My Journey
Since young, I have been mesmerized by science, technology and engineering, specifically robotics, as I strongly believe that it has the potential to transform societies and make the world a better place to live in. I aspire to lead multiple teams of engineers - specializing in intelligent, versatile robotic systems - to work on projects that have the potential to significantly impact the lives of others positively. In later career, I hope to inspire the next generation of engineers by introducing technological and engineering concepts to children from their early childhood.
I began my robotics journey in secondary one. Pioneering the robotics club as president and chief programmer, I have won dozens of robotics competitions at the national level, bagging home hundreds of trophies. In recognition, I was sponsored by external companies with their products and also been offered opportunities in their product testing and research and development.
After secondary school, I joined one of the companies as a part-time robotics consultant/instructor, engaging in product testing and research and development, and coaching schools from all over Singapore, while furthering my studies. To stay updated with the technological evolution, I have been spectating major robotics competitions like the RoboCup International and was fortunate to be invited to the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) robotics research laboratory, which was a fascinating experience.
In Nanyang Polytechnic, I have learnt directly from the world-renowned international robotics (Micromouse) champion and worked on digital signal processing and motor control projects. At the same time, I founded an educational company in technology – a robotics training agency that catered to Singapore educational institutions. Subsequently, for my final year project at Nanyang Polytechnic, I travelled to Beyondsoft, Wuhan, China, as a test engineer and conducted firmware testing of Hewlett-Parkard printers, before graduating with a diploma with merit.
Moving on, I went into the army and served the nation in various units and divisions. After National Service, I was offered several scholarships from organisations like the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), to further my studies. Ultimately, I decided upon the National University of Singapore (NUS) Electrical and Computer Engineering Scholarship and enrolled into NUS to further my technical knowledge.
In NUS, I embarked on a year-long trip to San Francisco Bay Area under the NUS Overseas College Silicon Valley programme. I took entrepreneurship courses at Stanford University and at the same time worked at Lightning Motors Corp. as an electrical engineer. I prototyped and improved the world’s fastest electric motorcycle in production – the LS-218, as well as prototyped the next generation electric motorcycle from scratch and added it as a new bike model to the product line.
​Upon graduation, I joined ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems) as an electrical engineer. I prototyped and improved an autonomous underwater vehicle platform, after which, I was seconded to DSO National Laboratories (Sensors), where I prototyped and improved a different autonomous underwater vehicle platform.
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After my 2-year stint in autonomous underwater vehicle platforms, I entered DSO National Laboratories (Robotics Division) as an electrical engineer, where I prototyped and improved an unmanned aerial vehicle platform.
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Subsequently, I moved on and took up the role of system engineer at AR Robotics and Automation under ISDN Holdings (parent company), where I led all robotisation and automation technical development, deployment and maintenance projects in factory and warehouse process transformation. A few months into the role, I was asked to undertake the additional responsibility of heading all engineering efforts under AR Biotech (sister subsidiary), to which I gladly accepted. Eventually, I was internally transferred to the group's founding / anchoring subsidiary, Servo Dynamics, by the Managing Director / President of ISDN Holdings. Under Servo Dynamics Robotic Systems Division, I entered into the role of senior system engineer and led robotisation and automation (AGVs, AMRs, robotic arms) technical development, deployment and maintenance projects in factory and warehouse process transformation.
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Besides engineering, I have ventured and took up a variety of part-time jobs to experience various industries such as being a sales promoter, waiter, operations assistant, receptionist, etc, all of which are humbling experiences that refined my character, made me better-rounded and shaped my world view.