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Company Background |
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Laurus commenced business on the 10
April 2001 and was subsequently registered on the 5 May 2001. Laurus
has been incorporated as a private limited entity since April 2003.
Laurus was formed with the principal aim of providing business
advisory and consultancy services to its clients.
This is in addition to the supplementary business support
services, as described below. Our forte lies in business consultancy
with the business support aspects being managed by our sister
company
AccountingBPO.com Pte Ltd.
Laurus is the Latin word for success and this epitomizes our
corporate culture. Our tag-line, “Our Achievement – Your Success”
denotes that all projects completed by us, we consider an
achievement AND (the hyphen) when implemented by the client (with
our hand-holding) will lead to their success. |
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Business Support: |
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- Bookkeeping and Accounting Services
- Company Valuation Services
- Company Secretarial Services
- Statutory Audit Services
- Personal & Corporate Tax Planning/Computation
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Business Advisory and Consultancy: |
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These are usually on a project basis
and frequently take advantage of such government assistance schemes
as LETAS (Local Entrepreneur Technical Assistance Scheme). Some of
the areas that are covered by Laurus and our associates include:
- ISO 9001:2000
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a
worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member
bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally
carried out through ISO technical committees for which any member
country can have representation on. International organizations,
governmental and non-
governmental, also take part in the standard setting process.
The ISO 9000 series of standards is now widely accepted as the
industry standard by several purchasing institutions with respect to
their vendors. Hence, certification by an independent third party
will boost confidence of purchasers as well as increase the
credibility of a company’s products and services. Within an
organization, instilling a quality management system according to
the ISO standards will enhance teamwork (ISO steering committee),
improve performance and lead to a more customer focused approach.
The latest revision of the standards was in the year 2000 and
organizations that wish to achieve ISO Certification will be
modeling their quality systems along these standards. They will then
achieve their certification per ISO 9001 regardless of the industry
they are in.
The project will be implemented over a Four Phase Program as
follows:
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- Appraisal And Training |
| Phase II |
- Establishment Of Quality System
And Manual |
| Phase III |
- Implementation And Review Of The
System |
| Phase IV |
- Certification Of Quality
Management System |
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The estimated duration for the project
is six months. Certification can be sought, with any of the approved
third party certification bodies, after the system has been
implemented for three months.
The consultant will work with the ISO project team (including at
least one person from the company) to establish and implement the
ISO 9001 system within the company.
The consultants will meet with the project team at least once a
week during the project. Should the client wish to achieve
certification faster, arrangements could be made for the consultant
to come in more frequently.
In Phase IV, the consultant will work closely with the project
team to prepare for the certification audit and implement corrective
action (if any) once the audit is done. The client will then obtain
their certification.
- ISO 14000
ISO 14000 is the series of standards on environmental management
developed under the auspices of the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO). It has more than 350 standards dealing with
environmental issues involving noise, water, air, and radiation. The
ISO 14001 standard contains the specifications for developing and
implementing an environmental management system (EMS) & the
supporting audit program to control those factors that could lead to
undesired environmental impacts if left uncontrolled.
ISO 14000 has established standards that will help companies adopt
a more pro-active approach in managing today’s environmental
challenges. A Company's environmental performance can have a
significant impact on its success.
Laurus will help you achieve the standard and enhance your
organization's competitive advantage and reputation.
- ISO 17025
This International Standard has been produced as the result of
extensive experience in the implementation of ISO/IEC Guide 25 and
EN45001, both of which it now replaces. It contains all of the
requirements that testing and calibration laboratories have to meet
if they wish to demonstrate that they operate a quality system, are
technically competent, and are able to generate technically valid
results.
SAC-SINGLAS will use this International Standard as the basis for
their accreditation. This standard specifies the requirements for
sound management and technical competence for the type of tests
and/or calibrations the laboratory undertakes.
- Accounting System and Services:
This is for organizations that are newly incorporated and need a
jump-start to the hazy world of accounts. May incorporate
computerized accounting software if the client requires.
- Cost of Quality (COQ):
Analyze the various wastages in a company and work towards saving
money and increased work efficiency. Helps an organization answer
the following questions:
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- How much money does your company spend on re-inspections,
mistake, rework, and waste? (i.e. costs that are associated with
internal failures)
- How much money does your company spend on complaints,
warranties and customer refunds? (i.e. costs that are associated
with external failures)
- How much money does your company spend on quality improvement
programs like incoming inspection, in-process inspection, final
testing and analyses? (i.e. costs associated with prevention of
failures and quality appraisal)
- What are the major opportunities for cost reduction and
quality improvements?
