Warren has 17 years of international experience in business development, supply chain management, and trading across multiple industries. He holds certifications in political studies, oil markets, and oil trading. Warren has worked in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Brazil, and Dubai, developing partnerships and new opportunities in areas like private investment, defense, manufacturing, and commodities trading.

1. 01
PROFILE EDUCATION
(2015)
Cert. “The Emergence of the Modern Middle
East” – Political Certificated Studies
(2012)
Cert. “Oil Markets & Recent Trends in China”
Cert. “Oil Trader Development Program”
(1997-2001)
BSc (Honored) “Industrial Design Engineering”
(1995-1997)
BTECH “Engineering Foundation”
AREAS WORKED
! Private Investment
! Multinational
! Military, Defense & Government
! Supply Chain
! Physical Oil & Commodities Trade
! Minerals & Mining
! General Trade; Import & Export
! Advertising & Media
! Corporate Branding
! Engineering Design Consultancy
! Special Purpose Machining Maker
! Industrial Manufacturer & Fabricator
! FMCG (e.g. Procter & Gamble, P&G)
COUNTRIES WORKED
! England (UK)
! Hong Kong
! Singapore
! China
! Brazil
! Dubai, UAE
SKILLS SETS
! Business Development
! Supply Chain Management
! Inventory & Stock Management
! Warehouse Control
! Purchasing & Sales, Procurement
! Strategy & Planning
! Physical Oil & Commodities Trading
! General Trading & Sourcing
! Oil Tank Farm Storage Connection
! Importation, Exportation & Shipping
! Contract Management
! Cost Assessment & Negotiation
! Investment Projects & Proposals
! Banking Instruments
! Financial Modeling
! CAD Engineering Design
! Project Management
! Hands-on Manufacturing & Fabrication
! Graphics & Presentation
! Advertising Creative Director
! Branding Management
! Guidelines Construction
! Risk Analysis & Management
Warren
Man
Email Address
man.warren@live.com
Phone
+971 – 56 115 4485
Skype
man.warren
LinkedIn
http://ae.linkedin.com/in/warrenman
High Interest
& Awareness
in Middle East
& Asia affairs
English &
Chinese
(Cantonese)
fluency
Scholarship
(USA), Maths
Contest
Bronze (UK)
Possess
International
Networks &
Connections
Multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural energetic 39
years old British professional. With sound
academic & 17 years of international career
experiences, offering versatile yet focused skill-
sets & expertise.

2. 02
WORK EXPERIENCE
Cypher Group of Companies
(May ’13 – Current)
Dubai, UAE
“A private investment & diversified
company with prestige Emirati Arab
families shareholders. Focus in Private
Investment, Advisory & Trading”
" VP – Supply
Chain &
Procurement
(+ Business
Development)
Employee :
Under 20
Report to :
SVP
Achievements :
! Participated in various energy & mining investment projects, which are semi-
government & government related in the MENA regions.
! Establish strong connection with Azerbaijan, Black Sea, Persia, Central Asia & local
Middle East regions with oil traders.
! Establish key point of contacts for fuel ethanol manufacturer for gasoline blending.
! Formed strong relationships for oil tank farm storage construction and leasing in the
local UAE region.
! Built strong local UAE contacts for Gasoil, Diesel, Fuel Oil, Lubricants &
petrochemical blenders & manufacturers.
! Establish point of contacts & relationships with Japanese fund managers, Japanese
conglomerates & potential investors as well as Japanese companies that wish to
franchise in the MENA region.
! Completed financial modeling & initial stage planning for F&B & Retail sectors for
Private Investment
! Successfully presented the MRO (Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul) & re-
manufacturing spare parts businesses for the military sector in the Middle East.
! Expanded commodities & food trading, shippers, suppliers, distribution networks.
Duties :
! Serve as a key member of the executive team that sets the group's strategic
direction under well known & prestige Emirati Arab families as shareholders.
! Manage multiple business initiatives in a start-up environment.
! Responsible for initiating, analyzing, negotiating & implementing new business
opportunities & partnerships, including potential strategic investments & acquisitions.
! Responsible for building & evaluating key business growth strategies, partnerships,
& identifying & developing new business opportunities.
