1. 1 Engr. FernandoAbalos Joson (August 2014)
Engr. Fernando Abalos Joson
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Office Phone No.: +966-11-2734056 Local 2244
Mobile #: +966-565319053
Career Profile:
Currently I am undertaking the role of Quality Assurance Manager function since July 2008 to present (6+ years)
in GPT SPM Ltd - Paradigm Telecommunications British companies which one of the wholly owned subsidiaries
of European Aeronautics Defence System (AIRBUS, formerly EADS) based in U.K. The main customer is the
Ministry of National Guard (MofNG, formerly SANG), located at Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which under the
contract between the government of U.K and the government of Saudi Arabia. My main duties and responsibilities
are; responsible to write, document and review quality plans intended for the projects, operation, maintenance
training, and suppliers/Sub-Contractors contracts, and Audit plans, conducting Supplier/Sub-Contractor quality
audits, internal project audit, inter-departmental audit, and for the Operations, Maintenance and Training which
is the Managed Services Division, LOA3+and LOA3P3 Project Management which involves the Engineering design
phase, surveys, estimation, implementation, Testing & Commissioning, Acceptance and Technical Transfer /
Handover of the systems to the end user which is the SANG, through direct Supervision of Regional
Implementation Teams i.e. Site Supervisor / Inspector and Calibration section Kingdom-wide. My first year (since
July 2007 to July 2008) with GPT Paradigm was in the role of Integrated Logistics Support Quality Assurance or
ILS/QA Engineer, conducting quality trainings to all maintenance team leaders in the regions, network systems
in service reliability monitoring, internal quality audits on maintenance instruction procedures and processes, and
previously with 13 years of full time playing the role of Process Engineering and Quality Assurance function in
the field of electronics and semiconductors manufacturing assembly & test companies in the Philippines i.e.
Cypress Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd, Amkor Anam Semiconductor Phils., and Advance Semiconductor Phils.
Installation and maintenance working experiences in the field of telecommunications and instrumentation
companies located in Asia (Philippines) and in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia. Additional managerial skills and
experience include design and delivery of training, Quality Assurance, Installation, Maintenance and Network
Configuration Control.
Key Skills:
 Currently holding the job/tile position of Quality Assurance Manager for the past six (6) consecutive
years in the field of telecommunication project management contract in GPT SPM Ltd, Riyadh, Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia.
 Overall total of 20+ years working experiences playing the role of quality assurance function (Asia in
the Philippines and in the Middle East Riyadh) in the field of electronics, manufacturing semiconductor
assembly & test, and telecommunications military Saudi Arabian to Ministry of National Guard (MofNG,
formerly SANG) project management contract.
 Well versed lead auditor in conducting internal & external quality audits
 Well versed in ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System and Representative
 Managing Project Implementation and/or Quality teams
 Supervisor on Electronics & Telecommunication Construction Project.
 Well versed in outside plant & inside plant (OSP/ISP) OP 6 TEP 6 specification standards.
 Well versed in all project management contract and applicable statutory and regulatory standards such
as British Standards (BS EN), Mil-Standards, Fire Protection Act, HASAW Act 1974 , SASO, Saudi
Building Code (SBC), ASHRAE with respect to installation acceptable quality inspection criteria with
respect to Civil works, electro-mechanical system, Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC),
close circuit television (CCTV), electrical system, Internet Protocol (IP) based system, digital microwave
radio system (DMRS), synchronous digital hierarchy system, fibre optic connectivity network systems -
dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) system, own force tracker system, satellite ground station,
complimentary multiplexing system, Cisco routing system, MPLS, VPN, Internet protocol system, staff
working environment(SWE), Electronic Warfare (EW), un-interruptible power supply systems, power
plant generating system, Chronos timing system, topology system , configuration network system,
secure mobile radio system (SMR), fixed station, mobile system, enhance base transceiver system, fire
alarm system, command centre information system, building monitoring system, inside plant,
synchronous transport module, STM 1 to 64, very small aperture terminal, Heating Ventilating and Air-
conditioning system, Rigging, Antenna Tower & Mast, High Frequency Radio System, Tropospheric
Scatter Radio System, and Integrated Telephony System (ITS) Private Automatic Branch Exchange
(PABX) Systems i.e. Northern Telecom Meridian, Norstar, Merlin Legend, Ericsson, Alcatel, Nitsuko,
Panasonic,
 Project Supervisor on Industrial Plant with Automatic Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
 Certified Quality Trainer and Auditor

2. 2 Engr. Fernando Abalos Joson (August2014)
 Full pledged Certified on Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) pillars through Step 1 to 7 of
Autonomous Maintenance and Phase 1 to 7 of Planned Maintenance of Japan Institute of Productive
Maintenance (JIPM).
