82 Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL & STAFF DEVELOPMENT Norman Kee • Speaker at XML Asia 2005 on The Importance of Security in Web Services: How It Affects Your Business Cindy Lai • Developed e-Examination System for Certificate of Employment Agencies Module A and B Examinations Ong Choon Teck • Developed e-Examination System for Certificate of Employment Agencies Module A and B Examinations Dennis Sale • Conducted two workshops on Making Teaching More Interesting for Institute of Technical Education Eric Wei • Course Lecturer, Singapore Institute of Management, University of Wollongong Business Information Systems Degree Programme, World Wide Networking Module • Final-Year Project Supervisor, Singapore Institute of Management, University of Wollongong Business Information Systems Degree Programme DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION Echon Rose Hamid • Developed and conducted a course on Writing Reports and Proposals for Laotian Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Yukiko Foong • Conducted a Japanese Conversation course for sales staff of Nuance Watson (Singapore) Pte Ltd Constance Lee • Developed and conducted a course on Basic Workplace Writing for National Council of Social Service officers • Developed and conducted a course on Writing Reports and Proposals for National Council of Social Service Managers and Executives Joyce Tan Su Binn • Developed and conducted a course on Basic Public Speaking Skills for Ministry of Manpower’s Singapore Learning Festival • Developed and conducted a course on Use of Grammar for Corporate Writing for Ministry of Manpower • Designed, produced materials and delivered course on Effective Writing Skills for Workforce Development Agency executives • Developed and conducted a writing course for Strategic Planning Unit, Singapore Polytechnic • Developed and conducted English Proficiency course on Listening and Speaking for Sembawang Shipyard DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE Tan Ping Kong • Tutor and Lecturer for Foundation Certificate in Biomedical Science (Mathematics and Physics), Management Development Institute of Singapore DEPARTMENT OF STRATEGIC PLANNING Esther Leong • IQC Assessor – SPRING Singapore • SQC Assessor – SPRING Singapore • I-Award Assessor – SPRING Singapore • CaseTrust Assessor – Consumer Association of Singapore • SEM External Validator – Ministry of Education Joseph Tan Chin Kern • Project on Developing and Implementing Strategic Plan for Fu Hua Secondary School Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Boey Mun Cheang • Coordinator for short-course Certificate in Small Business Management for the Ministry of Defence • Workshop Leader for short-course Certificate in Small Business Management for the Ministry of Defence • Workshop Leader for Entrepreneurship Workshop for Outram Secondary School • Workshop Leader for Entrepreneurship Workshop for Central CDC Christopher Cheong • Volunteer Counsellor with Singapore Prison Service Chiam-Lee Siew Hoon • Seminar Speaker for Retail Awareness Series, Talk on Effective Customer Service for Orient Pacific Sunwear Pte Ltd • Workshop Leader for Entrepreneurship Workshop for Outram Secondary School • Coordinator for the annual Entrepreneurship Workshop for Outram Secondary School • Coordinator and Workshop Leader for Entrepreneurship Workshop for Jurong Junior College Chin Kin Yong • External Examiner for Principles of Marketing in Diploma of Management Studies for Singapore Institute of Management • External Examiner for Fundamentals of Marketing in Diploma of Commerce for Raffles Diploma Programme – Vietnam Conrad De Souza • Coordinator for the Singapore Tourism Board General Tourist Guide course • Lecturer for the Certificate for Employment Agencies course in Contracts Law, Employment Act and Workmen Compensation Act • CaseTrust Assessor appointed by Consumer Association of Singapore D N Raj • External Examiner for Diploma in Management Studies in Operations and Total Quality Management for Singapore Institute of Management Fok Poh Har, Janet • Session Speaker for Financial Awareness Workshop for Outram Secondary School • Seminar Speaker for Financial Planning for You – a jointly conducted seminar with the Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office Foo Kok Soon • Coordinator for short-course Certificate in Small Business Management for the Ministry of Defence • Workshop Leader for short-course Certificate in Small Business Management for the Ministry of Defence • Workshop Leader for Entrepreneurship Workshop for Outram Secondary School • Workshop Leader for Entrepreneurship Workshop for Zhenghua Secondary School • CaseTrust Assessor appointed by Consumer Association of Singapore Ho Yin Leng, Dora • Workshop Leader for Entrepreneurship Workshop for Outram Secondary School • Instructor for course on Financial Economics for Jurong Junior College Olivia Koh • CaseTrust Assessor appointed by Consumer Association of Singapore • Module developer and facilitator for new online diploma course, developed for The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport, Singapore (CILT) Ken Kwan • External Examiner for Diploma in Management Studies in Business Statistics for Singapore Institute of Management Lai Mei Wan, Audrey • Seminar Speaker in Retail Awareness Series Talks for G2000 • Workshop Trainer for Entrepreneurship Workshop, Outram Secondary School • CaseTrust Assessor appointed by Consumer Association of Singapore Lee Chong Hwa • Workshop leader for short-course Certificate in Small Business Management for the Ministry of Defence Roger Lee • Speaker and Facilitator for Entrepreneurship Training Workshop for Outram Secondary School Lee-Tan Lin • Conducted Financial Accounting course for CapitaLand Ltd • Conducted Financial Accounting course for Management Service Centre • Workshop Leader for short-course Certificate in