Kee Yang Tan, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Singapore

- Manage a global team of regulatory specialists across USA, Europe and Asia- People management responsibilities, supervising the Global Regulatory team and mentoring and coaching team members on project management, publishing, and regulatory practices-Provide strategic leadership and direction for all regulatory affairs activities in a multi-layered organization across many different industries- Develop, drive and execute comprehensive regulatory strategies to achieve timely compliance - Leading cross-functional teams in completing regulatory projects- Prepares and maintains SOPs and policies relevant to Regulatory Affairs to comply with the company's policies and local regulation- Work closely with senior leadership to develop compliance framework- Provides regulatory input and support for marketing plans, product launches, and other cross-functional activities- Issuing guidance on complex regulatory hurdles- Anticipate and navigate potential regulatory risk associated with various business models adopted by different business verticals- Monitoring and defining evolving regulatory landscape to business stakeholders

Singapore

- Manage and lead the Asia Regulatory team to ensure regulatory compliance for various business verticals within ESI- Provide leadership and mentorship to team members, developing the team into a competent and highly motivated specialist team- Led cross-functional strategy meetings with various business leadership to develop and implement compliance strategies across Asiao Taiwan mandatory SDS disclosure; China VOC; Korea K-REACH; Thailand Hazardous substance license etc.- Established a communication structure to track and relate emerging regulatory updates and impact assessment to stakeholders to ensure timely compliance- Provide innovative insights influencing business decisions to maintain our license to operate in the evolving regulatory landscape- Decisive actions to execute compliance strategies to enhance our products’ speed to market

Singapore

- Awarded 2 Spot Recognition Awards for projects worked on within 1 year of employment- Developed various Business strategies to achieve compliance and regulatory excellence for company’s products- Instrumental in leading a cross-functional global team to ensure compliance under Korean REACH- Furthering company’s interest as a committee member of local trade association group, SCIC- Interface with other Functions/Businesses to ensure effective & efficient information exchange of relevant regulations, laws, policies- Work closely with regional and global marketing, technology, and sales to ensure compliance with chemical and end-use regulatory requirements

Asia & Europe

- Product regulatory stewardship in the Asia and Europe regions- Regional product compliance analysis and monitoring- Study and evaluate regulatory legislation/regulations to develop product compliance plans- Provide regulatory insights to draw up business strategies- Product notifications and registrations - Product SDS/label authoring- DG classifications/compliance/management of product- Handled external product compliance requests and communications

Singapore

- GHS regulatory research and support for APAC region- GHS/REACH regulatory consultancy and regional standards compliance validation- GHS/SDS authoring, chemicals registration and volume tracking software specifications specialist- Dangerous Goods (DG) transport regulations research and support- EIGA and Gas Classification Module (GCM) regulatory support- Pre-sales support; products demonstrations and regulatory affairs consultancy- Post-sales customers support; products trainings and troubleshooting

Singapore

- Overall in charge of the Food Science and Technology (FST) 2nd major programme in NTU, in collaboration with Wageningen University (WU), the Netherlands- Responsible for setting up the Food Science and Technology (FST) office and staffing of the office- Personally conducted the FST teaching lab classes and recruited and trained a group of technical staffs for the operation of the FST teaching laboratory - Responsible for the introduction of various NTU-WU joint FST programmes; FST 2nd major programme, FST master programme and FST PhD programmes, in NTU- Heavily contributed to the policy-making of these programmes and overall in charge of the FST programmes- Remodeled an existing research laboratory into a FST teaching laboratory for the FST programmes- Established a network with faculties and technical staffs from WU, the Netherlands and other food companies and industries

Singapore

- Worked on genetic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells to produce biofuels precursors funded by Competitive Research Programme (CRP) by National Research Foundation (NRF), Singapore. - Presented at the 3rd International Congress on Analytical Proteomics Conference, 2013 held in São Pedro, Brazil.- Competent in operating analyzing systems such as the HPLC and LC-MS/MS. Experienced with various molecular biology techniques and assays such as immunofluorescence detection, transformation, transfection, real-time PCR, western blot, SDS-PAGE and agarose gel electrophoresis etc.

Singapore

- Researched projects aimed at using microfluidic platform to detect cells at low concentration in body fluids, such as circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs)- Analyzed and evaluated impedance data of the attached cells on the microelectrode array chips.- Excelled in the execution of various bio-technological techniques such as blood ultra-filtration and cells electrophoresis- Trained and supervised new research officers on the experimental procedures and the operations of the various machines used in the laboratory.

Orlando, Florida, Usa

- Participated in the Work and Travel Program to Discovery Cove to work and stay in the US for nearly 4 months.- Built confidence in living alone in a foreign country and became more independent.- Developed strong interpersonal communication skills even with people of different cultures and languages.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

Thesis: Impact of Malonate on the Metabolism and Fatty Acid Synthesis of Genetically Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Bachelor’S Degree, Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering, 2Nd Upper Honours