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Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sar

Seconded into Jardine Schindler Group, as part of the first year rotation, as the Executive Assistant to the Group HR Director and Chief Financial Officer. Jardine Matheson is a diversified Asian-based group with a broad portfolio of market-leading businesses operating primarily in Asia.One of its signature talent programmes is JETS – the Jardines Executive Trainee Scheme – a graduate programme into General Manager (GM) positions.

Singapore

Processed over 400 financial aid applications (bursaries, scholarships and tuition fee and study loans) for needy SMU studentsIdentified disadvantaged SMU students for further financial assistance based on individual circumstances Incorporated data visualisation tables (Power BI, Excel) to provide a quick and easy to use overview on the progress for completion for the teamRedesigned the entire application process through an application form revamp to improve clarity on information needed from the studentsProposed a process improvement strategy aimed at reducing the time needed to verify applications by 20%

Singapore, Singapore

Spearheaded market research across academic databases and brainstormed up-and-coming sustainability trends across the APAC region for usage in upcoming client engagementsCollaborated with local (Singapore) and Multinational clients across various industries including energy distribution, oil and gas, logistics, e-commerce, manufacturing, academia, and aviation Developed Point of View (POV) client engagement decks alongside IBM’s APAC Strategic Sales and Sustainability team, to address potential client pain points based on prior correspondence and industry analysis Scope of client engagement decks, including but not limited to:- Industry/Sector Trends- Value Chain Analysis (identification of corporate tangible and intangible financial valuation drivers)- ESG Materiality Assessment- Preliminary Maturity Assessment (based on competitors and industry leaders)- Proposed Strategic Roadmap/Prioritization MatrixExamined IBM’s entire suite of sustainability and technological solutions, and proposed applicable solutions to new client engagements based on successful case studies and company requirementsAnalysed industry receptiveness to widely used sustainability benchmarks and conceptualised a prioritisation matrix based on ease of implementation and industry effectivenessManaged the shared knowledge repository for IBM’s APAC sustainability community and organised a monthly newsletter highlighting significant sustainability events and trends

Singapore

Identified potential cost savings of S$70 million by organising key energy efficiency projects into 3 Excel Databases and proposed alternative green funding mechanisms to reduce reliance on governmental incentives in the long runImplemented an EDB-wide methodology to identify potential industry 4.0 manufacturing transformation case studiesLed interviews with C-suite executives to rejuvenate the government’s repository of case studies by identifying best practices across large multinational companies to be used for pitching during ministerial engagements

Singapore

Developed a mobile solution to account for assets in Singapore and Myanmar by proposing suitable product descriptors and software platforms that resulted in a user-friendly and cost-effective inventory management systemAnalysed 450 past projects posted on Facebook and consolidated this information into a mobile-friendly dashboard to facilitate easy input in the future and expediate decision making based on data insights generatedDesigned the usability of a geolocation map to provide a visual representation of projects executed across Myanmar

Singapore

Independently sourced for research journals in various academic databases for usage in academic research in the field of Marketing under Associate Professor of Marketing Seshan RamaswamiCollated 220 relevant journal articles related to the topic of environmentalism and green consumer behaviour and wrote up a bibliography with a summary of the articles as well.

Singapore

Organised information catered to stakeholders for weekly updates and drew process flow diagrams for the team in preparation for Home Team Transformation 2025Optimised training time for Police NSFs by proposing a virtual reality training initiative which led to additional funding from higher management for further developmentPresented with a Good Performance Award from the Ministry of Home Affairs in recognition of these efforts

Bachelor Of Business Management, Operations Management, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: SMU Fides (Catholic Community) SMU Overseas Community Service Program (OCSP)- Project iLove 11 Academic Awards.

Arts

Activities and Societies: Class Chairman Debating and Oratorical Club Model United Nations Awards won: Saints Model United Nations.