Small Business Management for the Ministry of Defence • External Examiner for Diploma in Management Studies (Managerial Accounting) for SIM University 83 84 Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (CONT’D) Lim-Lee Lay Huay, Sarah • Speaker for Retail Awareness Series: Add Value to Customer to Shaw Tower Realty Pte Ltd • Speaker for Retail Power Talks: Creating Successful Retail Operations to Retail Promotion Centre Lu Geok Lan • Coordinator for the annual Financial Awareness Workshop for Outram Secondary School Eddie Ong • Coordinator and Trainer for short-course in Warehouse Management in collaboration with the Singapore Furniture Industry Council • Module developer and facilitator for new online diploma course, developed for The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport, Singapore (CILT) Ong Tiong Hui • Certification of Certificate of Performance in Ophthalmic Dispensing and Customer Management (certification of Customer Management module) with the Singapore Optical Traders Association • Certification of Advanced Certificate of Performance in Ophthalmic Dispensing and People Certification course (certification of People’s Management course) with the Singapore Optical Traders Association Winnie Quah-Leow • CaseTrust Assessor appointed by Consumer Association of Singapore • Certification of Certificate of Performance in Ophthalmic Dispensing and Customer Management (certification of Customer Management module) with the Singapore Optical Traders Association • Certification of Advanced Certificate of Performance in Ophthalmic Dispensing and People Certification course (certification of People’s Management course) with the Singapore Optical Traders Association • Appointed Trainer for the Singapore 2006 Customer Service Training Programme by Singapore Workforce Development Agency Sheh Seow Wah • External Examiner for Principle of Management and Organisational Behaviour modules for Diploma in Management Studies for Singapore Institute of Management • Examiner for Master degree dissertation for Marketing Institute of Singapore • Adjunct Lecturer for University of South Australia – Supervisor for Doctorate degree programme • Research Consultant for Singapore Institute of Management • Internal Organisational Health Survey Consultant for Singapore Polytechnic Sim Kian Ho • Lecturer for Diploma in Business Studies in Business Statistics for SIM University • Lecturer for Diploma in Sales and Marketing in Marketing Statistics for Marketing Institute of Singapore Sriven Naidu • Workshop Leader for the short-course Certificate in Small Business Management programme for the Ministry of Defence Kenneth Tai • Session Speaker for Financial Awareness Workshop for Outram Secondary School Tan Kok Seng, David • Seminar Speaker for the Financial Planning for You seminars jointly organised with the Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office • Lecturer for Singapore Institute of Management UOL Degree in Banking and Finance – Financial Intermediation course • Session Speaker for Financial Awareness Workshop for Outram Secondary School Tan Liang Choo, Sharon • External Examiner for Principles of Accounting module for Diploma in Management Studies for Singapore Institute of Management Pansy Tan • Coordinator and Lecturer in the Certificate for Employment Agencies Tang Kah Heong • Trainer for short-course in Warehouse Management in collaboration with the Singapore Furniture Industry Council Tang-Ng Mee Har, Angie • Speaker for a Retail Awareness Talk for tenants of Shaw Towers • Speaker/Facilitator for Financial Awareness Workshop for Outram Secondary School Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (CONT’D) Tang-Ng Mee Har, Angie • Advisor/Trainer for a Retail Opertions module to the staff of Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) for the Certificate in Small Business Management • CaseTrust Assessor appointed by Consumers Association of Singapore • Trainer for a Retail Merchandising module for the Diploma in Retail Management jointly offered by The Singapore Retail Academy and the University of Stirling • Guest Speaker for a seminar Retail Trends and Technology organised by Stone Forest IT Pte Ltd V Maheantharan • External Examiner for Singapore Institute of Management’s (SIM) Diploma in Management Studies Victor Nelson Joe • Lecturer for Diploma in Sales and Marketing in Marketing Communications for Marketing Institute of Singapore • Consultant on Graduate Employment Survey 2005 for Singapore Polytechnic • Examination Moderator for Raffles Diploma Programme Wenda Leong • CaseTrust Assessor appointed by Consumer Association of Singapore Wong Mei Shan • Coordinator for the Financial Planning for You workshop – a jointly conducted seminar with the Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office Tommy Yee • Training Consultant for one-day seminar – Understanding and Analysing Financial Statements for junior management of Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte Ltd SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES Samuel Aw Cheong Soon • Consultant for Preservation of Hard-boiled Eggs to Seng Choon Eggs Pte Ltd • Consultant for Ready-To-Eat Meals to Singapore Food Delight Manufacturer Pte Ltd • Consultant for Shelf-life Extension of Kaya to Kim Choo Holdings • Consultant for Shelf-life Extension of Kuey Pie Tee to Red Lips Foods Pte Ltd • Consultant for Vacuum Loss in Glass-Packaged Pasta Sauce to Denis Freres Pte Ltd Stephanie Chan • Consultant for Development of Hair Growth Regime System to Wei Yang Cosmetics Int’l Pte Ltd • Consultant for GDP Quality System for Storing and Repacking Biomedical Diagnostic Kits and Chemical Reagents to TNT Express Worldwide (Singapore) Pte Ltd • Consultant for Quality System that Complies with Medicines (Cosmetic Products) Order, 1996 to Cheerful International Trade vest Pte Ltd Chan Ching Yee • Conducted short courses