Experience

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  Nanyang Polytechnic

  • Singapore
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director, School of Design

    • Jan 2007 - Present

    Overseeing the expansion and development of the School that currently offers courses in Industrial Design, Visual Communications and Space & Interior Design. Co-ordinating International collaborations with foreign institutions / design schools of good standing. Implementing staff development capability in the School.As a member of the Nanyang Poly Senior Management, organising management training programmes for and giving lectures to Chinese leaders and managers from China's leading Polytechnics and technical institutions.

  • Director, Professional Development Centre

    • Oct 2006 - Sep 2007

    Co-ordinating NYP's continuing education and training programmes offered by the various Schools withing the Polytechnic, These programmes are targetted at enhancing the skills / knowledge of industry practitioners. The Centre is also responsible to work with Government agencies like the Workforce Development Agency and the Ministry of Education to implement the various funding schemes in support of continuing education for the Singapore workforce.

  • Director, International Development

    • Aug 2004 - Sep 2006

    International collaboration and recruitment of international students, especially from China. Study visits to selected high schools in China.

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  Self-employed

  • Independent missionary

    • Jun 2001 - Jul 2004

    Enjoying mission work with fellow Christians. During the period, together with some friends, we set up the Society of Antioch (SoA) whose focus was on development of enterprises based on Biblical priniciples.

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  The Salvation Army

  • Salvation Army Officer

    • Apr 1996 - May 2001

    Pastoral functions.

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  EDB, Singapore

  • Deputy Director ( Capability Development )

    • Oct 1981 - Mar 1996

    Development of strategies and specialist manpower training programmes related to industry needs of Singapore. Also direct operational involvment in managing some of the EDB's institutions like the German-Singapore Institute ( focus on Advance Manufacturing Technology and Automation ), the Jap...

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  Chartered Industries of Singapore

  • Industrial Engineering Manager

    • Oct 1974 - Oct 1981

    Facility planning including building projects management, plant layout, engineering economy, maintenance programmes and tooling design and development.