! Responsible for taking potential opportunities from concept through to negotiation &
implementation of which working closely with CEO & senior management throughout
the organization to help map out opportunities that the group should be pursuing.
! Source, analyze, negotiate & execute new business, suppliers, distributors, shipping
lines & partnership opportunities.
! Lead the due diligence process & preparation of business documents.
! Manage Contracts, Terms & Conditions negotiation & work with corporate lawyers.
! Act as point person with external parties & evaluate & summarize proposals
presented to the group by outside parties.
! Communicate with senior level executives internally, externally & outside advisers.
! Stock, logistic, inventory, Storage & warehouse management.
! Cost comparison & procurement strategy. Issue Invoices, Release Orders &
Receipts & assign transporters for product pickup and delivery.
! Procurement for group of companies related products & businesses.
! Examine & navigate strategic issues facing the targeted industries to expand options
to support group's short-range to long-range business plans.
! Prepare presentations & executive summaries for group executives.
! Participate in corporate meetings, presenting potential business opportunities.
! Evaluate, execute potential partnership prospect across targeted sectors & divisions.
! Complete periodic review of business plans against objectives.
! P&L (Profit & Lost), CapEx & OpEx (Capital Expenditure & Operation Expenditure)
financial modeling & evaluation.
! Compile investment proposal literatures & presentations for investors.

3. 03
Supreme Group
(Dec ‘11 – Apr ‘13)
Dubai, UAE
“A US$6 billion turnover with an over 5000
staffed integrated supply chain group to
defense, government & commercial clients
in challenging environments globally”
" Fuel
Procurement
Manager
(+ Business
Development)
Employee :
Over 5000
Worldwide
Report to :
Supply Chain
Division Director
Achievements :
! Reduced cost for Gasoil/Diesel supply for UNSOA (The United Nations for AMISOM)
in East Africa through price, benchmark & fuel grade studies & arbitration with
supplier.
! Establish Chinese military & non-military connected companies relationship for fuel
oil, M100 & crude oil business.
! Establish key point of contacts for potential LNG/LPG, Natural Gas, jet fuel supply for
airports in Asia region & diesel supply for consortium & government in South
America & West Africa.
! Establish key clients list for marine/bunker fuel potential business opportunities in
Asia.
! Establish point of contacts & relationship with Petronas (PETCO) as well as trade
desk in TOTAL Singapore & P66 etc.
! Identify opportunities to expand current oil business for East Africa.
! Introduced OTRM Software & Technology system in order to track, monitor, forecast
& hence enable better planning, inventory & stock controlling for company products
in transit & in storage as well as identify exposures & risks.
! Established motor oil & hydraulics lubricants buying contact in China.
Duties :
! Provide best procurement solutions base on top business practices vs cost & quality.
! Implementing strategies to procure & deliver the lowest cost of fuel & fuel products.
Negotiation of prices, terms & conditions to ensure the company’s best contractual &
commercial position is maintained.
! Coordinate with Senior Supply Chain Manager in planning & execution of global
purchase of fuel, through managing & leading negotiation, pricing feasibility,
analysis, logistics, shipping & contracting for all petroleum supply arrangements (&
associated products).
! Providing market intelligence knowledge through working with Thomson Reuters,
Navitas, Triple Point, Brady Plc, Allegro, ICIS (C1 Energy) etc & advice in
development of fuel price forecasts, inventory/stock management, market trends,
supply alternatives, international supply issues & other budgeting & planning.
! Analyzing of fuel usage trends within sales regions with an aim to shaping storage,
infrastructure, & supply planning.
! Undertaking procurement financial analysis/evaluations, reports & documents all
cost savings & reviews significant cost escalations to management & procurement.
! Participate & provide input into Demand & Supply planning for Gasoil/Diesel, Jet A1,
JP8, Gasoline, MOGAS, AVGAS, Additives, Oil & Lubricants.
! Liaison with account payable to assure accurate POs are issued, prompt payment to
suppliers.
! Liaise & maintain key suppliers relationships & 3rd party to ensure integrity of
process & cargoes. (incl. oil majors such as Shell, TOTAL, BP) & other oil traders.