on DNA workshop for Ministry of Education teachers and secondary school students Angus Fraser • Conducted Certificate of Performance in Theory and Practice of Phlebotomy course (3 runs) • Coordinated Certificate of Performance in Haematology course (2 runs) • Author of Introduction to Blood Transfusion Science, Pearson Prentice Hall 2006 Jin Kai (Dr) • Consultant for Expression Study for Recombinant Protein to MP Biomedicals Asia Pacific Pte Ltd • Consultant for Production of E. coli Biomass to MP Biomedicals Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Kong Ling Teck • Conducted tutorials for Certificate of Competence in Sewage Water Treatment Ku-Chong Lee Fong • Coordinated and conducted the regional training course on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam Joel Lee Wah Ling • Consultant for Design of Water Storage Element and Pitched Roof Slide Prevention Slab to Hitchins (F.E.) Marketing Pte Ltd Jasmine Leong • Consultant for Development of Rice Products to Gan Hup Lee Pte Ltd • Consultant for Sensory Evaluation of Canned Fish Products to Denis Freres Pte Ltd • Consultant for Sensory Evaluation of Fruit Juice Beverages to Denis Freres Pte Ltd • Consultant for Sensory Evaluation of Iron-fortified Milk to Akzo Nobel Pte Ltd • Consultant for Sensory Evaluation of Luncheon Meat Products to Denis Freres Pte Ltd • Consultant for Sensory Evaluation of New Zealand Pork to Massey University, New Zealand • Consultant for Shelf-life Evaluation of Rice Products to Gan Hup Lee Pte Ltd 85 86 Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES (CONT’D) Monica Lim • Consultant for Acuvue Clinical Study to Johnson & Johnson (Vision Care) Singapore Loong Mann Na • Consultant for Carbonation of Beverages to PSB Corporation • Consultant for Effect of Iron Salts on Ascorbic Acid in Pasteurised Orange Juice to Akzo Nobel Chemicals Pte Ltd • Consultant for Glycaemic Response of Bread to MGP Ingredients Inc • Consultant for Glycaemic Response of Noodles to Tai Hui Foods Pte Ltd • Consultant for Glycaemic Response of Snack Cracker to MGP Ingredients Inc • Consultant for Iron Fortification of Pasteurised Milk to Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals Pte Ltd • Consultant for Preservation of Hard-boiled Eggs to Seng Choon Eggs Pte Ltd • Consultant for Product Development of Brown Rice Beverage to Naturiz Pte Ltd • Consultant for Ready-To-Eat Meals to Singapore Food Delight Manufacturer Pte Ltd • Consultant for Shelf-life Extension of Kaya to Kim Choo Holdings • Consultant for Shelf-life Extension of Kuey Pie Tee to Red Lips Foods Pte Ltd • Consultant for Thermal Processing of Beverages to CP Kelco Singapore Pte Ltd • Consultant for Thermal Processing of Beverages to FMC Singapore Pte Ltd Mah Mon Moey • Consultant for Glycaemic Response of Bread to MGP Ingredients Inc • Consultant for Glycaemic Response of Noodles to Tai Hui Foods Pte Ltd • Consultant for Glycaemic Response of Snack Cracker to MGP Ingredients Inc Narayanan Rajeev • Consultant for The Omega Lens Study to Johnson & Johnson (Vision Care) Singapore Christopher Ng • Consultant for Acuvue Clinical Study to Johnson & Johnson (Vision Care) Singapore Ong Chye Sun • Conducted short course on Certificate on Competence in Sewage Water Treatment • Researcher in collaborative project with National Cancer Centre Ong Guat Choon • Consultant for Design of Water Storage Element and Pitched Roof Slide Prevention Slab to Hitchins (F.E.) Marketing Pte Ltd Ong Lay Choo • Conducted tutorials for Certificate of Competence in Sewage Water Treatment Gregory Poi • Consultant for Biotreatment to Vopak Pulau Sakra (Jurong Island) Terminal (S) Pte Ltd • Consultant for Industrial Wastewater Biotreatment to Vopak Penjuru Terminal (S) Pte Ltd • Consultant for Sludge Bioremediation to Vopak Pulau Sabarok Terminal (S) Pte Ltd Ser-Low Wai Ming • Coordinated and conducted the regional training course on Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam Joshua Sng Choon Kwee • Conducted Certificate of Performance in Theory and Practice of Phlebotomy course (3 runs) Shirlena Soh • Co-authored paper on RNA Viral Community in Human Faeces: Prevalence of Plant Pathogenic Viruses in PLoS Biol 2005 Dec 20; 4(1):e3 • Conducted Certificate of Performance in Theory and Practice of Phlebotomy course (3 runs) • Researcher in collaborative project with Genome Institute Singapore Dawn Tan Choy Hong • Consultant for Acuvue Clinical Study to Johnson & Johnson (Vision Care) Singapore • Consultant for Fitting Preferences of Experienced Optometrists in Comparing a New Type of Daily Disposable Contact Lenses Against an Existing Brand of Contact Lenses to ClearLab • Consultant for Project Coordination and Implementation to ClearLab • Consultant for Subject Recruitment, Assessment of Ocular Refraction and Health, Evaluation of Contact Lens Fittings, Administer Questionnaire and Answering Questionnaire to Johnson & Johnson Collin Tan Hiang Wee • Consultant for Functional Fragrances for the China Market to Handyware (China) Tan Hwee Bin • Conducted tutorials for Certificate of Competence in Sewage Water Treatment Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL & LIFE SCIENCES (CONT’D) Tan Yew Yeow • Consultant for Design of Water Storage Element and Pitched Roof Slide Prevention Slab to Hitchins (F.E.) Marketing Pte Ltd Tay Chin How • Consultant for Materials Characterisation by Thermal Analysis to Allied Specialty Compounds Pte Ltd Tay Hong Soon (Dr) • Consultant for Bread Softness Test to Sunshine Bakeries • Consultant for Crispy Pork Floss Instant Noodle to Chop Hop Chong Industries Pte Ltd • Consultant for Instant and Wanton Noodles with Flour Treated with EL Test Enzymes to AB Enzymes Gumbo • Consultant for Instant Noodles Treated With Cellulose Gums (2nd trial) to Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry Pte Ltd • Consultant for Remy Rice Starch and Flour on Texture and Colour of Instant Noodles to Remy Industries Toh Hui Kheng • Consultant for Instant Noodles Treated With Cellulose Gums (2nd trial) to Akzo Nobel Surface Chemistry Pte Ltd Wilfred Tang (Dr) • Co-authored paper on Subjective refraction of mopes at three distances. American Journal of Ophthalmology; 139(3): S64, 2005 • Co-authored paper on Visual Experience During Cataract Surgery: a Nation-wide Survey on the Knowledge of Optometry Students. