Education

  • LASALLE College of the Arts
    (Aug 2007 - Sept 2009)

    // BA (Hons) Graphic Design
    - Attained Second Class Honours

    // Diploma in Communication Design

  • First Media Design School
    (July 2005 - April 2007)

    // Diploma in Graphic Design (Blackburn College UK)
    - Attained High Distinction

  • Ngee Ann Polytechnic
    (July 1999 - Aug 2002)

    Diploma in Information Technology

  • Ping Yi Secondary School
    (Jan 1995 - Dec 1998)

    Attained a Pass in GCE ‘O’ Levels with 6 credits

Work
Experience

  • Freelancing (Graphic Designer & Illustrator)
    (June 2023 - Current)

  • National Trades Union Congress (NTUC)
    Singapore’s national trade union centre that caters to the social well-being of workers of all collars, ages and nationalities

    Graphic Designer
    (Jan 2015 - Mar 2022)

    • Design union related collaterals that include: logo design, brochures and photos/short videos editing

    • Handle the design for communication team internal projects such as NTUC’s brand subsidaries‘ logo creation and construction, social media posts, web banners, namecard design, etc.

    • Design and implementation of collaterals for annual Labour Day events, such as backdrops, signages, emailers, publications, posters, art directing of photoshoots, etc.

    • Worked on NTUC’s labour-movement-centric weekly print publication “NTUC This Week”, from 2015 to its closure in 2017

    • Calligraphy writings for 2020 Citation publication

    • Phototaking at some NTUC-organised events

    • Taught a short course on calligraphy for one of teambuilding activities

  • Studio Haroobee School of Visual Art
    A private art school for children that encourages creativity and self-expression

    Part-time Art Educator
    (July 2014 - Dec 2014)

    • Engage the interest of children of age 2.5 to 12 years in art; teach them the thought processes of drawing, painting and the use of different mediums to create various effects

  • Freelancing

    Designer & Part-time Photographer
    (Feb 2014 - 2015)

    • Design of logos, flyers and e-banners for individuals and corporate entities

    • Phototaking at primary and secondary schools’ co-curricular activities

    • Editing of photos in Lightroom

  • Red Ink Communications LLP / Little Rabbit Photography
    A design & photography agency providing design services and photoshoots for fashion, newborn and maternity

    Designer & Assistant to Photographer
    (Oct 2013 - Jan 2014)

    • Assisting with studio photoshoots

    • Editing of photos (in Photoshop and Lightroom)

    • Conceptualising design to pitch jobs for People’s Associations and National University Hospital

  • Design Objectives
    A design agency specialising in graphic design, project management for businesses, copywriting, designing signages and wayfinding for hotels, restaurants, hospitals and shopping malls

    Graphic designer
    (Jan 2013 - June 2013)

    • Logo and symbol design

    • Wayfinding, signages design and directory layout

  • Spinergy Inc.
    An event production company that specialises in planning and organising corporate events and incentive trips locally and around the world

    Graphic Designer
    (June 2010 - July 2012)

    • Come up with the creatives and design of collaterals for events, such as banners, corporate gifts, stage backdrops, posters, packaging, etc

    • Design of event registration websites

    • Implementation of designs from the initial brief to the final production

    • Part of the organising team for:

      • Local events such as the launch of TODAY newspaper and PLATTS annual dinner

      • Overseas events for Citibank's incentive programs in Hanoi, Beijing and Hokkaido. I handled all aspects of design, and helped with the implementation, coordination and logistics for these events

  • Avanex Pte Ltd
    An e-commerce startup that promotes online sales of pharmaceutical products

    Web Designer
    (Sept 2002 - Nov 2003)

    • In charge of the visual aspect of product websites

    • Implementation, maintenance and update of the websites

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe inDesign

Adobe Lightroom

Procreate