Qualifications :
MSc Optoelectronic & Laser Devices, Herriot-Watt University, Scotland, UK
BSc (Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Glamorgan University, Wales, UK

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Over 20 years of teaching experience. Introduced the Diploma Plus programme in Ngee Ann.
Has held positions as Manager/Academic Quality, Deputy Director/Electronic & Computer Engineering Division, Director/Academic (Sch. of Engineering), Director, Multidiscipline Engineering Division

Qualifications :
MSc., London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
BSc., National University of Singapore
Member, British Computer Society (MBCS)
Member, British Engineering Council (CEng)
Certified IT Professional, BCS

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Michelle has many years of experience in teaching, and curriculum design, development and implementation. Prior to her current appointment as Deputy Director in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, she was the Deputy Director of the School of InfoComm Technology.

Her current interests are in management information systems consultancy and technopreneurship studies.

Qualifications :
MSC (Information Studies) Nanyang Technological University
Master of Accountancy (Aust) Charles Sturt University
MSC (Industrial Engineering) National University of Singapore
B Eng (Mechanical) National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Chua Kian Lye, Thomas joined Ngee Ann in 1987 after spending more than 9 years in the manufacturing sector. He had undertaken consultancy projects in industrial and operations management and had helped many manufacturing companies attain ISO 9000 certification.

Thomas is presently a QMS lead Auditor and is course instructor for the popular ISO 9000 lead Auditor course. He is also associate member of Certified Practising Accountants, senior member of Institute of Industrial Engineers, and ISO 14000 Environmental Management System Auditor, to name a few.

Qualifications :
MSc (Training), Leicester University, UK
Diploma in Education, University of Singapore/Teachers' Training College
BBA (Hons.), University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Esther joined Ngee Ann Business Studies Department in 1984. There she designed Human Resource modules and also taught communications and management modules. Joining IS in 2002, she developed professional preparation units that honed job search skills of students.

Esther's academic interests are in interpersonal relations, people management, EQ and intercultural communication. She is an accredited MBTI user and career coach.

Qualifications:
MSc(Hons) in Mathematics (Major in Statistics), University of Waikato, New Zealand.
BSc, University of Waikato, New Zealand


Profile/Areas of Interest :
Ho Seng Yong has been with Ngee Ann Poly for over 20 years and teaching mainly Mathematics and Statistics modules.
Also an adjunct professor with the Wheelock College Singapore teaching Statistics.

An Innovation and Quality Circle (IQC) Assessor and Chess and Bridge Player for NP.

Qualifications :
MA (Southeast Asian Studies), NUS
Diploma in Education, NIE/NTU
BA Honours (English), NUS
BA (English and Sociology), NUS

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Evelyn currently teaches World Issues: A Singapore Perspective to third years and Individual and the Community to first years. Her career spans various industries, from education to publishing to film production. She taught English Literature and the General Paper and was a book editor and TV commercial producer prior to joining the polytechnic. She sees herself as having returned to her first calling at Ngee Ann. Evelyn is a fervent supporter of nature, volunteers actively with the Nature Society (Singapore) and hopes to share her enthusiasm for life and for learning with her students.

Qualifications :
MA (Applied English Linguistics), 1982, Birmingham, U.K.
Diploma in Education, 1970, Auckland, N.Z.
BA (Double major in English Literature), 1969, Auckland, N.Z.

Profile/Areas of Interest :
When the School was set up in 2001, Pauline was tasked to develop the Interdisciplinary curriculum. Working with the IS academic team and Category Managers from the Discipline Schools, to date, there are over ninety modules to challenge students to explore beyond their traditional boundaries, form connections over a wide range of areas of inquiry and think out of the box.

Her passion for an interdisciplinary approach was evident even in the early nineties when she led a small group of colleagues to break away from the mainstream curriculum to empower Electronic and Computer Engineering students to choose from a range of broader based modules.

Pauline is currently working on a development project on cultural intelligence with a small team under the expert advice of a consultant from NTU.

Prior to her current appointment, she was Deputy Head of the Language and Communication Skills Centre, and Deputy Director of the School of Mass Communication.

Qualifications :
B Eng (Electrical Engineering), University of Singapore
MSc (Instrumentation & Analytical Science), UMIST, UK
Senior Member, Institution of Engineers Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Tuck Seng has held various senior management positions in NP at both academic school and polytechnic levels.
His interest is in the teaching and development of IS modules in the Life Skills and Communication categories

Qualifications:
BSc, (Maths), Purdue University, USA

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Prior to teaching in Ngee Ann, Tzu Yun spent 2 years in the financial sector specializing in foriegn currency investment. However, due to her strong passion in the education area, she joined Ngee Ann as a lecturer in 1990. She stayed on in her teaching role since then.

Qualifications :
MSC (EPE) University of Manchester, Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST), UK
BEng (EE) University of Tasmania, Australia
MIEEE

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Yoke Khiong's interests lie in Electrical Engineering, Computer Applications and Applied Thinking Skills. Apart from these, Yoke Khiong has also learnt sign language and has applied his skill to communicate with the hearing impaired students at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Yoke Khiong teaches the modules Individual and the Community and Creativity and Applied Thinking Skills.

Qualifications :
MSc Operational Research, University of London, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
BSc (Hons) Statistics in Mathematical Sciences, University of London, Queen Mary College, UK

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Mary has many years of experience in teaching Engineering Maths and Statistics at diploma and university levels (Open University/SIM and Wheelock College).

Qualifications :
MEngSc (Engineering Management), Queensland University of Technology, Australia
BEng (Hons) (Mechanical Engineering), University of Glasgow, UK

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Prior to joining Ngee Ann in 1989, Richard was working in the RSAF and Texas Instruments (S) Pte Ltd. His areas of interest are in Mechanical Engineering, Quality Management, Mathematics and Engineering Management.

He is very involved with students and has joined them in many activities like the Overseas Immersion Programme in Wuhan, adventure camps in Thailand and Malaysia, campus runs, dragon boat regattas, industrial visits, class gatherings, etc.

Qualifications :
MBA, University of Otago, New Zealand
BSc. Auckland University, New Zealand

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Julie has experience in curriculum development as well as teaching modules such as Human Resources Management, Organisational Behaviours, Business Statistics and Small Business Management. She is currently teaching Individual and the Community and Life Management Skills.

Julie's professional interests include conducting external training courses/workshops on entrepreneurship and life skills.

Qualifications :
MSc (Computer & Information Technology), Dundee University, Scotland, UK
Grad Dip (Computing Technology) , National University of Singapore
BSc (Computer Science & Mathematics), National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Prior to joining Ngee Ann, Joanne worked in a computer firm and handled retail systems ranging from cash registers to hotel reservation systems, Joanne's passion in training and sharing her knowledge led her to become a lecturer. She currently teaches Mathematics, her favorite subject in school!

Besides teaching, Joanne enjoys meeting people and has also served as a School Liaison Manager, marketing Ngee Ann courses to teachers, students, and parents in secondary schools all over Singapore.

Qualifications :
MSc (e-Business), National University of Singapore
Grad Dip (Social Research), National University of Singapore
B Soc Sc (Hons) Economics, National University of Singapore
B A, National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Willie is one who can't sit still. His past stints spanned a number of industries, from healthcare, information technology, information services, tertiary education, consultancy to the civil service. His diverse experience stretches from economic research, market research, training, marketing, PR, advertising and promotions, corporate communications to strategic planning.

Qualifications :
M.A. Communications Management, University of South Australia
B.A. Mass Communications -magna cum laude, Harding University, USA
Diploma in Education, IE, Singapore
Certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Trainer

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Before joining Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Laurence managed the Marketing Communications/Corporate Relations and Human Resources Department in a Multi-National Corporation. His managerial responsibilities included marketing communications, human resource and training. He was also responsible for setting up the Human Resource Department in Johor with a staff strength of 1000.

Laurence first started teaching at Film and Media Studies (MCM) and was transferred to IS in its initial startup stage. He has also been involved with the Teaching and Learning Centre as an Educational Development Officer. In 2009, he returned to IS as a senior lecturer.

He believes that every student can be empowered to realize their potential. His purpose in life is to touch lives, and to learn from and be touched by others around him.

Qualifications:
Masters of Arts (Instructional Design and Technologies) NIE, Nanyang Technological University
Post Graduate Diploma in Systems Analysis, Institute of Systems Science
Bachelors of Science (Mathematics) National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Max joined Ngee Ann Maths, Science and Computing in 2001 which later became Multi-Discipline Engineering having spent about 9 years in the IT industry. In his 10 years of lecturing experience at the Polytechnic he has received several school teaching awards and an academic award for curriculum development.
Prior to joining Ngee Ann, Max was involved in IT planning and development in the Port, Banking and R&D industries.

Qualifications:
MEd University of Manchester, UK
MA University of Lancaster, UK
Postgraduate Diploma (Operational Research) University of Lancaster, UK
BSc Nanyang University, Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Lee Ching Kee has many years of experience in teaching Engineering Mathematics and Statistics at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. At the university level, he had tutored Mathematics at SIM (Open University).

Qualifications:
BSc (Mathematics), National University of Singapore
Post-Graduate Diploma in Education, National Institute of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Ng Imm currently teaches mathematics modules.

Qualifications :
M. St. (Linguistics) Oxon, Oxford University, UK
BA (Hons), University of Hong Kong

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Alice teaches Communication and Life Skills modules. Her interests include TESL, English for occupational purposes, human communication, sociolinguistics as well as creativity and applied thinking skills.

Qualifications:

Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Mathematics), National Institute of Education, Singapore

MSc (Information Studies), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

BSc (Mathematics), National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest:

Ching Kwang has more than 20 years of teaching experience in Mathematics. Before joining NP, he taught at Victoria Junior College and Victoria School.

