Ronald Francis
Project Advisory
Senior Construction Project Director
International Project Advisory Services | Contract, Risk & Financial Governance
Restoring control, certainty, and confidence in capital developments.
LW Design Group
Protecting Capital on Complex Construction Projects
Expert Advisory for Developers and Investors Seeking Financial Certainty
I’m Ronald Francis, Senior Project Director | Contract, Risk & Financial Governance.
I help developers and investors prevent cost overruns, control risk, and restore financial certainty on high-value projects. With 25+ years delivering international developments up to $650M across hospitality, commercial, and infrastructure sectors, I safeguard projects from failure and protect capital.
Advisory Impact
20% Budget Gap Closed
$75M Hotel Development
Led scope validation and market benchmarking to support refinancing and procurement reset.
Restored financial governance and cost certainty.
$5-10M Project Lifecycle Savings
$500M Hotel Development
Early identification of financial loss caused by gaps in the change management process.
Re-established best practice commercial governance frameworks.
$5–10M Project Lifecycle Savings
$650M Museum Project
introduced quality governance to eliminate unacceptable rework and to control delivery risk.
Strengthened cost control and project reliability.
Integrated Project Governance
Projects fail when contract, risk, and financial management operate in isolation.
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Early identification and mitigation of risk
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Clear contractual accountability
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Financial transparency and cost control
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Informed and timely decision-making
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Sector Experience
High-value international developments delivered across multiple sectors, underpinned by disciplined governance, financial control, and integrated delivery.
Hospitality
Hotel developments up to $500 million
Institutional
Governance driven projects
Commercial
High-rise and mixed-use delivery
Infrastructure
High risk technical environments
How I Deliver Control
Integrated contract, risk, and financial management to protect capital and ensure disciplined delivery.
Project Leadership & PMC Advisory
Senior client-side leadership with direct accountability
Contract & Commercial Management
Procurement, contracts, and commercial control
Risk Management
Identification, mitigation, and control of project risk
Financial Governance
Budget validation, cash flow, and cost control
Project Recovery
Restoring control on underperforming projects
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Directed approval and execution of corrective action plan
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Enabled successful public opening
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Restored project governance and operational control
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Protected and secured target revenue outcomes
Featured Project
Hilton Colombo – Sri Lanka
Restored regulatory compliance, enabled opening, and protected revenue through targeted intervention and governance recovery.
Financial control is established through governance, not reporting.
Engage independent, senior-level advisory to align cost, risk, and delivery with your investment objectives.
Ronald Francis
Senior Project Director PMP
Contract Risk and Financial Governance Advisory
Services