Experience

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research

• Singapore
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Director

  • Jan 2023 - Present



NUS College

• Singapore
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Associate Professor

  • Jul 2022 - Present



A*STAR Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy & Environment (ISCE2)

• Singapore
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Scientist II

  • Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

  •Identify opportunities in modeling and simulation in the space of formulation technologies •Co-develop proposals with experimental partners in ISCE2 and the research ecosystem •Focus on Sustainable Formulation Technologies, in particular predictive biodegradability for polymers in ISCE2. •Build strategic network with the ecosystem to translate the understanding of industry trends to capability building research activities in ISCE2 and IHPC. •Oversight and chair thematic network in Advanced Surface Modification (CoatNet) Show less



Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC)

• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Deputy Department Director

  • Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  • Working closely with department management team to drive and coordinate research activities, bridging fundamental research to impactful translation/application outcome• Responsible for driving industry engagement for the department• Responsible for driving department planning • Bridging between IHPC senior management and staff in the department• Lead and facilitate cross department efforts in various industry facing engagements

• Innovation Lead

  • Apr 2020 - Dec 2022

  • Responsible for external stakeholder management. Be a technical liaison for client-/partner engagement for the Department. Work with Industry Development to build and maintain useful network with external stakeholders/partners.• Responsible for ecosystem sensing & engagement. To develop deep understanding of industry and/or public sector needs and sense strategic trends to facilitate use-inspired research. To identify and develop potential opportunities in new/adjacent markets• Responsible for the inception of projects & technical presales, To seed/seek opportunities for external grant and industry funding and to bridge knowledge and communication gap between technical groups and the industry & public sector in the initial formulation of projects. To work with Department Directors and Group Managers to site-mine for right skillsets to staff project. Show less

• Senior Scientist I

  • Apr 2019 - Mar 2022

  • Lead a team of scientists in delivering industry-prepositioning research in Consumer Products and Consumer Care Chemistry – Specializing in the molecular modeling and simulation of Hair and Skin surfaces and their interactions with surfactants and polymers.• Developing collaboration relationships and research network that enable multidisciplinary as well as industry research collaborations.• Actively involved in mentoring and nurturing young scientists and scholars through my current work, various community efforts and science outreach programs. Show less

• Deputy Department Director (Designate)

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Working closely with department management team to drive and coordinate research activities, bridging fundamental research to impactful translation/application outcome• Responsible for driving industry engagement for the department• Responsible for driving department planning • Bridging between IHPC senior management and staff in the department

• Scientist III

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2019

  • Responsible for leading and driving industry-prepositioning research in the area of Consumer Products and Consumer Care Chemistry – Specializing in the area of Polymer interactions with Small Organic Compounds and Nanoparticles, Surfactants designs and Designing alternative routes for polymerization reactions.• Responsible for building mission-critical capabilities in larger scale simulations (such as Dissipative Particle Dynamics) through the current grant projects that I oversee.• Responsible for the technical delivery of a Thematic Strategic Research Programme grant project in Personal Care. • Actively seeking Interdisciplinary as well as Industrial research collaboration opportunity.• Actively involved in science outreach programs, such as giving talks and mentoring students of all levels in their research projects. Show less

• Scientist II

  • Apr 2013 - Mar 2016

  • Responsible for industry-prepositioning research in the area of Consumer Care Chemistry – Specializing in the area of Polymer Encapsulation.• Responsible for building mission-critical capability in the area of Coarse Grain simulation, which is needed to solve problems at the time and length scale faced by the industry. • Responsible for the technical execution and delivery of a Thematic Strategic Research Programme grant project in Personal Care. • Actively seeking interdisciplinary research collaboration opportunity.• Actively involved in science outreach programs, such as giving talks and mentoring students of all levels in their research projects. Show less

• Scientist I

  • Apr 2010 - Mar 2013

  • Responsible for exploratory research work in consumer care chemistry• Responsible for research in the development of new materials for heterogeneous catalysis.• Actively involved in science outreach programs, such as giving talks and mentoring students of all levels in their research projects.

