Education
- 1999 - 2000
- 1996 - 1998
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1996 - 1998
University of Southern Queensland
Bachelor\'s Degree, Business (major in Logistics and Operational Management)
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1991 - 1994
Singapore Polytechnic
Diploma in Electronics, Electrical, Computer and Communicarion, Information Technology
Experience
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2022 - Present
Esri Singapore
Solution Engineer (Homeland & Defense Cluster)
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2019 - 2022
People\'s Association
Deputy Director
1) Performs data analytics visioning and road-mapping, business case development, implementation planning, organizational planning, budget and risk management planning
2) Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their needs/pain points, scope the problems and develop business cases
3) Build and manage entire end-to-end lifecycle of scoping data inputs, data cleaning and pre-processing, feature engineering, building models, deploying to productions and improving models through iterations
4) Oversee the Apps/System Deployment through managing deployment planning, system installation, acceptance testing, performance validation, testing & tuning, and User Training to support data analytics initiatives.
5) Contribute to the data architecture engineering decisions to support data analytics.
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2018 - 2019
JTC Corporation
Assistant Director
– Develop the group\’s digitalisation and data analytics team
– Formulate/ Implement data sourcing and systems integration strategies
– Build internal capability in data analytics
– Innovate and automate GIS functionalities
– Coordinate GIS efforts within JTC and across agencies
– Champion 3D GIS -
2015 - 2018
IDA Singapore
Senior Consultant
The GIS Specialist Office is set up to encourage geospatial innovation and adoption across WoG (Whole of Government). The overall outcome of the programme is to spur geospatial innovation across Whole of Government so as to increase productivity in agencies.
Job Responsibilities:
•Provide Geospatial IT Consulting Services to government agencies, including:
◦Geospatial Planning & Strategy – Perform geospatial visioning and strategic planning, business case development, implementation planning, organisational planning, budgeting and risk management planning
◦Detailed Requirement Gathering – Perform business process analysis, requirements analysis and use case analysis
◦Architecture & Design – Develop geospatial data models and database design, system architecture design and application design
◦Apps/System Development – Manage database development, application development, systems/Enterprise integration, quality assurance testing and configuration management
◦Apps/System Deployment – Manage deployment planning, system installation , acceptance testing, performance validation, testing and tuning, User Training
•Conduct geospatial pilots and proof-of concept projects.
•Develop geo-analytical models.
•Leverage existing central geospatial platforms and services to develop value added services and geo-enabled apps for government.
•Assist in developing geospatial IT competency.
•Assist in promoting use of geospatial IT within government, public and private sector. -
2014 - 2015
Singapore Technologies Large Scale Group
Senior System Manager
As the GIS Subject Matter Expert (SME) in LSG/TBU, primary role is to support the existing projects to formulate and implement enterprise GIS roadmap. Beside this, LSG/TBU can also look to expand the business to other agencies as Esri GIS has been recognized as THE GIS product to be used in the various government agencies. Job scope includes:
• Coach, train, manage and lead the GIS engineers
• Plan and allocate resources to meet the needs of the GIS projects
• Oversee and review the progress of all GIS related projects
• Lead the response to the tender for GIS technical specification
• Design, supervise and develop prototypes for GIS proof-of-concept projects
• Perform GIS pre-sales, demos and presentation to customers and business partners
• Provide GIS technical support, consultant and training
• Project and Technical Management
• Develop GIS roadmap for existing GIS customer -
2005 - 2014
ESRI South Asia Pte Ltd
Senior Lead Consultant
As a Senior Lead Consultant, I manage a team of technical experts in the daily operations of GIS development. My role is significantly engaged in project management, planning resources, setting up timelines, allocating work schedules and reviewing processes and procedures. Responsibilities include:
• Manage and lead the technical team in the day to day operation
• Oversee and review the progress of all the projects
• Planning and allotment of resources to meet the needs of each projects.
• Lead the response to the tender for technical specification
• Coaching, training and supervision of new consultants
• Design, supervise and develop prototypes for proof-of-concept projects
• Perform pre-sales, demos and presentations to customers and business partners.
• Prepare and review technical aspects of sales proposals and services
• Provide GIS technical support, consultancy and training for Singapore and Brunei customers
• Oversee the smooth operation of technical support
• Design and develop the existing intranet application using SharePoint
• Manage the IT network infrastructure
• Standardising of the various project documents
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2005 - 2006
BMT Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Senior GIS and Remote Sensing Consultant
Responsibilities include:
• Supervising the junior GIS staff in their daily duty
• Managing the Pollution Surveillance Service (PSS) day to day operation
• Prepare technical proposal
• Managing the sales of the software
• Liaise and support Indonesia and Malaysia office for demos and proposalAccomplishment:
• Streamlining and managing the Pollution Surveillance Service which include the database design, standard operating procedure and web reporting
• Proposing an internet mapping solution (integrating with oil spill trajectory model software) for Shell Sarawak -
2002 - 2005
ESRI South Asia
Senior GIS Consultant
Responsibilities include:
• Act as a Point Of Contact (POC) for the defence and security community in Singapore
• Provide GIS technical support, consultancy and training
• Keep up to date on the latest GIS technology
• Develop prototype to support the end user
• Perform demos and presentations to the end userAccomplishments:
• Develop a intranet application for the tracking and processing of orders as well as keeping track of the inventory
• Develop a intranet application for the management to keep track of potential business opportunity
• Perform the ArcObjects customisation for the NEA project.
• Design and develop a water utility data model for the Brunei Department of Water Service (Project Manager) -
2000 - 2002
Singapore Power Ltd
Systems Analyst
Responsibilities include:
• Develop website
• Maintaining the GIS Database
• Develop client server application
• Project Management
• Research into new technology such as Location Based Service and PDA technologyAccomplishments:
• Lead in developing an intranet GIS application for HDB using Autodesk MapGuide and Autodesk Map
• Initiate and implement the migration from an old map engine to a new map engine.
• Develop a data conversion engine from the different format of GIS data to the required format using Java.
• Develop Web pages and WAP pages for the Bigsearch events.
• Develop a new map engine using Java and XML. -
1994 - 2000
Singapore Armed Forces
Image Analyst
Responsibilities include:
• Conducting periodic data collection & research; analysis and interpretation of information; report generation & presentation; execution of plans and projects; co-ordination and supervision of team working
• Imagery interpretation and analysis
• Formulate and establish in-house as well as external training aids
• Develop application that is tailored to the need of the organisation using Java.
• Manage the unit sub-impress account for 2 years which include the requesting for quotation, generating the purchase order as well as responsible for receiving the purchase goods and service.
• Supervise the junior staff in their daily operation