Curriculum Content Lead

• Jul 2022 - Present

GuruLab is an online tutoring platform that offers supplementary English classes taught by high-quality, handpicked tutors who have helped over 500 students achieve 'A's in their exams. Led by a team of passionate and experienced entrepreneurs, teachers, and data scientists, GuruLab aims to provide a unique learning platform tailored to each student's needs. As the English Curriculum Content Lead, my role is to:• Manage development of the GuruLab English curriculum content to deliver exceptional learning experiences for students• Co-build, codify, and test the impact of the proprietary GuruLab teaching/learning methodolog(ies) across all key language skills• Test and propose key tech features and solutions to deliver exceptional learning experiences for students Show less

Content Advisor & Tutor

• Sep 2021 - Jul 2022

ELT Writer/Editor/Consultant

• Aug 2020 - Jul 2022

WRITER/EDITOR OF ESL MATERIALS ➤ Commissioned by Sasbadi Sdn Bhd • MUET Guidebook 2022 • Modul Aktiviti Mesra Digital KSSM English SPM Model Tests Form 5 2022 • Modul Aktiviti Mesra Digital KSSM English PT3 Model Tests 2022 • SPM Model Tests Form 4 2022 SUBJECT MATTER CONSULTANT ➤ EdTech project/confidential clients (Jan - Aug 2021) • Developing a program for periodic assessment and monitoring of student performance and development based on the national English curriculum • Providing expert input on tutor assessment frameworks, tutor economics, resource repository materials, and class structure Show less

Upper Secondary English Teacher

• Jan 2020 - Jun 2022

• Taught the Form 4 & 5 English syllabus with Cambridge FCE enhancements through hybrid and blended learning • Taught the Form 4 & 5 English for Science and Technology (EST) syllabus through content and language integrated learning (CLIL) • Provided pastoral care to 41 students in 2 Homerooms, and support to the wider parent community through a Homeroom Update initiative • Assistant Chief Editor of Yearbook (Creative Writing) coordinating submissions from 8 language & arts subject heads and a team of 15 student writers • Personally coached students to achieve: - 1 Finalist Award & 2 Honorable Mentions in the Trust For Sustainable Living International Schools Essay Competition 2021 & 2022 - 5 Outstanding Entry Awards in the Monomousumi International Creative Writing Contests 2021 - Overall School Champion in Sunway National Poetry Slam 2020 (1st Place in Junior Category, 2nd Place in Group Category) - Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards in the Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020 & 2021 Show less

Head of Welfare, Alumni Board

• Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

• Raised and coordinated 3-month salary advance loans from the wider alumni community for 8 Teaching Alumni facing delays in salary from the Ministry of Education.• Pioneered a bereavement/hardship collection structure which has impacted 5 Alumni and their families in 2020, and will be sustained in 2021 onward.• Coordinated well-being support for alumni during the 2020 Movement Control Order (MCO) period, through 3 MCO Check-Ins reaching 106 alumni.• Supported the wider Alumni Board in initiatives/events including an MCO Calendar that has featured close to 100 alumni-led events. Show less

Fellow

• Oct 2017 - Dec 2019

• Adapted the latest CEFR-aligned English syllabus to the needs and proficiency levels of students from six Form 1, 2 and 3 classes. 27/29 Form 3 students taught, scored A in PT3 English. • Led a cross-functional team of 20 teachers to run a National Kindness Week project using intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for behaviour change. Project proposal ranked among the Top 5 nationwide to obtain a RM1,000 cash grant by The Star Media Group. • Oversaw execution of ‘Project: Bins For Fun (BFF)’ by 36 class teachers to reform students’ habit of littering. Coached a team of 5 lower secondary students to ideate and pitch the project which won 1st place regionally, 2nd place nationally and a RM2,300 cash grant at the Accenture Student Leadership Camp. • Revived English poetry in the school by piloting a focused poetry module for all student levels. Coached 2 students to place 4th amongst 30 schools in the district Poetry Recitation Competition, the best achievement in the school’s 15-year history. Show less

Perdana Fellow at the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology & Water

• Jul 2017 - Oct 2017

• Shadowed the Honourable Minister, YB DSP Maximus Ongkili whilst assisting the Press Secretary & Special Officers in their tasks. • Organized the Water Leaders Forum involving ASEAN and Asia Pacific Ministers at the 7th IWA-ASPIRE Conference 2017 as part of KeTTHA’s Secretariat. • Assisted colleagues from the Energy sector and Energy Commission in drafting the policy paper on Building Energy Intensity (BEI) labeling in federal government offices. • Joined the Corporate Strategy team at Malaysian Green Foundation (Yayasan Hijau Malaysia) and organised symposiums and tours for local university students at the International Greentech and Eco Products Malaysia (IGEM) Exhibition 2017 Show less

Co-Founder

• Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

Worked on developing a topology-optimized biomembrane that harvests water from the atmosphere whilst probing its commercial viability, within an inter-disciplinary team at Imperial College London. Achieved, within 4 months: • Runners-up in the Imperial College Venture Catalyst Challenge. One of 20 teams and the only undergraduate team accepted into the 6-week pre-accelerator programme (300+ teams applied). • Winners of the Global CleanTech Challenge 2017. • Winners of the McKinsey Venture Academy 2017. • Winners of the Imperial Business School Ideas to Impact (i2i) Challenge 2017. • Enterprise Nation's Student Startup of the Year 2017. Show less

Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Leader, Department of Life Sciences

• Oct 2016 - Mar 2017

• Run fortnightly tutorials for 28 1st-year Biochemistry/Biotechnology students to unpack challenging material and provide a perspective on study and exam skills. Paid a TA wage by the college department. • Collaborate with a 2nd-year PAL leader to accommodate the 1st-year syllabus and students’ requests. • Run fortnightly tutorials for 28 1st-year Biochemistry/Biotechnology students to unpack challenging material and provide a perspective on study and exam skills. Paid a TA wage by the college department. • Collaborate with a 2nd-year PAL leader to accommodate the 1st-year syllabus and students’ requests.

Market Research Intern

• Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

• Cold-contacted and interviewed NGO’s for insights on current effluent treatment practices to gauge how the start-up’s core product, a customisable filtration system, can add value to retailers’ supply chains. • Comprehensively interviewed 60+ supermarket customers and analysed the data to identify a product-market fit for the spin-off product, an antimicrobial food bag. • Cold-contacted and interviewed NGO’s for insights on current effluent treatment practices to gauge how the start-up’s core product, a customisable filtration system, can add value to retailers’ supply chains. • Comprehensively interviewed 60+ supermarket customers and analysed the data to identify a product-market fit for the spin-off product, an antimicrobial food bag.