Alvin Tan

Visionair | Vacationer | Venturer

Singapore, Singapore

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A specialist in his own right with diverse exposures; spanning across Industrial Design, Consumer/Market Trend Analysis, Built Environment Design & Illumination.

Alvin sees 2 sides of the coin in all his endeavors & achievements; he applies Creative/ Design reasoning to his line of duty. He has also provided consultative services in his stride. His passion is fuelled by tides of positive feedback & compliments from the clientele he services.

To date, he functions as The Core in a local SME that has written more than 2 decades of lighting history in Singapore & the region.

He reviews food for leisure & runs commentary in his 3 blogs.

He is now giving vacationers more reason to give themselves a well deserved hiatus. Putting more smiles to faces… adding more Life into life.

Specializes in:

* Market & Consumer Trends

* Design Integration & Business Strategy

* Environmental Responsible Lighting Application
Education
- Bachelor of Built Environment & Engineering Industrial Design
  
  Queensland University of Technology
  
  2002 - 2002
  
  * Highly Commended by The School of Design and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology and the Office Fair Trading, Queensland Government; Towards a Safer Shopping Trolley Design Project 2002
- Diploma Product & Industrial Design
  
  Temasek Polytechnic
  
  1996 - 1999
  
  * Honorable Mention | 1997 LG Electronics Design Competition * Commended by external critics | FYP - Inflatable Splint (Apparatus for Mass Casualty)
Experience
- Vacationer | Business Representative
  
  WorldVentures
  
  Sep 2012 - Present (9 years)
  
  Impacting & improving people's lives, grooming individuals towards making a living, Living. Teaching others to lead a work-life balanced lifestyle, liberating modern day slaves. Putting more smiles on faces, more Life into life.
- Mobilisation Associate [NS]
  
  Singapore Armed Forces
  
  Sep 2011 - Present (10 years)
  
  Facilitating awareness & notification dissemination, personally provide briefing & conducting house-calls; to all servicemen in the command. Ensure servicemen readiness to respond when situation demands it.
- Business Developer | Lighting Professional [Staff]
  
  D'Light Associates Pte Ltd
  
  Oct 2004 - Present (16 years 11 months)
  
  Functions as Middle Management personnel, responsible for establishing & bridging business relations with clientele, as well as broaden inter-continental material resource network for the company. Rendering Lighting Application & Eco-friendly Solutions to clients, Business Operations, Logistics and Project Management are among the core responsibilities.
- Combat Service Support Administrator [NS]
  
  Singapore Armed Forces
  
  Feb 2002 - Aug 2011 (9 years 6 months)
  
  Administrator of all Regimental & Disciplinary matters.
  Organization & Execution of Administrative & Logistical chain in field operations.
  
  * Letter of Commendation Singapore Armed Forces, 657SIR 2011
  * CO Medallion, 657SIR 2011
  * RSM Medallion, 657SIR 2011
  * Good Service Medal, Singapore Armed Forces '09
  * Best Soldier Award 2009, 657SIR
- Designer (CMFA) + Trends Media Lab [Staff]
  
  Lawton & Yeo Design Associates
  
  Jul 2003 - Sep 2004 (1 year 2 months)
  
  Research & presents Consumer Trends (tele-communications markets) in Greater Asia for Japanese-
  Swedish phone maker Sony Ericsson. Responsible for product cosmetics design, liaison & set QA/QC
  samples with intercontinental appointed vendors.
- Regimental & Disciplinary Administrator [NS]
  
  Singapore Armed Forces
  
  Aug 1999 - Feb 2002 (2 years 6 months)
  
  Reports to Brigade Staff Officer, Unit Commanding Officer & Unit Manpower Officer - responsible for
  administration of all Regimental & Disciplinary matters, includes; investigations for General Court Martial
  proceedings. Facilitates work improvement initiatives towards productivity & cost savings; for the Unit.
  Organization & participation in field operations included.
- Design Intern
  
  Nobel Design Holdings
  
  Apr 1998 - Jun 1998 (2 months)
  
  Assistant to the furnishing & décor In-house Designers- understudied operational schematics of the multi-disciplinary design corporation. Participated in the organizing of; marketing campaigns.
Awards

- Letter of Commendation SAF 657SIR 11

- CO Medallion, SAF 657SIR '11

- Good Service Medal, SAF '09

- Best Soldier Award, SAF 657SIR 09

- Highly Commended, Queensland Government & QUT '02

- Gold Award (WITs), SAF 2SIB '01

- Honorable Mention, LG Electronics '97
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