- How can a continuous improvement system be implemented to
assure step-by-step improvements of your company’s cost of quality
performance?
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- Singapore Quality Class (SQC):
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Today’s business world is one of
intense competition. To ensure their long-term survival, companies
need to strive for world-class standards of business excellence.
This means being customer-centered, vision-driven, strategic,
value-focused, responsive, adaptable and efficient.
Laurus can assist companies in their quest for world-class
business excellence. We can help clients align their systems,
practices, and performance with the Singapore Quality Class Business
Excellence Program or SQC, which provides a framework for attaining
business excellence.
A Singapore-based program, SQC is based on widely accepted
international models. The SQC Business Excellence Framework has
seven dimensions - Leadership, Planning, Information, People,
Processes, Customers and Results. Applicable to any company, the
program helps companies adopt a total approach to managing people,
processes, and customers with the aim of improving business
performance.
With a systematic SQC framework, your company can look forward to
greater productivity, increased employee and customer satisfaction,
and improved financial performance, which will go towards enhancing
your company’s competitiveness in a complex business environment.
- Management Reporting and Control System (MRS):
Looking at an organization’s documentation/filing system and
whether there are suitable internal controls & reports generated
from the system for management. Help to implement such a system for
the company. May incorporate computerized accounting software, if
the client requires.- Integrated Management Reporting and
Control System (IMRS):
As above, but utilizes a customized IT infrastructure as its
platform to seamlessly create the necessary reports for management.
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- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP):
An in-depth customized system that has as its objectives:
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- The study, verification and improvement of an organizations
business processes,
- The development of a set of policies and internal control
procedures that facilitates efficient and effective management and
safeguarding of business assets,
- The integration of the reporting and control procedures with
other related procedures to improve information flow and enhance
management decision making and other work processes,
- The development of a computerized system that generates
complete, timely and reliable accounting/financial information,
management reports and/or personnel records.
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ERP may incorporate one or all of the
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| Financial Accounting |
Resource Management |
Business Modeling |
| Financial Management & Analysis |
Asset Management |
Business Communication |
| Process Management & Control |
Project Management |
Business Intelligence |
| Human Capital Management |
Knowledge Management |
Supply Chain Management |
| Customer Relationship Management |
Inventory Management |
Distribution Management |
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- Strategic Business Planning:
Ideas and research are the crux of a sound business plan. Laurus
aims to formulate strategic business plans to boost our clients’
competitiveness in today’s complex business environment.
We will tailor the plan to meet the unique needs of our clients.
This necessitates a full understanding of their needs, expectations,
and goals. We will conduct market research and/or surveys, if
necessary, to test the waters.
Analyzing the organization’s strengths and weaknesses, assessing the
client’s competitors, the size of the market, providing a 3-year
financial forecast, and a ROI (Return on Investment) plan are all
part of the job. Clients will be presented with a final business
plan, in the form of a manual, which will be the roadmap of their
business strategy.
- Personnel Procedures and Policies:
Laurus can advise clients on a full range of human resource
management issues and procedures including base pay, compensation
issues (including performance related compensation) and
benefits/incentives.
The resulting system implemented will ensure that your company
complies with the Employment Act while achieving a motivated
workforce. A Staff Handbook will be customized for your company so
that all employees will receive a copy and have all the HR policies
at their fingertips.
- People Developer:
In today’s complex business environment, the human resource pool of
a company is a key determinant of its success.
Laurus can help clients achieve exceptional business performance
through implementing the People Developer system, which addresses
your company’s human resource development needs. The system will
adopt a systematic approach to reviewing people practices,
development of staff and improve training effectiveness, in order to
bring out the best in people for better business results.
A commitment to people development will boost staff morale and staff
contribution, increase employee loyalty and reduce absenteeism. It
is also a mark of distinction for your company, which will be seen
as one that cares for the systematic development of its staff. A
systematic development program will also facilitate planning for the
training budget, and reduce unnecessary training.
With a highly skilled workforce, your company will enjoy greater
productivity, increased customer satisfaction, reduced operation
costs, and higher returns on capital.
- Market Research & Analysis:
With a competitive market place, conducting market research is an
essential business strategy for staying ahead of the competition as
well as understanding the market conditions and sentiment.
Researching and analyzing the market enables your company to make
sound business decisions.