• Industry Development Representative

  • 2010 - 2012

  • Managed industrial collaborations and represented the department to foster close working relationships with various industry partners from various sectors including Aerospace, Chemicals, Electronics, Marine-Offshore, Oil and Gas, and Personal and Consumer Care.• Actively seeking industrial collaborations with industry partners from various sectors as mentioned above.

• Industry Development Representative

  • 2008 - 2010

  • Managed defence-related collaborations between Defence Science Organization / Defence Science & Technology Agency and our department.• Responsible for managing a one-year Research Project and a subsequent one-year Technical Consultancy Contract between DSO and IHPC• Responsible for the technical execution of a workshop series for technical knowledge transfer to DSO as a result of our project with them.

• Research Engineer

  • 2007 - 2010

  • Responsible for building capability in elucidating Chemical Reaction Pathways with first principles calculations.• Responsible for research in development of new materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis.• Actively involved in science outreach programs, such as giving talks and mentoring students of all levels in their research projects.



NUS University Scholars Programme

• Singapore
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Assistant Professor

  • Jul 2017 - Jun 2022

  My role includes guiding and supporting students in their Independent Study Module and enhancing their research experience. My role includes guiding and supporting students in their Independent Study Module and enhancing their research experience.



Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES)

• Formulated Products Division

• Senior Scientist I

  • Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

  • Responsible for developing modelling capabilities in the Specialty Chemicals space. • Responsible for strategic development of ICES’ capabilities for modelling technical and sensorial benefits in consumer care. • Responsible for coaching and mentoring ICES’ researchers using modelling and simulation for digitalization. • Responsible for developing modelling capabilities in the Specialty Chemicals space. • Responsible for strategic development of ICES’ capabilities for modelling technical and sensorial benefits in consumer care. • Responsible for coaching and mentoring ICES’ researchers using modelling and simulation for digitalization.



Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Inc.

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services

• Senior Engineer

  • 2006 - 2007

  • Led a team of 4 engineers on defect detection and reduction across various technology nodes, including the 65nm and 45nm. • Responsible for the defect detection and reduction across various in-line manufacturing issues from the Middle-of-Line, MOL (silicide to single damascene interconnect) to the Back-End-Of-Line, BEOL and Far-Back-End-of-Line, FBEOL (aluminium bond pads) in the first prototypes of various chipset. • Designed and drafted novel defect test structures for physical and electrical defect detection. • Trained new engineers on concepts of defect detection and reduction. Show less



Chartered Semiconductor

• Semiconductors
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Engineer

  • 2004 - 2006

  • Responsible for the defect detection and reduction across various technology nodes which include the 0.11μm and 90nm and across various line issues from the back-end-of-line BEOL (Cu Via and Trenches, Cu metal interconnects) • Designed novel defect test structures. • Responsible for the defect detection and reduction across various technology nodes which include the 0.11μm and 90nm and across various line issues from the back-end-of-line BEOL (Cu Via and Trenches, Cu metal interconnects) • Designed novel defect test structures.



National University of Singapore

• Singapore
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • 2001 - 2004

  • Responsible for facilitation of undergraduate Applied Chemistry Laboratory work. • Responsible for ensuring that students understood the objective and the safety execution of their laboratory work. • Responsible for assessment and grading of student’s performance and laboratory reports. • Responsible for facilitation of undergraduate Applied Chemistry Laboratory work. • Responsible for ensuring that students understood the objective and the safety execution of their laboratory work. • Responsible for assessment and grading of student’s performance and laboratory reports.



Rodia, Singapore

• Specialty Chemicals

• Intern

  • Jun 1999 - Dec 1999

  • Responsible for the performance comparision of in-house proprietry wet adhesion monomers and competitors’ products. • Job scope includes creating the polymer latex and water-based paint formulation and the eventual evaluation of the water-based paint performance. • Responsible for the performance comparision of in-house proprietry wet adhesion monomers and competitors’ products. • Job scope includes creating the polymer latex and water-based paint formulation and the eventual evaluation of the water-based paint performance.