 Well versed in Six sigma process (Greenbelt to Black belt) through DMAIC and DMADV approaches
 Well versed in TPM Methodology, zero breakdown, defects and accident.
 Well versed in Project surveys, estimation and Installation.
 Well versed in Maintenance planning and Implementation.
 Well versed in Quality Assurance policy deployment and planning.
 Certified and full pledge as Internal Quality ISO 9001: 2008 Auditor, Process and Quality Systems
Assessor
 Playing the role of being the Quality and Productivity Improvement mentor.
 Certified and full pledge train the trainers on Basic to Advance Statistical Process Control (SPC) to Six
Sigma Process
 Well versed in Six Sigma Process i.e. DMAIC & DMADV approaches.
 Well versed in 8D (discipline) Team Oriented Problem Solving (TOPS) Technique.
 Well versed in Risk Management and Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (FMEA) process.
 Well versed in Environmental Health & Safety Methodology, UK Standards and Processes (HASAW
1974)
 Well versed in Effective methodical solution, effective auditing, quality mindset and CANDO Concept
 Consultant on Process mapping and optimization methodology
 Certified Electronics & Electrical Equipments Repair and Modification.
 Well versed in quality inspection criteria on production of all types of integrated circuits (IC).
 Well versed in QS 9000, ISO 14001, TS 16949 and SAC.
Technical Areas of Expertise:
 Well versed in process improvement and being certified and full pledge lead auditor in ISO 9001:2008,
ISO14001, QS9000, TS 16949 & SAC.
 Well versed in TPM process (Total Productive Maintenance – Zero Breakdowns, Defects and Accidents )
Trainer and certified auditor on Autonomous Maintenance (Step 1 to Step 6) and Planned Maintenance
(Phase 1 to Phase 4) Machines Certification.
 Well versed in process and certified on SPC Level 1 to Level 6 and Black belt Six Sigma Process.
 Training needs analysis, course design, delivery, validation and Quality Assurance Environmental
Health & Safety (QAH&S) / Technical Trainer.
 Well versed in quality Installation criteria, maintenance & network management of switching PABX
systems, Security & Fire Alarm, Satellite TVRO, CCTV, CATV, MATV, Centralized Music System, Paging
system, Video Intercom, SMR, SDH, CMUX, Crypto, Own Force Tracker, Tropospheric Scatter, HF
Transmitter & Receiver, Element Management System (EMOS), STM 1 – 16, Command Centre
Information System (CCIS), Underground Command Centre (UGCC), Digital Microwave Radio System
(DMRS), Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), Un-interruptible Power Supply (UPS) / Power &
Switchgear Generators, Outside / Inside Plant, Copper cables (Cat 3, 5e, 6), Heating, Ventilation Air-
Conditioning (HVAC), Fibre Cable and Coax cable network connectivity in the field of Military Saudi
Arabian National Guard (SANG) Telecommunications.
 Highly proficient understanding of process optimization and design of experimentation.
 Able to produce quality control plans documents, reports, test schedules and conduct system
acceptance testing with suppliers under laboratory and field conditions.
 Project hand over, testing and commissioning.
 Able to install network cabling system (e.g. copper, coax, fibre optics).