! Work within Supply Chain team for light & middle distillates products across Europe,
Middle East, Central Asia & East Africa.
! Business Development for commercial market in Asia Pacific Region.
! Exposures to known global military, defense & peace-making forces clients (incl. UN,
UNSOA, MoD, DLA-E, US & British Army, NATO, ISAF), & also civilian clients such
as airlines, consortium & traders.
! Confirm product loading dates, payment, track & monitor cargo along with Scheduler
staff, assure shipping documents in place (B/L, release note, packing list etc)

4. 04
H.K.Y.S. Group Ltd
(Sep ‘10 – Nov ‘11)
Hong Kong & Singapore
”A Chinese & Singaporean Oil &
Commodities trading which also
heavily involved in investment &
financial instruments monetization”
" Business
Development
& Trade
Manager
Employee :
Under 150
Report to :
CEO
Achievements :
! Promoted to oversee international physical trading for gasoil, D2, fuel oil, M100, jet
aviation fuel, crude, iron ore, coal & marine fuel for Hong Kong & Singapore office.
! Assist sales & other office staff in all aspects of their work developing new supply &
purchasing sources, new customer accounts & further penetrating business with
existing customers & suppliers.
! Input fuel oil, gasoil, crude, ore, coal & marine fuel transactions into co. systems.
! Assisting group company to establish & structure new branch office in Singapore.
! Assisting account department in the areas of banking & financial instruments (such
as LC, BG, SBLC, performance bond, SWIFT matters) for company's operation.
! Assisting company to locate & liaise with investors, SBLC/BG providers for the
purpose of financial instruments discounting & monetization (as well as developing
sales & purchase of SBLC/BG relations).
! Involve in upstream & downstream investment projects for oil refinery.
Duties :
! Supervise junior sales team staff. Support admin department & Team Management.
! Liaise with customers for business development.
! Research, opportunity analysis & relationship management.
! Cultivation of new & existing suppliers & customers (customer-facing environment).
! Team playing with excellent communication, organizational & analytical skills.
! Responsible in risk management, commercial (pricing & contracts etc) negotiation &
market analysis.
MX Company Ltd
(Jan ‘06 – Aug ‘10)
Hong Kong & Brazil
”A General Trading with operations in
Asia & Brazil. Product include oil,
commodities, solar, minerals,
electronics, F&B & solar technology”
" Business
Development
& Trade
Manager
Employee :
Under 20
Report to :
CEO
Achievements :
! Define & implement global & regional business development strategies that
maximize the profit growth in Asia in both short & long term.
! Assist “Commercial Director” & “Sales & Marketing Director” to establish product-
pricing policy. Recommend pricing strategy & direction with Regional Sales Teams.
! Locate & coordinate with investors for oil blocks projects, oil extraction projects &
minerals mines in Far East & Latin America.
! Locate & coordinate with exit end buyers with a refinery in North America region.
! Built contacts, networks in mining & food commodities – S. America & West Africa.
Duties :
! Explore & develop commodities supplying leads for Asia & global markets.
! Business development in petroleum - oil & gas trading. Global sourcing.
! Develop business in solar powered products, electronics & garment trade in Brazil.
! Commodities trading such as sugar & iron ore, coal, sulphur, minerals, rice, meat &
food product as well as alcoholic / non-alcoholic beverages from Brazil, West Africa,
Europe & Asia. Establish pricing, procedures guidelines & all related documentation.
! Exposure to Chinese clients for oil & minerals.
! Product & businesses-marketing globally & regionally.
! Exposure to shipping, LC issuance / documentation, SWIFT related subjects.
! Bringing in new clients, suppliers, resellers, allocation-holders, mandates liaison.

5. 05
SDS Media
(Aug ‘06 – Dec ‘06) – Short Term Project
Singapore
“A leading company in providing in-
hotel tourism channel in Singapore. A
channel devoted to keep Singaporean
tourism industry strong & vibrant”
" Advertising
Creative
Director
Employee :
Under 20
Report to :
MD
Duties :
! Usage of Adobe PhotoShop & Adobe Illustrator for presentation & concepts layout.
! Advertising design and marketing through tourism related sectors & media.
