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As publisher and editor at tech4tea, John works with companies and organisations to strategise your branding and company image, so that your customers, employees, partners and investors understand you better - and appreciate the benefits that they can derive from what you offer.The objective is to help companies and organisations arrive at an strategic communications positioning suitable for you, with the necessary roadmap towards achieving the desired reputation in the… Show more As publisher and editor at tech4tea, John works with companies and organisations to strategise your branding and company image, so that your customers, employees, partners and investors understand you better - and appreciate the benefits that they can derive from what you offer.The objective is to help companies and organisations arrive at an strategic communications positioning suitable for you, with the necessary roadmap towards achieving the desired reputation in the industry.John helps you set up and manage your online company presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and your own corporate website, via customised-to-platform status updates and engaging content, including interviews, case studies, byline articles and advertorials etc. Show less

As the Chief Communications Officer of MaNaDr, John is responsible for the communications and branding strategy for the medical company.He lends his experience in the media industry to strategise the creation and production of content for both traditional and Web media channels, for the purposes of public relations, investor relations, corporate communications and marketing communications.

As the Head of Computer and Information Systems for the Air Force, John was responsible for the strategic architecting of both war-fighting operational information systems and peace-time administrative information systems, working with the MINDEF CIO on the overall information architecture for the Air Force; and with foreign military eg. USA & FPDA nations on interoperability of war-fighing systems.For the operational information systems, he was responsible for ensuring both the… Show more As the Head of Computer and Information Systems for the Air Force, John was responsible for the strategic architecting of both war-fighting operational information systems and peace-time administrative information systems, working with the MINDEF CIO on the overall information architecture for the Air Force; and with foreign military eg. USA & FPDA nations on interoperability of war-fighing systems.For the operational information systems, he was responsible for ensuring both the readiness and constant uptime of operational systems, as well as the development of new systems. For the administrative information systems, he oversaw the outsourcing and management of these administrative systems to external vendors.The experience of heading multi-disciplinary project groups maintaining live systems and developing/upgrading new information systems equipped John with the ability to bridge the Air Force’s user requirements with engineers’ developmental realities and MINDEF’s budget constraints.This required a deep understanding of the operational requirements of Air Force units and an appreciation of the technical possibilities and limitations that the DSTAR engineers face in developing the systems - ensuring that the developers deliver the best and most suitable system that meets the operational requirements of the users. Show less

John began his working life as an Air Defence Artillery Officer in the Air Force, serving command and leadership tours as Platoon Commander, Battery Commander and eventually Commanding Officer of an Air Defence Artillery Battalion supporting all the Army Divisions in Singapore.During his CO tour, he was appointed as the Overall Cue Master for the Millenium National Day celebrations in 2000, working with every other committee in the NDP organising committees to orchestrate the execution… Show more John began his working life as an Air Defence Artillery Officer in the Air Force, serving command and leadership tours as Platoon Commander, Battery Commander and eventually Commanding Officer of an Air Defence Artillery Battalion supporting all the Army Divisions in Singapore.During his CO tour, he was appointed as the Overall Cue Master for the Millenium National Day celebrations in 2000, working with every other committee in the NDP organising committees to orchestrate the execution and synchronisation of the myriad activities happening at the same time and in tight sequencing - from the mass display performers and parade marching to the control of comms, light and sound, as well as the air tattoo and parachute displays.He was also the Chairman of the Cue Committee and the Chairman of the Logistics Committee for Parade & Ceremonies for NDP 2000.John also served several staff tours in the Air Force headquarters, interspersed with his command appointments, rotating through an eclectic range of appointments as part of MINDEF’s policy of exposing officers to as many aspects of the organisation as possible. Show less

As the Head of Training Development for the Air Force, John was responsible for developing the strategic training objectives, policy and overseeing implementation of training in the service - covering both vocational training and operational training for all vocations, from pilots, air defence artillery combatants, air operations controllers to air logistics and engineering.During this tour, he oversaw and drove the planning and evaluation of tenders for the building of a new Air Force… Show more As the Head of Training Development for the Air Force, John was responsible for developing the strategic training objectives, policy and overseeing implementation of training in the service - covering both vocational training and operational training for all vocations, from pilots, air defence artillery combatants, air operations controllers to air logistics and engineering.During this tour, he oversaw and drove the planning and evaluation of tenders for the building of a new Air Force School / Air Force Museum complex in Paya Lebar, that centralised several of the Air Force’s training establishments into a centralised training command. He also pioneered the digitisation of training throughout the Air Force’s training establishments, converting traditional classroom lessons into SPOT-ON (Self-Paced-On-Time-On-Need) computer-based training packages, resulting in greater learning effectiveness at reduced time and costs. Show less

As a staff officer in the Aircraft Weapons and Systems branch in Air Plans Department, John was responsible for planning, evaluating and driving the acquisition of new weapon systems (or upgrade of existing systems) for the Air Force - from gathering of requirements from the ground, ensuring alignment with top level strategic directions of MINDEF, working with DSTAR engineers and weapons suppliers to staffing for budget approval at Ministerial committees.He was responsible for the… Show more As a staff officer in the Aircraft Weapons and Systems branch in Air Plans Department, John was responsible for planning, evaluating and driving the acquisition of new weapon systems (or upgrade of existing systems) for the Air Force - from gathering of requirements from the ground, ensuring alignment with top level strategic directions of MINDEF, working with DSTAR engineers and weapons suppliers to staffing for budget approval at Ministerial committees.He was responsible for the evaluation and comparison of various next generation fighter aircraft which eventually led to the decision to acquire new F16 fighter aircraft for the RSAF.The experience equipped John with an acumen for evaluating the true value and suitability of various options/candidate systems from suppliers against the actual requirements on the ground. When you have to be frugal with budgeting, “the latest and most well-spec’ed may not necessarily be the most suitable for what you need”. Show less

M.A. Engineering

B.A., Engineering

Strategic Management Programme

Pubic Policy Perspective

Command & Staff Course（指揮幕僚課程）

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