Qualifications:
BSc (Mathematics), Northumbria University, UK
MSc (Numerical), University of Manchester, UK

Profile/Areas of Interest:
Kong Fat has many years in teaching Engineering Mathematics in Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
He was a tutor in Mathematics module at SIM (Open University).

Qualifications :
MSc (Dist) in Mathematics Education, University of Edinburgh, UK
BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, Thames Polytechnic, London, UK

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Seu Kea currently teaches Engineering Mathematics. She is often fascinated by the different ways in which her students learn mathematics. She enjoys giving a good lesson to help them learn some new concepts.

Qualifications :
BA Hons (Modern Languages), Connecticut, USA

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Michael first joined Ngee Ann in 1982 and has been running Communication Skills for Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering students. He also conducts NP-wide staff training in language and communication. Since July 2001, he's been working with first-year international students in General English Training. He has also developed a 'Grammar Online' package for use by NP students and staff.

Michael commands a long list of publications, including fiction, school texts and socio-political articles. His most renowned works include the essay on 'Multi-Racialism and the Singaporean Identity', which won 3rd Prize in the PAP Youth Wing National Essay Writing Competition in 1988

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) Applied Physics, University of Singapore
Dip Ed, Institute of Education, Singapore
M Ed, University of Sheffield, UK

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Mui Lan joined the Ngee Ann Technical College in 1977 teaching Engineering Physics and subsequently Engineering Mathematics.
She has through the years been involved in curriculum design and development but is still most passionate about teaching and engaging the youth.

Qualifications :
Master in Education, University of Western Australia, Perth
Master of Science (Journalism), Boston University, USA
Advanced Diploma, (Mass Communication), IBMEC, Singapore
Bachelor of Arts, (English Language & Literature), NUS, Singapore
Certificate in Education, National Institute of Education, Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :

Elizabeth Thorarajoo has worked in the education sector since 1987 as a teacher, trainer and counselor. Most of her present work is in Academic Quality management. She specializes in curriculum and content development with a special focus on communication.

She is the secretary of the Tertiary English Teachers Society (STETS) since 2006 and has organized seminars and workshops in language teaching and sociolinguistics.

Qualifications :
BBA (National University of Singapore)
Master of Marketing (Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne)

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Prior to joining School of IS, Lai Wan headed the Marketing Section in the School of BA, overseeing and developing marketing related curriculum and programmes. Working closely with industry partners, she established herself as a pioneer in developing and implementing a realistic and applied learning marketing programme in BA. Before joining NP, Lai Wan spent a number of years in the advertising industry and that explains her primary passion in teaching Marketing Communications. She also was heavily involved in many marketing research consultancy projects with clients such as StarHub, 7 Eleven, Ayam Brand, CPF and NTUC.

Lai Wan looks forward to instilling interests and passion in marketing and communications related modules to all students across NP.

Qualifications :
MA (Applied Linguistics), National University of Singapore, Singapore
Diploma in Education, Institute of Education, Singapore
Diploma in TESL(RSA)

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Jackie has been with Ngee Ann for 20 years. Her areas of expertise include communication skills, business etiquette, and appreciating literary works. She has conducted English and communication skills courses for local corporations like Bossini and Caterpillar Logistics, and also government officials in Laos.

Qualifications :
BEng (Civil), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia
CPEng, MIE, Australia

Profile/Areas of Interest :

A civil engineer by training, Teng Kwee has been a Chartered Professional Engineer and a Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia since the early 1980s. He was involved in quality control in road construction as well as highway pavement performance evaluation in Australia. He co-authored a publication on Road Engineering in Melbourne, Australia in the late1970s. Upon his return to Malaysia in 1980, he held two consulting engineering appointments with the local firms. The highlight of his engineering career was the schematic design and location of the highway interchanges and toll plazas along the North-South Expressway from Ayer Hitam to Johor Baru in Malaysia in 1981.

Teng Kwee joined Ngee Ann in 1992 after some ten years in another polytechnic. Currently he teaches Life Skills modules in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies (IS). As Management Representative for IS, Teng Kwee also attends to all matters pertaining to organisational excellence in the School.

Qualifications:
MEd., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Grad. Dip. (Business Administration), Singapore Institute of Management
BSc. (Physics), University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Before joining Ngee Ann Polytechnic in 1992, Christina was a Sales Executive with Cycle and Carriage Pte. Ltd., and then a Seismologist with Geophysical Services International (subsidiary of Texas Instruments), and with Halliburton Geophysical Services.

In Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Christina had the opportunities to teach a wide range of modules including Engineering Mathematics I, II, 3A, 3B, A, and B, Engineering Science, Preparatory Courses in Physics and in Mathematics, Customer Service, Innovation & Enterprise in Action, Ideas BluePrint, Inventory Management, and Supply Chain Management.

Her most fulfilling contribution in NP was in leading the birth and development of the MPS, that became widely used in Outreach, in Exemption tests and Qualifying tests. The MPS remained relevant for a whole decade.
In the last few years, she had been much involved in the Teachers Work Attachment programme.

Qualifications :
MSc (Software Sys Tech)
MTM
BSC(App Math)

Qualifications:
Master of Education The University of New South Wales
BA Bible and Theology
Certificate in Theology Moore Theological College
B Eng (Mechanical) University of Glasgow
Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Yong Kam Seng joined Ngee Ann in 1985 after spending more than 6 years in the aerospace sector. He had undertaken consultancy projects with M1 and was the course manager of the Diploma in Business Process and Quality Engineering course. He conducted courses in Statistical Process Control and Operation Management for external organisation locally and overseas.

Kam Seng is a certified Behavioural consultant and is a certified course instructor for the Specialist Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health. He has strong interest in Innovation. His student project has won awards from Tan Kah Kee Young Inventor award and Citibank Ideas in Action. He is trained in the TRIZ methodology for product and service innovation.

Qualifications:

MSc Industrial & Systems Engineering, National University of Singapore
BSc (Hons) in Physics, National University of Singapore

Profile/Area of Interest:

Prior to teaching in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Mrs Yuen worked in a microelectronic company as Lead Process Engineer. She was involved in the troubleshooting of production quality problems, and the improving of production processes for better productivity.

In Ngee Ann, Mrs Yuen has more than 20 years of experience in the teaching of Engineering Mathematics.

Besides Engineering Mathematics, she had taught some of the Logistics Management modules, for e.g. Introduction to Logistics, Operation Planning and Control, Quantitative Logistics Analysis and Inventory Management.

Qualifications :
BSc in Industrial and Theoretical Chemistry, NUS
Post -graduate diploma in teaching the higher education, NTU

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Cheung Kian Wah graduated from NUS with BSc in Industrial and Theoretical Chemistry and a post -graduate diploma in teaching the higher education from NTU.He had worked in Optoelectronic industry ( Siemens) as Assistant Quality Control / Assurrance Manager prior joining Ngee Ann Polytechnics. He had done extensive research in Reliabillity and Maintainability engineering and also failure analysis testing in opto-electronic products. Currently he is teaching CAEM ( equivalent to H2 mathematics) and EG2 in IS.

Qualifications :
BA in English Language & Linguistics, National University of Singapore
Adv. Dip in Mass Communications, Oklahoma City University
Adv. Dip in Tesol, Global Tesol College
ACTA, Institute of Adult Learning

Profile/ Areas of Interest:
Jason has spent over 10 years working in the media industry.
He started his career as a Radio Presenter with Power98 FM before becoming then-WKRZ 91.3FM's Assistant Vice President and Music Director. Jason has also worked with record companies Avex Trax and Warner Music as Strategic Marketing Manager, responsible for putting together CD compilations, producing remixes and signing artists.

He is currently based in the Wuhan University of Science & Technology teaching Oral Communication Skills & Creativity Thinking to China students bound for Singapore.

Eric currently teaches Mathematics.

Qualifications :
BA (Honours in Political Science), University of Calgary, Canada

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Keenly interested in global affairs and Singapore's political development through history, Lawrence pursued these fields while studying in the University of Calgary. Upon his return, he worked with the then Ministry of Community Development and later served as a public relations officer with the National Kidney Foundation, helping to bring awareness to the plight of kidney patients in Singapore. Lawrence then went on to further follow his love for global affairs by serving as a Foreign Service officer with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In his stint in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Lawrence has developed and taught numerous modules including Learning from the 20th Century, Writing an Effective Paper, Communication Toolkit, Ethical Dilemmas, Creativity, Events Management and World Issues: A Singapore Perspective.

Qualifications:
PhD (Materials Sci. & Eng.) with specialization in Biomaterials, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
B.Eng (Materials Sci. & Eng.) with First Class Honours, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Prior to joining the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at NP, Lisa was heavily involved in research and development. She investigated drug delivery from biodegradable polymeric heart stent so as to prevent re-blockage of coronary arteries. She also spent eighteen months in France working on a constitutional dynamic chemistry project that studies reversible formation of molecules in response to internal/external stimuli.

Presently Lisa teaches Mathematics modules for SoE and LSCT. She hopes to share her experiences with the youths, educate young minds and guide them in their learning journeys.

Qualifications:

MBA, University of Dubuque, USA
BBA, National University of Singapore

Profile/ Areas of Interest:

Samantha started her career in Marketing in the banking industry. Upon completion of her MBA, she moved on to Human Resources in several different industries, namely in IT, business consultancy and childcare. She is familiar with the full spectrum of Human Resources areas ranging from recruiting employees and developing their training needs to providing in-house training to employees.

In the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, she teaches Life Management Skills and Business Etiquette. Her current interests are in people skills which encompasses both interpersonal and intrapersonal skills - specifically social-emotional awareness, self-presentation, conflict resolution, decision making and cultural awareness.

