Fellow

• May 2022 - Present

Fellow of the Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains Platform Co-lead of the "Unlocking Innovation and New Business Models" initiative Fellow of the Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains Platform Co-lead of the "Unlocking Innovation and New Business Models" initiative

Advisor

• Mar 2023 - Present

As an Advisor, I fervently champion the company's cause, support its growth efforts, and advise the senior leadership team on key strategic issues.

Chief Evangelist

• Jan 2020 - Feb 2023

As the Chief Evangelist, I fervently champion the company's cause, support its growth efforts, and advise the senior leadership team on key strategic issues.[About TRIA]TRIA is a leading food packaging company that puts the people and planet first. At TRIA, we take a hands-on full-stack development approach - from design to prototyping and manufacturing - to empower our clients to achieve their customer experience and sustainability goals. This approach led us to serve more than 100 million meals a year with notable clients like Old Chang Kee, Tim Ho Wan, CRAVE, 4Fingers, and SATS. It also allowed us to receive leading packaging design awards such as the Gold Pentaward and Singapore Packaging Star Award.Besides providing sustainable foodware, TRIA is also known for its Bio24 system, a world's first closed-loop solution that turns disposable dining foodware and food waste into farm-ready compost in just 24 hours. It is an elegant end-to-end solution that enables the global food services industry to achieve zero-waste. Show less

Adjunct Lecturer

• Apr 2021 - Present

Modules I teach: 1. ET1218 Technology to Business Modules I teach: 1. ET1218 Technology to Business

Co-Founder

• Aug 2020 - Present

REAL IMPACT has pivoted to be an impact consultancy firm, with the focus on impact footprinting and mitigation. Though I have stepped down as the CEO of REAL IMPACT in pursuit of my doctoral degree, I am still an active advisor and partner of the firm.

Co-Founder & CEO

• Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

REAL IMPACT is an impact-driven outcome-based certification body that uses cloud technologies and connected devices to continuously monitor its certified companies and ensure that they are always compliant with the certifications & standards they are awarded.REAL IMPACT is also the first certification body to introduce an end-to-end process-based zero waste certification for events, products, and companies.Major Achievements:• Partnered and completed milestone projects with respectable organizations such as Marina Bay Sands, Grand Hyatt, Food Industry Asia, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and Singapore Environment Council.• Received StartupSG Founder grant from Enterprise Singapore, through TRIVE as the accredited mentor partner. Show less

Founder

• Sep 2017 - Present

RIGHT Foundation is a non-profit non-partisan organization dedicated to advance the body of knowledge and to improve the world through Restorative Innovation. As part of our activism efforts, the foundation organizes the annual World Restorative Innovation Forum, a knowledge-sharing platform to engage the foremost entrepreneurial business leaders and the general public to share and exchange knowledge on Restorative Innovation through a series of talks. Major Achievements: • Organised and curated the program lineup for the inaugural World Restorative Innovation Forum 2018 which brought in over 15 world-renowned speakers, 300+ international delegates, and S$30,000 worth of sponsorship dollars. • Invited to contribute a book chapter on Innovation for the Circular Economy and Restorative Innovation. The chapter has been accepted and published by Springer Nature. • Restorative Innovation is now a subject taught in all the leading Singapore tertiary institutions. Show less

Co-Founder

• Jan 2018 - Present

Co-Founder & Director

• May 2015 - Dec 2017

Poowf Labs is an innovation lab which is supported by the Microsoft BizSpark program to experiment with brilliant ideas and commercialise them into viable solutions.Major Achievements:• Entered & participated in Microsoft BizSpark program in 2015.• Built within Poowf Labs, Project Pokenergy, a smart home IoT solution was crowned Champion at Vertex Ventures’ TechCircle Hackfight 2016 competition.

