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Yim Ling Wong

Summary

I am Yim Ling currently working as a Senior Science Laboratory Specialist in Singapore Chinese Girls' School. My main role as a Laboratory Specialist is to meet the practical needs of the Chemistry teachers and students in setting up the experiments and projects.

Serving about 600 secondary students in the preparation of the experiments requires strategic planning of the use of apparatus and reagents especially in handling major national examination during the GCE 'O' Level practical. Thus, being an organized and dependable staff at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude, I am willing to take on added responsibilities to meet the team goals.

With my experience in school and private sector working in laboratory, I am confident in the preparation and execution of the medical laboratory tests, and supports lab operations with accurate documentation. I am a dedicated professional who is skillful in sample collection, data recording and instrument calibration. Being resourceful and adaptable individual with experience in conducting experiments, I am comfortable in handling complex issues, meeting strict deadlines and adjusting to rapidly changing conditions.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Science Laboratory Specialist

Singapore Chinese Girls' School
03.2023 - Current

1) Managed the preparation and use of practical resources in the chemistry laboratory by:


a) Providing assistance and advice in meeting the practical needs of the chemistry curriculum related to the GCE O-level practical examination, as well as other school assessments and laboratory curriculum and activities;

b) Liaising with teaching staff on the requirements and schedule of lessons;

c) Preparing of resources and assemble laboratory apparatus;

d) Organizing and maintaining of the preparatory room;

e) Giving technical advice to teachers and students;

f) Assisting teaching staff and students in practical classes & carrying out demonstrations.


2) Worked closely with the senior lab technician to ensure the maintenance of a safe working environment in the science laboratory and preparatory room through:


a) Carrying out risk assessments for technician activities;

b) Contributing to the assessment, monitoring and reviewing of safety procedures and resources;

c) Keeping up to date with current procedures and practices through continuing professional development;

d) Provision of technical advice and support on safety issues to teaching;

e) Safe treatment & disposal of used materials including hazardous substances and responding to actual or potential hazards;

f) Safe storage and accessibility of equipment and materials;

g) Organizing, storing and checking the condition of chemicals and equipment.

Administrative Executive

Ministry Of Education-Tanglin Secondary School
01.2020 - 12.2022

Worked closely with the Vice Principal-Administrative (VPA), Head of Departments (HODs), Administrative Manager, teachers and students in:


1) Booking buses for school activities such as Cohort Camp, Competitions and Learning Journeys and ensure good coordination between the bus drivers and teachers on buses arriving and departing on time to avoid incurring late charges;

2) Catering meals for Project Enable students and teachers based on their preferences by creating special menu to our canteen vendor during the Full Home Based Learning (FHBL) and School Holidays to ensure their needs and well-being were being taken care of;

3) Providing administrative and logistic matters for Co-Curricular Activities (CCA), Aesthetic Programmes (AP), Project Enable (ProE), Student Well-being and Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) departments to lessen the HODs' workload;

4) Working hand in hand with vendors / coaches (E.g. ART Results) and bus company, school activities and competitions were run smoothly and payment to vendors / coaches and bus company were paid promptly;

5) Implementing attendance scanning system for late-comers, coaches and identified students coming back to school during the FHBL and School Holidays to collate faster and more accurate information for contact tracing purposes (Safe Management Measures – SMM);

6) Work with HOD/PE & CCA and HOD/AP to closely monitor CCA / AP expenditure and when reached 70% of budget allocated to avoid over-expenditure;

7) Notifying vendors/coaches to register their status with MOE in REMS 2.0 system when their status is near expiry date to avoid overdue date in ensuring the CCA and school activities were run smoothly;

8) Coordinating with vendor / coaches on the timely submission of the Fast and East Testing (FET) results so as to protect the teachers and students' health in the school community and they could carry out their activities without interruption;

9) Being the Point-of-Contact (POC) for Employer-led Supervised Self-Swab (ESSS), assist the Vice Principal 1 in receiving and replenishing test kits and uploading the staff's ART results to the Self Registration System in HPB weekly;

10) Mending the reception counter by assisting with the internal / external stakeholders' queries and answering phone calls, and attend sick or injured students in the sick bay.

Allied Educator (Teaching and Learning)

Ministry Of Education-Radin Mas Primary School
06.2011 - 01.2020

Worked closely with the Head of Department/Mathematics, teachers and students in:


1) Providing teaching and learning support for the students in the classrooms for Mathematics;

2) Providing pastoral care and welfare support to the students;

3) Assisting and working closely with the subject teachers in the planning and preparation of Mathematics lessons;

4) Providing additional support for the students with learning disabilities after the teaching has been carried out;

5) Taking charge of stocktaking of manipulatives for the Mathematics Room and all levels in the classrooms, and updating of the stock list;

6) Taking charge of the decoration and display of the manipulatives in the Mathematics room;

7) Taking charge and work with the HOD Mathematics of setting and executing of the Performance Tasks – Holistic Assessments for all Primary 1 and 2 students;

8) Planning and executing the P1 and P2 Experiential Learning in the Mathematics room;

9) Purchasing manipulatives for replenishing the existing stocks.

Customer Support

Enthone Chemistry
05.2008 - 01.2011

1) Initiated calling customers to place orders early to ensure full delivery of the goods on time and received the goods in good condition;

2) Booked customer's preferred shipment dates by liaising closely with forwarders;

3) Prioritized the urgent delivery by coordinating interactively with Planner, Production and Store Personnel to fulfill customer's request and to meet sales target;

4) Handled customer's sales inquiries such as availability of stock and pricing issues;

5) Suggested improvements on work procedure to enhance work efficiency among my team members.

Quality Control-Team Leader

Enthone Chemistry
03.2006 - 04.2008

1) Led and managed a group of chemists by upgrading their competencies and educating them the necessary information;

2) Performed laboratory testing on the urgent raw materials and plating products to meet the QC specifications and on time delivery;

3) Maintained the laboratory equipment and up kept the calibration records;

4) Prepared the ISO documentation for audit purposes.

Quality Assurance Engineer

AEM-Tech Engineers Pte Ltd
05.2005 - 02.2006

1) Ensured the plated parts meet the customers' specifications by conducting quality measurement tools and techniques;

2) Handled the customers' quality issues and requests by coordinating with the internal departments;

3) Managed the quality assurance documentation control by consistently updating the data information.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

National University of Singapore
Singapore
06.2005

High School Diploma -

Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore
07.2001

Skills

  • Interpersonal Skills

  • Organizational Skills

  • Time Management

  • Meticulous

  • Attention to Detail

  • Analytical Skills

  • Laboratory techniques

  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Timeline

Senior Science Laboratory Specialist

Singapore Chinese Girls' School
03.2023 - Current

Administrative Executive

Ministry Of Education-Tanglin Secondary School
01.2020 - 12.2022

Allied Educator (Teaching and Learning)

Ministry Of Education-Radin Mas Primary School
06.2011 - 01.2020

Customer Support

Enthone Chemistry
05.2008 - 01.2011

Quality Control-Team Leader

Enthone Chemistry
03.2006 - 04.2008

Quality Assurance Engineer

AEM-Tech Engineers Pte Ltd
05.2005 - 02.2006

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

National University of Singapore

High School Diploma -

Singapore Polytechnic
Yim Ling Wong