! Webpage layout design
! Art directing.
! Sourcing and sub-contracting out selected concepts & ideas to freelance visualizers.
! Liaise with clients to sell design ideas within their given budgets.
! Working closely with other team members to set charge rate & profit margin
JCDecaux Group
(Jun ‘06 – Jul ‘06) – Short Term Project
Singapore
“A multinational & largest outdoor
advertising corp. in the world.
Currently operates in more than 54
countries, 165 airports”
" Advertising
Creative
Director
Employee :
Over 9500
Worldwide
Report to :
MD
Duties :
! Advertising design for local outdoor media, street furniture, billboards, flagship bus-
shelters, 12 & 6-sheets street panels, shopping malls, underpass etc.
! Advertising (2D & 3D) design for companies HSBC, SAMSUNG, SONY, Panasonic,
FedEx, BMW, TOYOTA, Chives, Citibank, SK-II, Nokia, Courts, Motorola etc.
! Sourcing & sub-contracting out selected concepts & ideas to freelance visualizers.
! Over-seeing advertising design over all clients.
! Working closely with account directors, producing design briefs.
! Coaching and managing junior designer.
Pulse 3-D
(Oct ‘04 – Apr ’06)
Midlands, UK
“Carries out shop fitting services, undertake
retail re-fit for units & chain of stores.
Design, project management, CNC, joinery,
surfacing, metal, electrical & spray work”
" POS Designer
& Project
Manager
Employee :
Under 20
Report to :
MD
Duties :
! Exhibition, Roadshows, Display & shop fitting modification / manufacturing / design.
! POS design, interior, graphic and e-catalogue design for blue chip companies.
! POS modification / manufacturing / design.
! In-house designer exclusively for Procter & Gamble (P&G).
! Conceptual design & development from briefs for P&G brands such as Hugo Boss,
Valentino, Lacoste, Gucci, Escada, Estee Lauder, Clarins, Clinique, AVEDA,
Elizabeth Arden etc.
! Perfume counters, back wall unit, gondolas / merchandising units design, promotions
etc.
! Stores & footprint layout & design. Branding management & guidelines construction.
! Project management.
! Wood, acrylic & aluminum exhibition display units knowledge.
! Sheet Metal manufacturing / fabrication knowledge.
! Laser cutting, folding & bending for sheet metal hands-on knowledge.

6. 06
MAS Engineering Ltd
(Nov ‘02 – Sep ‘04)
Midlands, UK
“Design, manufacture portfolio incl. control
equipment & ranges of special purpose
equipment for vast industrial sectors. With
expertise to produce bespoke solutions”
" Design
Engineer &
Project
Manager
Employee :
Under 15
Report to :
MD
Achievements :
! In charge of a handheld leather test & measurement equipment 3D design for “NIKE”
(high-pressure die-cast)
! Completed full range of 3D polypropylene product design for electro-fusion plastic
pipes.
! Completed full range of 2D assembly / detailed drawing & design for thermoplastic
pipes.
! Part of the tooling design team for designing state-of-the-art wire-laying tools.
! Manual & parts list creation (B.O.M building) for wire-laying C.N.C. machines.
! 2D drafting & modification for VOLVO truck parts.
Duties :
! Project management & conceptual product design.
! Graphic design for product range & standards.
! Taking projects through concepts design & manufacture stage for special purpose
machines
! Existed product development.
! Design to determine components concept & feasibility.
! Technical management of projects from quotation to production phase.
! Frequent workshop & warehouse environment.
! Design products to specifications & cost.
! Supplier & manufacturer liaison.
EPSEL Engineering Design Consultancy
(Jul ‘99 – Jul ‘02)
Midlands, UK
“Provide complete bespoke system
solutions detailed drawings, bills of
material, prototyping, engineering
manuals & manufacturing”
" Design
Engineer &
Project
Manager
Employee :
Under 15
Achievements :
! By using 3D solid modeling to build prototype
! Drafting & updating 2D engineering drawing
! Electro-mechanical parts design for roller-shutter industrial doors & gates
! Prototyping / Model making for the self designed product
! Component manuals & catalogues designing for the full range of designed products
Report to :
MD
Duties :
! Conceptual components design
! BOM creation & maintenance
! R & D for new product range
! Supplier liaison
! Projects management
! Product development
! I.T. support
! Promotional & advertising
! Sheet metalling fabrication environment exposure.