Qualifications :
MSc (Industrial and Systems Engineering)
B Eng (Mech)
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration

Profile/Area of Interest:
Genevieve currently teaches Mathematics. Prior to joining Ngee Ann, she was involved in developing and managing a team of suppliers to improve on the quality of the materials supplied.

Qualifications :
Master of Science (E-Business), NUS
B.Comm. Hons (Electronic & Broadcast Media), NTU

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Lynn is teaching / has taught modules in eGames Design, Online Communication & Events Communication. She is also involved in aspects of curriculum development work, e-learning and digital media, which aligns with her interest in Interactive Multimedia. Lynn has completed animation courses in Toronto, Canada, under the Capability Development Scheme sponsorship and in the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).

Prior to joining Ngee Ann, Lynn worked in Marketing Services, Corporate Communications & Events Management in both private and public organizations in the airline industry and education sector. Her varied work scope involved audit stints of aviation operations in Kathmandu, Nepal news-writing for grassroots publications, and interviews with the Deputy Prime Minister for television documentary production.

Qualifications:
B.Sc (Mathematics) OUDP
Dip in Ed, NIE

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Lee Meng Hsien has been in the education service for more than twenty years. He used to coach various schools and private institutions in mathematics. He has also trained students to prepare them for Maths Olympiad. He currently teaches Engineering Mathematics and Bridging Maths modules in NP.

Qualifications:
BSocSc (Hons) Political Science, NUS, Singapore
Certificate, Gerontology, Counsellors ® Academy, Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest:
Patricia teaches Creative and Applied Thinking Skills as well as Life Management Skills modules at IS. While in class, she enjoys engaging the minds of youths. Patricia sees rewards in her teaching endeavour - teaching helps clarify her thoughts. Over the last decade, she has been involved in the collection of our local history through conducting oral history interviews with people from all walks of life. The focus of her research lies in perspectives on the political development of post-war Singapore.

Qualifications :
M.A. (English Education), New York University
Diploma in Education, NIE, Singapore
BA (Hons) English, NUS, Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Before joining IS, E Lin has taught students in Singapore schools, as well as adults learners in New York. She has an M.A. in English Education from New York University. Her academic interests are in the areas of linguistics, as well as language and literacy acquisition and development.
She believes that every individual is special, with unique abilities and talents, and looks forward to having a hand in developing these abilities through her interaction with her students. She is often thankful for opportunities to make a difference in someone's life, no matter how small.

Qualifications :
B Soc Sci (Hons) in Political Science at the National University of Singapore
Certificate in Counselling Psychology at Lee Community College, Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Mark has a keen interest in the world around him especially how to make sense of current issues both away and closer to home. He constantly seeks to understand the interplay of international relations between states, and how this relates to their historical and socio-cultural contexts.
To say that Mark loves writing is an understatement. As a former Broadcast Journalist at Mediacorp Radio, Mark was responsible for the editing of the hourly news bulletins and the production of news programmes which ranged from an analysis of the US Presidential Elections to a biography of J.R.R. Tolkein, the author of the highly acclaimed "The Lord of the Rings" series.

Mark also has a passion for helping youths, and he pursued this at the National Youth Council, where his work revolved around the formulation and operation of policies to help at-risk youth. Specifically, he managed the StreetWise Programme targetting gang youths and crafted the concept paper for the inaugural Youth Congress 2007-2008. He was also part of the editorial team which published "The Offline Guide for the Online Generation: A Cyber Wellness Resource".

Mark spends most of his spare time mentoring youths in the community. His philosophy is to live life with a passion and to that end, he is often willing to travel far to enjoy good food. Given a chance, he would probably spend a significant part of his time travelling the world in order to imbibe the rich cultures present in societies both near and far.

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical & Production) with 2nd Class Upper Honours, NTU
Post-graduate Diploma in Education (in Secondary level), NIE
Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (WSQ Trainer/Developer), STADA

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Growing up in a family of educators, teaching has been a childhood calling and Karen is currently fulfilling hers right now at NP. She loves her interaction with students and aims to continue in this pursuit of learning.

Prior to joining education, Karen acquired diverse work experiences in both areas of engineering and sales. Her work scopes enabled her to manage manufacturing processes as well as to gain varying life skills. She believes strongly in the importance of bridging learning with work skills. She aspires to enable students under her care to acquire competency in their areas of interest in an enjoyable way.

Qualifications :
M.Sc., National University of Singapore
B.Sc (Animal Biology), National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
A biologist by training, Vaane is equally at home in the laboratory as in the classroom. Despite her youthful looks, her work experience includes 2 years as a haematology laboratory technician, 3 years as a teaching assistant at NUS, and a year as a polytechnic lecturer before moving to Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Qualifications:
M.Sc. (International Political Economy), Institute of Defence & Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
B.Arts (Honours - Southeast Asian Studies), National University of Singapore, Singapore

B.Arts (Merit - Mathematics & Southeast Asian Studies), NationalUniversity of Singapore, Singapore

Advanced Certificate (Vietnamese Studies & Language), HanoiUniversity, Vietnam

Sue Chia was formerly a homeland security associate research fellow and Track 2 security seminar/workshop/roundtable-meeting organizer with a local renowned think-tank. During her work stint as a homeland security researcher, she was exposed to the dynamics of social, political and economic revolts as well as interviewed on pressing national security matters. She is the author of several national security opinion editorials (newspaper), journal review papers and a monograph/ethnography on "Indo-Chinese Refugees and National Identity".

It is a love for social sciences, the impact of historical and political issues on contemporary societal behaviours, and, all things academic that fuel her yearn to teach and be a mentor to youths.

Qualifications :
BA (Social Sciences) with First Class Honours, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
PhD (Social Sciences), Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Noor teaches Global Cities, Ethical Dilemmas and CQ@ Work. Her interest to develop her full potential in teaching and learning drove her to pursue a career at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Noor was schooled in Perth, Western Australia where she completed her undergraduate and graduate studies.

Having spent more than a decade pursuing an education in laid-back and sunny Perth, Noor returned to Singapore with much reluctance but since then has developed a renewed sense of belonging to the city-state. Noor is committed to making Singapore a place where everyone can feel truly belonged. She contributes to this process in her own little way by being involved in advocating social justice issues particularly concerning the rights and welfare of migrant workers in Singapore. She has presented at numerous conferences on labour migration issues in Singapore and has contributed to academic publications and policy reports on the subject.

She hopes to impart in her students a strong sense of social justice and a belief in the force of the individual as an agent of change.

Qualifications :
MA (Communications), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
GDMM (Marketing Management), Singapore Institute of Management
BA (English Literature and Sociology), National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Pauline has nine years of experience in the publishing and media industry. She had worked as an editor for a variety of publications including tax, accounting, legal and business publications. She had been the publishing manager for Cuisine & Wine Asia, an F&B lifestyle magazine and had last been the associate publisher for The Miele Guide, Asia's first authoritative and independent annual guide to the region's best restaurants. Apart from having overseen and produced books, newsletters, subscription products, software products and magazines she had event management, marketing and public relations experience.

Having had great experiences teaching younger children in the past, Pauline hopes to inspire and motivate the youths of today again and hence decided to enter the teaching profession. She will be teaching Communication and Life Management Skills modules at IS.

Qualifications :
Post-Graduate Diploma in Education, National Institute of Education, Singapore
BSc (Applied Mathematics and Statistics), National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Prior to joining Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Maisie was with the School of Interactive and Digital Media at Nanyang Polytechnic. She also has experience in working with students at the secondary level.

Qualifications:
MSc (Human Resource Development) University of Manchester, UK
BSc Hons (Management) University of London, UK
Appointed Mediator, Community Mediation Centre, Ministry of Law

Professional Certification
Certified NLP Master Practitioner
Certified Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Trainer
Certified Behavioural Analysis Consultant (DISC)
Certified Experiential Learning Trainer

Profile/Areas of Interest:
Before joining Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Peter was a professional facilitator and trainer with more than 14 years of training and facilitation experience. He has conducted a diverse range of soft skill programmes in areas such as leadership, teambuilding, emotional intelligence, mediation and negotiation skills, creativity, behavioural profiling tool and neuro-linguistic programming. His interest is in helping people discover and develop their potential to the fullest.

Qualifications:
MEd (Maths), University of Leicester, U.K.
MSc (EE), National University of Singapore
BEng (Hons) (EEE), Loughborough University of Technology, U.K.
Diploma (EE), Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Choon Leong was an Electrical Engineer, Course Consultant and Private Tutor before he joined NP Poly. Currently, as a Mathematics Lecturer in NP since year 2000, he teaches Engineering Mathematics and Bridging Mathematics modules.

Qualifications:
MA (Applied Linguistics), NTU, Singapore
BA (English with Psychology), SIM/Open University, UK
Diploma in Education with Credit, NIE/NTU, Singapore
Diploma in Business Administration (Retail Management), Singapore Polytechnic

Profile/Areas of Interest:
Rafida currently teaches Idea Jumpstart, CQ at Work, and Communication & Contemporary Issues. She hopes to bring about cognitive, behavioural and affective change in her students' attitude towards learning through music, drawing, drama, manipulative games and visualization activities.

Rafida's diverse career path has given her invaluable experiences in the retail industry, Inland Revenue of Singapore (IRAS), an American MNC, education profession and the media industry. A life-long learner, she enjoys learning and discovering new things. She cherishes her interaction with people. Striving for passion and compassion in life, she wants the younger generation to appreciate life through volunteering. She truly hopes that they will be fully Engaged in Life!

During his stint at the Ministry of Defence, Samuel consulted senior management leaders on change management and transformation, particularly on the set-up of an innovative culture within organisations. Besides this, he facilitated training and workshops on innovation and creative thinking for internal staff, as well as guests from other public agencies (MOT, NLB, LTA, and MOE).

