Letters of Commendations | Some of the Companies we Serve | CEOs & Leaders who Contributed to Our Book

• Developed and delivered customized training programs to major organizations (TransCanada Pipelines, ATCO Electric, Grizzly Well Servicing Ltd., City of Edmonton, University of Alberta, Earth Tech Canada Ltd., NWT Power Corporation, Halliburton KBR , PCL Westcoast Constructors Ltd, Shell Chemicals Canada Ltd, General Electric Canada Inc. Suncor, Syncrude, etc.) on Hazard, Risk and Control Assessment, Occupational Health & Safety Responsibilities, Supervisor Safety, Due Diligence, Safety Inspections, Accident/Incident Investigation, Effective Observations and Interventions, Successful Safety Meetings, Hazards of High Voltage, etc.

• Developed and delivered international customized training to SONATRACK (Algerian National Oil Company) for Health and Safety Management Systems and Programs

• Instructed at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Extension, for the Occupational Health & Safety Certificate Program

• Presented at international and national business seminars and conferences on topics such as; Hazard, Risk and Control Assessment, Safe Work Motivation, Coaching for Maximum Safety Performance and Leadership for Safety Excellence

• Developed and facilitated safety programs to prevent human and economic loss, support organizational objectives by providing knowledge, skills and practice necessary to sustain a safety culture

• Consulted to clients on interpretation of legislation, standards, and procedures for understanding, acceptance and commitment

• Conducted audits, inspections and job observations to determine achievements and improvement opportunities of health and safety programs, resulting in improved safety performance throughout the workplace

• Facilitated accident/incident/near hit investigations to discover root causes for the prevention of losses, cost benefits, and to ensure the well being of our most valuable resource, employees

• Developed practices, procedures and standards for meaningful measurement, evaluation or correction of performance

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Pieter Weijand

Pieter Weijand is a Senior Risk Management Consultant at Governors' B.V. in The Netherlands and has been involved in the qualitative risk management solutions deployment of many Global Fortune 500 companies and almost if not all of the major oil companies in the world. Pieter has a metaview on risk management and has dealt with many risk management experts in almost any sector imaginable, from the nuclear industry to medical centres.

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Stylus Yeo

As a registered workplace safety and health officer (WSHO) with the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Stylus Yeo has many qualifications. This includes 'certified Fire Safety Manager' from the Singapore Civil Defence Academy (SCDF),'certified Environmental Control Officer' from the National Environment Agency (NEA), and certified ‘Occupational First Aider’ from Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Building Construction Safety Supervisor (MOM), Formwork Safety Supervisor (MOM) and Confined Space Safety Assessor (MOM). He is also a Safety Auditor. As a Safety professional, Stylus believes in life-long learning to remaining effective and efficient in the OSH industry. He is also a member of SISO (Singapore Institution of Safety Officers)

Stylus Yeo is currently the WSHO cum Consultant for various clients and the appointed Safety Trainer for many companies. In the late nineties, Stylus was one of the key trainers for LTA Code of Practices. In 2000, Stylus became a Consultant/Trainer specializing in Occupational Safety and Health at Bond International Consultants Pte Ltd.

During his career, Stylus has conducted more than 300 trainings, safety talks and briefings and numerous presentations for Management Organizations as well as Labour Groups. As a trainer, Stylus believes in good planning, communications and presentation skills, and interactive facilitation as the keys to success.

In 2003, he was appointed as the Safety Engineer overseeing the Operations team at Bond International Consultants Pte Ltd. Under his charge, his team of registered safety officers provides occupational safety and health advice to various clients all over Singapore. He is also well versed in Safety Promotion activities, having organized numerous safety promotion activities such as Safety Exhibitions, Safety Talks, Safety Poster Competitions, Safety Briefings and Drills, and having contributing to various company newsletters for various clients. Furthermore, he also assisted various Safety Auditors in auditing various clients’ Safety Management Systems. Stylus is known among his colleagues for his passion, drive and professionalism in providing work of the highest quality.

