Career Experience

January 2026 – Present

Previously Employee Relations/Industrial Relations Advisor, March 2025 – January 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos total

• Managed collective bargaining agreement (CBA) negotiations and periodic union consultative sessions, securing balanced outcomes and sustaining industrial harmony.
• Built constructive union relationships, preventing workplace disruptions through proactive engagement with internal and external IR stakeholders.
• Conducted HR investigations and delivered reports with actionable findings, enabling fair and consistent resolutions; liaised with legal for external hearings in litigation.
• Reviewed and suggested updates to HR/IR policies in line with labour law reforms, reducing compliance and industrial risks.
• Facilitated employee engagement initiatives: employee surveys, townhalls, employee circles, and leadership network.

September 2022 – March 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Supported CBA negotiations by preparing management briefs and advising on strategy, contributing to balanced outcomes and sustained industrial harmony.
• Fostered constructive relationships with union representatives, helping management prevent workplace disruptions through proactive engagement.
• Conducted HR investigations and produced reports with actionable findings; liaised with legal for external hearings in court cases.
• Advised managers on policy interpretation, disciplinary, and grievance processes, ensuring compliance and procedural fairness.
• Provided strategic ER/IR insights and risk assessments to management on contingent workforce management.

March 2018 – July 2021

Also Project Manager, HRIS, November 2020 – July 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos total

• Negotiated 10 Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) with 5 in-house labour union groups as a key negotiating party.
• Built and maintained strong working relations with unions and regulatory agencies, sustaining an effective, cordial industrial relations climate.
• Reviewed and formulated several HR policies, and published the company's maiden employee handbook.
• Led the HRIS project from planning through user acceptance testing, serving as single point of contact for the business team.

September 2006 – January 2018 · 11 yrs 5 mos across Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals & Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals

• Co-started the HR department of Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals from the ground up, publishing HR/IR policies, handbook, and codes of conduct.
• Part of the team that guided the Fertilizer staff unionisation process in line with the Trade Union Act, engaging NUPENG, NUCFRLANMPE and the Federal Ministry of Labour to a peaceful conclusion.
• Led the Company Disciplinary Committee (CDC), contributing to improved discipline among staff.
• Strategically reduced monthly overtime expense by 5–15% via statistical analysis of over 4,000 overtime records.
• Was part of the founding team that started Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals' HR department from scratch, including HR/IR policies, procedures and formats.