Prior to joining MINDEF, Samuel worked with children with special needs as an educational-behavioural therapist. His experiences with Autistic, ADHD, and Down Syndrome kids have strengthened his belief that every child is a special and unique individual who does wonders and performs miracles.

Qualifications:
BSC in Applied Mathematics
Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary)

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Janet first joined Ngee Ann Poly in 2008 and has been teaching Mathematics for various Schools. While teaching in Secondary Schools, Janet was invited to conduct seminars and training sessions for fellow teachers in the MOE Teachers' Network and also the biennial Teachers' Conference.Janet specializes in creative alternatives to effectively teach Mathematics.

"Anyone can be great if they are willing to humble their hearts to learn." ~Anonymous

Qualifications :
Post-Graduate Diploma in Education (Distinction), National Institute of Education, Singapore
BSocSci (Hons) in Political Science, National University of Singapore
BA (Merit) in History and Political Science, National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Edwin taught History, General Paper and Project Work at the Junior College level. There, he realized that if he wants to stay young forever, he would need to have young people around him constantly.
Edwin teaches World Issues from a Singapore Perspective and Communication & Contemporary Issues.

Qualifications:
Graduate Dipolma in Business Administration
BSc (Hons) in Physics, National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Besides currently teaching Engineering Mathematics, Kim Lan had taught computer programming and IT modules.

Qualifications :
M.Soc.Sc (Applied Sociology), NUS, Singapore
B.B.A. (Honours), NUS, Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Leslie has been with Ngee Ann since 2005. Prior to joining the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Leslie worked as a Foreign Service Officer with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a Marketing Executive with a local alcohol distributor covering the Asia Pacific region, as well as a Duty Operations Officer with the Singapore Prison Service.

Currently Leslie teaches the Life Management Skills, Innovation and Enterprise, and Effective People Management modules.

Qualifications :
BSEE, Ohio Northern University, USA
MIEEE

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Prior to Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Peter was involved in System Integrations for Broadcasting. He taught various Engineering modules such as Digital and Analog Electronics and CADCAM in Electrical Engineering before joining IS to teach Communication and Life Skills modules.

Peter is a charter member and past president of the Ngee Ann Polytechnic Toastmasters Club and is currently still serving as the Vice-President for Public Relation.

Peter is also a Council Member of the Ngee Ann Academic Staff Union and is presently serving as its Vice-President.

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Applied Science (Mathematics), Queensland University of Technology, Australia


Profile/Areas of Interest :
Prior to joining Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Angela has worked in the Energy Market Authority of Singapore, the University of Sydney, Republic Polytechnic, the National Institute of Education, and the National University of Singapore, either as a teacher or a researcher in the education field. Her areas of interest are in Mathematics, Statistics and educational research.

Qualifications :
BA (Hons) English Language, National University of Singapore
BA (English Language and Social Work), National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Sandra has over six years of professional writing experience. Formerly an advertising copywriter, she had conceptualised and written advertisements for multinationals and local companies, including DBS, POSB, American Express, ABN AMRO, UOB, UBS, Cisco Systems, McIlhenny Co., M1 and CapitaLand.

She also holds a Degree in Social Work and had worked as a Medical Social Worker in a government hospital, where she handled casework and provided counseling for patients and their families.
Sandra currently teaches Communication and Life Skills modules.

Qualifications
B.A Communications (Distinction), State University of New York at Buffalo

Profile / Area of Interest:

For Adelin, writing has always been a lifestyle. She loves to travel and write, and started her career as a travel writer. She has since launched several magazines such as Inside Golf, Jet Star Asia Inflight Magazine and Global Refund Shopping Guide.

After graduation from university, she started an integrated communications agency. During this stint with the agency, she explored the untouched business realm of Russia and its tourism industry.

Always passionate about teaching, Adelin hopes to bring her myriad experiences to the classroom and hopes that through collaborative authorship, youths can be more motivated to learn about things outside of the classroom.

Qualifications:
BA (English Language and Political Science) National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest:

Cindy brings to Ngee Ann Polytechnic eight years of experience in the advertising and media industry. During this period, she worked as both editor and writer for a variety of publications by Mediacorp and Singapore Press Holdings, including The Straits Times , TODAY , Style Living and Property Review .She also took on freelance writing and editing, overseeing and producing the content of corporate newsletters, advertorials and brochures for clients such as Citibank and Capitaland. Most recently, Cindy was the editor of Changi Class , a travel and lifestyle magazine.

Being a dedicated writer, Cindy's true passion lies with language and words. In fact, it was the falling standards of English and the waning love for books among today's youth that prompted Cindy to enter the teaching profession. Through her love for the language, she hopes to motivate the younger generation into discovering the beauty in literature and the simple joys of reading.

Qualifications:
PGDip in Journalism and News Writing (Distinction) London School of Journalism, UK
BA (History, English Language) National University of Singapore

Professional Certifications:
Service Learning and Diversity Education Trainer (YEP and NIE)
Explorations in Ethnicity (EiE) Trainer (PA and NIE)
Singapore Adventure Leader Training (SALT) Trainer (SMF)
Field Logistics (RedR UK)
Essentials of Humanitarian Practice (RedR Australia)
Emergency Behaviour Officer Basic Skills (SCDF and IMH)

Profile/Areas of Interest:

Alicia used to work in the humanitarian relief field as a manager and logistician for medical teams she led into disasters and war zones. She wrote training manuals and trained youth leaders in service learning, facilitation and expedition leadership. She has taught at junior college level and believes that students must articulate their learning before they can own it.

Qualifications :
Post Graduate Diploma in Education, National Institute of Education
B.A. Joint Honours (English/Media, Culture & Society), University of Birmingham, UK

Profile / Areas of Interest :
Keith has been in the field of education for a few years. He has experience teaching in Junior College and Secondary School levels. In the course of his work, he enjoys interacting with a variety of people with wonderfully different talents.

Qualifications :
Bachelor of Arts (Communications), Monash University, Australia (2000)

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Chern Tat's journey Includes 10 years in The Walt Disney Company, starting from being in On-Air Operations to becoming a Writer/ Producer for 8 years. He produced promos and interstitials for Disney Channels in various Asia-Pacific regions such as Taiwan, Australia and South East Asia. After leaving The Walt Disney Company, he freelanced around to experience productions of various genre beyond the Disney genre, in networks such as NBC/Universal's Hallmark Channel. While freelancing, he was bitten by the entrepreneurship bug and ran a small business.

Beyond Production, Chern Tat is a Senior Archery Coach in the National Registry of Coaches (NROC) and a Level 2 Coach with Field Archery Australia, his core coaching areas includes Mental Skills Training, Sports Massages, Fitness programs and Archery Program Development. He freelances around and enjoys interacting with people from various age of life though the sport of archery.

Now Chern Tat take on another journey, bringing his aspirations to share his knowledge and experience and hope to inspire someone's life in academic.

Qualifications :

B. Eng (Mechanical) National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :

Prior to joining Ngee Ann, Diana has worked in different industries. She has experience dealing with quality work in a hard-disk company, training adults on how to use different CAD/CAM softwares, and teaching enrichment programs to kids in schools.

Qualifications:

MA (Southeast Asian Studies), National University of Singapore
BA (Psychology), University of the Philippines

Profile / Areas of Interest:

Adelaine loves the region. An ASEAN scholar, she completed her masters in Southeast Asian Studies and has worked with humanitarian and development organisations in the Philippines, Thailand and the Thai-Burma(Myanmar) Border. She has produced publications on psychosocial efforts and emergency work, which have been used by Unicef and other NGOs in Asia-Pacific. She was also involved in the study, "Building the Future for Singaporean Students " conducted by the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice at the NIE, Singapore.

Qualifications:
MA (French), C.I.E.F.L (Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages), India
BA (Psychology), Gujarat University, India

Profile/Areas of Interest:
Aruna teaches communication and lifeskills modules in IS. She has over 15 years of experience in teaching French as a foreign language. Her work experience includes being a Pedagogical Coordinator at the Alliance Francaise de Kolkata - India. There, she facilitated teacher training programmes and taught French at all levels, including Business French to business executives. Prior to that, she was the Coordinator at the Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in India, where she liaised with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both the countries.

Qualifications :
BA in International Culture Studies, Yamaguchi Prefectural University, Japan

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Chishiho Muraoka has been teaching Japanese at Ngee Ann for the last two years. She has minored Teaching Japanese as a second language in Yamaguchi Prefecutural University and worked as a teaching assistant in various institutes in New Zealand.

Qualifications :
AB in Comparative Literature, Princeton University, USA

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Steven first came to Ngee Ann as a Princeton-in-Asia Fellow in late 2008. Subsequently, he worked as a food writer in Mexico City, where he wrote for a variety of blogs and publications, such as Chilango, seriouseats.com, Fodor’s, and the Mexican editions of Elle, Travel + Leisure and Endless Vacation. He returned to NP in early 2011. His principal areas of interest are food studies, Spanish language and cultures, and the literary arts.

Qualifications:
BA Interdisciplinary Studies, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Certificate in TESOL , Intesol Tesol Training, United Kingdom

Profile/Areas of Interest:
Irene graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, enabling her to combine her interests in Communication Arts, History, and International Relations. Her exposure to media and promotions work began with her stint as a contributing writer for a youth-oriented lifestyle magazine, followed by a position in event management with a Manila-based PR company. Before joining Ngee Ann, Irene was the Centre Director of a private English learning centre in the Philippines.

Qualifications :
MS, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California at Berkeley (UCB)
BSE, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Princeton University

Profile/Areas of Interest :

Ricardo has had a variety of work experiences, from Process Engineering with General Motors and Quality Control Engineering with Ford Motor Company, to teaching English in South Korea, Physics in Venezuela, Engineering in Switzerland, Mathematics at UCB, and at Ngee Ann, Electronics and Computer Engineering (ECE), Creativity (IS), and now Mathematics (IS). His passion in teaching is to help students develop their ability to think.