! Laser cutting nesting.

7. 07
EDUCATION
BSc. (Honored) Industrial Design
Engineering
(Sep ‘97 – Jun ‘01)
Midlands, UK
“Practical Mix of Traditional Engineering, Design
& Business Management. Course is accredited
for Incorp. Engineer (IEng) status by the
Institution of Engineering Designers. Work with
companies such as Jaguar Cars, Dyson & BMW”
" De Montfort
University
Accredited by the
Institution of
Engineering
Designers (IED)
under license from
the UK regulator,
the Engineering
Council.
Core Subjects Include :
! CAD/CAM
! Design Process & technology
! Rapid Prototyping
! Electronic Engineering
! Engineering materials
! Quality Assurance
! I.T.
! Engineering Physics & Mathematics
! FEA
! Product visualization & presentation
! Measurement & Testing
! Business & Management
! Models making
! Product design
! Ergonomics
! Mechanical engineering design
BTEC. Engineering Foundation
(Sep ‘95 – Jun ‘97)
Midlands, UK
“Develop manufacturing skills from design
to production using modern engineering
tools & equipment in dedicated workshops.
Ensures students develop knowledge theory
from experienced & qualified Engineers”
" Boston
College
Further education
college. Centre of
(CoVE) Vocational
Excellence for
Early Year Care
Key Subjects Results :
! Mathematics (A+)
! Electronic & Electrical Engineering (A+)
! Physics (A+)
! Business Studies (A-)
! I.T. (B+)

8. 08
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
Cert. “The Emergence of
the Modern Middle East”
(Mar-May 2015)
Dubai, UAE
“Part I - The emergence of modern Middle East from
19th century to end of 1st World War; Ottoman
legacy; rise of nationalism in M.E. & Western imperial
impact on creation of Arab state system; Islamic
reform, religion, state & state cohesion”. Part II - M.E.
Developments from early 20th century to present;
Islamist politics evolution; Arab-Israeli conflict &
impact on the region; deep analysis of revolutionary
events in their historical context in “Arab Spring”
" TA-University Will Received certification to certify that the course
was successfully completed for “The Emergence
of the Modern Middle East – Part I & Part II”.
Cert. “Oil Markets &
Recent Trends in China”
(Dec 2012)
Beijing, China
“World's largest petrochemical market info. provider
& has fast-growing energy & fertilizer divisions.
Delivering trusted pricing data, high-value news,
analysis & independent consulting. Over 30 years’
experience with global staff of more than 800”
" ICIS Received certification to certify that the
course was successfully completed for
“Oil Markets & Recent Trends in China”.
Cert. “Oil Trader
Development Program”
(Dec 2012)
Dubai, UAE
“An American network of exchanges and
clearing houses for financial & commodity
markets. ICE owns & operates 23 regulated
exchanges & marketplaces; ICE futures
exchanges in the US, Canada & Europe. Owns
& operates 5 central clearing houses”
" ICE Education
(Inter-
Continental
Exchange Inc.)
Received certification to certify
that the course was successfully
completed for “Oil Trader
Development Program”.
Bronze Certificate in the
“National Mathematics Contest”
(1994)
UK
“A professional society concerned with mathematics
education in the UK founded in 1871. It was the first
teachers' subject organization formed in England. It
hosts the British Congress of Mathematics Education
conference each year at different universities”
" Mathematical
Association
Awarded in 1994 a Bronze Certificate in
the “National Mathematics Contest”, one
year before Boston College.
Seagram Scholarship for
“Academic Excellence”
(Sep ‘97 – Jun ‘01)
USA
“A large corp. headquartered in Canada. Toward the
end of its independent existence it also controlled
various entertainment & other business ventures.
Assets have since been acquired by others, notably
Coca-Cola Co., Diageo & Pernod Ricard”
" Joseph E.
Seagram &
Sons, Inc
Awarded the Seagram Scholarship for
Academic Excellence, for the duration of
the degree course, 1997 – 2001.