Finian Lim Run Jian

Senior Development Partner (Marine & Offshore Energy) at Enterprise Singapore
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Zoe Wong Xinyi

Finian has immense knowledge and passion for the marine and offshore energy sector; having been in the industry for several years, his strong technicals and relationship management skills makes him well positioned to excel in any business development roles in the industry. Moreover, his patience in guiding younger team mates like myself and ability to connect and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders makes him a strong and empathetic leader.

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Credentials

  • CQI & IRCA Certified ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor
    BSI Neville Clarke
    May, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Welding Inspector
    American Welding Society
    Sep, 2014
    - Nov, 2024
  • ISO 17025 Auditor Course
    singapore accreditation council

Experience

  • Enterprise Singapore
    • Singapore
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Development Partner (Marine & Offshore Energy)
      • Apr 2021 - Present

      • Develop and execute strategic plans for the growth and internationalisation of promising Singapore enterprises. • Conduct business model analysis using various frameworks (e.g. SWOT, Porter's Five Forces) to assess scalability as well as leadership quality. • Collaborate with industry associations and partners, driving enterprise growth through overseas growth plans. • Assist Singaporean companies in expanding to new markets (USA, EU, APAC, Middle East, Africa) by identifying… Show more • Develop and execute strategic plans for the growth and internationalisation of promising Singapore enterprises. • Conduct business model analysis using various frameworks (e.g. SWOT, Porter's Five Forces) to assess scalability as well as leadership quality. • Collaborate with industry associations and partners, driving enterprise growth through overseas growth plans. • Assist Singaporean companies in expanding to new markets (USA, EU, APAC, Middle East, Africa) by identifying regulatory hurdles and proposing innovative strategies. • Facilitate joint partnerships, distributorships, and innovation-driven market entry for entity expanding overseas. • Drive policy and programme reviews related to manpower, financing, and land in collaboration with government agencies, aiming to remove regulatory barriers for growing enterprises. • Organise and lead business missions to emerging sectors such as offshore wind, including roundtable discussions, networking sessions, and local market immersion. • Collaborate with cross-agency bodies to operationalise processes for foreign worker influx during Covid-19 and advocate for policy changes to manpower quota systems. • Engage with local banks to increase lending to Marine & Offshore Energy companies and work with internal teams to propose financial support schemes. • Advocate for policy changes to allow alternate criteria for land lease renewal, benefiting more companies • Serving as a key member of a cross-agency working group, undertaking a comprehensive review of Singapore's potential transformation into a regional Offshore Wind Hub. • Conducting an in-depth analysis of the value chain in offshore wind, exploring ways to bolster Singapore carbon service hub, attract more developers through a financing ecosystem, and enhance MNC stickiness via R&D. • Building influential networks and fostering collaboration with industry such as Global Wind Energy Council, Vena Energy, Siemens, Vestas, ABB, Engie and Seatrium.

    • Senior Investigation Officer (Consumer Product Safety Office, The Safety Authority)
      • Jul 2016 - Apr 2021

      Responsibilities: • Review and approve applications, deviations and appeals related to consumer product laws • Advise importers on compliance and regulatory issues, particularly for consumer products • Conduct policies, processes, legislation reviews with Legal teams to assess gaps and propose actions up to Ministry level • Represent Enterprise Singapore at international/regional conferences on consumer product safety to ensure policy harmonisation and consolidate findings for… Show more Responsibilities: • Review and approve applications, deviations and appeals related to consumer product laws • Advise importers on compliance and regulatory issues, particularly for consumer products • Conduct policies, processes, legislation reviews with Legal teams to assess gaps and propose actions up to Ministry level • Represent Enterprise Singapore at international/regional conferences on consumer product safety to ensure policy harmonisation and consolidate findings for senior management • Assess local/overseas conformity & test laboratories for the regulatory scheme, verify controlled consumer goods and measurement instruments used for trade • Plan market surveillance, product testing and inspections and devise enforcement strategy using data analytics • Investigate incident and alleged infringement involving consumer products and generate written reports • Participate in technical discussions involving local & international partners, trade & consumer associations, regulatory bodies, and international organisations • Initiate and implement public outreach programmes to educate the masses on consumer product safety Key Contributions / Career Highlights: • Improved efficiency to target resources and cost-effectively cover more grounds by analysing data to identify higher-risk products, retailers, and locations • Investigated the root cause of incidents and developed new requirements to improve product safety for consumers • Collaborated with Legal teams from renowned retail MNCs such as Amazon, Qoo10, and Lazada in exploring potential strategies to promote consumer safety • Reviewed existing policies to identify gaps and implemented an improved management framework that reduced the time needed for procedural requirements from 127 days to 30 days • Successfully cracked a tricky/high profile infringement case involving a recalcitrant fan supplier supplying non-compliant fans • Coordinated a major product recall that achieved over 90% recall rate