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts in Language and Culture.

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Keiko has graduated from Osaka University of Foreign Studies in Japan, majored in Japanese Language Studies, especially Japanese Teaching. While she was still in the University, she has a chance to teach Japanese at Grammar School in UK for 8 months and enjoyed life there.

Qualifications :
BA, Psychology, Wittenberg University

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Growing up in Kentucky and attending college in Ohio, Aaron has spent a great deal of his life in the United States Midwest. However, he learned from an early age that it is very important to be part of the global community and, as such, has travelled and spent time in countries such as Jamaica, Canada, Norway, Turkey, France, Japan, Senegal, and, most recently, has become a resident of Singapore.

While in school, Aaron focused his studies primarily on psychology, but also on creative writing. He has designed and done studies and experiments with topics ranging from Mindfulness to Depression and Cognitive Style. He has also written numerous short stories and poems, a feature-length screenplay, and a locally published novella. Furthermore, while at college, Aaron became involved with the University ®s radio station, WUSO, and acted as Music Director for three years. Although he remains open to many career paths, Aaron plans on attending graduate school in psychology and teaching.

Qualifications :
BA (Honours)-French Language Studies, Université Lyon III-France
MA (First Class Honours)-French Language Studies, Université Lyon III-France

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Kevin started teaching French in Singapore 6 months ago when he joined Ngee Ann Polytechnic. He has previously worked as a Lecturer and a Teaching Fellow in New Zealand for 3 years. Kevin is also a Divemaster. Being a sea lover, he has worked in a Dive Center in Bali, Indonesia for a year.

Qualifications:

Master's of Social Work, University of Hong Kong
BA Honours (English Literature with Political Science), University Of Hong Kong

Profile / Area of Interest:

Anne MarieGutierrez, a certified behavioural consultant and an accredited EQi inventory consultant, is also a lecturer at the Curtin University Singapore (in Business Communication), at Nanyang Technological University (Department of Psychological Studies) and the Nanyang Polytechnic (School of Business Management). She also lectures at various polytechnics and the Civil Service College. She is an associate consultant with Lifeskills Centre, XtraordinaryPerformance Pte. Ltd and Skills Explorer in Singapore.

Ms Gutierrez has worked and travelled widely as a broadcast journalist, trainer, consultant,counselor, community service and voluntary service educator. She has conducted numerous training performances for participants of diverse backgrounds.Organisations that she has conducted workshops and talks for include banks, MOE, PSA, PUB, and SCDF. She has lectured at different organisations in Hong Kong, Canada and Singapore.

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Qualifications:
EdD. (Education), University of Durham, UK
MSc. (Computer Sc.), University of St. Andrews, UK
BA. (Economics & History), National University of Singapore
Fellow, British Computer Society (FBCS)
Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
Prof.Dip. Psychotherapy, ICP, UK
Adv.TESOL Dip., (Certified by Canadian Govt.)

Profile / Area of Interest:
Dr. Chan has more than 35 years of experiencein Education, Information Systems Management and Development, and Management Services Consultancy. David's academic interests are in the areas of Natural LanguageInterfaces, Education, Psychology and Software Engineering. He has worked in NP’s Computer Centre,Computer School of ICT, Library and the School of IS in various capacities. He is currently actively engaged in Educational Consultancy, Teaching,and in Counseling and Psychotherapy.

Qualifications:

Masters in English Language, Middlesex University, London, UK
PGDE, NIE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Bachelor of Music Education, University of Adelaide, Australia

Profile / Area of interest:

Mari has been teaching for 11 years. She taught English and Music at Clementi Town Secondary School for 4 years before she moved on to teach O level English to foreign scholars from SAP schools like Raffles Instituition and Raffles Girls Secondary. Mari believes in increasing students' learning efficacy through creative learning and not by rote memorization or conventional teaching.Recently, she started writing specialized curriculum for SAP school students using the theory ' Multiple Intelligence'. Currently, Mari is a curriculum writer/ teacher with a private educational centre focusing on creative learning in English.

Qualifications :

BA, University of Singapore.
Diploma in Education, Institute of Education, Singapore.

Profile / Area of Interest :

Jean has numerous years of experience in teaching and curriculum design. Prior to her current position as Associate Lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, she was teaching English Language and Literature and the General Paper in various secondary and pre-university schools. She currently teaches the 2 COMISS module which focuses on developing students' oral presentation and report writing abilities. She has been teaching 2 COMISS and its various precursors from 1997 to the present. In addition, she teaches the Ministry of Education's Grant for English Language (GEL) programme (for foreign scholars doing GP) in a junior college. Informally, as a parent volunteer, she has designed and taught character/pastoral development lessons to secondary school students.

Qualifications:
Doctor of Literature, Graduate School of Letters, Osaka University, Japan
MA, Graduate School of Letters, Saitama University, Japan
BA, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
Member, the Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
Member, the Pragmatics Society of Japan
Certified Japanese Language Teacher in University, China

Profile / Area of Interest:
Dr Chen Liandong has many years of experience in teaching Japanese language in university level both in China and Singapore. After he taught Japanese in his alma mater for several years, he achieved a scholarship from the Japanese government (Monbusho Scholarship) and went to Japan for his study in a Master's course and a PhD course. In 1993, he came to NUS as a Lecturer for teaching Japanese in Singapore. Dr Chen also taught Chinese language and linguistics in some Japanese universities from 2004 to 2010. From August 2010, he came back to Singapore and is also currently teaching in NTU.

His current interests are in Japanese grammar and comparative study between Japanese and Chinese grammar.

Qualifications:

MA (Linguistics), National University of Singapore
Dip. Ed., National University of Singapore
BA, National University of Singapore

Profile:

Chen has taught at Ngee Ann Polytechnic since 1990 and been both worked as an associate, as well as full-time lecturer with IS and for the Early Childhood Education Programme (ECH). These stints have taken place whenever she is based in Singapore. Her work experience includes voluntary research work for the United Nations in New York, co-editing a scientific journal for the Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology in Seoul, and teaching English to Armenian and Korean immigrants in Los Angeles.

Qualifications:

Master of Science

Beng Yang retired in June 2010 as a Mathematics Lecturer with Ngee Ann.
She loves Mathematics and had been teaching this subject for a long time.
She now continues her love as an Associate Lecturer.

Qualifications:

Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) from the British Council Master of Arts, Brunel University, London Bachelor of Arts, University of Singapore Seven Habits of Highly Effective People awarded by Covey Leadership Center, Inc Dale Carnegie Course on Effective speaking and Human Relations, Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc

Profile / Areas of Interest:

Esther teaches Communication & Contemporary Issues. Before joining teaching, Esther was the Communications Manager at Land Transport Authority in charge of events management and corporate publications.

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Qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Diploma in Education, National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest:

Rosita has over 20 years of experience in teaching, and curriculum design, development and implementation. Prior to her current appointment as Associate Lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, she ran her own business offering English Language training programmes for Speakers of English as a Second Language. She has also authored several English Language workbooks and taught Communication Skills at Temasek Polytechnic and at secondary school level.

As one who firmly believes in “sharpening the saw”, she is currently pursuing a Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling. Her current interests are in Inter-cultural communication and she sees her mission as helping students develop an inclusive global mindset as well as developing a heart for others.

Qualifications:
Master of Engineering Mathematics (University of New Castle Upon Tyne)
Bachelor of Science
Diploma in Education
Graduate Diploma in Business Adminstration

Profile/Areas of Interest:
He teaches Engineering Mathematics.

Qualifications:
M.A (English Language), National University of Singapore
BA (Hons. 2nd Upper), University of Malaya
Diploma in Education, University of Malaya

Profile/Areas of Interest:
Jenny has more than 30 years of experience teaching English Language in different institutions. As Associate Lecturer in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, the modules she has taught in NP include:
• Oral & Written Communication module (2COMISS) & (7COMISS – currently)
• Writing for Academic Application;
• Report Writing;
• Oral Communication;
• Exploring Contemporary Issues;
• Critical Thinking;
• Professional (Job) Preparation Programme,
• Enhanced Spoken English;
• Communication Tool Kit; and
• English Language Bridging Course for ASEAN scholars

As an educationist, she believes in the promotion of and support for continual learning. Thus, she is continually upgrading her own teaching skills by attending a variety of in-house courses as well as conferences and workshops.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts, National University of Singapore
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English, National University of Singapore
Diploma in PR, Institute of Public Relations, Singapore

Profile/Area of Interests:

Prior to her current appointment as Associate Lecturer in Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Ginny has accumulated more than 20 years of work experience in Communications, Public Relations, Events Management, Advertising & Promotions and Marketing in both the public and private sector. The organizations she has worked in include the Ministry of Information & the Arts, Triumph International and the Swatch Group.

Qualifications :

MBA, University of South Australia, Australia.
Post-Grad Dip in Education, NIE/NTU, Singapore
BA, NUS, Singapore
Certificate in Dance Teaching, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Member of Broadcast, Publication,and Arts Appeal Advisory Committee, Singapore.

Profile/Areas of Interest :

Sabrina has many years of experience in teaching economics, events management, arts marketing and dance. Prior to joining NP, she also led a team to establish a comprehensive CCA arts programme at a tertiary institution and set up an arts centre that groomed many talents. She has been a stage manager specialising in site-specific choreography for more than ten years and was seconded to The Esplanade to assist in the staging of Harbour Spectacular (The Official Opening). Sabrina has been involved in the arts community both locally and overseas(Telstra-Adelaide Festival of the Arts & The American Dance Festival).

Sabrina has been teaching CATS and Idea Jumpstart for the past five years. She also volunteers with a local performing arts company in the area of partnership and sponsorship and choreographs and teaches dance workshops as part of her church ministry.

