Contracts & Supply Chain Consultant in Dubai, UAE

Twenty years of contracts work in the UAE — drafting, review, claims, and arbitration

Career contracts practitioner across the UAE's most demanding commercial sectors — oil & gas, EPC, marine, and process industries. Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) — MCIArb, with arbitration-informed perspective on contracts, obligations, and commercial risk.

• Contract drafting — NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, EPC contracts, charter agreements, subcontracts, and supply agreements. Bespoke clauses tailored to each engagement, written with the operational reality of UAE business in mind.
• Contract review & clause analysis — Structured review of incoming agreements. Flagging unusual terms, missing obligations, mismatched renewal and notice dates, and buried liability exposures before they become disputes.
• Claims handling — Preparation, defence, and quantification of commercial claims: variations, extensions of time, prolongation costs, and disruption — across oil & gas tenders, FPSO conversions, and offshore vessel charter portfolios.
• Arbitration support — MCIArb-accredited support through pre-arbitration negotiation, evidence preparation, expert witness coordination, and dispute resolution strategy.

Senior-level positions held at Dragon Oil Holdings (ENOC) — Senior Contracts Engineer on EPC tenders for gas-treatment plants and offshore Turkmenistan operations; SBM Offshore Contractors — Contracts Engineer on the FPSO Frade conversion for Chevron, handling RFQs, subcontractor negotiations, variation claims, and cost forecasting; Maritime Industrial Services / Lamprell — EPIC projects in Qatar; and Dobinsons Middle East — content & media consultancy with contracts oversight.

Academic grounding: PG Diploma in Construction Law & Arbitration from Aberdeen Business School, Robert Gordon University (UK); Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical / Automotive) from MK University, India; Master of International Business from the University of Wollongong, Australia; and additional certifications in piping engineering (IIT Mumbai) and data-driven marketing (Cornell University).

Custom commercial workflows, built around how you actually operate

After two decades of practice, you learn that good commercial workflows aren't built by software — they're built by understanding how contracts, claims, and operational realities actually unfold inside a business. That hard-won working structure is the foundation. AI, layered carefully on top of a good structure, becomes a real enhancement — it speeds up the routine, surfaces what teams miss in volume, and makes the structure visible. That's what I specialise in: pairing two decades of contracts and supply-chain experience with AI used carefully, as a multiplier — never a replacement.

Most SMEs get pulled into expensive monthly or yearly subscriptions on off-the-shelf CRMs and ERPs — and then discover that the real money still sits in customisation, which the vendor charges extra for anyway. The honest answer for most small and private companies is to skip the subscription trap and build the system you actually need, from the ground up, around your real processes. That's what we deliver through AdonisCRM.com — bespoke commercial systems built specifically for your organisation. Owned by you, sized for you, priced for you. No per-seat fees scaling against your headcount. No inherited features you'll never use.

And here's the part that changes the calculus entirely: in an AI-led world, retro-fitting a giant's off-the-shelf platform to fit your real workflow has quietly become a futile exercise — configuration cycles drag for months, burn budgets, and still leave you working around the product instead of with it. The right professional, with the right tools, can build a working contracts and commercial framework for an SME in a matter of days — at a fraction of the cost. That's the new niche we're creating: a seasoned practitioner pairing two decades of domain knowledge with modern AI tooling to save small and private companies time, money, and energy. We focus on SMEs deliberately, because that's exactly where the optimisation matters most — every saved hour and every avoided seat licence has measurable impact on a smaller business, where bespoke wins clean against bloated enterprise.

I design and implement custom commercial workflows tailored to how your business actually operates. Rather than imposing generic systems, I build solutions around your real-world processes, terminology, and team size. Typical work includes:

• Automating client onboarding, follow-ups, and contract administration so your team spends less time chasing paperwork and more time on productive work.
• Connecting your existing tools — email, spreadsheets, shared drives, and messaging platforms — into simple, coherent pipelines that keep track of contracts, orders, and obligations.
• Delivering lightweight CRM-style systems that show you exactly where each client and contract stands, without the overhead of large SaaS platforms.

You get solutions that fit your team size, budget, and daily habits — not the other way around.

Faster signature cycles, fewer errors, complete visibility

Having worked closely with SMEs and private companies across the UAE, I know how much time and money is lost chasing contracts, chasing approvals, and overlooking key clauses. Contracts and legal workflow design is a core part of my practice.

I help clients to:

• Streamline the drafting and approval cycle for standard commercial agreements — NDAs, service contracts, purchase orders, sub-contractor agreements, and more.
• Implement structured review processes to flag unusual terms, missing obligations, or mismatched renewal and notice dates before they become disputes.
• Build clear approval workflows that route drafts between departments or key stakeholders, with transparent status tracking and a reliable audit trail.

The result is faster signature cycles, fewer errors, and better visibility into your live contracts — all without needing a dedicated in-house legal team.

Real-time visibility, without the ERP price tag

For businesses that manage vendors, purchase orders, and logistics but do not have a full ERP in place, I create lightweight supply-chain and procurement processes that deliver real-time visibility without the cost of enterprise software.

This typically includes:

• Structuring purchase order generation from approved requisitions and coordinating vendor communication.
• Tracking deliveries, ETAs, and exceptions through practical dashboards built on tools your team already uses.
• Flagging mismatches between purchase orders, goods received notes, and invoices — and alerting stakeholders when key contracts or SLAs are approaching expiry.

These workflows are designed to run on spreadsheets, simple databases, or low-code tools, keeping your software costs down while giving you genuine operational clarity.

Small and private companies that want commercial systems that connect

My practice is focused on small and private companies that:

• Need affordable, outcome-driven commercial support rather than enterprise-grade complexity.
• Prefer straightforward engagements with clear deliverables and manageable costs.
• Want their contracts, supply-chain, and client management processes to work together rather than living in separate, disconnected silos.

Whether you run a technical services firm, a regional distributor, or a project-based operation in the UAE, I focus on your real-world commercial processes first, and the tools and technology second.

A practical, hands-on approach

Engagements follow a practical, hands-on approach:

• Discovery & mapping — I work with your team to map current workflows in contracts, sales, and operations and identify the highest-value areas for improvement.
• Pilot design — I build and test one to three priority workflows (for example: contract request, drafting, approval, and execution tracking) and validate them with real data from your business.
• Deployment & handover — I deliver a working system with clear documentation and practical training so your team can own and maintain it.
• Ongoing support — I offer light monthly maintenance or as-needed updates to refine processes as your business evolves.

A practitioner-first adviser, not a generic vendor

Unlike large consultancies or generic SaaS vendors, I am a practitioner-first adviser who has spent twenty years in the operational reality of UAE commercial business. You get:

• Hands-on engagement — I design processes around your terminology, your stages, and your tools, not a standard template.
• Cost-effective delivery — No forced enterprise licences or unnecessary complexity; only what your business actually needs.
• MCIArb-accredited insight — A rigorous, arbitration-informed perspective on contracts, obligations, and commercial risk.
• Integrated thinking — I help you manage contracts, supply chain, and client relationships together, so nothing falls through the gaps.

If you are a small or private company in the UAE that is tired of juggling too many disconnected tools, spreadsheets, and manual follow-ups, I can help you bring your contracts, supply chain, and client management into one clear, workable system.