Adam Quek

Experience

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  National University of Singapore

  Jan 2004 - Oct 2006

  Graduate Teaching Assistant
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  Singapore Science Centre

  Dec 2006 - Apr 2008

  Science Educator

  • Engaged the public and schools in enrichment program, demonstrations and shows to encourage science enquiries.• Created educational contents that are relatable to students and publics from ages 4 to 90. • Managed on and off-site events and carnivals, including the creation, handling the logistics, facilitating training of temporary staff and execution of shows.• Conducted a series of formal lectures on scientific inquiry and report-writing to selected secondary students under the Science Mentorship Program. Show less

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  National University of Singapore

  May 2008 - Apr 2009

  Assistant Manager (Admissions)

  • Assisted faculty director in selection and admissions of candidates to University Scholars Programme, a flagship talent development program that focused on multi-disciplinary and leadership training for bright students, to inspire them to make waves in the society. • Supervised two management officers on admissions and academic affairs; supported students’ academic and enrichment activities.

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  National University of Singapore

  Dec 2009 - Oct 2017

  Research Associate

  Provided project management and research support for a wide range of projects centered on environmental quality metrics and impacts of ecosystem rehabilitation initiatives.• Led field surveillance to establish baseline of ecosystem health of freshwater bodies in Singapore. Investigated environmental impact of infrastructure constructions and provided recommendations to agency staff and stakeholders through reports and workshops.• In charge of an ecosystem evaluation project ($300,000). Highlights included recruitment and training of a fresh-graduate research assistant, coordinated research efforts with domain expertise from Deltares (the Netherlands) and agency staff, facilitated and led two one-day workshops on evaluation toolsets and rehabilitation considerations. Published two eBooks and submitted a framework for ecological evaluation.• Coordinated day-to-day efforts of 15 research and laboratory support staff conducting 5 simultaneous projects on ecological evaluation. • Provided support to the Principal Investigator in winning multiple research grants (over $3 million) from PUB and National Parks Board.• Communicated research findings at five local and regional conference in written and oral forms. Show less

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  Singapore Management University

  Dec 2017 - Mar 2022

  Research Asssociate

  Provided project management and conducted research on entrepreneur and innovation studies. - Recruited more than 300 entrepreneurs to take part in a research project concerned with the impact of different types of training to help businesses scale up. - Coordinated workshops for entrepreneur training, mentoring sessions and international doctoral consortium. - Planned and conducted data collection for ongoing research on local entrepreneurs and institutional research. Conducted experimental researches with students and online participants on social network behaviour.- Responsible for data wrangling and statistical analysis in the evaluation of intervention on local entrepreneurs, and regional villagers’ behaviour. - Provided literature review and data visualization for publications and presentations on research data pertaining to the impact of kin-ship ties in businesses, roles of innovation intermediaries and commercialization of institutional researches.- Supported in-class activities for undergraduate and graduate classes on innovation and entrepreneurship. Prepared teaching slides and materials, coordinated panel of industry experts, collated and provided class presentation feedbacks, organized video capturing and sharing of invited speakers.- Provided guidance to doctoral students on basic analysis of survey data pertaining to design thinking intervention, social capital training and board of director data. Show less

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  Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)

  Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

  Senior Research Associate
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  SingHealth

  Nov 2022 - now

  - Spearheaded the digitalisation of the HSCT audit dashboard, enhancing operational efficiency.- Led a project in population health research, focusing on severe asthma patients.- Developed a risk profiling model for liver transplant patients, improving the patient selection process and contributing to better health outcomes.

  • Analyst

    Nov 2024 - now

  • Executive

    Nov 2022 - Nov 2024