Adjunct Lecturer

• Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

Classes I taught:1. Introduction to Innovation2. Understanding the Venture Ecosystem3. Entrepreneurial Strategy & Resourcing4. Innovation Risk Cube

Teaching & Research Associate

• Apr 2017 - Dec 2018

Instrumental in assisting the development of the core educational programs in Platform E, SIM Entrepreneurship Center and contribute to the body of knowledge in the field of Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Classes I taught:1. Introduction to Innovation 2. Understanding the Venture Ecosystem3. Entrepreneurial Strategy & Resourcing 4. Innovation Risk CubeResearch Projects:1. Innovation Risk Cube (In collaboration with the National Research Foundation of Singapore) Show less

Entrepreneur In Residence

• Jan 2019 - Mar 2019

Antler is a global early-stage VC that invests in the world's most exceptional people and enables them to create the defining companies of tomorrow. I was part of Antler's SG2 Cohort, and REAL IMPACT was created from within the Antler program (co-founded with Dr. Sandeep Tiwari). Antler is a global early-stage VC that invests in the world's most exceptional people and enables them to create the defining companies of tomorrow. I was part of Antler's SG2 Cohort, and REAL IMPACT was created from within the Antler program (co-founded with Dr. Sandeep Tiwari).

Venture Associate

• Sep 2016 - May 2018

TRIVE (formerly TRi5 Ventures) is a Singapore-based Venture Capital Firm focusing on Impact Tech investing in early-stage Southeast Asian startups. At TRIVE, I was involved in the full investment process and was largely responsible for qualifying potential investments for the investment committee. I was also responsible for managing several portfolio companies, securing TRIVE's appointment as an Accredited Mentor Partner (AMP) by Enterprise Singapore, and regularly representing TRIVE for various engagements. Show less

Director Of Special Projects

• Dec 2016 - Mar 2017

Byte Academy is a New York-based FinTech & Data Science Programming school. The school works closely with the InfoComm Media Development Authority's (IMDA) & Committee for Private Education (CPE) in efforts to groom 2,000 financial technology and data science programmers in Singapore in the next 5 years. It was invested by TRi5 Ventures & its first international expansion in Singapore, which opening was graced by Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information & Ministry of Education, Dr. Janil Puthucheary. This is a secondment role during my tenure with TRi5 Ventures. In this role, I'm in charge of the full Profit & Loss (P&L) Leadership of all Special Project Units. Show less

Founder & Managing Partner

• Sep 2014 - Oct 2015

TIPS is a distribution partnership firm that focuses primarily on enabling & empowering innovative products & solutions to expand into the Singapore market. TIPS is the exclusive distributor of Truffol in Singapore. I preside over day to day management of business affairs, diverse strategies & actively seek distribution partnerships to expand product offerings. Major Achievements: • Led firm to broke even in mere 8 months, carrying 20 Product SKUs at its peak. TIPS is a distribution partnership firm that focuses primarily on enabling & empowering innovative products & solutions to expand into the Singapore market. TIPS is the exclusive distributor of Truffol in Singapore. I preside over day to day management of business affairs, diverse strategies & actively seek distribution partnerships to expand product offerings. Major Achievements: • Led firm to broke even in mere 8 months, carrying 20 Product SKUs at its peak.

Intern

• Sep 2014 - Nov 2014

I evangelize & drove the adoption rate for Office 365 for Business among local SME. I was interning with Microsoft Singapore's Small and Mid-Market Solutions & Partners (SMS&P) team. I evangelize & drove the adoption rate for Office 365 for Business among local SME. I was interning with Microsoft Singapore's Small and Mid-Market Solutions & Partners (SMS&P) team.

Assistant Product Manager

• Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

I was given full operational responsibility of ASUS e-Commerce Business Unit in Singapore and led successful partnerships with established industry players to formulate strategies, build brand positioning and drive brand penetration into the e-Commerce space. Major Achievements:• Participated with distribution partners & won tender to carry ASUS branded notebooks & tablets in NUS & NTU.• Brainchild & Pioneer of ASUS e-Commerce initiative in Singapore.• Won partnership agreement with Microsoft to sponsor 100 units of ASUS T100 tablets for Microsoft UCrew Ambassadors to evangelize on campus. Show less

Channel Representative

• Apr 2011 - Sep 2013

I was responsible for driving sales in Channel & Consumer Sectors and fostering relationships with designated territories to seek new opportunities to increase shop front presence & grow market share.

Microsoft UCrew Ambassador

• Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

I represent Microsoft to conduct direct marketing activities, engagement and evangelism on Windows 8.1 & Office 365 products on campus and events.

Microsoft Student Partner

• Feb 2012 - Apr 2014

I was the go-to leader on campus by evangelizing & conducting direct student marketing efforts for Microsoft products & technologies. I also served as a campus representative from Microsoft to plan, liaise & execute campus events.