Nanyang Polytechnic

Senior Specialist (Food Chemistry & Safety), Senior Lecturer, Food Science & Nutrition・ Singapore 2008 – 2024

• Lead and manage Food Science Projects and ISO-17025 accredited Food Safety Centre teams
• Serve as Singapore Food Agency (SFA)-trained and approved consultant for food label reviews to support SME
• Provide food safety consultation to food manufacturing and food services
• Supported the development of WDA-certified Food Safety Management System
• Trainer and assessor for WSG-certified FSMS courses (including FSCL1, FSCL3)
• Trainer for food-safety related courses (Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Food Handling, HACCP Implementation, ATP Hygiene Monitoring etc) for public & regulators
• Provide technical consultation to food companies in shelf life validation
• Consultant to food companies on process optimisation to enhance shelf life
• Work with food companies on new products development (such as ice cream, dressings/sauces, baked goods, ready-to-eat meals, beverages)
• Collaborate with ingredients companies in applied R&D work in elderly nutrition and food waste management
• Application of alternative proteins/ plant-base ingredients in food and beverages development
• Teach food science/ food safety/ food chemistry/ food service-related modules in Diploma in Food Science & Nutrition as well as Food Hygiene module in Diploma in Food & Beverage Business and Work-Study Programme in Diploma in Food Technology
• Developed curriculum for Specialist Diploma in Culinary Science
• Supported the construction of GMP-compliant food pilot plant
• Worked with SFA to develop guidelines for ready-to-eat lettuce
• Conducted environmental hygiene monitoring and feasibility studies on anti-microbial efficacy of disinfectants for public transports, public housing and healthcare institutions
• Developed mandatory training course on "To Perform Food Cargo Inspection" for the Inspection Body Recognition (IBR) Programme
• Conducted training for SFA Food Cargo Inspection programme
• Developed training materials for Good Manufacturing Practice and Good Handling Practice for Ready-to-Eat Raw Fish and Fisheries Products for SEAFDEC Marine Fisheries Research Department (MFRD) Programmes Japanese Trust Fund VI Phase II: Enhancing Food Safety and Competitiveness of Seafood Products
• Rendered technical support to local poultry layers farms in terms of eggs’ shelf-life studies and freshness testing and set up the laboratory’s capabilities and competency in egg shelf-life study and freshness testing service to support SFA’s initiative in the implementation of Certification of SS 676 Specification for good animal husbandry Practice for layer farms (chicken and quail), a Good Agriculture Practice (GAP) Standard.
• Set up and trained sensory panel in descriptive profiling of yogurt and yogurt drinks
• Served in Standards Development Organisation Food Products Technical Committee as Deputy Chairman
• Served in Standards Development Organisation Food Products Work Group for Alternative Proteins/ Plant-based foods and Pro Tem Committee for Novel Foods
• Member of Food Standards Committee (Standards Development Organisation)

University Of Nottingham

Pursued PhD・ United Kingdom 2005 – 2008

• Pursuing PhD from University of Nottingham
• The PhD was done under a scholarship sponsored by Nanyang Polytechnic
• Research was carried out in Flavour Chemistry
• Investigation on sugar-aroma-matrix intermolecular interactions using H-NMR technique
• Using Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionisation-Mass Spectrometer (APCI-MS) to understand aroma-sugar interactions
• Understanding behaviour and persistence of volatiles in breath using MS-Nose
• Application of chemometrics on classification and prediction of real food systems based on volatile profiles

YUM! Restaurants International (YRI)

Senior Food Technologist (Supply Quality Management)・ Singapore 2005 – 2008

• Conducted food safety assessments and audits on brands suppliers to ensure regional suppliers meet YRI standards
• Led supply quality and food safety standards in Asia
• Trained and assessed QA personnel from various franchise markets in food safety and quality assessment
• Provided new product rollout and training, consumer research and benchmarking studies
• Supported new businesses and new markets development -such as Pizza Hut in Vietnam, Long John Silvers in Singapore, A&W in Indonesia

Food Empire

Product Development Manager・ Singapore 2000 – 2005

• Spearheaded the implementation of HACCP in instant beverage factory
• Set-up in-house microbial testing for local manufacturing site
• Conducted internal HACCP and food hygiene trainings for staff in both local and Malaysian offices
• Deeply involved with new products development
• Responsible to source for new suppliers and contract manufacturers
• Carried out supplier audits on regional manufacturers and suppliers
• Trained workers locally and in Malaysia on food hygiene, food safety and quality systems
• Assisted in the manufacture and development of non-dairy creamer, frozen processed seafood, modification of candy formulation and potato chips improvement projects