Stylus has served many government and well-established organizations which include Beyonics International, Singapore Cruise Centre, NCS, LTA (Land Transport Authority), HDB (Housing Development Board), SingTel and Delifrance Singapore, to name a few. Due to his great efforts and determination, these organizations have achieved very high standards in workplace safety and health. In fact, as a token of appreciation, HDB has even commended Stylus with a Letter of Appreciation for his work at the HDB Prefabrication Technology Centre (PTC). On top of that, he has also received Letters of Appreciation from Superpet Plastic Pte Ltd, Lita Ocean Pte Ltd and TEC Singapore Electronics Pte Ltd, to name a few.

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Jaye Ng

Jaye Ng is a Registered Safety Officer, Fire Safety Manager and Risk Consultant currently assisting in several of our company’s Workplace Safety and Health projects. Having undergone various professional training such as Safety and Health Officers Training Course, Basic Industrial Safety and Health Course for Supervisors, and Environmental Control Officers Course, Jaye possesses the necessary skills and knowledge to assist companies in all their safety needs.


Her extensive experience in handling traffic related projects makes her highly sought after, having served several LTA projects which include:
• Traffic Lightings for Central zone
• Traffic Lightings for East zone
• Traffic Lightings for West zone
• Public Street Lightings for Central zone
• Public Street Lightings for East zone
• Public Street Lightings for West zone

Jaye’s commitment and her attention to detail also extends to the private sector clients she serves, already having assisted in numerous projects such as Singapore Cruise Centre, Delifrance, NCS, Superpet Plastic, and Beyonics International.

In her course of work, Jaye conducts annual mass safety talks and other safety promotional activities such as fire drills. A competent speaker, she also assists the other Approved Risk Consultants during training, always ready to share her valuable experience.

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Benjamin Cheng

Benjamin Cheng has been helping corporate & individuals in the area of Sales & Marketing, Personal Developement and Business Strategic Planning since 1999. He is well known for his interactive, humorous and engaging style of Speaking and Training; as a bi-lingual (English & Mandarin) Speaker, Trainer, Interpreter and Business Consultant, his program are delievered based on the integration of more than 14 years of valuable experiences in General Management, Sales and Marketing, Public Speaking, Accelerated Learning, Training and Project Management.

Ben is internationally certified as a Master Practitioner in NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), SMT (Sequential Mind Technology) and Hypnotherapy. He graduated from NUS with a Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering  Degree, holds an Advanced Certificate in Theology and a Masters of Education (Leadership, Policy & Change).

He is the Past President of Asia Professional Speakers - Singapore (APSS) and was one of the Charter Members (www.asiaspeakers.org). He was also the Co-Chair person for the International Convention Action Team organizing the 1^st Global Speakers Summit held in Singapore. ASA is affiliated to the National Speakers Association (NSA) of USA through the International Federation for Professional Speakers (IFFPS). Ben is also the only Asian Professional speaker to be in the IFFPS taskforce consisting of well known speakers from around the world. He has also been interviewed and featured on radio by FM938 and FM958. He is an active Toastmaster (ATM-B) and is the 1^st speaker in District 80 to be the dual Champion in Humorous Speech Contest (2004) and Table Topics Contest (2006)

Ben has delievered English and Mandarin Keynote Speaking, Master of Ceremony, trainings and Facilitations in the Asia Pacific region including Singapore, China, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Taiwan to more than 10,000 people for the following topics: Sales and Marketing, Art of Communication, Motivation, Accelerated Learning, Psyhology of Selling, Strategic Management, Telephone Sales, Telephone Marketing, Excellent Customer Service, effective Leadership, Teambuilding, Self-awareness, Effective Presentation, Public Speaking, Train the Trainers, Speaker's Training, Time Management, Stress Management and many other customized Programs.

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Richard Sng

Richard is a language coach / lecturer, as well as a vocal and verbal image consultant / trainer.

He graduated from the Teachers’ Training College, now known as the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. He taught English, Mathematics and Science in various Primary and Secondary Government and Government-Aided Schools.

In his 40 years in the Education Industry, both in the public and private sectors, he has shared his experience and expertise with thousands of children and adults in schools, institutions of higher learning, community centres, libraries, the corporate world and the public at large.

His workshops and courses are value-added. Participants find his presentations systematic and structured, detailed and comprehensive, easy to grasp and understand.

Richard has been a Toastmaster since May 1997 and has contributed much to the organisation.  