At Laurus, we will go out into the field and conduct surveys. From
the survey forms that are obtained, we will analyze the data and
prepare a concise report on our findings together with
recommendations for your company. Clients that wish to, may then
proceed to engage us to formulate a business plan geared towards
planning the direction of your company and/or product expansion.
- Market Development Plan:
A market development plan is a useful frame of reference to
have at your company’s disposal. Its focus is on the product and its
marketability. Laurus will identify the market segment, conduct
feasibility studies on the market potential of the product range and
explore the various expansion possibilities.
Based on the analysis of the results, Laurus will formulate a market
development plan based on the requirements and the vision of your
company. Such a plan will help your company make sound and timely
judgments and achieve your business objectives.
- Branding & Corporate Identity:
Branding is all about creating an image, which communicates
your organization’s core values and philosophy to a targeted
audience. The brand is the first thing, which identifies an
organization to the public. It is extremely important to have a
brand, which stands out and differentiates your organization from
your competitors. It is a vehicle for an organization’s reputation
in the business world and community.
Laurus can help to build, revamp or update your corporate image,
from the logo right down to the website. We will assist you in
defining and communicating your brand and corporate identity. We
will work with you in identifying your current position, and
leveraging on existing platforms to communicate your message across
all media mediums. Laurus can also help to create a set of
guidelines for your corporate identity - corporate colors, logos,
sizes, collateral, etc.
- IT System Development
a) IT Feasibility Study
We will conduct an analysis of your IT system requirements while
incorporating our industry specific experience to determine the
viability of our proposed solution. This feasibility study will take
the form of a cost/benefit analysis.
b) IT Implementation (incl. e-commerce)
To implement the proposed solution. We will develop and
implement (incl. data migration) the solution on a modular basis to
ensure that all bugs are ironed out in a particular module before
proceeding on the next one. System parallel running and training
will be conducted over a period of 2 to 3 month end accounts closing
to ensure the consistency and integrity of the resulting information
as well as client familiarity with the system. The project concludes
once there is User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and the system
commissioned.
- HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point – Food
Preparation Hygiene)
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point or HACCP is an
internationally recognized food safety process control program that
provides the framework for hazard identification and control. It is
an effective means of controlling food-borne diseases.
HACCP is a systematic approach to food safety, which applies
science-based controls, from raw materials to finished product. The
system gives the assurance that products will not endanger
consumers.
Laurus can help your company develop such a system to establish the
criteria and ensure they are fulfilled.
- Quality Management for Bunker Supply Chain (QMBS)
Quality Management for Bunker Supply Chain (QMBS) was
developed by Spring Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority of
Singapore (MPA). The accreditation scheme for bunker suppliers was
launched on 1st June 2003, with the objective of recognizing good
bunker suppliers and deter malpractice in the industry.
Under QMBS, bunker suppliers will have to engage a certification
body, which is accredited by the Singapore Accreditation Council
(SAC) for quality management system (QMS). The body will audit and
certify their compliance under QMBS requirements by 31 May 2005 and
subsequently on an annual basis.
The scheme ensures that bunker suppliers take management
responsibility for all sales – from product procurement, custody
control to delivery – and to provide documented supply-chain
transparency.
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As mentioned earlier, several of the above projects are able to be
subsidized via LETAS. LETAS or Local Entrepreneur Technical
Assistance Scheme is a scheme where local SMEs (Small and Medium
Enterprises) can take advantage of government assistance or
subsidies for a variety of project-based consultancy, provided they
meet the criteria (30% local shareholding, annual sales turnover under $100 million and with an employment size below 200).
