Present Appointment:
Chief Executive Officer, National Research Foundation, Prime Minister's Office, Singapore
Managing Director, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Professor, Nanyang Technological University
Professor, National University of Singapore
Past Appointment:
Executive Director (Science & Engineering Research Council), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (1 Feb 2010 - 30 Sep 2010)
Dy Managing Director (Research), Agency for Science, Technology and Research
(1 Apr 09 - 30 Sep 2010)
Chief Executive Officer, Parkway Education Pte Ltd & Group Senior Vice President/Parkway Holdings (July 2008 - 31 Mar 09)
Principal/CEO, Republic Polytechnic (August 2002 - June 2008)
Project Director , Republic Polytechnic (January 2002 - July 2002)
Dean, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore
(August 1998 - June 2000)
Director, Data Storage Institute, Singapore
(April 1996 - 7 August 1998)
Director, Magnetics Technology Centre, Singapore
(April 1992 - March 1996)
Associate Professor, National University of Singapore (July 1993 - April 1998)
Senior Lecturer, National University of Singapore (July 1988 - June 1993)
Lecturer, National University of Singapore (April 1983 - June 1988)
Research Fellow, University of Southampton (December 1981 - April 1983)
Research Assistant, University of Southampton (June 1979 - November 1981)