Qualifications:

Master of Guidance & Counselling, James Cook University, Australia
Bachelor of Science (Psychology), University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Bachelor of Arts, Ottawa University, Kansas, USA
Associate Member, Singapore Psychological Society
Associate Member, Singapore Association of Counselling
Certified Hypnotist, National Guild of Hypnotists

Profiles / Areas of Interest:

Khim has been teaching at Ngee Ann Polytechnic since 2008. She teaches Effective Negotiation at the School of Interdisciplinary Studies. At the School of Business and Accountancy, she teaches Psychology for Managing People, and Quantitative Methods & Report Writing. SHe was also involved in the course development of Psychology for Managing People for the School of Business and Accountancy.
Her current research interests are psychology and counselling.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Kingston University, United kingdom
Master of Divinity, TCA College, Singapore
Master of Theology (Education), AGST-Alliance, Singapore
Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment Certification (ACTA)

Profile / Areas of Interest:

Karen loves the process of creating tangible solutions especially in pioneering initiatives and implementing workable and profitable solutions for her clients. Her most frequent compliments from her clients are, "thank you Karen for doing all the thinking for us and making us look good!".

Karen has 25 years of experience in the communications industry as an award-winning art director with Ogilvy and Mather, one of the world's largest advertising agency. Her work has been published in founder Sir David Ogilvy's famous book, " David Ogilvy on Advertising".

Karen also runs a successful branding consultancy, creating and developing innovative ideas and branding strategies for the public and private sector in Singapore. Since the 1990s, Karen has helped to build some of Singapore's iconic brands like Tangs, Club21 and Asia Pacific Breweries amongst others. Her motto is "making others a success".

Karen is also a regular seminar speaker for the National Library Board on self-enrichment and entrepreneurship to the public. She is a regular judge at the science Centre's National Robotic Challenge as well as DSO's Amazing Flying Machines for the last three years. Here, students of all ages are given complicated challenges to solve and present to a panel of industry experts.

Embracing Lifelong learning herself, Karen keeps her teaching expertise current and relevant by embarkingon a PhD in Education as well as doing a certified trainer's course.Her current interests are in creative thinking and designing learning outcomes that engage student-directed learning. Her desire is to see every student in Ngee Ann truly enjoy their classroom experiences so that they will one day look back at them as one of the best times in their lives .

Qualifications:

MA, Cardiff University, Wales, United Kingdom
BA, National University of Singapore

Profile / Areas of Interest:

People and their quirky ways fascinate ( and sometimes confound) her. Animals, especially cats, make her knees go weak. But it is this awesome Life that keeps her sense of wonder. This explains her interests in the media, globalization and philosophy. She believes that these are essential ingredients for the module that she's teaching - World Issues from a Singapore Perspective (WISP).

Khadjiah started teaching WISP in 2005, and she said it was love at first WISP! Before this, she worked two years in Public relations and 14 years in Broadcast Journalism/TV Production.

Education :
Master of Science in Operational Research, University of Birmingham (UK)
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, First Class Honours, University of Sheffield (UK)
Associateship Diploma in Operational Research and Computer Techniques, Southampton College of Technology.
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Singapore Polytechnic

Profile/Area of Interest:
Ting Lay teaches Engineering Mathematics, Calculus and Project Management. His previous teaching experience includes Engineering Mechanics, Computer Programming and Further Engineering Mathematics. He also taught Operational Research with the RMIT/SIM BSc Construction Management programme. He is a member of Singapore Institute of Management.

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Qualifications :

Masters in Education (English Language) - National Institute of Education (Singapore)
BSC Business (Second Upper) - University of London
Diploma in TESOL - London Teacher Training College

Profile/Areas of Interest :

Qualifications :

BA, University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :

Leong Keng has many years of experience in banking, business consultancy and teaching, After his retirement, he was engaged by the School of IS as an associate to set up the module entitled Perspectives on China in 2002. Later, he developed the Art of War module, which he has continued to teach till today. His current interests are in leadership development and business strategies.

Qualifications :

Bachelor of Science, University of California

Profile/Areas of Interest :

Kevin believes in being an all-rounded individual and having a balanced life. He enjoys and always takes the initiative to engage himself in the pursuit of knowledge and experience through different networks and resources.

Kevin had spent a total of six years in the United States and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

As he started his business at a tender age, he now looks forward to assisting potential start-ups with the necessary tools, knowledge and concepts. Kevin values talent and also dedicates his time and effort to help and motivate others achieve their goals and aspirations.

Qualification:

Msc., Master of Arts in Contemporary China, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Msc.. Master of Economics and Public Finance, Anhui University of Economy and Finance, China
BSc., Bachelor of Economics, Anhui University of Economy and Finance, China
Certified Professional Teacher

Profile/Areas of Interest:

Cindy has many years of experience in teaching and curriculum design/development/implementation. She also developed workshops for adult learners. She teaches Business Chinese, Basic Chinese, Intermediate Chinese, and Chinese Language and Cultural Enhancement to adult learners in different organizations. Some examples are in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore Chinese Chamber Institute of Business (SCCIOB) and Cartus Corporation. Most of her students are expatriates from all over the world.

She is very glad to be the bridge between eastern and western cultures.

Qualifications :
MSc (Physics), University of Waikato, New Zealand
Diploma in Education, National University of Malaysia
BSc (Physics), National University of Malaysia

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Hin Cheow joined Ngee Ann in 1982 and has teaching maths. He is now a Associate Lecturer He was formerly a process engineer, physics demonstrator in university, maths teacher, Chinese teacher, science teacher, phycics teacher in different schools in Malaysia.

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Qualifications:
TESOL diploma, Distinction, London Teacher Training College
ACTA (Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment), Singapore Workforce Development Agency
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Development, Singapore Institute of Management
BSc. (Honours), Management & Psychology, Middlesex University, United Kindgdom

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Christina has experience in teaching, curriculum development, assessment and implementation of modules. She teaches Social Psychology, Business Management and Principles of Management modules. For authentic and practical learning, she weaves in real world corporate experiences and her travel adventures in the modules. She actively contributes to the community as a volunteer and committee office bearer. She also volunteers in teaching English to the poor in Indonesia

Her current interests are in social psychology, business management and development, financial planning, and community work.

Qualifications :
BA, Monash University, Australia
Diploma in Counselling Practice, Counselling and Care Centre, Singapore
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), Cambridge

Profile / Areas of Interest :

Susan has many years of industry experience in corporate communications, media relations and marketing. She was the Public Affairs Officer with Samaritans of Singapore for six years and was in charge of publicity, media relations, public outreach and community education. Prior to joining the School of Interdisciplinary Studies as an associate lecturer, she was a marketing specialist in an IT company. She has taught the Life Management Skills module and will also teach the Communication and Contemporary issues module.

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Qualifications :
Master of Arts (Communication Management), University of South Australia
Bachelor of Business, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley campus, Western Australia

Profile / Areas of Interest :

Sharen is an Associate Lecturer with NP. She has over 10 years of lecturing experience in the polytechnics and with SIM University and PSB Academy teaching with various American universities. At the American universities, she is also involved in curriculum design, development and implementation of the courses that she lectures. The courses that she has taught include:

• Professional & Business Communication (SIM University-University at Buffalo)
• Interpersonal Communication Skills (PSB Academy – California Long Beach State University)
• 7COMISS (2COMISS-Report Writing & Presentation)
• CATS (Creativity Applied Thinking Skills)
• Meetings and Emails
• Teamwork and Communication Skills
• Creative Reasoning Skills
• Oral Communication
• Communication Skills for Work
• Written Technical Communication
• Executive Development Skills

Prior to her current appointment, Sharen worked in the government sector where she was in charge of Corporate Affairs dealing with Ministerial and Directorial matters. Part of her duties included the submission of Parliamentary and Ministry Reports. Her working experience also includes marketing and managing of Service Apartments & Budget Hotels. In addition, Sharen also opened and managed a restaurant in Perth during her stay in Western Australia.

Her current interest is to pursue a Doctorate degree in Communication Management and participate in programmes to improve her lecturing skills.

Qualifications:

MA (Fine Arts), 2008, Singapore
First Class Honours (Fine Arts), 2004, Kent, UK

Profile/Areas of Interest:

Chew Min graduated from LaSalle College of the Arts with a Masters in Fine Arts. Having experienced a memorable teaching stint under LaSalle’s postgraduate scholarship, she is currently pursuing her affirmed passion in teaching at tertiary institutions. She discusses fine art concepts and shares different fine art practices with her students; whom she enjoys gaining better understanding of as individuals through their artworks, credit to her past experience in art-psychotherapy. Prior to her postgraduate course, she has 3 years of experience in commercial art marketing, bilingual art scholarship programming and facilitation of international art exhibitions.

Chew Min’s first solo exhibition “The literal non-transactional shopping experience” after post graduation is commissioned by Wheelock Gallery in 2009, Singapore while her first attempt at curating a group exhibition “A Spontaneous Exhibition” in 2004 was at Kent, UK. Earlier, she was first awarded the Nation Winner title along with 2 other recognitions by Nokia Art Singapore back in 2001 when she was still studying. Currently, she is also active in fine-art related projects. Her interest lies in sketching and making, where her artworks echo her research in spirituality.

Qualifications:
Specialist Diploma TESOL, London Teachers’ Training College
Graduate Diploma in Marketing Communications, Marketing Institute of Singapore
Bachelors of Arts & Social Science, National University of Singapore

Profile/ Area of Interest:

Christina enjoys meeting from people of different backgrounds and has a passion for discovering how things work.
After a fruitful career in MICE, she decided to go into teaching to pursue her passion for learning. She has taught young, youth and adult learners from different countries.
She is currently teaching Idea Jumpstart and has taught World Issues Singapore’s Perspective, Events Communication and Designing Promotional Materials. She has also done training programmes for Nanyang Primary School, Pan Pacific Hotel and Great Eastern Life Assurance.
She organizes events on a freelance basis.