 Able to use instrumentation and test equipments (e.g. VOM, Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, Signal
Generator, OTDR, Light source meter, power meter, CRT rejuvenator and testers, ESD testers, Ply back
and LAN cable testers).
 Able to redesign weaknesses on electrical and process equipments in the field of Electronics and
Semiconductors Manufacturing Plant.
 Well versed in PDCA Quality cycle, Kaizen, Just in Time, Lean Manufacturing, Full Proofing Poka-Yoke
Concept, Advance SPC (Machine Process Capability Study or MPCpS Concept Phase 1 to Phase 5),
RCCA, 8D TOPS, SAS-JMP, Acceptance Sampling, Inspection Capability Study, Metrology, Process
Characterization, Machine to Machine Variation, Design of Experimentation using Taguchi Experiments,
7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Project Management, proactive method concept.
 Well versed in leading process methodology improvement teams and Small Group of Activities (SGA).
 Well versed in conducting of Quality, Safety and Technical Trainings.
 Well versed in team building session, climate setting and policy deployment training.

3. 3 Engr. Fernando Abalos Joson (August2014)
Employment History:
July 2008 - To date: Quality Assurance Manager, GPT Paradigm Ltd. My new role of being Quality
Assurance Manager is to Conduct an Internal and External Quality Audits, Review and Improve Quality
Business processes and procedures, Supervise Regional Implementation Teams (Site Supervisor and Site
Inspector) and Calibration section main office in Riyadh, provide direct support to Managed Services and
LOA3+ & LOA3P3 project teams, including the provision of guidance and supervising the Regional
Implementation Teams and Calibration section in Central main office in Riyadh. To lead on external supplier
auditing and internal auditing of Managed Services and LOA3 + and LOA3P3 Project Management Team and
Project Acceptance. To support the Quality Director in maintaining an internal and external audit programme,
external ISO 9001 registration programme, electronic Business Management System (BMS) and Quality records
associated with the implementation of new projects and the running of an Operations, Maintenance and
Training (OM&T) services contract with the UK MoD.
July 2007 – June 2008: Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)/QA Engineer, GPT Paradigm Ltd. The role
of ILS/QA Engineer is to conduct internal audit for O&M and quality trainings to all maintenance team leaders in
the regions, conduct network systems in service reliability monitoring including in service spares of LOA3+, and
conduct review on all maintenance procedures and processes in the regions, and to provide annual Quality plan
with respect to all functions within managed services, oversee and supervise Installation QA Technician in the
regions to achieve high quality of installation standards kingdom wide, and to achieve integrity and accuracy of
network configuration control.
Sep 1995 – July 2007: Engineer 1 to Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Philippines), Working
experiences in the field of Electronics and Semiconductors. Tasks is to initiate, spearheaded and recommends
process improvements and document it into process and instructional procedures in preparation and accreditation
for ISO 9001:2008, QS9000, ISO 14001, TS 16949 & SAC Certification (Result: Successfully Certified), Conduct
qualification on equipments and materials, Provide annual QA plan including process and quality inspection
audits, process optimization, Conduct investigations on customer complaints and customer returns. Design and
deliver technical – Quality training modules among the line managers, engineers and operators.
Semi-Conductor and Electronic Manufacturing Assembly & Test Companies previously I worked for below:
1. Amkor Anam Pilipinas situated in Sucat Taguig Metro Manila & Sta. Rosa Laguna – Sep 1995 to June 1997
2. First Sumiden Circuits in Cabuyao Science Technopark – July 1997 to June 1998
3. Advance Semiconductor Electronics (ASE) FCIE in Bgy. Langkaan Dasmarinas Cavite – July 1998 to March
2003
4. Fritz Shipping & Logistics in Pasay City beside NAIA Airport – April 2003 to July 2003
5. Cypress Manufacturing Limited (CML) in Gateway Gen. Trias Cavite – Aug 2003 to July 2007
Mar 1992 – Mar 1994: Project Supervisor (Dataphone, Al-Malaz Street – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia),
Site surveys and inspections, Installation, testing & commissioning, project hand over and maintenance of the
following network systems; Switching PABX (Meridian, Nitsuko, Panasonic), Close Circuit Television (CCTV),
Centralized Antenna Television (CATV), Centralized Music System, Satellite Dish receiver TVRO, Video Intercom
with Door lock/Open Automatic System, Security and Fire Alarm, Paging System, Yagi-Uda Antenna System.