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Customer Base:
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International
Safety Management (ISM) for Shipping Companies and Ships |
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- KS Oil Trading Pte Ltd
- MV Sammi Frontier
- KS Oil Ltd Seoul, Korea
- MV Leopard I
- Land Oil Trading Pte Ltd
- MT Bonvoy 3 & 8
- MT Doha Sun
- Sea Sources Pte Ltd
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- MT Endurance I
- Marine & Environmental Services Pte Ltd
- MT Pacifica I
- Meridian Bunkering & Petroleum Services Pte Ltd
- MT Adolphus
- HBM Group Ltd, Doha, Qatar
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ISO
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- KS Oil Trading Pte Ltd (Shipping)
- Land-Oil Trading Pte Ltd (Shipping)
- Sea Sources Pte Ltd (Shipping)
- Global Link Shipping Ltd, Hong Kong (Shipping)
- Marine & Environmental Services Pte Ltd (Shipping)
- SM Petroleum Pte Ltd (Shipping)
- HBM Group Ltd Doha, Qatar (Shipping)
- T.A. Asia Logistics Pte Ltd (Chemical Tank Cleaning)
- Chemic Industries Pte Ltd (Industrial Chemical Cleaning)
- Aquatechnic Pte Ltd (Aquarium Design and Custom Build)
- Singapore Recycle Centre Pte Ltd (Paper Recycling)
- Prosec Services Pte Ltd (Security Services)
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ISO
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- Scaffold Master Pte Ltd (Scaffolding)
- CCZ International Pte Ltd (Supply of Architectural Hardware)
- Tai Hing Pte Ltd (Paper Recycling)
- ST Music World Pte Ltd (Audio Product Sales and Export)
- Bugis Street Development Pte Ltd (Property Management)
- Chen Brothers Engineering Pte Ltd (Marine Engineering)
- PMC School of Logistics Pte Ltd (Education)
- Global Infotech Pte Ltd (IT Manpower Supply)
- Simha Security & Management Services Pte Ltd (Security Agency)
- Westpoint Protective Security & Investigation Pte Ltd
(Security Agency)
- LTC Coating (S) Pte Ltd (Construction)
- Swissteo Music International Pte Ltd (CD Production)
- Winzone International Private Limited (Construction)
- Bestzone Marketing & Enterprise Private Limited (Distribution
of Building Prods.)
- Triple ‘S’ Protection Pte Ltd (Security Agency)
- DG Consulting Engineer
- PTS Technologies Pte Ltd
- Esco Micro Pte Ltd
- Austrich (S) Pte Ltd
- Civic Engineering Pte Ltd
- Aware Security Consultants (Security Agency)
- Vigilantech Security Management Pte Ltd (Security Agency)
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- Adcomat (S) Pte Ltd (incl. ISO 9001:2000)
- Chee Teck Paper Industry (incl. ISO 9001:2000)
- Heleflo Products Pte Ltd
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ISO 17025:1999 |
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- Pile Dynamics Testing Pte Ltd
- Poh Cheong Concrete Product Pte Ltd
- E-cube Pte Ltd
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HACCP |
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- TopChoice Food Industries (S) Pte Ltd (incl. ISO 9001:2000)
- Jia Jia Wang Trading (incl. ISO 9001:2000)
- Wang Foong Foodstuff Suppliers Pte Ltd
- Champion Beanfood Manufacturer (S) Pte Ltd (incl. ISO
9001:2000)
- Singapore Dairy Products Pte Ltd
- Palmaju Edible Oil Sdn. Bhd.
- Awee Aik Food Manufactory.
- Eng Huat Foodstuffs Manufacturer (incl. ISO 9001:2000)
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- Aquatechnic Pte Ltd
- Chem-Solv Technology Pte Ltd
- Scaffold Master Pte Ltd
- CCZ International Pte Ltd
- Singapore Recycle Centre Pte Ltd
- Tai Hing Pte Ltd
- Prosec Services Pte Ltd
- ST Music World Pte Ltd
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Reporting Systems |
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- ACS-Amview Contract Services Pte Ltd (incl. customized IT
System)
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Business
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- Omnix International Pte Ltd (Food & Beverage)
- The Spice Route Pte Ltd (Food & Beverage)
- Meritus Designs & Innovations Pte Ltd (Interior Design)
- D’Emil Interiors Pte Ltd (Interior Design)
- Clini7 Pte Ltd (Skincare)
- ST Music World (CD Distribution)
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- Ignition Point Pte Ltd (incl. ISO 9001:2000)
- Sinanju Marine Services Pte Ltd
- Sirius Marine Pte Ltd (inc. ISO 9001:2000)
- Pegasus Maritime (Singapore) Pte Ltd (ISO 9001:2000, QMBS)
- Marubeni International Petroleum (S) Pte Ltd (QMBS)
- Bomin Bunker Oil Pte Ltd (QMBS)
- Wired Bunkering Pte Ltd (QMBS)
- Chemoil Interntional Pte Ltd (QMBS)
- Lungshan Petroleum (S) Pte Ltd (ISO 9001:2000, QMBS)
- Northwest Resources Pte Ltd (ISO 9001:2000, QMBS)
- Costank (S) Pte Ltd (ISO 9001:2000, QMBS)
- Fratelli Cosulich Bunkers(S) Pte Ltd (QMBS)
- The Barrel Oil Pte Ltd (QMBS)
- Cathay Marine Fuel Oil Trading Pte Ltd (QMBS)
- Eng Hua Company Pte Ltd (QMBS)
- Golden Lights HS Bunkering Pte Ltd (ISO 9001:2000, QMBS)
- Lukoil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (QMBS)
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Quotable Quotes: |
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“I liked Laurus’s approach. They had
genuine concern for our company and interest in understanding our
processes. I am very appreciative of their diligence” |
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Mr. Albert Oon, Managing Director
SM Lito Shipmanagement Pte Ltd; Shipping
Project: ISO 9001:2000 |
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“These consultants know their job.
