ABOUT
MLR Project Management & Consultancy is committed in delivering:
➤ Value for Money;
➤ Results; and,
➤ Quality.
What MLR Delivers
Value for Money
Choosing contingent services means you only pay for the expertise you need, avoiding the time, cost, and long‑term commitment of hiring a full‑time employee — eliminating recruitment effort, onboarding delays, and ongoing salary obligations while giving you access to high‑level project planning and scheduling capability exactly when your project requires it.
➤ Focus on your core business while we handle the complexities of project planning, scheduling, and controls.
➤ Well‑structured and well‑managed schedules save significant time and money by improving visibility, coordination, and decision‑making.
➤ We provide comprehensive services in project planning and scheduling, delay claim preparation and analysis, risk assessment, cost reviews, project controls and reporting, automation solutions, and more.
Results
Beyond our strong technical expertise, we have developed a range of in‑house tools — and continue to build more — that significantly enhance efficiency and accuracy. These tools enable us to deliver results in less time for the same scope of work, or achieve more within the same timeframe, ensuring clients benefit from faster turnaround, higher productivity, and consistently reliable outputs.
➤ We deliver complete requirements on time, ensuring you receive exactly what your project needs without delays.
➤ Having managed numerous projects and worked with diverse stakeholders, we know precisely how to navigate complexities — enabling us to work efficiently and deliver high‑quality outputs.
➤ With experience on both the contractor and owner sides, we understand scheduling nuances that many overlook, giving you insights and accuracy that elevate project outcomes.
Quality
With decades of experience in construction and project management — and exposure to major projects across the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia, the USA, and beyond — we have consistently delivered outcomes that meet and exceed industry standards.
➤ We operate with a high level of attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency in every deliverable.
➤ Our global and extensive industry experience allows us to apply only the best practices, giving you confidence in the quality of our work.
➤ We conduct thorough due diligence, carefully reviewing contract requirements and specifications as the foundation for assessing submittal compliance and project obligations.
MLR Project Management & Consultancy
MLR Project Management & Consultancy specializes in the full spectrum of project planning and scheduling — from developing robust baseline programs to conducting detailed schedule reviews, preparing and assessing delay claims, and delivering clear, data‑driven reporting.
Our extensive experience across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Australia, the USA, and other regions — working on both the Client and Contractor sides — gives us a deep understanding of the nuances of project delivery. This global exposure enables us to recognise what truly drives project success and, just as importantly, where common pitfalls occur.
Because we’ve dealt with a wide range of project types and organisational cultures, we bring a perspective that is both broad and technically rigorous. This allows us to consistently apply only the best practices in project planning, scheduling, and controls, ensuring that every engagement benefits from proven methodologies and real‑world insight.
Managing Director
Marty Fuentes is the driving force behind MLR Project Management & Consultancy. With more than two decades of experience in project management, he brings a rare combination of global exposure, technical depth, and strategic leadership.
After earning his civil engineering degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman — the country’s premier institution — Marty began his career as an analyst and management trainee. Through consistent performance and dedication, he rose to senior management roles before founding MLR to deliver independent, high‑impact consultancy services.
His career spans continents and industries, having delivered civil, road, rail, marine, infrastructure, and building projects across all phases — from inception and tender to delivery — in Australia, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, the United States, including U.S. military and federal‑level projects.
Marty is also recognized as one of the few global experts in project controls and forensic schedule analysis. His mastery of advanced methodologies — including window analysis, Time Impact Analysis (TIA), and other industry‑accepted delay analysis techniques — places him among a very small group of practitioners worldwide capable of producing defensible, claim‑ready schedule assessments.
His commitment to excellence is reflected in both his academic and professional achievements:
➤ Worked with top-tier organizations in Australia, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, and the USA
➤ Published an academic research paper
➤ Completed dual postgraduate degrees — MBA and Master of Engineering Management — at the University of Technology Sydney, graduating with a WAM of 87.69% and GPA of 6.69
➤ Passed the Philippine Civil Engineering board exam with a score of 89.85%
➤ Graduated with a civil engineering degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman
➤ Class valedictorian in high school and honor student throughout grade school
With MLR — and Marty Fuentes at the helm — clients gain more than consultancy. They gain a trusted partner committed to delivering success with integrity, precision, and world‑class technical expertise.
“I’ve had the privilege of working across multiple regions of the world, collaborating with planners from diverse backgrounds and leading a wide range of projects. Over the years, I’ve continuously developed and refined my expertise in project management — not just in delivering projects, but in understanding why they succeed or fail.
Through this journey, one thing became increasingly clear: there is a significant gap in how the time aspect of projects is managed. Across many organizations, I observed recurring issues — the disconnect between time, cost, and resources; Primavera P6 setups that were fundamentally incorrect; misinterpretation of contract specifications; and the improper application of delay analysis methodologies. These gaps often lead to poor decision‑making, weak claims positions, and avoidable project risks.
Of course, in the projects I led, I ensured that proper planning, scheduling, and forensic analysis practices were implemented. But I knew I could contribute more than what a single employer or project environment would allow. I realized that through my own consultancy, I could work with a broader range of organizations and help elevate how project planning and controls are practiced.
I founded MLR because I believe I have something unique to offer — a depth of expertise, a standard of integrity, and a level of technical capability that is not commonly found in the industry. My goal is simple: to help organizations plan better, analyze smarter, and deliver projects with confidence.”