Qualifications:
Grad Diploma in Commercial EDP, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
BSc Major in Mathematics, University of Singapore

Profile/ Area of Interest:
Boo Teck has many years of experience in teaching Mathematics including Discrete Mathematics, IT Applications, System Development and Database. Prior to joining Ngee Ann Polytechnic as a lecturer, he had been working in the IT industry assuming different positions, including training officers.

His area of interest includes:
Application Development in the .NET environment and Microsoft VBA on Access.
Use of Microsoft Office Suit for office automation, data extraction/ manipulations.

Qualifications:
B.A (French)(London University)
M.Ed. (University of Sheffield)

Profile/ Area of Interest:
She has been teaching French for well over a decade and is a certified examiner of DELF/DALF exams conducted under the auspices of the French Ministry of Education. She has taught English at all levels including maritime English at the Latvian Maritime Academy. She joined NP as associate lecturer in French and has joined the 7COMISS team this semester.
She is fascinated by languages and different facets and ways of acquiring and learning languages and love sharing this with students. She enjoys listening to broadcasts in Latvian, Russian and Italian, whenever I can, as a way of keeping up with these languages.
She has authored two collections of poems: Lalang, Durian & Mown Grass, (2005) When the Iron Bark Blooms (2009) and Kazakhstan (Countries of the World) Times Editions 2004.

Qualifications :

BA, National University of Singapore
Dip.M, Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK)
Dip.SCI, Singapore College of Insurance
Member, Financial Planning Association of Singapore (FPAS)

Profile / Areas of Interest :

Teresa has been an Associate Lecturer with the School of Interdisciplinary Studies since 2005. She previously taught the Communications Toolkit, Creativity & Applied Thinking Skills and Storytelling modules. She is currently teaching the Idea Jumpstart module. Since her youth, Teresa has been in various teaching and training capacities in voluntary organisations like The Singapore Children's Society and church related ministries.
Professionally, Teresa was previously in brand management and marketing positions with MNCs Unilever and Hagemeyer. She is now a Senior Financial Consultant with Prudential providing financial related products and services to corporations and the general public.

Qualifications:
BA Communications and Media Management, University of South Australia
Diploma in Business (Corporate Communications & Human Resource), Temasek Polytechnic
Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) certification
Certificate of Educational Studies (Public Speaking)
Certified Service Provider (CSP)

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Hazriq’s involvement in training dated back in 1998 when he coached and conducted drama workshops & Theatre-In-Education programmes for various schools and societies; as well as corporate trainings for organisations.
Under his belt, Hazriq has trained and facilitated for the following organisations: Inland Revenue and Authority of Singapore (IRAS), KK Women’s and Children Hospital, Singapore Turf Club, Singapore Prisons Service, JTC Corporation, Tetra Pak Jurong Pte Ltd, Housing & Development Board, Defence Science & Technology Agency, Ministry of Education, Institute of Technical Education, Ascendas Pte Ltd, Malay Youth Literary Association (4PM), Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), Muhammadiyah Welfare Home, Dunman Secondary School, Ang Mo Kio Secondary School and many more.
Hazriq was previously with the National Library Board (NLB) for a decade. With NLB, he had been involved in various capacities such as customer service, events management, facilitation and training. One of the highlights with NLB was conducting its flagship creativity programmes: Ask Stupid Questions (ASQ) and Aspiration Pathfinder (AsPI); and had conducted numerous workshops and experiences such as corporate training, public run programmes and conferences e.g. MOE E-One Learning Forum 2007, Special Library Conference 2008 in KLCC, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
Hazriq’s interest is in the performing arts, in particularly in the areas of theatre and drama. As an actor, he has acted in numerous theatre and television productions such as Esplanade’s “Romzi & Juleha”, Victoria Theatre’s “Indera Bangsawan”; MediaCorp Suria channel’s “2 X 5 Dol”, “Hanyut”, “Kelakarsik”, “Erlin Montel”, just to name a few. He was also a cast member in the local film, “Kallang Roar: The Movie”. Hazriq had undergone several theatre and drama trainings conducted by various theatre companies and practitioners. He also had the opportunity to attend an improvisations (improv) workshop by an improv theatre company, Vancouver Theatresports, while in Canada.
Based on his interest and experiences in theatre and drama, Hazriq fuses drama activities in all of his training delivery to bring life to learning. He believes that drama is a good personal development training ground as well as a tool for anyone who desires to add value to their well-being.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications:

MA English (Maitris d'anglais), Université de Nanterre-Paris X.

Post-Graduate Certificate Of Education (Modern Languages), Institute of Education, University Of London.

Profile / Areas of Interest:

Born in Orléans – France, Sabine Moulin arrived in Singapore in 1994.

She studied English and French literature at the Université de Nanterre – Paris X before moving to London to do a post-graduate degree in teaching French as a foreign language with the Institute of Education, University of London .

In London, she taught students from Year 7 to “A” Level classes and adults at the Institut français de Londres .

In Singapore, she was a French tutor and coordinator for the Nanyang Polytechnic until 1999. She is currently a part-time lecturer/tutor with the Nanyang Technological University, the National University of Singapore and Ngee Ann Polytechnic. In 2007, She developed a short introductory French course for the SIM University She has also been involved in running arts & crafts classes and support classes in French through Le petit atelier since 2000.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications:
MBA, University of South Australia

BSC, University College, University of London

Specialist Diploma in Brand Management, Advertising Institute of Singapore

Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management, SIM

Specialist Certificate in Managing Pharmaceutical Market in a Global Context, American Graduate School of International Management, Phoenix, USA

Diploma in English and English Literature, University of London

Diploma in Action Based Training, The University of Berkley

Member, Association of Professional Trainers, Singapore

Profiles / Area of interest:
Mei Woon has many years of teaching experience in tertiary institutions. She trains students on the finer points of etiquette, protocol and professional image to help them achieve professional success in their day-to-day interactions or in their future workplace. Prior to teaching, Mei Woon held several senior sales and marketing management positions in Fortune-500 healthcare and pharmaceutical corporations where she built up her diverse and in-depth experience in corporate, social and business protocols and good communication skills.
Today, she is an experienced teacher and trainer in Image and Business Etiquette and provide much value adds to her students learning with her background as a strong sales and marketing consultant.

Qualifications:

Bachelor of Arts with merit (Pol Sci. and Econs.), National University of Singapore.

Profile / Areas of Interest:

Joshua has facilitation and teaching experience at the tertiary level for close to 5 years. He was previously with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Joshua also works in an NPO and has volunteered his time with various youth VWOs. He is currently a volunteer police officer.

Joshua taps his experience in tackling real-world practical problems at work (and rest), to facilitate his students in becoming more effective as a learning adult, and as a citizen of Singapore and of the world. He strongly urges his students to think holistically about life, and to have an inquisitive mind about what goes on around us.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications:

B Sc(hons) in Physics in 1977
Dip Ed in 1979
MSc in Control Systems in 1994

Profile/Areas of Interest:

Loke Eng had worked in secondary schools and in industry before joining NP in year 1988. Besides teaching a few Engineering related modules like Digital Electronics and Computer, and Process Control systems in Engineering Informatics, he has been teaching mainly Mathematics for 23 years ranging from EG1 to CAEM modules.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualification :

Master in Public Administration, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Bachelor of Arts, National University of Singapore

Profile / Areas of Interest:

In addition to teaching at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Jenny runs a training and consultancy company. She is a Lead Trainer with the National Youth Council, and she also provides training and consultancy to several secondary schools and the Singapore International Foundation. Jenny is interested and has insights in the areas of community service and the use of service-learnings.

Jenny is currently doing a doctorate degree with the National Institute of Education (NIE) and University of London.

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) in Math, Class 1
MA (Math)
PhD (Math)

Profile/ Area of Interest:
Dr Ong Wan Meng has been teaching Advanced Engineering Mathematics and Engineering Mathematics 3B. He is now an Associate Lecturer.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications:
BSc (Maths) London U (Ext) 1976
Diploma of Education (NIE) 1979

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Have been teaching Maths since 1981, a total of 25 years and retired at end of 2004.
Hold the post of Head of Department (Maths) from 1999-2004.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications:

BBA, National University of Singapore

Profile / Areas of interest:
Bee Len has several years of experience working in the private sector handling accounting, administration and management functions. Currently, she teaches the Idea Jumpstart module to open students' minds to infinite possibilities.

Her current interests are in the areas of Creativity and Innovation.

Qualifications:
BA (Hons), National University of Singapore
Dip Ed (Credit) Institute of Education, Singapore
Associate (Speech and Drama), London College of Music

Profile / Areas of Interest:
Cheryl is passionate about teaching as she believes in the potential of youth.

Conviction in the importance of the strength of the family fuels her work in Family Life Education.

She upholds the interests of children and their families in her volunteer work with MICA appointments to the Parents Advisory Group for the Internet (PAGi) Steering Committee, the Publications Consultative Panel and the Films Consultative Panel. She was also invited to sit on the Censorship Review Committee 2009-10.

She has discussed her work on internet safety in public seminars and on radio talk shows, and was interviewed for television, magazines and newspapers. She and her family were also featured in a television educational docu-drama.

Qualifications:
Bachelors of Arts with Honours from the University of
the Arts London - Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in Advertising Graphic Design

Profile / Areas of Interest:
Michael has 7 years of experience as an Industrial Designer in the toy design industry, and 10 years as a consultant in Advertising and Design strategies in the graphic design industry. More recently, he has had over 2 years of experience teaching various modules in game design at the polytechnic level. Particularly focused on Design Thinking, Gameplay and Character Design.

