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Melvin Mathias

Senior Professional with extensive experience in PMO and transformation delivering measurable performance improvement, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth.
24.7 yrs experienceOil & Energy
Dec 2019

The move

MoveEmirates Nuclear Energy Corporation → ADNOC Distribution
TitleProgram Management Office Consultant (Process / Governance / Maturity) → Head of strategic risk and policies (Chief of Staff for Strategy and Business Development Group)
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → UAE
Career arcLong-term resident
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates → Uae
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE21.1
Total experience24.7 years
ADNOC Distribution headcount10,001+ employees
ADNOC Distribution industryRetail
ADNOC Distribution HQAbu Dhabi
ADNOC Distribution founded1973
ADNOC Distribution typeGovernment Agency

Career arc

  1. Head of strategic risk and policies (Chief of Staff for Strategy and Business Development Group)Dec 2019 — Present
    ADNOC Distribution· UAE· Full-time
  2. Program Management Office Consultant (Process / Governance / Maturity)Jun 2017 — May 2019
    Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation· United Arab Emirates· Contract
  3. Specialist Project2014 — Mar 2017
    DEWA
  4. Senior Manager (PMO)Jan 2013 — May 2014
    First Gulf Bank· Abu Dhabi
  5. Head Of Project Management OfficeMay 2011 — Oct 2012
    Confidential (media)· UAE
  6. Business Project ManagerDec 2008 — Apr 2010
    Dubai Customs· Contract
  7. Part Time Instructor (PMP)2008 — 2018
    PMP & PgMP training institutes· Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  8. I.T. Project ManagerFeb 2001 — Dec 2008
    ENOC

Education

Languages

  • Hindi
  • English

Top skills

StrategyProject ManagementPMO DesignManagementAcquisition IntegrationPMP

About

Melvin Mathias is currently the Department Manager for Strategic Risk and Policies at ADNOC Distribution. Melvin is an active member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) USA and is one of the first few people to obtain his Program Management Professional (PgMP®) certification in the year 2009. Melvin joined ADNOC Distribution in 2019 with an experience of around 24 years in the Oil & Gas (NOC’s), Utilities (Water & Electricity), Banks and other Government agencies in the UAE. To date, Melvin has successfully executed and implemented Executive Project Management Office (EPMO) for major entities within UAE and has skills to improve the maturity of the EPMO, in addition to this Melvin is also a Subject Matter (SME) for technology project related to Downstream and has 12 years of experien

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