KAREN
THERESE LIM CATALAN
Certified Public
Accountant
Karen is a Certified Public Accountant
with extensive management and consulting experience in the field of information
technology. She has handled numerous projects in various capacities,
from team member to project manager, and has, in several instances, worked
with global teams. She also has deep experience in developing and
deploying methodologies. Her experience has expanded into that of
managing the operations of an internet and mobile solutions company, overseeing
finance and accounting, as well as human resources and administration.
EXPERIENCE
May 2001-Present
Asia Online Solutions, Inc.
Makati, Philippines
Deputy Managing Director
Asia Online Solutions, Inc. is a leading
internet and mobile solutions provider in the country. As Deputy
Managing Director, Karen manages the Company's operations, from overseeing
business development as well as project delivery, handling finance and
accounting, and overseeing human resources and administration functions.
Particularly, key responsibilities include:
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Ensuring that the Business Development
Group meets its target, and that their activities are aligned with the
overall vision and mission of the Company.
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Reviewing and approving proposals to ensure
that the clients' requirements are properly articulated and proposed solutions
are responsive to these requirements.
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Monitoring the alliances with the different
partners.
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Managing the Solutions Development Group
by reviewing its projects to ensure that milestones and deliverables are
appropriately met.
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Monitoring the profitability of projects.
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Establishing standards, processes, and
procedures to enhance the efficiency of operations.
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Managing the Financial and Management Reporting
function, including: budgets, financial statements, project profitability,
cash plan.
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Overseeing Human Resources administration:
recruitment, training, payroll, statutory reporting.
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Overseeing Office Management: procurement
and other administrative functions.
October 2000-May 2001
Telos Group of Companies
Makati City, Philippines
Director for Business Development
Under the Telos Group of Companies,
Karen assumed the role of Director for Business Development for two companies:
Enterworks Philippines, Inc. and Ubiquity Philippines, Inc. Enterworks
is a leading developer of business process and content integration software
for e-business portals and marketplaces. Ubiquity was formed to undertake
an e-financial settlement project for Asia/Pacific focused primarily on
e-marketplaces and financial services institutions. Her key responsibilities
included:
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Preparing and maintaining the business
and operations plans of the Business Development Group in Asia/Pacific.
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Identifying new business opportunities
in the region in terms of both sales and potential partnerships/alliances.
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Developing project proposals for customers.
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Developing concept papers on the Companies'
offerings.
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Maintaining the relationships with customers
and partners.
November 1991- September 2000
SGV & Co. (a Member Practice
of Ernst & Young Global)
Makati City, Philippines
Junior Manager
SGV & Co. is the leading professional
services firm that helps clients find ways to create, manage and measure
value and to succeed in the new economy. Karen joined the Audit and
Business Advisory Division in November 1991 as an Audit Staff Assistant
and moved to the Business Consulting Division in July 1994.
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In Business Consulting, she was responsible
for
managing various projects involving information and systems planning, requirements
analysis and software package selection, and system implementation (with
particular focus on Hyperion and Oracle), as well as internal Business
Consulting initiatives.
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Aside from project management, Karen was
actively involved in practice development -- developing potential projects,
from job lead surveys and risk assessment (involving understanding a client's
needs and requirements) to proposal preparation (translating these needs
and requirements into a set of activities, deliverables and timelines that
will address the foregoing).
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She was keenly involved in developing the
Performance Management and Measurement practice Business Consulting, concentrating
on the design and development of Balanced Scorecard (BSC) systems enabled
by Hyperion Essbase, using the Norton and Kaplan BSC theories.
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She was the Asia/Pacific Deployment Coordinator
for the deployment of the new consulting methodology of Business Consulting
group. In this capacity, she liaised with the global deployment team,
as well as with several regional coordinators, and managed activities around
the Asia/Pacific related to deployment activities, including communications
and training.
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Previous to that, she was a member of a
worldwide team of content experts who were involved in designing the Business
Consulting New Consultant Program geared for all new consultant hires globally.
EDUCATION
1987 - 1991
De La Salle University
Manila, Philippines
Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major
in Accounting
Consistent Dean's lister; Class President
(1987); Chairperson, Student Council's Research and Development Committee
(1991); Member, Enrollment Assistance Task Force (1987-1991); Member,
Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (1989-1991).
1987 - 1991
De La Salle Santiago Zobel
Manila, Philippines
Finished High School, First Honorable
Mention and Gold Medal awardee for Social Sciences, March 1987; Gold Medal
for academic excellence, March 1986; Bronze Medal for academic excellence,
March 1985; Managing Editor of the school's official publication ("Counterpoint").
RELEVANT TRAINING
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Arthur Andersen Architected Solutions
Methodology, October 1999/February 2000, Arthur Andersen Center for
Professional Education, USA
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Hyperion Enterprise, December 1997,
Hyperion Software, Singapore
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Hyperion Pillar, November 1997,
Globstan Training Center, Philippines
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Oracle Balanced Scorecard, February
2000, Oracle Systems (Philippines), Inc., Philippines
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Oracle Financials ver.10SC (General
Ledger, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable), September 1997,
Oracle Education Center, Malaysia
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SGV Strategic Consulting Course,
October 1996, Asian Institute of Management, Philippines
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Business Systems Consulting Intermediate
School, October 1995, Arthur Andersen Center for Professional Education,
USA
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Audit In-Charge Essentials, May
1993, SGV & Co.
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Firmwide Audit Staff Training School,
May
1992, SGV & Co.
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