Chris S. does Business Development covering the Advanced Manufacturing & Technology portfolio which includes aerospace, civil space, cybersecurity, quantum tech, global value chain, marine and renewable/energy as well as in the research & development segment, in particular materials science. An Australia Day Achievement Medallion recipient (2015), Chris has assisted Australian organisations secure major project opportunities and facilitated access for Australian clients into the Singapore market. Prior to joining Austrade, Chris has over a decade of regional industrial marketing experience with SGX-listed Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd and with the technology subsidiary of Swedish based Tetra Laval Ltd. His previous sectoral industry experience includes the offshore/onshore oil & gas and process industries, marine automation, aviation and defence automotive sectors. Chris has engineering application experience in water and waste-water turnkey projects, solid waste and pollution control management. He has worked on projects the South-East Asia region including India and in the Middle East (Qatar and Kuwait). Chris is holds the Master of Technology Management from Griffith University, Queensland. His leisure pursuits include golf, swimming, yoga and enjoys reading business journals/science-related publications such as ‘Popular Science’.