Experience
Head of Department, Discipline; General Education Officer (I) MOE (1994-1999)
As Physics Coordinator and teacher , I helped school achieve > 90% pass rate for first time
Head of Department, English Language-Life Skills and TOUCH Youth Learning Centre, TOUCH Community Services (1999-2000)
Helped establish first local, not-for-profit, >90% fee-subsidized private secondary school for academic cum character/soft skills development of disadvantaged youth
Designed and implemented experimental English Language-Life Skills (Character Education/ Personal-Social Effectiveness) curriculum
Head, Curriculum/Zone - JUST Education Holdings Pte Ltd (2003-2005)
As Curriculum Manager (Managing Editor, Primary-JC) , I developed and managed Science and English Language Departments and JUST Gifted Education/Integrated Programmes. Responsible for planning, research, recruitment, training, coordination, management and assessment of curricula/programmes, editors, editorial assistants and specialist writers
As Zone Manager (Assistant GM), I managed Zone C (North/North-East/East) businesses , 6 out of 24 Tuition Centres, with 100 staff and combined enrolment of 2500 students
As Key Tutor , I taught Science, Physics, Maths, English Language and GEP classes
Played key role, described above, in Just Education winning Singapore Promising Brand Award (SPBA) in 2005 and later becoming leading tuition-publishing business enterprise in Singapore
Vice-Principal - ACS (International), Singapore (2006-2007)
School Administrator
Chair, Academic/Personal Skills, Creativity, Action and Services (ACAS) Committee
Deputy Chair, Academic Committee
Supervisor, Personal, Social and Physical Development Department
Supervisor, Pastoral Care, Student Management and Student Council
Worked closely with Principal (CEO) to introduce, develop and manage effective systems, practices and relationships, rapidly fostering a strong esprit de corps enjoyed by staff, students and parents alike
Worked closely with Principal (CEO) and Business Development/Admissions Directors to develop relationships with partners, agents and the government to establish ACS as school of choice
Played key role in co-leading school to attain IB World School status after just two years of operation and increase student numbers from <200 to ~600 within a year, a record which then Education Minister, now DPM, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam initiated school visit with senior education officers to personally learn more about our success story
Director, Special Projects, Operations and Business Development; Acting GM, Pre-School
MindChamps Holdings Pte Ltd (2008)
As Director, Special Projects, I produced comprehensive business plan, inclusive of P & L and building specifications, for proposed set up of first, flagship international school, and led in site identification and acquisition process with government bodies and agents
Set up three other new businesses, MindChamps Language, offering ESL and CSL classes and MindSpace, an after-school student care centre, and MindChamps Pre-School (as Acting GM)
Director, Education - Singapore Discovery Centre (2010-July 2011)
Overall responsible for research, planning, development, implementation and management of new and existing National Education (NE) programmes, projects and events; one of two directors responsible for strategic partner/client relationship development and management
Over first 3 months as Director, successfully led department to reverse falling visitorship by redefining/clarifying goals and targets, revising strategies and tactics, overhauling systems, reorganizing teams, making strategic alliances with partner organizations, key vendors and clients, improving market intelligence systems, updating product offerings and enhancing customer relationship management; after 6 months, visitorship year-to-date was back on track
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