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics; 25:1-5, 2005 • Consultant for Project Coordination and Implementation to Clear Lab • Poster presentation on Subjective Refraction of Mopes at Three Distances at 2nd SERIARGO Meeting (February 16-20, 2005) at Suntec City Convention Centre • Reviewer for the Annals of Medicine (Singapore) Journal for the manuscript entitled A Nationwide Survey on the Knowledge and Attitudes of Malaysian Optometry Students on Patients’ Visual Experience During Cataract Surgery Woo Wee Hong • Conducted Certificate of Performance in Theory and Practice of Phlebotomy course (3 runs) Yang Cheng Woi • Conducted Certificate of Performance in Theory and Practice of Phlebotomy course (3 runs) Adrian Yeo • Co-authored paper on Rapid Detection of Codon 460 Mutations in the UL97 Gene of Ganciclovir-resistant Cytomegalovirus Clinical Isolates by Real-time PCR Using Molecular Beacons in Mol Cell Probes 2005 Dec; 19(6): 389-93 • Conducted Certificate of Performance in Theory and Practice of Phlebotomy course (3 runs) • Researcher in collaborative project with National University of Singapore, Department of Paediatrics Yeo Chwee Hong • Co-authored paper on An Analysis of More than 17,000 Contact Lens Fits from 14 Countries in 2004 Reveals the Diversity of Contact Lens Practice Worldwide. Contact Lens Spectrum; January issue 2005 • Consultant for Acuvue Clinical Study to Johnson & Johnson (Vision Care) Singapore • Consultant for The Omega Lens Study to Johnson & Johnson (Vision Care) Singapore Yin Xi Jiang (Dr) • Co-authored paper on Dynamic Switching of Optical Vortices with Dynamic GammaCorrection Liquid Crystal Spinal Phase Plate in The Optics Express, 2005 Dec; 13(25) Audrey A Yuen (Dr) • Conducted short course on Biosafety for A*Star Institute of Micro-electronics (NUS) SCHOOL OF DESIGN & THE ENVIRONMENT Balbir Singh • Trainer for the Property Maintenance and Facilities Management (and Advanced) courses • Assessor for Academic Professional Competence for eligibility to be Chartered Surveyors Chan Kok Wah • Technical Expert for ISO 9000 audit for QMS Certification Scheme for SGS International Certification Services 87 88 Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF DESIGN & THE ENVIRONMENT (CONT’D) Chan Kok Wah • Technical Expert for accreditation assessment for Singapore Accreditation Council • Course developer and trainer for Certificate course for Renovation Works for SMEs for Renovation and Decoration Advisory Centre • Course developer and trainer for Certificate course for Renovation Works for SMEs for Renovation and Decoration Advisory Centre Richard Chang Yee Chong • Trainer for Property and Facility Management course for Ascendas Land Pte Ltd Chen Yoon Han • CAD Consultancy Work with MOM on Nicoll Highway Enquiry Report Chow Miew Sek • Trainer for Building Project Manager’s course for Singapore Combat Engineers Foo Seng Heng • Mentor for Applied Science Programme, Ministry of Education • Expert Mentor for Ministry of Education Innovation Programme 2006 • Trainer for Building Construction Supervisors Safety course and Workplace Safety and Health Officers course • Trainer, Safety course for Combat Engineers • Coordinator and Trainer, Living Space Project (GIS for secondary schools), Ministry of Education Goh Hai Kok • External Assessor for ISO 9000 Certification and Surveillance Audits for Building and Construction Authority • Coordinate and conduct Practical Soil Training course for SETSCO • Conduct Refresher course on Geotechnical and Structural Design for Defence Science and Technology Agency staff • Conduct Building Construction and Maintenance course for Singapore Combat Engineers • Trainer for Soil Training Program for Singapore Combat Engineers Goh-Tan Chor Luan • Trainer for Property and Estate Management course for MOE staff Rose Huang • External Auditor for ISO 9000 Certification and Surveillance Audits for Building and Construction Authority • External Auditor for ISO 9000 Certification Audits for JQA Koh Soo Seng • Trainer for Building Construction and Maintenance course for Singapore Combat Engineers Lau Chin Ming • Technical Assessor/Expert for Singapore Accreditation Council – Singapore Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC–SINGLAS) – Civil Engineering Lee Mee Fah • Trainer for Building Construction Supervisors Safety course, Workplace Safety and Health Officers Training course and Formwork Safety Supervisor courses for Ministry of Manpower • Trainer for Project Management course for Singapore Combat Engineers Lim Cher Yam • External Assessor for ISO 9000 Certification and Surveillance Audits for Building and Construction Authority • External Assessor for ISO 9000 Certification Audits for JQA • Assessor for Academic Professional Competence for eligibility to be Chartered Surveyors Edmund Lim • Trainer for Building Services course for Ascendas Land Pte Ltd • Conducted short course on Building Technology and Services for Skills Redevelopment Programme – Real Estate Management and Maintenance Industry and provided Building Services to School of Combat Engineers Loo Ching Nong • Trainer for Building Construction Supervisors Safety, Workplace Safety and Health Officers Training and Formwork Safety Supervisor (English and Mandarin) courses for Ministry of Manpower M S Islam • Leader for course on Concrete Quality Assurance – The Quality of Raw Materials, jointly organised by the Singapore Concrete Institute and