    • Investigation officer (Consumer Protection, Weights & Measures)
      • Mar 2018 - Apr 2018

      • Oversee teams in managing regulation of regional retail landscape: ensure continued compliance of retailers to consumer product safety regulations; investigate alleged infringements; audit and monitor registration scheme subcontractors; liaise with firms to review major incidents and devise solutions. Assess teams’ highlighted issues and decide on follow-up actions. • Conduct landscape scans on a monthly basis to identify international regulatory changes/implementations. Analyse… Show more • Oversee teams in managing regulation of regional retail landscape: ensure continued compliance of retailers to consumer product safety regulations; investigate alleged infringements; audit and monitor registration scheme subcontractors; liaise with firms to review major incidents and devise solutions. Assess teams’ highlighted issues and decide on follow-up actions. • Conduct landscape scans on a monthly basis to identify international regulatory changes/implementations. Analyse potential impact of changes, determine appropriate policy responses, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to author reports for presentation to senior management. • Direct team of 4 in managing Consumer Product Safety (CPS) regulations system: review and approve applications, deviations, and appeals; delegate workstreams, and chair regular progress update meetings. Advise importers on compliance and regulatory issues, with particular emphasis on electrical/gas household appliances. • Partner Legal teams in conducting legislation reviews, assessing gaps in organisation’s powers and scope, and formulating recommendations for proposal to senior management up to Ministry level. • Represent Enterprise Singapore at international/regional conferences, presenting on local regulations, collaborating with counterparts in ensuring policy harmonisation, and consolidating findings for presentation to senior management. • Create and launch public engagement/outreach campaigns to educate consumers and suppliers on key regulatory issues. • Conduct assessment on local/overseas conformity assessment bodies and test laboratories for CPS scheme.

    • Manager (Consumer Protection, Weights & Measures)
      • Aug 2016 - Apr 2018

      • Oversee teams in managing regulation of regional retail landscape: ensure continued compliance of retailers to consumer product safety regulations; investigate alleged infringements; audit and monitor registration scheme subcontractors; liaise with firms to review major incidents and devise solutions. Assess teams’ highlighted issues and decide on appropriate follow-up actions. • Conduct landscape scans on a monthly basis to identify international regulatory changes/implementations… Show more • Oversee teams in managing regulation of regional retail landscape: ensure continued compliance of retailers to consumer product safety regulations; investigate alleged infringements; audit and monitor registration scheme subcontractors; liaise with firms to review major incidents and devise solutions. Assess teams’ highlighted issues and decide on appropriate follow-up actions. • Conduct landscape scans on a monthly basis to identify international regulatory changes/implementations. Analyse potential impact of changes, determine appropriate policy responses, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to author reports for presentation to senior management. • Direct a team in managing Consumer Product Safety regulations system governing a range of Controlled Goods categories: review and approve applications, deviations, and appeals; delegate workstreams, and chair regular progress update meetings. Advise importers on compliance and regulatory issues, with particular emphasis on electrical/gas household appliances. • Partner Legal teams in conducting legislation reviews, assessing gaps in organisation’s powers and scope, and formulating recommendations for proposal to senior management up to Ministry level. • Represent Spring at international/regional conferences, presenting on local regulations, collaborating with counterparts in ensuring policy harmonisation, and consolidating findings for presentation to senior management. • Create and launch public engagement/outreach campaigns to educate consumers and suppliers on key regulatory issues.

