Cheryl has more than 26 years’ experience in the construction industry initially gained in professional quantity surveying practice and with developer and later with claims consultancy firm. She holds dual qualification in quantity surveying and in law. She is experienced in giving contractual advice, preparing claims and giving expert opinion. She also speaks in public seminars on construction contractual issues.

Shawn is a well-qualified multi-disciplinary professional with over 35 years of experience in construction, engineering, energy and infrastructure projects. His experience on large scale projects covers many sectors, executed under various contractual arrangements, inter alia, Traditional Contracts, Management Contracting, Construction Management, Design & Build, Turnkey, BOT, PFI and PPP. Shawn specialises in the provision of dispute related services, having previously been employed in two major contract consultancy groups and as senior commercial manager of a large multi-national company where he headed the commercial and risk division, managing and directing operation resources, oversees contract administration, arbitration, adjudication, and other legal matters. The combination of his technical, quantity surveying, project management, IT, law and business administration skills enables him to assist clients in a broad range of issues and maximising the prospects of success in a cost-effective manner. He counsels employers, contractors and subcontractors in commercial, retail, office, residential, civil engineering, industrial park, power plants and airport projects and was recognised for his ability to effectively resolve complex and difficult commercial and contractual matters.

Though he chooses not to practise as a barrister, Gregory specialises in arbitration and contractual advice relating to construction and insurance matters having qualified both as a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and as a barrister. His legal background makes him ideally suited to drafting agreements, contracts and documents for arbitrations as well as giving advice and opinion on difficult issues. Gregory has experience in assisting contractor clients in mediations and adjudication and in assisting experts in preparing expert reports. He is experienced in pursuing and defending claims from site level through to arbitration. He has represented clients in many arbitrations relating to construction and insurance matters, and also sat as an arbitrator. Gregory also gives seminars and writes articles for publications.

Jessica was recently promoted to a Senior Consultant and she is a qualified quantity surveyor with over 10 years’ experience in the construction industry. Her experience includes working on a number of high-profile projects within various sectors such as infrastructure, building, oil & gas, rail and tunnelling, reclamation, commercial, shopping mall and auditorium projects, mixed developments in Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore. Whilst working with a large contractor in Hong Kong, Jessica gained experience in measurement, construction cost ascertainment, material procurement and general quantity surveying practice. She also acquired experience in evaluation, negotiation and final account settlements. Jessica has a strong interest in dispute resolution of construction contracts and obtained a Master of Law in 2013 (Arbitration and Dispute Resolution). Jessica then worked for a global construction claims company where she assisted senior colleagues in preparing claims for extensions of time, prolongation and disruption claims and providing project commercial management services. She also assists in preparing in-house trainings. Jessica is presently engaged in assisting the appointed experts in the preparation of expert witness reports for construction litigation and arbitration and in the provision of contractual advice and surveying services to our clients.

Fabian joined Charlton Martin Consultants Sdn Bhd as a Consultant in August 2011. He assists Senior Consultants and Directors with the preparation of extension of time and loss & expense claims, arbitration proceedings and contract administration retainer services. His attention to detail when compiling documentation is of a very high standard as required for formal dispute resolution procedures and he has gained much experience during his years of working with Charlton Martin Consultants in this area of expertise.

See Yen began her career working as a Quantity Surveyor for various international quantity surveying firms and contractor by undertaking measurement of architectural work, structural work and landscaping, evaluating and processing of contractor’s payment claims, preparing final accounts, cost estimation, contract management, monitoring project expenditure, preparing variation orders and assisting in payment claims disputes. See Yen’s project experience includes commercial and residential as well as infrastructure.

Hanif has gained valuable experience in planning & scheduling and preparing extension of time claims for solar, combined cycle gas-steam project, power plant, commercial & residential development and warehouse projects. He is well versed in project management tools for e.g., Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project. Throughout his career, Hanif has been involved in landmark projects including Tun Razak Exchange and RAPID. Since joining Charlton Martin as a Consultant, Hanif currently provides services to clients in various planning and delay analysis assignments.