Ready-Mix Concrete Association of Singapore • Leader for course on Assessment and Repair of Concrete Structures, jointly organised by the Singapore Concrete Institute and Singapore Polytechnic Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF DESIGN & THE ENVIRONMENT (CONT’D) Nashatar Singh • Coordinator and Developer of Geotechnical Laboratory Testing course for Singapore Combat Engineers • Trainer for refresher course on Geotechnical Engineering for PUB Ng Weng Fai • Course Coordinator for Town Planning course under the Singapore Cooperation Programme of Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Trainer for Noise Monitoring course • Trainer for Water Distribution and Sanitary Plumbing course for Housing and Development Board • Trainer for Building and Estates Management course for Ministry of Education Ong Chee Fatt • Expert Mentor for Ministry of Education Innovation Programme 2006 Sia Chiaw Hui • Trainer for Pavement Engineering course for Land Transport Authority • Conduct short course on Building Construction and Maintenance for Singapore Combat Engineers Daniel Tan Kim Soon • Trainer for Workplace Safety and Health Officers Training and Building Construction Supervisors Safety courses, and Workshop for Safety Auditors • Trainer for Building Project Manager’s course for Singapore Combat Engineers Jessie Tan Chew Pin • Assessor for Academic Professional Competence for eligibility to be Chartered Surveyors Tan Poh Seng • Assistant Coordinator and Trainer for Workplace Safety and Health Officers Training course for Ministry of Manpower • Assistant Coordinator and Trainer for Workshop for Safety Auditors for Ministry of Manpower • Trainer for Building Construction Supervisors Safety and Formwork Safety Supervisor (English) courses for Ministry of Manpower • Conduct short courses on Building Construction and Maintenance for Singapore Combat Engineers Tan Shia Tew • Coordinator, trainer and developer of short course for Renovation Contractors (3 runs) for Renovation and Decoration Advisory Centre • Developed and conducted seminar on The Undertaking of Housing and Development Board Licensed Renovation Contractor Tan Yew Meng • Conducted courses on Project Management for Singapore Contractors Association Pte Ltd • Course Coordinator for Assessment and Repair of Concrete Structures course for Singapore Concrete Institute and Singapore Polytechnic Tang Ah Lek • Coordinator and trainer for Workplace Safety and Health Officer Training course • Trainer for Building Construction Supervisors Safety course • Trainer for Property and Facilities Management short course (Basic and Advanced) • Trainer for Building Construction and Maintenance course for Singapore Combat Engineers • Trainer for Building and Estates Management course for Ministry of Education • Coordinator and trainer for Formwork Safety Supervisor (English/Mandarin) and Noise Monitoring courses and workshop for Safety Auditors for Ministry of Manpower Teo Kian Hun • Trainer for Building Construction Supervisors Safety, Workplace Safety and Health Officers Training and Formwork Safety Supervisor (English and Mandarin) courses for Ministry of Manpower • Conducted courses on Project Management for Site Supervisors for Singapore Power • Conducted courses on Site Management (Running an Effective and Smooth Site) for Land Transport Authority Wong Chi Meng • Assessor for Academic Professional Competence for eligibility to be Chartered Surveyors 89 90 Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF DESIGN & THE ENVIRONMENT (CONT’D) Yeo Huang Kiat • Trainer for Noise Monitoring course for Ministry of Manpower • Coordinator for Property Maintenance and Facilities Management and Practical Applications of Land Title Strata Act courses Yoong Yuen Soo • CAD Consultancy Work with MOM on Nicoll Highway Enquiry Report SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING A L Satya Prakash • Conducted the following tailor-made courses: Basic Military Technology AppreciationElectro-Optics and Mobile Wireless Technology Arun Kumar • Presented the following papers at the 12th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering: Hidden Markov Model Based Analysis of Single Trial functional MRI Data Detection of Activation from Functional MR Images Based on Conditional Random Fields Cai Zhi Qiang (Dr) • Presented a paper titled Line Detection in Soccer Video during the Fifth International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing (ICICS 2005), Bangkok • Technical session chair for the session Multimedia Analysis and Retrieval for the Fifth International Conference on Information, Communications and Signal Processing (ICICS 2005), Bangkok • Conducted a Robot Soccer Camp for Secondary School students Chaganti D V • Conducted Basic Military Technology Appreciation course on Weapon Systems for Subrahmanyam Singapore Armed Forces Cheong Tek Mun (Dr) • Conducted a tailor-made course on 3G Technology Steven Chew Lai Keat • Conducted the following tailor-made courses: • Practical Application to Network Management • IT Security for Ministry of Defence Chong Siew Ping • Co-authored a paper titled Robotic Soccer Image Processor - FPGA Implementation and was published in the proceedings of GSPx 2005 Pervasive Signal Processing Conference (October 2005), USA Chua Kay Chiang • Conducted short courses on Introduction to Wireless Networking and IT Security Rodney Dorville • Member of selection panel for World Skills Singapore 2007 • Conducted a tailor-made course on IT Security for Ministry of Defence Fazlur Rahman (Dr) • Published Network Approach for Physiological Parameter Measurement, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2005, Vol 54, No 1, pp 337-346 • Presented a paper Mobile Health Monitoring System at the International Conference on Automatic Control, Modelling and Simulation, March 2006, Prague, Czech Republic G Ramanujam • Co-authored