He has attained the highest award, Distinguished Toastmaster ( DTM ), bestowed by Toastmasters International, U.S.A. A very much sought-after Language Evaluator, he gets invited regularly to numerous Toastmasters clubs all over Singapore, evaluating the creative use, misuse, abuse and overuse of the English language.

Richard is the Charter President of Brilliant Advanced Toastmasters and the Past President of Tampines Regional Library Toastmasters.

He sponsored IFPAS Toastmasters, Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters, Discovery Toastmasters, Great Eastern Toastmasters, GELPA Toastmasters and NTU Alumni Toastmasters. He is also the club mentor to Nanyang Business School, Jones Lang LaSalle,  Raintree, Team Nova,  Bishan C.C., Ulu Pandan C.C., Rivervale ( Punggol Park ) C.C., Singhealth Nurses, StarDuS and St Nicholas Girls’ (Teachers) Toastmasters Clubs.

He is also the Trainer, helping to set up the NUS High School of Maths & Science Gavel Club.

Richard has actively participated in numerous International Speech, Humorous Speech, Impromptu Speech and Speech Evaluation Contests. To date he has won more than 50 trophies. He represented Singapore in the International Speech Contest in Kuching, Malaysia in 2003. He emerged among the top 6, out of 16 contestants from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau, Brunei and Singapore. He also represented Singapore in the Speech Evaluation Contest in Bangkok, Thailand in 2005. In 2007, he represented Singapore again in the International Speech Contest in Hong Kong. He has also judged numerous speech contests locally and regionally.

Thrice, Richard has been the awarded the Toastmaster of the Year, in 1999, 2003 and again in 2007. From among the 9980 Toastmasters in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau and Brunei in District 51, Richard was selected the Most Outstanding Toastmaster for 2003/2004.

He has been invited to speak at Rotary Club Garden City, Neptune Orient Lines, CPF Board, Singapore Institute of Management, Life Underwriter’s Association (IFPAS), YMCA,  NACLI,  ACCA, Compaq Computers, Dynacast, Singapore Nurses Association, SingHealth Group of Hospitals, Singapore Association for Personal & Executive Secretaries ( SAPES ), Buddhist Youth Leadership Training, WSHO Conference 2007, Singapore  Polytechnic, ITE  Bishan, ITE College East, The Grassroots’ Club, community centres/clubs, libraries and schools.

Richard is also the coach of the winning team from Singapore General Hospital in the 3rd SingHealth
Inter-Institutional Nursing Research Debate 2006.

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Adjunct Associate Professor Kumaran Rajaram

A highly effective and versatile professional, recognized for his consistently outstanding and excellent presentation, communication and written skills equipped with over 10 years of experience in the diverse area of Training Consultancy, Training Development, Management, Counseling, Quality Control, Research and Leadership positions, of which 6 years of it specially focused in the training and lecturing field.

Kumaran is an individual that has an impeccable array of skills and qualifications. Hailing from the top government sector, Kumaran is very familiar in the pinnacle of education and development. His management and training experiences includes appointments as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kumaran Associates, Management Consultant with E-square, Director of Studies / Academic Head with Boston International School, and also as a Senior Lecturer where he lectures on a diverse area of subjects under the Business Faculty purview from Masters to Diploma levels.

He is also a much sought after speaker and consultant in the areas Organizational Effectiveness, Quality Control and Leadership development. Kumaran was a training consultant with Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) for approximately 5 years since the year 2000. With that same period of time, he was concurrently being assigned to be the Training Development Officer to test and stretch his potential and abilities, where he was intensively involved in the development and implementation of various training curriculums, methodologies, processes and procedures. As a lecturer and training consultant, he lectures and provides training for various levels of target audience in the areas of employability, management and engineering skills. His involvement in facilitating and mentoring research analysis assignments, problem-based learning and case-study mode of projects/assignments has enabled him to be very experienced in the various delivery modes of courses/ lessons.

