhd

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Corporate Manager, Union Energy Sdn. Bhd.