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About

I've worked with >100 individual inventors & startups developing totally novel ideas into products. These are some successful startups I've been involved with directly as a designer / project manager:

| Neato - Tool management system |
| Waveblade - Sports massage tool |
| Phonesoap - UV phone sanitizer |
| Virtuix Omni - Simulator for VR games |
| Roll Recovery - Sports accessories |
| Krevare - Home & hygiene products |

Experience

  • Founder, Designer Form & Intent · Aug 2016 – Present 8 yrs 3 mos Singapore Research and design of healthcare products such as eating utensils for persons with swallowing difficulties, and footwear for healthcare professionals.

    I've also worked with design firms and clients on projects such as: children's furniture, electric bicycle and personal care products.
  • Project Management Coordinator Detekt Design · Jul 2018 – Jun 2019 11 mos Bangkok, Thailand Monitor and drive the performance of product development and client management teams across 20 to 30 parallel projects in industrial design and mechanical engineering services. Works range across consumer electronics, sports and leisure, healthcare and patented innovations.
  • Designer, Project Manager Detekt Design · Sep 2011 – Jul 2016 4 yrs 10 mos Bangkok, Thailand & Taichung, Taiwan Research and develop design concepts for products and product packaging. Co-work with mechanical engineers, electronic engineers and suppliers. Manage project from design through to engineering, prototyping and manufacturing.
  • Volunteer UI/UX Designer Raxa (JSS Electronic Medical Record) · Aug 2012 – Dec 2012 4 mos Singapore Raxa is an international collaboration with diverse team members on a digital health information system for implementation at Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS) in rural India. I developed task flows and user interface wireframes for nurses’ use within inpatient department.
  • Designer Centre for Ageing Studies · Jun 2010 – Jun 2011 1 yrs Singapore Centre for Ageing Studies is an interdisciplinary research centre in ageing and gerontology. I developed design concepts of products and services for the older age market demographics. Research analysis, ideation, design, testing and development of consultancy projects.

Education

  • Nanyang Technological University BFA, Product Design 2006 – 2010

Other experience

  • Lecturer (NTU, Singapore) I taught foundational product design courses, with an class size of about 20 students. Through in-class exercises and design projects, I guided students in developing their practical design skills (sketching, model-making) and conceptual skills in product design. Topics included: discovery of design problems / opportunities, design research and concept development.