Yap Kwee Seng - President
Manager, Systems Assurance & Integration
Land Transport Authority

Chapter President's Message

Kwee Seng leads a team of systems assurance (Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety) engineers in LTA Systems Assurance & Integration Division. His responsibilities include areas such as Safety Certification, RAMS management, software assurance etc. in both transits and road tunnel projects. In addition, Kwee Seng has also been actively involved in some overseas projects providing systems assurance consultancy works in project such as Dubai Metro.

He joined LTA after graduating from NTU in 1997 and was actively involved in the development of Systems Assurance processes within the Railway industry in Singapore. He is keen to pursue his career in this field and has further his studies in UK.

Ten Lin Mei - Secretary
Manager, System Safety
DSO National Laboratories

Lin Mei was the Secretary of the Chapter when it was founded in year 2003. She was also the committee member for the first International System Safety Regional Conference organized by this Chapter in 2008.

She has worked in several reliability and system safety programs in DSO. She is now performing the system safety corporate functions in her organization. In her capacity of system safety manager, she assists the organization in developing capabilities to support practical system safety implementation. She also works with a group of system safety engineers in implementing and promulgating system safety process in DSO projects.

Teo Yeow Keong - Treasurer
Engineer, System Safety Assurance
Defence Science and Technology Agency

Yeow Keong has been an engineer with the Systems Engineering department in DSTA since 2005. He assists in the development and promulgation of the System Safety processes in DSTA, and supports air and naval defence acquisition projects in the area of System Safety and Reliability assurance. In addition, Yeow Keong is one of the lecturers for the DSTA System Safety Engineers’ Course. Yeow Keong is interested in the area of human factors in safety, and the perception and tolerance of safety risks in Singapore.

Yeow Keong has been an affiliate member of the Singapore Chapter since he attended the 25 th International System Safety Conference in 2007. He was also an organizing committee member for the 2008 International System Safety Regional Conference in Singapore, responsible for the design and production of the publicity material.

Siow Seet Ting - Immediate Past President
Principal System Safety Engineer
Singapore Technologies Kinetics

Seet Ting has more than 11 years of experience working in system safety in ST Kinetics. She trains and leads a team of System Safety Engineers in her company. She has teamed up with a task force with members from various fields of ST Engineering to establish a software safety analysis guideline within her company since 2004 and is currently working on various safety guidelines on new areas and for updating within her company.

She is an avid supporter of Chapter activities amid her tight schedule supporting projects. Seet Ting has written papers and given presentations on software safety to the local community. She has presented a paper in the International System Safety Regional Conference (ISSrC) in 2008 and has also co-authored a paper to the International System Safety Conference in 2002. She has set up the Chapter's facebook page during her term as Chapter President and created various training opportunities for the local community. She will continue to explore new trainings in various areas.

Principal Engineer, Quality and System Safety
Singapore Technologies Kinetics

Eng Ling was the first Chapter President. She was instrumental in starting the Singapore Chapter, working closely with then President of Society, Clif Ericson and past President Paige Ripani. With ample support from ST Kinetics, she assembled the first Chapter EXCO and the Chapter Constitution. She leveraged on her links with the System Safety Society to invite prominent trainers and speakers on system safety to Singapore to actively promote the knowledge of system safety in the Singapore defence community. The results are evident from our Chapter Sharing Sessions. As Past President, she continues to play an active role in the Chapter, maintaining links with corresponding safety bodies in other Singapore ministries, academia and transport safety community. She is currently holding the OVP (Asia Pacific) position with the System Safety Society.

In 2003, the Society awarded Eng Ling the International Award in recognition of her contribution in the International Advancement of System Safety. In the same year, she received personal recognition from the System Safety Society Founder, Mr Roger Lockwood, for her effort in starting the Singapore Chapter.

Eng Ling is currently appointed Regional Vice President (RVP) for Asia / Pacific for the Society Years 2011 - 2012.

Eng Ling works for ST Kinetics performing corporate system safety functions. Her roles include system safety capability built-up, policy requirements establishment and audits. Her experience on system safety has helped Singapore Chapter started with the right footing.

Oei Su Cheok - Council Member, Publicity & Media
Senior Principal Engineer (Safety)
Defence Science and Technology Agency, Armament Community

Su Cheok has been in the executive committee of the Chapter since the beginning. His interest is to communicate the system safety management approach for more agencies to take advantage of model to introduce safe systems.

In DSTA, he is principal engineer in the System Management and Guided Weapons and Armament communities. Safety management is an important function in the armament community and he has been part of the improving safety management in the Defence Community over the last decade. His current appointment as Council Member for Publicity & Media is fitting for his continual role of supporting the editorial of the Chapter website and Facebook page initiated by Seet Ting during her term as Chapter President (2009 - 2011).

Senior Manager (System Safety Assurance)
Defence Science and Technology Agency, System Engineering

Yue Sang leads a team of system safety engineers in DSTA Systems Engineering Division to develop the methodology to align the principles of system safety with the MINDEF Life Cycle Management Process.

His staff also participates in pilot programmes throughout DSTA to promote system safety practice in DSTA during this initial implementation phase. He is an essential outreach of the Chapter to project management teams in DSTA as well as to the SAF.

Yue Sang is untiring in promoting training of system safety in the defence community as well as to counterparts in the industries. In his capacity in DSTA, he leads in promoting system safety to DSTA and SAF management.

His effort has culminated in the significant milestone of the establishing a system safety management framework for the acquisition of RSAF weapon systems.

Lee Lai Heng - Council Member
Senior Principal Engineer
Defence Science and Technology Agency

Lai Heng heads a group of system safety engineers in DSTA supporting system safety support for acquisition and management of armament systems.

A/Prof David Chua - Council Member
Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
National University of Singapore

About A/Prof Chua (NUS site)

Evelyn Lui - Council Member
Quality Assurance Manager
Singapore Technologies Aerospace

Evelyn is the Head of Quality Engineering Group in Quality Assurance Department. She leads a team of engineers in areas of reliability, maintainability and system safety.

Evelyn and her team participated in numerous military projects (man-aircraft and mini UAVs) as system safety leads. In addition, she has experience in leading system safety programmes in commercial projects such as Passenger-to-Freighter (PTF) project where a FAA process of certification is used.

As an advocate for system safety in ST Aerospace, she promotes system safety through establishing procedures and conducting system safety training for all design staff in the company.

Rodney Tan - Council Member
System Safety Engineer
Defence Science and Technology Agency

Rodney is a senior engineer in the Systems Management and Guided Weapon & Armaments communities in DSTA. Rodney and his team supports project management teams in performing safety assessment. He has experience in system safety work involving military platforms, such as the Pegasus Singapore Light-Weight Howitzer and various types of munitions. He also establishes system safety processes and conducts various safety-related training within the community. He is a strong advocate for safety and is passionate in helping to shape the safety culture of the community.