[ { "role": "FOUNDER; Fractional C-Suite and New Ventures Lead", "company": "Longship Partners", "endYear": "", "endMonth": "", "location": "Singapore / Sydney", "startYear": "2021", "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": true, "description": "Building new ventures from ideation to business design and funding including developing strategic vision, C-suite stakeholder and Board management, designing and facilitating stakeholder co-creation workshops, conducting\ncustomer research based on lean startup methodology, securing first customers, and pitching to client investment committee.\n● Led program development and setup for a $10M AUD Drought Resilience Venture Studio; instant ramp up of 10 person team\n● Led client facing delivery of new businesses with total funding nearing $8M USD as interim founder and CEO\n● Coach teams and client C-Suite through business design process and delivery of final business case, operating plan, financial model,\ninvestment note, and board pitch\n● CLIENTS: Beanstalk Agtech, Rainmaking, ?What If!, Accenture, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, IMI Critical Engineering, CapitaLand, Mandai (Singapore Zoo), Bayer, Rabobank, Engie, Schneider Electric, ST Engineering, Intel, Stanley Black & Decker, Biodiversity Accelerator, Accounting for Nature, family offices…\n• 2.5 years fulltime with Rainmaking APAC, a Bain company" }, { "role": "NEW VENTURE DIRECTOR – ASIA DELIVERY and PEOPLE LEAD", "company": "Mach49", "endYear": "2021", "endMonth": "1", "location": "Singapore", "startYear": "2019", "startMonth": "6", "currentRole": false, "description": "Led large corporate client engagements utilizing robust and customer-centric methods and built Asia business design capabilities \n● Recruited and trained Singapore delivery team\n● Led design, user research, financial modeling specialists, and 5-10 member client venture teams with extensive methodology and behavior coaching, in addition to personal responsibility for final venture delivery\n● Secured $10M+ USD in funding across five independent ventures\n● Developed and rolled out global remote delivery methods and tech stack" }, { "role": "DIRECTOR, VENTURE BUILDING and INVESTING", "company": "SGInnovate", "endYear": "2019", "endMonth": "6", "location": "Singapore", "startYear": "2018", "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Led deal stage, strategy development, and high touch portfolio management for early-stage, deep-tech startups covering quantum technologies, advanced robotics, and cleantech." }, { "role": "COO - Contract", "company": "H3 Dynamics", "endYear": "2018", "endMonth": "1", "location": "Singapore ", "startYear": "2017", "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Overhauled pre-series A drone, AI, and hydrogen fuel cell start-up, restructuring organization, strategy, and product design, with direct oversight over people, engineering, manufacturing, finance, and business processes, leading pitch meetings, and\ninvestor outreach, and acting as CEO in their absence.\n● Transformed product roadmap and go-to-market leading to first successful client acquisition\n● Completely revamped supply chain and manufacturing strategy – going from lab-built hydrogen fuel cells and “garage-built” drone prototypes, to contract manufacturing and major make/buy decisions\n● Established network of investors in aerospace, cleantech and other specialties leading investor meetings to close $7M Series A round with investors in Singapore, US, and Japan\n● Grew team 4x and opened operations in the US, France, Dubai, and Japan\n● Focused on culture development and team cohesion through initial growth stages" }, { "role": "OPERATING PARTNER | FOUNDER", "company": "Operating Partners", "endYear": "2017", "endMonth": "1", "location": "Singapore", "startYear": "2015", "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Founded and built agricultural waste-to-value biogas project development platform in Indonesia\n● On the ground business development with palm oil mill owners, Indonesian energy authority at federal and provincial levels, energy infrastructure investors, and biogas/solar technology companies contributing to structure and near closure of $25M project investment\n● Developed engineering and financial models to price project CapEx, OpEx, and revenue\n● Built operating model, evaluated and selected technology partners" }, { "role": "GLOBAL DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC PROJECTS", "company": "Otis Elevators", "endYear": "2015", "endMonth": "1", "location": "USA", "startYear": "2011", "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Spearheaded high-visibility transformation projects across geographies and businesses including complex issue diagnosis, solution development, and influence of decision makers in politically sensitive, matrixed organization.\n● Created and implemented comprehensive strategies for operations, product development, and marketing to combat commoditization and revamp multibillion USD global business, including the supporting manufacturing and supply chain strategies\n● Coordinated global deployment of SaaS connected device by partnering with five regional presidents on product development and go-to-market priorities, executing software security overhaul, conducting complete code review,\nengaging global engineering resources, and specialized outside expertise, and developing and influencing senior leaders on open-source software strategy reducing costs and speeding release of prototypes\n● Consolidated diverse portfolio of 11 engineering, manufacturing, and parts centers worldwide with disparate regional reporting into one coherent global business line" }, { "role": "DIRECTOR – SALES, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING & SUPPLY CHAIN", "company": "Otis Elevators", "endYear": "2011", "endMonth": "1", "location": "Hong Kong", "startYear": "2007", "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Managed major infrastructure and high-rise projects globally and oversaw new equipment activities in Macau and Hong Kong with 100+ employees and $90M USD P&L including offer development, pre-tender costing, equipment design, supply chain, negotiation, delivery, construction, and field support" }, { "role": "MANAGER – ENGINEERING, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT", "company": "Schneider Electric", "endYear": "2007", "endMonth": "1", "location": "Beijing", "startYear": "2005", "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "First Schneider employee on the ground leading joint venture integration and creation of engineering and product development functions of JV between Schneider Electric and previously China state owned enterprise. Hired completely new local team, revamped and implemented new design, prototyping, supply chain, and quality control processes for medium voltage switchgear product." }, { "role": "TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGER", "company": "Schneider Electric", "endYear": "2005", "endMonth": "1", "location": "France", "startYear": "2003", "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "Led local French engineering team responsible for medium voltage switch gear project ongoing engineering, including cost reduction, new feature development, quality assurance, and supply chain management with ultimate responsibility for product performance and quality." }, { "role": "ANTENNA FEEDS ENGINEER", "company": "Boeing Satellite Systems", "endYear": "2003", "endMonth": "1", "location": "USA", "startYear": "2001", "startMonth": "1", "currentRole": false, "description": "" } ]