a paper Robotic Soccer Image Processor – FPGA Implementation and was published in the proceedings of GSPx 2005 Pervasive Signal Processing Conference (October 2005), Santa Clara, USA • Published a paper Evolving a Wholesome and Enriching Learning Experience through Practical Based Independent Learning in the Journal of Teaching Practices 2005 at SP Goh Chong Miang • Co-authored a paper Robotic Soccer Image Processor – FPGA Implementation and was published in the proceedings of GSPx 2005 Pervasive Signal Processing Conference (October 2005), Santa Clara, USA Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (CONT’D) Goh Say Seng • Conducted short courses on Basic Electricity And Electronics Hie Wie Tiong • Conducted Foundation Fieldbus End User Seminar • Consultant for Switching Control of M&E Equipment for Defence Science and Technology Agency Raymond Ho • Conducted Basic Military Technology Appreciation course on Communication Systems for Singapore Armed Forces • Conducted the following short courses: • Mobile Wireless Technologies • Computer Networks and Protocols Hui Wing Hong • Consultant for Singapore Prison Service for Design and Development of Stun Vest Jaichandar K S • Overseas attachment with Apollo Hospital, India for two months from September to November 2005 Jiang Fan (Dr) • Presented a paper on Study On the Performance of Different Types of PV Panels in Singapore at the International Power Engineering Conference, November 2005, Singapore Jiang Hao • Conducted a Robot Soccer Camp for Secondary School students Kwa Teck Poey • Conducted IT Security course for Ministry of Defence Lee Chee Whye • Consultant on Licensing of Electrical Installation at Cashew Park Condominiums Lee Hock Aun • Conducted a Robot Soccer Camp for Secondary School students Michael Lee Kuoh Lih • Consultant for Alexandra Hospital on GPS Location Based Information System Leong Fai Choy • Consultant for Switching Control of MandE Equipment for Defence Science and Technology Agency Leong Kin Seng • Conducted a tailor-made course on Basic Drive Technology Leung Kin On • Conducted a short course on Introduction to PLC Li Hongwei • Conducted a short course on Introduction to Wireless Networking – A Practical Approach • Presented a paper at the 4th WSEAS International Conference on Information Security, Communications and Computers • Conducted a short course on Introduction to Wireless Networking Lim Buey Kiang • Consultant for TeleRadio Engineering Pte Ltd on Remote Control of Contacts via GSM Network • Consultant for Mtech Imaging Pte Ltd on the following projects: • Dual Display GUI for Fever Scanner S3000 • Development of Thermal Scanning Software • Consultant for United Premas for Evaluation Kit for Object Tracking Module • Consultant for Laser Vision Systems Pte. Ltd for High Speed Deblurring Function and LPR (release 1.0) Loh Yew Chiong • Conducted short courses on Computer Networks and Protocols and Next Generation Voip Low Lee Ngo • Co-authored a paper on Development of an MEMS-based Milli-mirror for precise tracking in high density and presented at the 3rd International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies • Co-authored a paper for publication on Nanoparticle assisted micropattering of active proteins on solid substrate in Biosensors and Bioelectronics (Elsevier), Volume 21, issue 8 91 92 Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING (CONT’D) M Fikret Ercan Co-published the following: • A Genetic Algorithm for Hybrid Flow-Shop Scheduling with Multiprocessor Tasks Journal of Scheduling, Vol 8, pp 323-351, 2005 • Performance of Local Search Heuristics on Scheduling a Class of Pipelined Multiprocessor Tasks, in print, Computers and Electrical Engineering, 2006 • Impacts of Adverse Weather Using the Well-Being Framework in the Reliability Worth Evaluation of Subtransmission Systems Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore, Vol 45, pp 49-56, 2005 • Scheduling Pipelined Multiprocessor Tasks: An Experimental Study with Vision Architecture, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 3482, pp 445 - 452, 2005 Ng Nai Fatt • Authored paper on Automatic Domestic Meter Reading through Embedded Internet, GSPx– Global Signal Processing Conference, Dallas, USA • Co-authored paper on Web-based telemedicine, IEEE-EMBS Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine 2003, Birmingham, UK David Papkin • Consultant Trainer for Avantus Training Company for Microsoft Certification • Conducted short course on Network System Admin Use WIN 2003 Pattabhi Raman • Conducted Basic Military Technology Appreciation courses on Weapons Systems, Electro-optics and Communication Systems for Republic Singapore Air Force Pee Suat Hoon • Conducted a short course on Foundation Fieldbus • Consultant for Green Science Technologies (S) Pte Ltd for Data Acquisition Project • Consultant for Osim International Pte Ltd for Massage Program Recording • Published the following: Chapter titled Project Based Learning using CDIO submitted to a book on Thinking Skills and Teaching Strategies. Book to be published by McGraw Hill A paper describing 3 PBL projects to Industrial Automation magazine Rajnish Gupta (Dr) • Co-published the following papers: • Comparison of Subtransmission System Reliability Worth for Diverse Systems by Including Health Considerations, Electric Power Systems Research Journal, Elsevier, Switzerland, Vol 74, No 1, pp 65-72, April 2005 • Impacts of Adverse Weather Using the Well-Being Framework in the Reliability Worth Evaluation of Subtransmission Systems”, the Journal of IES, M and E issue, 2005 Tan Hua Joo • Conducted short courses on Basic Electricity and Electronics Tan Kwee Teck (Dr) • Conducted a short course on Next Generation Network Voip Teo Chin Heng • Conducted Basic Military Technology Appreciation courses on Radar/Sensors and Communication Systems for Republic of Singapore Air Force Francis