In addition, he also has a very diverse field of exposure in delivering presentations, lectures and forums to a very large group of audience. His competency and proficiency in his field has earned him to be the Head of Section in an accelerated mode where he is involved in planning, managing and scheduling of various intensive training programmes and overseeing a large group of trainers. With his high level and tenacious character, he has taken these challenges in his stride and shown to be performing very well. For his outstanding exemplary efforts, he was also given the title as ‘Master Instructor’ during his service in Mindef for others to emulate him as the role model where he provides the necessary coaching, mentorship and guidance to groom new trainers respectively. In addition, he also lectures for various levels of academic students that enable him to very current and up-to-date with the educational syballus and methodologies used targeted towards the junior target audience.

In his earlier stint with the Navy, he was involved in many pioneering initiatives such as research analysis assignments, problem-based learning and case-study mode of learning, etc. An achiever, full of drive and determination, he is often credited for his innovative ideas in improving the work processes and resolving problems. As an individual who has a niche in
critical creativity thinking, he was most instrumental and active in improving his work processes. As a testimony to his professionalism and dedication, Kumaran has been awarded the Outstanding Wits Leader award, Outstanding Individual Suggestor Award, Certificate of Commendadtion and Innovation Award from former Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence, Dr Tony Tan, former Chief-of-Navy RDAM Liu Tuck Yew and Chief-of-Navy Liu Tuck Yew and Chief-of-Navy RDAM Ronnie Tay respectively.

Kumaran obtained his MBA from the University of Southern Queensland after completing postgraduate Diploma and Bachelor’s degree (Hons) in Business Studies and Administration. He is currently working on his PhD (Doctorate) research paper on Education Management and Development with the University of South Australia (UniSA).

As a polytechnic graduate from the engineering faculty, he has the advantage to have a different and diverse perspective in handling and managing challenging processes and implementing training strategies. He shares his professional, corporate and academic experiences with his audience in the hope to motivate, inspire and influence them to pursue their dreams and aspirations at any age and backgrounds by any means possible.

Kumaran delivers good quality, lively, fun, effective and dynamic programs, lectures, seminars and workshops filled with practical activities and real—life examples in sessions of multicultural background, diverse segments and functional responsibility.


Safety Achievements

a) Cetificate of Commendation, by Chief of Navy - RADM Lui Tuck Yew, 2001 in recognition of his leadership and commitment in organising & conducting numerous safety promotional activities, thereby enhancing safety awareness in TRACOM

b) Cetificate of Commendation, by Chief of Navy - RADM Ronnie Tay, 2003 in recognition of his leadership and commitment in organising & conducting numerous safety promotional activities, thereby enhancing safety awareness in TRACOM

c) Service Excellence Award for Innovation Award - Gold Safety Project - Safety Video of 76mm OTO Melera

Key Safety Appointments held

a) President/Founder and Chairman, of RSN's Safe Riding Motorcyclists' Club
b) Organising Vice-Chairman - TRACOM, Safety & Pride Day 2001
c) Organising Chairman - INTO, Safety Focus Day 2001
d) Organising Chairman - INTO, Safety Focus Day 2002
e) Organising Vice-Chairman - TRACOM, Safety Day 2003
f) Organising Chairman - INTO, Safety & Pride Day 2003
g) Advisor for Chairman and Secretarial for TRACOM Safety Day 2004

Safety Certifications and Accrediations

a) Safety Supervisor Course, Institute of Marine Systems
b) Safety Manager Course, Institute of Marine Systems
c) Basic Fire Fighting Course, National Martime Board
d) Certifiate of Achievement-Occupational Health Worshop, ST Medical Services Pte Ltd

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Lawrence Yeo

Asia Competitive Strategy, Market Entry Strategy, Trade & Investments (FDI & Feasibility) Consultant.

Significant experience in formulating clients’strategies for Asia market entry, marketing and competitive strategies as well as in Asia FDI investment management/promotion, location branding and site location.

Asia contributing editor for fDi(Foreign Direct Investment) magazine owned by London’s Financial Times. He influences a global audience of 45,000 CEOs and government investment/trade officials.

Professional awards and memberships:
Arthur D. Little (ADL) Star Case Award, awarded by Chase Investment Bank, London for Outstanding Consulting
Quality performance. Presented by ADL CEO.
Member of American Marketing Association, International Who’s Who of Professional Management, Barron’s
Who’s Who In Global Banking & Finance, The Logistics Institute-Asia Pacific, and Society of Competitive
Intelligence Professionals (SCIP).
Academic education: International Economics and International Politics, Simon Fraser University; Master of Public
Administration (MPA), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (ongoing)
Previous work experience:
Competitive Strategy Consultant with Arthur D. Little (ADL), Deloitte Consulting, SynovateBusiness Consulting.
In-house training in Strategy & Financial Analysis topics in Bostonand Melbourne.
Investment Analyst with SocGen. In-house training in investment analysis.

