EDUCATION
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of
Virginia Charlottesville, VA
Candidate for Masters of Business Administration, May 2002
Appointed Co-Chairman, Darden International Advisory Board
1st Prize Winner – 7th Annual Deloitte Consulting Case Challenge
Consulting Club, Finance Club, International Business Society
National University of Singapore Singapore
Bachelor of Laws (with honors), June 1993
Elected Class President; Elected Honorary Treasurer, Law Club
Management Committee
Received Law Club Colors Award for outstanding contributions to and
achievement in the Law Faculty
EXPERIENCE
Summer 2001 The Boston Consulting Group Singapore
Summer Consultant
- Researched, analyzed and advised client on global best
practices in e-procurement, e-supply chain management and
business- to-business e-collaboration.
- Managed the design, building and implementation of a model to
prioritize and evaluate the feasibility, value and risk of
twenty-one e-commerce projects.
1995 – 2000 Rajah & Tann, Andersen Legal (a member firm of
Andersen Worldwide) Singapore
General Manager
Developed broad based analytical, quantitative, strategic
thinking, team working and
communication skills. Acquired functional expertise in project
management, human resource
management, organizational re-design, information technology
management and management
accounting.
Strategic business planning, mergers and growth
- Planned, managed and executed more than 300% growth in
personnel and revenue in 2 ½ years.
- Developed and implemented strategy for merger of more than 800
professionals from Rajah & Tann and Arthur Andersen to create
Singapore’s first multi-disciplinary professional services firm.
Enterprise re-engineering
- Analyzed issues, recognized opportunities and developed
organizational strategy which reduced employee turnover by 50% in
a 12 month period.
- Re-engineered operational processes which resulted in greater
operational efficiency, cost savings and a reduction of staff to
attorney ratio from 2:1 to 1.5:1.
Attorney
- Initiated and led litigation of the 3 largest multi-million
dollar cases in the Shipping Department. Litigation resulted in
favorable outcomes on behalf of clients.
- Presented arguments before the Supreme Court of Singapore in
civil litigation cases.
- Formulated, advised and implemented legal strategy for
clients, conducted research, interviews and fact finding, analyzed
business, legal and factual issues, and drafted legal documents
and arguments.
- Managed over 50 active client cases at any given time.
1993 – 1995 Drew & Napier Singapore
Attorney
Counseled clients on legal risk management issues.
PERSONAL
- Commissioned Officer, Singapore Armed Forces
- Interests in rugby, photography and popular Physics.
- Conversant in Chinese (Mandarin).
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