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Leadership & Coaching

Head of Training & Talent Development for the region with 5 Heads of Schools reporting to the position, 50-over staff, and a budget with 7-digits. Commended on the following dimensions by AirAsia: Visionary, inspirational and focused, strategic and tactical, effective communication, collaborative and teamwork centered, persuasive and passion for job, caring and likeable, decisive, ethical and integrity, and openness to feedback.

Entrepreneurship

Founder of successful entities at HELP University including The Dept of Psychology, ARCCADE & Center for Applied Studies in Emotional Intelligence (CASEI). Current Founder of Asian Champs & Dr Life Coach. Project Developer & Manager of Mentoring Malaysia (with 6-digit grant from United Nations and a grant from Nestle), Malaysian Book of Record's Addicted-2-Life (received by the Prime Minister), Leadership Excellence in Asia Pacific (LEAP), Disaster Relief 1-Blanket-4-Japan. As well as Project Manager for new endeavors e.g. Singapore's CREST, and Malaysian Academy of Sports. 

Learning Influence

HRDF-Certified Trainer - Rated highly by Corporate Training Participants & Government Managers for Delivery & Content for Skill-Building programs incl Corporate Team-Building, Creativity & Communications, etc.
As Assistant Professor in Applied Psychology (Selection & Training for Organizations), University of Nottingham's student feedback incl: approachable, made me feel comfortable, able communicator, enthusiastic, clear, made me enjoy my classes and not want to miss any of it, encourages lots of participation, love the way he teaches.

Media & Community

More than 30 Media Appearances in Local & International Newspapers, TV & Radio. This includes Associate Press, BFM89.9, NTV7, STAR, NST, RTM, FMT, Daily Collegian, Sin Chew Daily, Oriental Daily, China Press, Focus, Herald, Variety, CASEL, Penn State International, Centre Daily Times, UNICEF media, etc. 

US Fulbrighter at prestigious PRC

Funded by the US Department of State, was working at the prestigious Prevention Research Center on the Presidential-recognized program Communities That Care (CTC) with over a 100 communities across Pennsylvania - involving key stakeholders e.g. dept of education, schools, police, hospitals, and local governments. 

PhD from Penn State in Applied Psychology

The Top-10 Developmental Psychology program in the United States, the HDFS program focused on development through the lifespan, and research across various systems of social functioning. Multi-disciplinary faculty included Clinical Psychologists, School Psychologists, Statisticians & Methodologists, Sociologists, Youth & Family Professionals, Prevention Researchers, etc.

MA in Psychology & First-Class Hons BSc

First-Class Hons in Genetics, and GPA of 4.0 in MA Counseling Psychology. Psychology Intern at a Medical Center in Illinois, and Cancer Research Assistant with exposure to surgeries at a teaching hospital in Malaysia. 
Successful grants for Youth Development doctoral research came from the prestigious European Jacobs Foundation, and Search Institute.   

International Exposure & Global Reach

Professional exposure includes activities in the United States, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore. 

Universities

Served in various capacities in Internationally-known Universities:

More than 15-years of Higher Education Experience. 

Positions include Director of Center, Assistant Professor, Special Projects Manager, Counseling Psychologist, Senior Lecturer, Academic Coordinator, Research Consultant, Doctoral Research Assistant, Graduate Coordinator for International Students, Student Counselor. 

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