Qualifications:
BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, National University of Singapore
Diploma in Higher Education, National Institute of Education, Singapore

Profile/ Area of Interest:
Kah Yee worked in Hewlett Packard (Singapore) in the manufacturing arena before joining Ngee Ann Polytechnic as a lecturer. She was a full-time lecturer in the polytechnic from 1994 before becoming an Associate Lecturer in 2008.

During her full-time teaching, she taught Engineering Mathematics and other logistics modules. She was also involved in Student Development activities, e.g., Advisor to the Student Society and bringing students overseas for community service trips and adventure camps.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications:

BA (cum laude), Hope College, Michigan, USA

Profile / Area of Interest:

Bee Chin has more than 10 years of experience teaching modules related to communication, report writing and oral presentation. She also enjoys teaching English to foreign students. Presently, she is studying for an advanced diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL).
She's always looking for ways to make lessons and class time more interactive and interesting by keeping up with technology and the interests of young people.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications:

BA(Hons), National University of Singapore
Member, International Game Developers Association (IGDA)

Profile / Areas of interest:

Tabitha has many years of experience in the local IT and electronic games development industry where she has worked as a journalist, copywriter and editor in the local media scene.

Currently, she teaches Idea Jumpstart and other IS modules and runs her own business as a wholesaler and retailer of gemstones and jewellery.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications :
Masters in Linguistics, National University of Singapore

BA (Hons) in English Language with Diploma in Education, Nanyang Technological University / National Institute of Education, Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest :
Rachael has many years of experience in teaching, especially in the teaching of the English language. Prior to teaching at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, she taught for ten years with the Ministry of Education. She was posted to top schools to teach and was chosen to teach in the Gifted and SAP programme. Her teaching profile is wide. Her students range from children to working adults, both local and international ones. Her teaching experience is rich. She has taught at the primary school level as well as the tertiary level.

She is very keen on using technology in her lessons to engage the students.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications :

B.A. (Communication), Monash University, Australia

Profile / Areas of Interest :

Stella brings with her a wealth of experience in the publishing industry. This includes 12 years at MediaCorp Pte Ltd first as the editor of LIME magazine (Singapore and Malaysia) and later, at its Custom Publishing division, where she helmed several magazines across genres as diverse as health to travel, property to parenting. She then spent a year and a half as a Marketing & Communications manager at Ngee Ann Polytechnic's Corporate Communications office but decided to pursue her long-time dream to teach. She now pulls double duty as an associate lecturer at Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Republic Polytechnic, and is a freelance writer with magazines like 8 Days, Young Parents and Mother & Baby.

In 2006, after losing a sister to cancer, Stella launched her first book, Cancer Warriors, featuring 23 inspirational true stories, and a CD of the same name featuring music from local singers like Electrico, Sun Ho, Fiona Xie and Ronin. The Cancer Warriors Project was awarded the Young ChangeMakers Grant by MCYS. Widely featured in newspapers, magazines, TV, radio and local and foreign websites, it received a letter of commendation from PM Lee Hsien Loong. Proceeds benefitted local cancer charities. Stella has also served as a panellist for *scape, was editorial advisor to www.youth.sg and supported national youth events like Noise Singapore, Shine Festival and Singapore Street Festival.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications:

BA., University of Oregon, USA

Profile / Areas of Interest:

Elaine has several years of teaching at various polytechnics in Singapore, mostly at Ngee Ann Polytechnic. She has taught communication modules, particularly COMISS for the past few years.

She is also a part-time ice skating coach, and believes that sports is an excellent avenue to build the whole person.

Qualifications:

Specialist Certificate in Oral Communication Skills Training, Regional English Language Centre (Singapore)
Certificate in German Language, Goethe Institut (Singapore/Munich, Germany)
Diploma in Teaching of German as a Foreign Language, Goethe Institut (Singapore/Munich, Germany)
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics, Regional English Language Centre (Singapore)
BA (French), California State University (San Diego, California USA)

Profile / Areas of Interest:

Vivian has been a language and communication instructor for more than 30 years. While at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Vivian has taught, designed and prepared tests for a variety of English courses ranging from ESP, ESL, EFL, Pronunciation and General English. She has also taught special courses to local and international students as well as working adults and members of the public; e.g. Basic English Pronunciation and Speech Training course and English preparatory course.

In addition to teaching English, Vivian also has more than 10 years’ experience in teaching German, French and Bahasa Indonesia.

For the past 15 years, Vivian has managed and also conducted various in-company, communication courses for the staff of Pan United Shipyard, OCBC (Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation), PUB (Public Utilities Board), Telecoms, Caterpillar, etc.

While teaching full time at Ngee Ann, Vivian also did some part-time teaching at the British Council and the then Singapore University’s Extra-curricular department.

Vivian has won many teaching and long service awards during her 30 years of service at the poly.

Vivian was a member of the RELC Alumni from 2004 – 06; and of STETS (Singapore Tertiary English Teachers’ Society).

Currently, Vivian is an associate lecturer teaching at various institutions - the National University of Singapore, Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Singapore Polytechnic.

Vivian also does freelance presentations, in English and Mandarin (on behavioral norms/do’s and don’ts) for families relocating to and from Singapore and Shanghai.

Qualifications :

B. Communication Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Certificate in Political Studies, Institute of Political Studies, Toulouse, France.
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), British Council, Singapore.

Profile / Areas of interest :

Jason has been teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) to non-native speakers of the language for a few years. Besides teaching, he develops ESP ( English for Specific Purposes ) training materials for companies in different industries, targeted at non-native speakers of the language. Some companies that he has worked with include Singapore Airlines, Silkair and Acergy.

Jason's main interest in the area of linguistics, especially in the areas of of foreign language acquisition. Other than being a language teacher, he is keen to learn as many languages and about as many cultures as he possibly can.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Staff profile is not available at this time.

Qualifications:

Master in Business Administration (MBA), University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
Certified Master Neuro Linguistic Program practitioner (c.MNLP.p)
Certified NLP (New Code) practitioner
Certified Hypnosis and Mentalist Practitioner
A Personal Value Profiling (PVP) practitioner
Certified Advance Competency Training and Assessment (ACTA) trainer

Profile/Areas of Interest:

Joseph Wong is the Founding Director and Master Trainer of TrainingGearAsia Pte Ltd. Currently he sit onboard Business Savvy Pte Ltd and Xspecially Us Ltd as Company Director. He is also a Chief Strategic Partner to Project:Senso Group on Entrepreneurship L&D where he play a pivotal role in turning around this group into a social enterprise model.

Joseph’s training and experience had been featured in The New Paper, The Business Times, Asia One Online, Pioneer Magazine and Mediacorp 938LIVE, recognizing his expertise in the enterprise and entrepreneurship training scene. He is also invited as a business judge in the Ideas.Inc Challenge 2011 organised by NTU and Spring Singapore.

To-date, Joseph has trained thousands of professionals in the areas of sales, communications, team-building and psychometrics interventions through his experiential training platform. He is also the mastermind behind the Business and Social EntrepreneursBootCamp Intensive (Singapore) under his youth enterprise training wing.

Having accumulated years of sales experience in the financial sector, Joseph also earned his financial industry accreditations like Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Accredited Estate Planning Practitioner (AEPP).

Joseph is a unique and adventurous entrepreneurial trainer. His background includes being a prior member of the special forces. This had also led him to be selected as Singapore first batch of NS man being deployed under the wing of the United Nations in their Peace-Keeping Program - United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). Valuable lessons that he bring to the table when he shared on leadership, business and social enterprises.

His UN deployment had successfully led him to receive the United Nations Medal and Overseas Operation Medal for his active Peace-Keeping role in the UNMISET.

Qualifications:

M. Arch, National University of Singapore
B.A. (Arch), National University of Singapore

Profile/Areas of Interest:

Chin Leng graduated with Master of Architecture from NUS and was with the Pritzker prize-winning architectural practice, Foster and Partners, as well as President® Design Award winning W Architects.

He currently runs his own design practice. Besides having been exhibited at the prestigious Milan, Cologne, Tokyo and Dubai fairs, his designs have also been featured in a wide range of international publications, including Home Living Japan, The Peak and The Business Times.

Qualifications:
BSc (Mathematics), University of Singapore
MSc (Mathematical Statistics), University of Singapore

Profile/ Areas of Interest:
Mdm Chua has been teaching in NP for more than 30 years. She has keen interest in teaching Mathematics to engineering students.

Teaching is her passion. She feels that nothing can be more fulfilling than seeing learning taking place in the group of teenagers who will grow into well-rounded adults.

Qualifications:
B. Economics (Murdoch, Australia)
MBA (Leicester, UK)
PhD Management (Liverpool, UK)

Profile/Areas of Interest:
Gabriel has been working in the training and private education industry in Singapore since 1996. He has developed and taught numerous courses and training programs with the following educational partners; University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Wales (Bangor), University of Leicester and Portsmouth University in the UK; Curtin University and University of New South Wales in Australia.

Qualification :
PGD Marketing Management (SIM, Singapore)
BA (NUS)

Profile / Areas of Interest:
Lillian worked in the public sector on development projects for Voluntary Welfare Organizations for several years before moving on to a career in Sales/Marketing/ Events/Projects Management and Business Development with the private sector.

Lillian started out in the events industry as a show promoter bringing in Off- Broadway productions to Singapore and the region. Some of the major musical productions included The Sound of Music, Annie, Anything Goes, and 42nd Street. She then went on to manage concert promotion work for major international artistes such as Michael Jackson, Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel, BB King, Elton John, Kenny G, and Stevie Wonder.

Lillian has since taken on selective project consultancy work with branding agencies, SMEs, MNCs, and NGOs.