• Initiated and accomplished a game-changing transformation of ExxonMobil’s conventional supply chain by localizing the manufacturing of flagship Industrial lubricants and greases, leveraging on Singapore’s free trade agreements and favourable tax position to generate annual earnings improvement of US$9.9M.• Spearheaded a cross-functional team in the strategic launch of next generation Marine and Industrial lubricants to fulfill the industry’s ever-changing regulatory (IMO 2020 low sulfur) and performance needs (Bosch Rexroth), conquering complexities within 1 month and zero capital investments, eventually contributing a substantial annual gross margin improvement of US$8.5 million.• Discovered and executed the optimization of Marine lubricant and grease formulations to overcome raw material supply challenges, minimize operational complexity, and generate annual COGS savings of US$13.7 million.

• Directed the planning and stewardship of operational expenses to outperform corporate commitments, complemented by active analysis of insights from industry benchmarking studies to aggressively optimize spending by up to 15%.• Inaugurated the monthly stewardship of productivity by constructing an operational activity database with live tracking to facilitate downtime trend analysis, identifying key areas to increase capacity utilization by up to 50%.

• Established a systematic process leveraging algorithms and machine learning to predict off-spec production batches and optimize formulations to generate annual COGS savings beyond US$1 million.• Designed and implemented a robust tool to automate the maintenance and calibration program, supplemented with disciplined supervision to ensure 100% quality compliance.