Teo • Conducted the following tailor-made courses: Practical Application to Network Management IT Security for Ministry of Defence Toh Ser Khoon • Consultant for Consumer Association of Singapore for CaseTrust Accreditation Scheme Yang Zhizong (Dr) • Presented a paper on the Profibus Competence Centre in SP at the 8th Profibus Competence Centre Meeting, Frankfurt, Germany, June 2005 • Conducted a short course on IT Security for Ministry of Defence Yin Ma Thwe • Conducted a course on Computer Networks and Protocols Yue Pik Kong • Consultant for Harbin Institute of Technology for Design and Fabrication of Humanoid Robot and Omni-Directional Robot • Consultant for the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for RE40II Humanoid Robot and Accessories Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL & MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING Chia Kiak Biow • Provided consultancy service on QMS Certification Assessment work for IQCS Certification Choy Fook Seng, PBM • Mentor to Westwood Secondary School Robotics Team • Developed Robotic Dogs for Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2006 Light-up and Opening Ceremony Organising Committee • Served as Judge at the FIRST Robotics Singapore 2006 organised by the A* STAR and the Singapore Science Centre • Developed Motorised Chambermaid Trolleys for Copthorne Orchid Hotel • Developed Motorised Carts for Design Studio Furniture Manufacturer Ltd • Served as Judge at the National Junior Robotics Competition 2005 organised by the A* STAR and the Singapore Science Centre Kwek Seng Heng • Conducted training course on ISO 14001:2004 (Revision EMS Standards) to EPE Packaging Pte Ltd • Provided consultancy service on the documentation for merging both ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 Standards into one QMS/EMS Standards Lum Siew Kay • Conducted a short course on electroplating, jointly with the Singapore Surface Finishing Society Ng Eng Hong (Dr) • Conducted one run of a short course on Air-Conditioning Systems and Maintenance for HDB Officers Zhou Changjiu (Dr) • Consultant for Harbin Institute of Technology for Design and Fabrication of Humanoid Robot and Omni-Directional Robot SCHOOL OF MEDIA & INFO-COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Ahmad Al Malhir, Kenny • Consultancy project for National Geographic to create 3D animation including realistic Ong, Isaac Yap bee, landscape, building structure, April-September 2005 Jennifer Ang • Instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bhojan Anand • Instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Timothy Chan Wai Kuen • Associate lecturer for SIM University (Dr) • Consultant, School of Computing, Middlesex University, UK • Co-authored a research paper entitled Evidence-based Research in Cross-cultural Learning Settings: Variations in the Use of Technology, Communication and the Role of Tutor presented at the First International Conference on Intercultural Communication Competence: Implications for Business, Education and Politics, 6-7 Oct 2005 Chong Chee Seng • Instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lai Fook Ming • Course Coordinator and lecturer for the SAF-SP Certificate in Information Technology course Leong Fong Sow • Module tutor for Web Applications Development in the Specialist Diploma in ECommerce Technology course Peter Leong • Instructor and course development for National Grid Office Grid Computing Competency Certification (GCCC) – Part 1 • Conference paper on Agent Mediated Autonomic Service Orchestration in Grid Environment submitted and accepted for INDIN2005, 3rd International IEEE Conference on Industrial Informatics, 10-12 August 2005, Perth, Australia • Conference paper on Fuzzy Cognitive Agents in Shared Virtual Worlds presented at CW20005, 2005 International IEEE Conference on Cyberworlds, 23-25 November 2005, Singapore 93 94 Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SCHOOL OF MEDIA & INFO-COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (CONT’D) Lim Kim Ying • Co-author of the book, Essentials of Web Programming – Client-side, Prentice Hall, 2004 Loh Kwong Khuin • Co-author of the book, Systems Design Techniques, Thomson Publishing, 2004 • Co-author of the book, Database Management Systems, Thomson Publishing, 2005 Justin Monreal • Instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ronnie Peh • Instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anna Phang • Judge for the West 4 Cluster Video Awards for Secondary Schools Arthur Poh • Course Tutor in BSZ150 Singapore Business Law with SIM University • Trainer in Copyright Law in the Intellectual Property Champion 2005 organised by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore • Instructor in International IT Law for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kenny Seah • Instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Calvin Siak • Instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Annie Sung • Instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tan Boon Yuen • Consultancy project for A*Star Data Storage Institute – Flash Publicity Animation for Award Nominees Christopher Tan • Instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Instructor for Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Training Camp for Primary School students Vernon Tan • Instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Project supervisor for Software Engineering Project, UOL-LSE Programme at SIM Tye Boo Lan • Co-author of textbook, Office Software, 2006, McGraw Hill • Trainer, Ministry Of Education, Teachers Work Attachment (E-Learning), Nov-Dec 2005 • Mentor Expert, Innovations Programme (Gifted Education), Nan Hua Primary School Agnes Wong • Course Coordinator and Instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wong Shin Yueh • Co-author of the book, VB.Net: A Practical Approach, Prentice