As a secondary activity, Training expertise in Asia Investment/Trade Promotion, Marketing and Entrepreneurship.
Chief Trainer assignments in:

The Young Entrepreneur Mastery (TYEM), Carrie Academy International (CAI)
Trainer for universities, polytechnics and schools in our ICE programme(Innovation, Creativity, Entrepreneurship)

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Angeline V Teo

Angeline is a professional learning and development solutions provider.

Behind her ventures in life is a passion for people. Angeline loves people.

As a certified Coach and Consultant of PEP (Personal Efficiency Program), she has helped employees from various organizations to improve on their performance through proper management of time, duties and priorities at work. Throughout the years of personal and group coaching, she has gained a valuable knowledge and perspective of a person’s life at the workplace.

Able to understand this, she upholds the importance of striking a balance between Work and Life.  As a proficient speaker, she shares to her audience the practical practices to adopt when dipped into a busy and pressure-driven environment. She believes in S.P.A.M (Stay Positively Active and Motivated) as the right formula to succeed in one’s personal and professional life.

Another passion point of Angeline is communication, specifically in Cross-Cultural. As an inspiring trainer, she recognizes the importance of understanding diverse backgrounds. She believes that by having the right communication approach for every individual you meet or interact with, you are able to surpass the liabilities and troubles brought about by the unsettled natural differences.

She has acquired a wealth of experience in the international markets working with diverse cultures, and managed collaborations with Multi-Nationals, Ministries and Government Institutions in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Australia and UK.

Angeline is a dynamic person with dynamic ways to engage people. She has helped many organizations and individuals at understanding the need to change, and individuals to move to a new dimension, opening new chapter in their lives.  She has gained experience and exposure in the areas of organizational development and change management with major airlines such as Cathay Pacific, Qantas and British Airways.

She has twenty five years of experience in the areas of Management, Sales, Marketing, Distribution, E-Commerce, Training, Business, Consultancy and Coaching. 

Angeline at a glance:

• Accredited PEP Consultant for PEPWorldwide in Asia Pacific
• Certified Career Coach, WorkLife Asia
• A Certified ICAP Consultant, providing consulting and training to organizations under the Industry Capability Upgrading Programme
• Chair Person, Global Speakers’ Summit 2005
• Consultant, Tourism Victoria’s Strategy Workshops in Singapore and Malaysia 2005
• Principal Facilitator, Vietnam-Singapore Education Workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam 2005
• Founding Member and Vice President, Asia Professional Speakers Singapore in 2004-2005
• Chair Person, Women’s Leadership Forum 2004
• Former local lecturer, Edith Cowen University, Western Australia in the area of Tourism Marketing Management Degree Program 2003
• President, Asian Educational Consortium Alumni (AEC) 2000-2005
• A graduate of a Higher Master of Science Degree in International Marketing from University of Strathclyde (UK)
  

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Mike Chan

Mr Mike Chan specialize in project management and project development. He is also a self taught entrepreneur and an expert in field of work process reengineering, project planning, team building process and contract management.

A graduate with Honours from National University of Singapore and holding a qualification in business administration from Singapore Institute of Management, he has worked on various public and private sector projects locally and internationally. Mr Mike Chan had also served in public and private sector handling large to medium sized projects. His market sector experience includes offices, residential , healthcare, hotel, roads, rail transportation and others development projects in Singapore.

His client include MOE, HDB, Millenium Copthorne, Allgreen Properties, MFA, Nakheel, and Ossia International.

He has also handled residential & industry building in other Asian, China, Europe and Middle East countries like Palm Jumeriah in Dubai and interior fitout in China.

Mr Mike Chan is also a trainer for Clerks of works at project development in previous employment and has received commendation for delivering a quality circle project that improved construction process.

He is also a member of Singapore Institute of Surveyor and Valuer and Singapore Institute of Building.