Strategic and urban land use planning

Equity and sustainability in planning

Planning and law

Planning Interests

Public engagement

Community planning

Planning ethics

UBC SCARP / City of Kelowna | September 2022 – April 2023

Planning Studio project – Paving the Way for an Equity Strategy

• Planning equity strategy development with City of Kelowna – drew up land use and community planning policy and implementation recommendations, including assessment of existing policies, case study review and community organisation engagement

UBC Sustainability Hub / Coastal Douglas-Fir Conservation Partnership (CDFCP) | September 2022 – March 2023

Sustainability Scholar researcher – Use of Density Transfer Policies in the Coastal Douglas-Fir Zone

• Planning policy research on density transfer policies – researched policy solutions, case studies and recommendations for coastal douglas-fir communities in BC, Canada

• Recorded webinar on density transfer policies for CDFCP outreach purposes

Urban Redevelopment Authority Singapore | July 2011 – July 2021

Physical Planning Department, North
Executive Planner | July 2017 – July 2021

• Undertook Master Plan 2019 – conducted land use review for Woodlands Regional Centre district

• Woodlands Regional Centre planner – oversaw near- and medium-term land use planning, including developing economic positioning, stakeholder engagement, developing land use solutions and processing planning applications

• Agritechnology positioning lead – conducted research and engaged stakeholders on feasibility and ecosystem development for WRC, including organising inter-agency study trip to the Netherlands/UK

• Planning legislation expert – group internal expert on issues related to Planning Act

Strategic Planning Department
Executive Planner | January 2015 – June 2017
Planner | January 2013 – December 2014

• Undertook Concept Plan Review – planning studies in transport, industry and back-end GIS planning systems, and coordinated long-range industrial land use plan for Singapore

• Industry planner – oversaw long-term planning for industrial land use in Singapore, as part of internal review of Singapore’s Concept Plan

• Transport planner – worked with transport agencies & research collaborators on modelling and data to improve coordination between long-term land use and transportation planning

• Developed Enterprise District mechanism – policy mechanism to increase planning and zoning flexibility; currently being piloted in Punggol Digital District

• Strategic Futures team – developed internal studies on urban density, transit accessibility and strategic urban trends, and worked on URA efforts to build data-driven land use planning

• Organised 6th International Panel of Experts Meeting – drove event planning, including developing content for discussion, liaison with Panel members, event conduct and internal high-level briefings

Strategic Research Department
Planner | July 2011 – December 2012

• Research Management – supported collaborations with external research institutions (NUS, ETH-FCL, MIT SMART-FM) on transport research and climate change resilience projects

• Internal studies – researched sustainability assessment frameworks, urban density impacts

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada | September 2021 – April 2023
Master in Community and Regional Planning, SCARP

• Completed courses in planning history/theory, quantitative and qualitative data skills, legal concepts for planning, and urban design

• Completed electives in ethics in public service, facilitation and engagement, smart ethical cities

• Awarded 2022 William T. Lane Memorial Prize in Planning Law (for high academic standing in course(s) in the legal context of planning)

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA | September 2008 – June 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Geographical Studies

• Graduated with General Honors; Dean’s List in 2008-2009, 2010-2011

• Elected to Beta of Illinois Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa

• Illinois Geographical Society Outstanding Senior in Geography Award

Raffles Junior College, Singapore | January 2004 – December 2005
GCE Advanced (‘A’) Levels