  • Seatrium
    • Shipbuilding
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Quality Assurance and Project Engineer
      • Jul 2013 - Aug 2016

      I was appointed to oversee all quality assurance & control aspects in adherence to customer specifications as well as foster robust relations with clients and classification societies. I coordinated routine inspections of materials, fabricated products and documents through visual inspections and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT); mediate between client and organisation to resolve non-compliance. In my time here, we successfully saved SGD 3.3M yearly by using vacuum pack electrodes,… Show more I was appointed to oversee all quality assurance & control aspects in adherence to customer specifications as well as foster robust relations with clients and classification societies. I coordinated routine inspections of materials, fabricated products and documents through visual inspections and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT); mediate between client and organisation to resolve non-compliance. In my time here, we successfully saved SGD 3.3M yearly by using vacuum pack electrodes, conducted a feasibility study and implemented the new technology across the organisation, which won an Innovation Award as well as reduced processing time by 50% by building a server-based centralised database that enabled cross-department data sharing. In this role, I collaborated with the innovation team to conceptualise and present a Confined Space Safety Alarm System as a Health Safety Excellence initiative, which won a Gold Award in innovation. Show less I was appointed to oversee all quality assurance & control aspects in adherence to customer specifications as well as foster robust relations with clients and classification societies. I coordinated routine inspections of materials, fabricated products and documents through visual inspections and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT); mediate between client and organisation to resolve non-compliance. In my time here, we successfully saved SGD 3.3M yearly by using vacuum pack electrodes,… Show more I was appointed to oversee all quality assurance & control aspects in adherence to customer specifications as well as foster robust relations with clients and classification societies. I coordinated routine inspections of materials, fabricated products and documents through visual inspections and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT); mediate between client and organisation to resolve non-compliance. In my time here, we successfully saved SGD 3.3M yearly by using vacuum pack electrodes, conducted a feasibility study and implemented the new technology across the organisation, which won an Innovation Award as well as reduced processing time by 50% by building a server-based centralised database that enabled cross-department data sharing. In this role, I collaborated with the innovation team to conceptualise and present a Confined Space Safety Alarm System as a Health Safety Excellence initiative, which won a Gold Award in innovation. Show less

  • A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    • Singapore
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Final Year Project Attachment
      • Aug 2012 - May 2013

      -Assigned to Material Science division for Final Year Project : Coating for Ti alloys by computer aided design -Analyse and develop a computational model to evaluate properties of MAX Phase materials -Identify candidate as matrix material for high temperature abradable applications. - Awarded distinction (A) for project at the end of attachment by NUS -Assigned to Material Science division for Final Year Project : Coating for Ti alloys by computer aided design -Analyse and develop a computational model to evaluate properties of MAX Phase materials -Identify candidate as matrix material for high temperature abradable applications. - Awarded distinction (A) for project at the end of attachment by NUS

  • Institue of Molecular and Cell Biology
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern, Material Science Lab
      • May 2011 - Jul 2011

      -Assigned to Material Science Lab division to do failure analysis and hard disk coating research. -Analysed and identified sample results to determine the cause of failure with suitable spectroscopy and technological programs. -Accomplished in the area of surface characterisation with the use of state-of-the-art equipment such as X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) and Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES). -Assigned to Material Science Lab division to do failure analysis and hard disk coating research. -Analysed and identified sample results to determine the cause of failure with suitable spectroscopy and technological programs. -Accomplished in the area of surface characterisation with the use of state-of-the-art equipment such as X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) and Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES).

  • Singapore Army
    • Singapore
    • Armed Forces
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • NSF - Weapon Control System Specialist
      • Apr 2007 - Feb 2009

      - Participated in Operation Blue Orchid (Sea) V, the SAF's contribution to the reconstruction of Iraq, reflects Singapore continued commitment as a responsible member of the international community. - Received Oversea Medal Award for Iraq 2008. - Participated in Operation Blue Orchid (Sea) V, the SAF's contribution to the reconstruction of Iraq, reflects Singapore continued commitment as a responsible member of the international community. - Received Oversea Medal Award for Iraq 2008.

Education

  • National University of Singapore
    Bachelor's Degree, Material Science and Engineering (Major), Business Management (Minor)
    2009 - 2013
  • Tampere University of Technology
    Bachelor's Degree, Materials Engineering
    2012 - 2012

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