They conducted a comprehensive training for our staff and were very
meticulous in implementing the ISO standard” |
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Mr. M. Ramakrishnan, Managing Director
Simha Security and Management Services Pte Ltd;
Security Services
Project: ISO 9001:2000 |
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“Laurus definitely gave us a very
personal touch! They came to the office regularly and were very
hands-on with structuring our processes and implementing the filing
system in accordance with ISO guidelines." |
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Mr. Tan Lee Seng, Managing Director
Chen Brothers Engineering Pte Ltd; Marine Engineering
Project: ISO 9001:2000 |
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“The consultants were able to
communicate their ideas clearly and trained us and put in place a
practical and manageable Quality Improvement System which is very
effective in saving us both time and money” |
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Mr. Bala, Managing Director
Scaffold Master Pte Ltd; Erection of scaffolding
Projects: ISO 9001:2000 & NCOQ |
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Our
Team, Alliances & Associates: |
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As below, curriculum vitaes are available
on request: |
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- Mr. Jaya Anand V. As the principal consultant, Jaya is
responsible for the setting up of Laurus Management as well as
providing the link between all our team, alliances & associates,
depending on their forte and their niche skills. Jaya has seen
consulting assistance from both sides of the fence, as an external
consultant as well as in the capacity of business development of a
technology company. His forte are business planning, market
development and process documentation & improvement.
- Mr. Bob Oh. An accountant by profession, he additionally
possesses experience as an MS Access database programmer. As the
proprietor of Sheow Management Services, Bob has over 10 years of
experience in servicing small, medium enterprises (SMEs) in
Singapore in tax, audit and accounting matters. As a training
instructor and consultant in a top 10 local audit firm, he was
responsible for explaining financial concepts, budgeting and
financial modeling to staff of clients as well as in-house junior
staff.
- Mr. Andy Ng. Andy is our business communications & IT security
specialist. He has vast experience in systems development and IT
security (ranging from Intrusion Detection Systems, firewalls
etc.)
- Mr. Shakti Nayak. Shakti is the Lead Auditor for QMS, EMS, OHSAS 18001 & SA 8000. He has audited Public Sector Companies, Pharma companies, Coffee Estates, Ship Breaking Industry, Apparel Industry. With respect consultancy he has worked with companies both in Singapore and in India.
- Mr Daniel Ho. Daniel is a bilingual (equally proficient with
English & Mandarin) consultant with more than 10 years of
experience in human resource development. He lectures for the
American Hotel & Lodging Association Education Institute in its
Diploma in Hospitality Management. He was the former Training
Manager of Carlton Hotel, and has also consulted in human resource
practices. He holds a Degree in Human Resource Management, and
Diploma in Training Management.
- Mr. Charles Zhang. Charles has more than ten years experience
in quality management, quality assessment and consultancy. He is
an IRCA registered QMS Auditor & an EMS Provisional auditor. He
specializes in the implementation of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, HACCP
and ISO 17025. He holds a Masters of Science (Industrial & Systems
Engineering), Masters of Engineering and Bachelors of Engineering.
- Mr. Sascha Sakhrani. Sascha is an expert on quality management
systems and his forte are ISO 9001:2000, Cost of Quality & SQC.
- Mr. Haja Zafarullah. Zafar is adapt at organization
development and change management. He enjoys nothing more that the
challenge of working with an organization to uncover the areas
that need attention and putting together a suite of solutions that
are tailored to their needs.
- Mr. Wayne Kwan. Wayne has more than 15 years of consulting
experience both in the areas of strategic planning and human
resource development. He is a Certified Practitioner of the Myer
Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and the DiSC Personal Insights
Profile as well as a lecturer with the Singapore Institute of
Management (SIM) and NTU. He specializes in the application of
MBTI and the DiSC Personal Insights Profile in assisting
organizations understand their staff's individual personality
types and therefore model their career path accordingly. Wayne
holds an MBA from Texas, a BBA from NUS and a Dip. M. from UK.
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