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IHG Dhaka

Senior Construction Project Director
International Project Advisory Services | Contract, Risk & Financial Governance

Restoring control, certainty, and confidence in capital developments.

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I help developers and investors prevent cost overruns, control risk, and restore financial certainty on high-value projects.

LW Design Group

 

Independent Project Advisory That Protects Capital and Restores Control

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​​Protecting Capital in Complex Construction Projects

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I help developers and investors prevent cost overruns, control risk, and restore financial certainty on high-value projects.

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25+ years delivering international developments up to $650M across hospitality, commercial, and infrastructure sectors. I protect projects from failure and financial loss.

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 20% Budget Gap Closed 

 

$75M Hotel Development


Led scope validation and market benchmarking to support refinancing and procurement reset.
 

Restored financial governance and cost certainty.

$5-10M Project Lifecycle Savings  

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$500M Hotel Development
 

Identified financial loss caused by gaps in the change management process. 

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Re-established best practice commercial governance frameworks.

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$5–10M Project Lifecycle Savings 

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$650M Museum Project

 

introduced quality governance to eliminate unacceptable rework and to control delivery risk.

 

Strengthened cost control and project reliability.

Delivering measurable financial control across complex capital projects.

Integrated Project Governance

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Projects fail when contract, risk, and financial management operate in isolation.

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  • Early identification and mitigation of risk

  • Clear contractual accountability

  • Financial transparency and cost control

  • Informed and timely decision-making

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See How Teams Integrate

Office client-side international project advisory

Sector Experience

Broad sector experience across high-value international developments, requiring disciplined governance, financial control, and integrated delivery.​

Facade Metropole Luxury hotel Vietnam
White marble museum facade Seoul South Korea
Toronto Canada view of skyscraper skyline
Exterior view industrial power station in desert Yemen

Hospitality

Hotel developments up to $500 million

Institutional

Governance driven projects

Commercial

High-rise and mixed-use delivery

Infrastructure

High risk technical environments

Interior Lobby Luxury Hospitality The Peninsula Hotel Istanbul

How I Deliver Control

 

Integrated contract, risk, and financial management to protect capital and ensure disciplined delivery.

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Project Leadership & PMC Advisory

 

Senior client-side leadership with direct accountability

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Contract & Commercial Management

 

Procurement, contracts, and commercial control

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Risk Management

 

Identification, mitigation, and control of project risk

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Financial Governance

 

Budget validation, cash flow, and cost control

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Project Recovery

 

Restoring control on underperforming projects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Directed approval and execution of corrective action plan

  • Enabled successful public opening

  • Restored project governance and operational control

  • Protected and secured target revenue outcomes

Featured Project

​Hilton Colombo – Sri Lanka

​Restored regulatory compliance, enabled    opening, and protected revenue through      targeted intervention and governance          recovery.

Exterior Facade Luxury Hospitality Hilton Hotel Colombo Sri Lanka

Client Perspective

"Ron, we have been most pleased with your efforts since taking the assignment at the Scotia Plaza project Toronto and hope that you have found the project to be an exciting one, thanks again for the excellent report".
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$350M Scotia Plaza Project Toronto Canada

Mr. R.A. Grieve

Chairman (Ret.), PCL Construction

Discuss Your Project...

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  • Project Director roles

  • PMC advisory

  • Project recovery & financial realignment

Ronald Francis

Senior Project Director PMP

Contract Risk and Financial Governance Advisory

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Protecting capital through contract, risk, and financial control

Project Management Institute certification logo project Management Professional PMP
Project Management Institute certification logo Risk Management Professional PMI-RMP

​       Services

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  • Project advisory

  • Contract and Commercial Management

  • Risk Management

  • Financial Governance

​       Sectors

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  • Hospitality

  • Commercial & Mixed-Use

  • Institutional

  • Infrastructure

Delivering financially controlled financially aligned investments

Ronald Francis
Senior Project Director
Contract, Risk & Financial Governance

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Delivering financially controlled developments

​       Services

  • Project advisory

  • Contract and Commercial Management

  • Risk Management

  • Financial Governance

​    Sectors

  • Hospitality

  • Commercial & Mixed-Use

  • Institutional

  • Infrastructure

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