Director (Architecture & Urban Design. Industry & Innovation)

• Jan 2023 - Present

Deputy Director (Planning & Urban Visualisation)

• Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

Key Achievements • Seconded to Housing & Development Board (HDB) as Deputy Director (Planning and Urban Visualisation) to lead a new team in the Research and Planning Group (RPG) with a focus on long-term sustainable replanning Key Projects • Lead a team or architects to review the long-term replanning process for ageing HDB towns in Singapore with the aim of developing sustainability targets for new towns • Incorporating technological tools to support the creation and… Show more Key Achievements • Seconded to Housing & Development Board (HDB) as Deputy Director (Planning and Urban Visualisation) to lead a new team in the Research and Planning Group (RPG) with a focus on long-term sustainable replanning Key Projects • Lead a team or architects to review the long-term replanning process for ageing HDB towns in Singapore with the aim of developing sustainability targets for new towns • Incorporating technological tools to support the creation and validation of this framework in collaboration with external government agencies • Overlook town coordination matters with regards to planning and urban design for Kallang Whampoa Town • Championed the creation of the RPG Drone Team, comprising 5 license drone pilots who will support future workstream of town planning by providing in-house drone to document photos, videos and creation of 3D models through photogrammetry Show less Key Achievements • Seconded to Housing & Development Board (HDB) as Deputy Director (Planning and Urban Visualisation) to lead a new team in the Research and Planning Group (RPG) with a focus on long-term sustainable replanning Key Projects • Lead a team or architects to review the long-term replanning process for ageing HDB towns in Singapore with the aim of developing sustainability targets for new towns • Incorporating technological tools to support the creation and… Show more Key Achievements • Seconded to Housing & Development Board (HDB) as Deputy Director (Planning and Urban Visualisation) to lead a new team in the Research and Planning Group (RPG) with a focus on long-term sustainable replanning Key Projects • Lead a team or architects to review the long-term replanning process for ageing HDB towns in Singapore with the aim of developing sustainability targets for new towns • Incorporating technological tools to support the creation and validation of this framework in collaboration with external government agencies • Overlook town coordination matters with regards to planning and urban design for Kallang Whampoa Town • Championed the creation of the RPG Drone Team, comprising 5 license drone pilots who will support future workstream of town planning by providing in-house drone to document photos, videos and creation of 3D models through photogrammetry Show less

Deputy Director (Urban Design Technologies)

• Aug 2017 - Jan 2021

Key Achievements • Appointed as Deputy Director (Urban Design Technologies) to spearhead the integration of technology with URA’s urban design and planning work • Awarded the PS21 ExCel Innovation Champion award Key Projects • Outreach to industry to understand more about the market norms and propagate good standards of urban design and identify opportunities for collaboration between government and the private industry • Close collaboration with URA’s IT department to… Show more Key Achievements • Appointed as Deputy Director (Urban Design Technologies) to spearhead the integration of technology with URA’s urban design and planning work • Awarded the PS21 ExCel Innovation Champion award Key Projects • Outreach to industry to understand more about the market norms and propagate good standards of urban design and identify opportunities for collaboration between government and the private industry • Close collaboration with URA’s IT department to continue enhancing and developing URA’s 3D inventory and new planning platforms along with a robust training plan for URA’s architects and planners to be empowered with the necessary technical skills to make better planning decisions for Singapore • Upgrade of URA City Gallery to create and integrate new content with state-of-the-art hardware, including new exhibition areas and upgrading of island-wide model to be equipped with new projection mapping content • Coordinated the second run of Advanced Studies for Urban Design in collaboration with Future Cities Lab (FCL) Singapore with a focus on parametric urban through the utilization of Esri’s CityEngine • Piloted the sale of URA’s 3D digital models for Government Land Sales sites by convincing security agencies (Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Defence) on the merits of publishing 3D data for planning purposes • Kick-started the URA Drone Group and coordinated training and licensing of registered pilots for URA • Coordination of upcoming Cross-Island Line (East) and North-South Expressway (NSE) Facilities Building through provision of urban design guiding principles for station design and integration • Lead architect representing URA for the inter-agency study of Bayshore Master Plan

