Experience

Pathomics Health
• Singapore
• Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Lab Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present


PATHLAB Inc.

• Malaysia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Of Department

  • Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

  Oversee day to day operations Fronted the HCSA licensing of a new clinical laboratory under 4 months New QMS setup under a month in compliance with ISO 15189 and HCSA Process risk assessment Development of training and competency program Hosts management review with key appointment holders Business continuity planning Oversee the validation of new diagnostic tests Develop and upkeep of quality objectives and indicators Staff and team training Coordination of NEHR and CTR integration with iHIS ECI (NEHR) grant coordinator Show less



JN Medsys

• Singapore
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Laboratory Manager

  • Oct 2020 - Dec 2021

  ISO 13485:2016 recertification PHMC certification of a new Clinical Laboratory under 10 months. Permit application and workflow design for on-site and off-site PCR services Laboratory design and workflow planning Recruitment, training and team management Quality Management System setup Resource planning Project coordination and management Risk assessment iHIS (CTR, NEHR) LIS integration IT database construct (workflow design) ISO 13485:2016 recertification PHMC certification of a new Clinical Laboratory under 10 months. Permit application and workflow design for on-site and off-site PCR services Laboratory design and workflow planning Recruitment, training and team management Quality Management System setup Resource planning Project coordination and management Risk assessment iHIS (CTR, NEHR) LIS integration IT database construct (workflow design)



FARRER PARK HOSPITAL

• Singapore
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head, Microbiology & Quality

  • Jan 2015 - Oct 2020

  2019: Attainment of CAP accreditation for the first private hospital in Singapore 2015-2019: Lead safety officer NARCC lab representative Internal and external audit MOH licensing renewal inspection Set, implement and monitoring of lab KPIs Policy drafting and review Cost per reportable Root Cause Analysis Document control Microbiological culture and susceptibility testing and reporting QC testing and management Proficiency testing and review Training and competency assessment Inventory management Preventive maintenance Setup (2017-2020): - GeneXpert MRSA NxG, Carba-R, vanA/vanB & MTB-RIF Ultra PCR - Biofire Filmarray Respiratory, Blood, Gastrointestinal Panel PCR - Unyvero PCR System for Hospitalized Pneumoniae & Blood Culture Show less



Ministry of Health (Singapore)

• Singapore
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Medical Technologist (National Public Health Laboratory)

  • Apr 2011 - Feb 2014

  MALDI-TOF (Bruker) RT-PCR & Sequencing SDS-PAGE Salmonella & Pneumococcal Serotyping BSL2+ experience (MERS-CoV) Consumables Management Outbreak investigation Media preparation Equipment preventive maintenance MALDI-TOF (Bruker) RT-PCR & Sequencing SDS-PAGE Salmonella & Pneumococcal Serotyping BSL2+ experience (MERS-CoV) Consumables Management Outbreak investigation Media preparation Equipment preventive maintenance



Tan Tock Seng Hospital

• Singapore
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant (Communicable Disease Centre)

  • Mar 2010 - Mar 2011

  Hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay testing at WHO, Melbourne Australia Coordination of research collaboration with DSO, TTSH, NUH, NUS Publication: Chen et al. (2013) Factors influencing infection by pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 over three epidemic waves in Singapore. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 7(6), 1380–1389. Jul 5, 2013. Influenza (Wiley) Hemagglutination inhibition (HI) assay testing at WHO, Melbourne Australia Coordination of research collaboration with DSO, TTSH, NUH, NUS Publication: Chen et al. (2013) Factors influencing infection by pandemic influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 over three epidemic waves in Singapore. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 7(6), 1380–1389. Jul 5, 2013. Influenza (Wiley)



National Healthcare Group Diagnostics

• Medical Technician

  • Jun 2007 - Mar 2010

  2009: COP Theory & Practice of Phlebotomy by Singapore Polytechnic (certified Phlebotomist) 2008: NHGD first attainment of Joint Commission International (JCI) Laboratory renovation design input and relocation experience ISO 15189 experience Safety officer ECG Quality Control & troubleshooting Proficiency testing Diagnostic testing, troubleshooting and reporting Preventive Maintenance Member of NHGD Newsletter Team Staff training and orientation 2009: COP Theory & Practice of Phlebotomy by Singapore Polytechnic (certified Phlebotomist) 2008: NHGD first attainment of Joint Commission International (JCI) Laboratory renovation design input and relocation experience ISO 15189 experience Safety officer ECG Quality Control & troubleshooting Proficiency testing Diagnostic testing, troubleshooting and reporting Preventive Maintenance Member of NHGD Newsletter Team Staff training and orientation



The Animal Clinic Pte Ltd

• Veterinary Technician

  • Oct 2006 - May 2007

  Surgical and animal husbandry Pre-op and post-op care and testing Surgical and animal husbandry Pre-op and post-op care and testing


Golden Village Multiplex Pte Ltd
• Entertainment
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Customer Service Crew (Part-Time)

  • Oct 2003 - Aug 2006