Mar 1990 – Dec 1991: Technical Support Group and Maintenance, Locator International Traders
Corporation in Legaspi Village, Makati, Philippines. Responsible for on call maintenance of switching NORTEL
MERIDIAN SL-1 PABX systems to rectify faults, Conducted preventive maintenance schedule, Configuration of
telephone units as per customer requirement and request.
Qualifications and Attended Training Courses:
1. Graduated Bachelor of Science in
Electronics & Communication Engineer
2. 7QC Power of Tools at John Clements
Consultant
3. Full proofing – Poka Yoke Concept
4. Coaching & Counselling at ATENEO
University
5. Design of Experiments and Statistical
Analysis Software John Macintosh Program
(DOE SAS JMP)
6. Total Productive Maintenance and Zero
Breakdowns, defects & accident - The 8
Pillars of TPM
7. Statistical Process Control Level 1 to Level
6 (SPC Level 1 to Level 6)
8. Poka Yoke Concept
9. Machine Process Capability Study (Stage 0
to Stage 5)
10. Performance Management
11. CANDO Concept 12. Team Building and Bonding

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13. Quality Audit Workshop 14. QIT Leadership Training Course
15. 8D TOPS (Eight Discipline Team Oriented
Problem Solving Techniques)
16. Seven Stage of Systematical Problem
Solving Technique
17. Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
Concept
18. Corrective Action Request (CAR)
19. QIT Orientation Seminar 20. Policy Deployment and House of Quality
21. 5S and Basic Housekeeping
22. Planned Maintenance and Quality
Maintenance (MTBF, MTTR, MTBA)
23. Inspection Capability Study (ICS)
24. Gauge Repeatability and Reproducibility
(GR &R) and Calibration Techniques
25. Tool Matching and Process Capability 26. Components of Variation
27. Input Variable Controls 28. Electro Static Sensitive Devices (ESD)
29. Quality Business Process Training 30. ISO 9001: 2000
31. QS 9000 32. TS 16949
33. ISO 14001 34. SAC (Semiconductor Association Council)
35. Cleanroom and Apparel 36. Environmental Health & Safety
37. Early Equipment Management 38. Focused Improvement
39. Autonomous Maintenance 40. Overall Equipment Efficiency
41. Inventory Management & Control 42. Automated Warehousing
43. Six Sigma (Black belt) 44. Process Method Improvement (DMAIC)
45. Just in Time (JIT) and KAIZEN method 46. Lean Manufacturing
47. ISO 9001:2008 Foundation & Internal
Auditor Training conducted by SGS on 24th –
26th May 2009 in 20th Floor Al Faisaliah
Tower Riyadh K.S.A.
48. Outside Plant OP 6 TEP 6 Specification
Standards with respect to MOPTT.
49. Asbestos Training Awareness 50. Safety first aid training
Education and Languages: Bachelor of Science in Electronics & Communication Engineer and Electronics
Service Technician / Arabic, Filipino, Spanish and English
Government Professional Licensure Examination: Passed Examination and Licensed Electronics &
Communications Engineer (BSECE) with Licensed / Registration no.: 0007299 Issued on 15th January 1992 at
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in Palanca, Manila, Philippines.
Achievement and accomplishment: I received the performance award from Amkor/Anam Pilipinas
Semiconductor Assembly & test based in Sucat, Alabang Muntinlupa, Philippines as one of the recipient of “Key
Technical Employee of the year given me on March 24, 1998”. Also, I received the Individual Contribution
Award Scheme (ICAS) from GPT SPM Ltd Telecommunication Company based in Riyadh K.S.A as one of the
recipient contributor and performance award of the year given me on December 29, 2013.