Executive Architect

• Mar 2013 - Aug 2017

Key Achievements • Invited to present at the ESRI User Conference Plenary Session to a crowd of 15,000 GIS users and experts on how URA makes use of 3D GIS and procedural modelling in our planning work • Featured on interviews on Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel News Asia on the importance of capitalizing on 3D GIS technology to plan a Smart City • Assisted the Prime Minister in scoping part of the National Day Rally 2014 speech content on the exciting new plans of Jurong… Show more Key Achievements • Invited to present at the ESRI User Conference Plenary Session to a crowd of 15,000 GIS users and experts on how URA makes use of 3D GIS and procedural modelling in our planning work • Featured on interviews on Channel 5, Channel 8, Channel News Asia on the importance of capitalizing on 3D GIS technology to plan a Smart City • Assisted the Prime Minister in scoping part of the National Day Rally 2014 speech content on the exciting new plans of Jurong Lake District Key Projects • Lead architect for the master planning of the future developments around the High Speed Rail Terminus in Jurong Lake District • Co-lead for the URA Draft Master Plan 2013 Exhibition (Central Area) and lead the team to work with consultants to develop the 3D Augmented Reality application • Core team member of the URA – ESRI MOU workgroup and the URA team to work with external consultants (ESRI-URA and Gvitech-China) to develop smart and intuitive sustainable 3D Geographic Information System (GIS) planning tools customized to improve the workflow of URA’s architects and planners • Contributed key inputs for the review and implementation of the Landscape for Urban Spaces and High Rises (LUSH) version 2.0 planning policy • Lead architect for the urban design and planning of Jurong Lake District (JLD) which includes architectural simulations of future developments and the drafting of Urban Design Guidelines for Government Land Sales (GLS) sites in JLD, e.g. Sim Lian commercial development (first commercial site to be sold in JLD) • Co-ordinated with various government agencies to evaluate key projects in Jurong Lake District (Westgate, JEM, Resorts World Hotel) through the process of a Design Advisory Panel (DAP) review • Core team member of URA team to work with external consultants like ESRI (USA) and Gvitech (China) to develop an internal 3D GIS 'Smart City' system

Architect

• Jan 2011 - Feb 2013

Key Achievements • Promoted from Architect (Grade 12) to Executive Architect (Grade 11A) in March 2013 • Key member of a strategic workgroup to study the relationship between the KPIs of liveability and the transit-oriented intensification of Singapore which won a URA Team Excellence Award • Sale of first hotel sale site in JLD – overall in-charge of urban design considerations of the GLS site, architectural simulations and the drafting of the urban design guidelines Key… Show more Key Achievements • Promoted from Architect (Grade 12) to Executive Architect (Grade 11A) in March 2013 • Key member of a strategic workgroup to study the relationship between the KPIs of liveability and the transit-oriented intensification of Singapore which won a URA Team Excellence Award • Sale of first hotel sale site in JLD – overall in-charge of urban design considerations of the GLS site, architectural simulations and the drafting of the urban design guidelines Key Projects • Integral member of the Concept Plan 2011 Exhibition, contributing key ideas to formulate the proposed content of the exhibition to illustrate the broad planning strategies of Central Area • Proposed new urban design ideas and strategies to fine-tune the parcellation of the hotel cluster in JLD, which eventually led to the sale of the first GLS hotel site in JLD • Contributed key ideas for the design of the Jurong East Pedestrian Mall, including studying various architectural options to enhance the connectivity of the area and preparing the documents for the tender package, e.g. artist’s impressions, appendices etc. • Collaborated with key agencies e.g. People’s Association (PA), Singapore Sports Council, Singapore Sailing Federation, to design and develop design guidelines for the PA boat house development at Tanjong Rhu

Architectural Intern

• Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

Architectural Intern

• Jun 2008 - Aug 2008