Hall, 2005 Eileen Yeo • Course Coordinator and instructor for ICT Skills For Government Officials course under Japan-Singapore Partnership Programme for the 21st Century organised jointly by Japan International Cooperation Agency and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SINGAPORE MARITIME ACADEMY Ang Chin Eng • Competent Person to IMO STCW Panel of Experts • Certified Instructor for Scandinavian Air Services Bridge Resource Management Programme Anil Kumar Varma • Developed and delivered 2 Specialised Liquefied Gas Tanker Design and Operations course for Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore • Conducted Port Facility Security Officer courses and Ship Security Officer courses with CISCO and SMOU for the industry • Developed and delivered 2 numbers ECDIS Training Program using ECDIS Simulator for NSSPL senior officers • Developed and delivered a Container Stowage course for PIL Stowage Planners • Designed and developed a Damage Control and Liquid Cargo Handling using LCH Simulators for SMIT Salvage personnel • Conducted a number of STCW and tailor made courses in PSSR, Radar and Electronic Navigation Aids, Tanker Safety (Oil, Chemical and Gas) for industry personnel Ashok Mulloth • Conducted courses for the industry in GMDSS, PSSR, Electronic Navigation Systems, Tanker Familiarisation, Advanced Tanker Safety and Navigation Control • Delivered lectures in Ship Chartering and IT in Shipping for the SSOM and DSOM programmes Chen Chin Kwang • Conducted Fire-fighting courses for industry • Maritime Education and Training (MET) expert for PSB Certification Standard for Quality MET (QMET) Chatur Wahyu Pinandoro • Provided consultancy and training in STCW Short courses: PST, PSCRB, and PSSR for Public and Industry • Provided consultancy and training in PPCDL for Public and Industry Jimmy Chew Kwok Tim • Managed Distance Learning course in Shipboard Training and Assessment for senior local and Taiwanese merchant ship Officers • Developed, managed and delivered Train the Trainers for Titan Ocean Pte Ltd Superintendents • Managed and delivered Shipboard Training and Assessment course in Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM) for their lecturers Foo Nan Cho • Conducted Senior Engineer Assessment Programs for Ocean Tankers Pte Ltd • Conducted Crew Resource Management course for NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd Frederick James Francis • Marine Consultant and Investigator – Lucky Lady ( London Arbitration) • Mediator – Collision in Singapore • Delivered lectures in Shipping Law and Maritime Insurance Law for the SSOM and DSOM programmes • Provided training in PPCDL for public and industry Jaafar Bin Sidin • Maritime Education and Training (MET) expert for PSB Certification Standard for Quality MET (QMET) • Coordinated ISPS Code, Port Facilities Security Officer courses • Delivered lectures for ISPS Code, Ship Security and Company Security Officer courses • Credited instructor for Scandinavian Air Services (SAS) Bridge Resource Management (BRM) programme and delivered lectures for BRM courses • Coordinated and delivered lectures for Port of Singapore Authority, Container Ship Stowage Planners course • Developed and delivered lectures for Shipping Law/Contract and Disputes for SSOM and DSOM programmes K Nirmal Raj • Provided training in PPCDL, PST, FPFF, PSSR, GMDSS and PSCRB for public and industry 95 96 Singapore Polytechnic Annual Report 2005 / 2006 Staff Consultancy And Services to Industry SINGAPORE MARITIME ACADEMY (CONT’D) Mohamad Salleh Bin • Competent Person to IMO STCW Panel of Experts Ahmad Sarwan • Delivered lectures for ISPS Code, Ship Security and Company Security Officer courses • Delivered lectures for Port of Singapore Authority, Container Ship Stowage Planners course • National Examiner, Practical Boat-Handling Assessment for the issue of Powered Pleasure Craft Driving Licence Rajan Bhandari • Designed and Conducted a training course for Octel • Designed and Conducted a Training course on Commissioning of Oil Riggs for Keppel Fels Rosli Bin Ridzwan • National Examiner, Practical Boat-Handling Assessment for the issue of Powered Pleasure Craft Driving Licence • Facilitator, Powered Pleasure Craft Driving Licence Seminar and Workshop for Trainers • Conducted Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Training for industry • Examiner, Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Certificate of Competency • Provided Consultancy and Training in STCW Crowd Management and Safety Training for Passenger Ships for industry • Provided Consultancy and Training in STCW Personal Safety And Social Responsibilities course for industry • Provided Consultancy and Training in Personal Safety Techniques course for industry S Premanathan • Conducted Senior Engineer Assessment Programs for Ocean Tankers Pte Ltd • Conducted Crew Resource Management course for NYK Shipmanagement Pte Ltd Sahwan Osman • Provided Consultancy and Training in STCW Personal Survival Techniques course for industry • Provided Consultancy and Training in STCW Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats for industry • Provided Training for Powered Pleasure Craft Driving License course • National Examiner, Practical Boat-Handling Assessment for the issue of Powered Pleasure Craft Driving Licence Satinder Singh Virdi • Conducted courses for the industry in GMDSS, Electronic Navigation Systems, Specialised ECDIS training , Tanker Familiarisation , Advanced Oil Tanker Safety, Advanced Liquefied Gas Tanker, Crude Oil Washing and Ship Stability for FPSO Sheikh Mustafa Ali • Developed and conducted lectures on Customised Stowage Planning course for the PIL ship-planners • Developed and conducted Specialised training course for the operational use of ECDIS for the NSSPL senior officers • Provided training and conducted courses on GMOSS, ENS, PSCRB, PPCDL for student and industry