Dr Alvin is a veteran practitioner in Learning & Development, Organizational Development and Talent Management, having spent more than 30 years in multiple roles as Regional Director / Head of Talent Management & Learning for PANALPINA Asia Pacific Management, Learning & Development for Linde Gas Asia, STATS ChipPAC and Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. He was Associate Professor and Deputy Director for Talent Management at the Nanyang Technological University, lecturing on Human Capital Development and Business Leadership for the postgraduate courses and executive education programs. He is currently a practicing Certified Management Consultant and Academic

Fellow of the International Council of Management Consulting Institute (ICMCI), a Certified Professional Coach by the International Coach Federation (ICF), USA. Adjunct Faculty and Project Director at Duke University for Corporate Education, Master Coach and Founder of "MindPowered Coaching-Nurturing Individuals for High Performance" an accredited Coach educator licensed by International Coaching Federation (ICF), where he authored the book, "SuccessQuotient@Work-Transforming Performance through Talent Development" under the Wisdom International Group.

In his over 30 years of consulting, teaching, coaching and training, Dr Alvin has designed and developed a wide array of Learning and Development, Organizational Development and Talent Management solutions for orgaizations/corporations viz. 'Fostering talent leadership', 'Achieving performance excellence, 'Driving organizational effectiveness', 'People Strategy for Business' and so on. Some of the executive development programs he designed and delivered include:

• "Managing and Leading for Organizational Effectiveness",

• "MindPower Coaching & Mentoring",

• "Leadership Breakthrough".,

• "Effective Facilitation and Counselling Skills",

• "Driving Optimum Performance",

• "How to conduct Effective Training and Learning Needs Analysis",

• "Evaluating Training Effectiveness"

and many proprietory "Train-the-Trainer" certification programs.

His MNC clients include Shimano, Prudential, GreatEastern, Mitsui & Co, Eu Yan Sang, INSTRON as well as other SMEs such as the BodyWorks Clinic, Security Enforcer, TeamOne Technologies, Unique Precision Engineering, to name a few.

A Behavioural Scientist with the Ministry of Health, credentialized as a Certified Human Behavioral Analyst by the Leadership Institute of America and American Psychology Association, Dr Alvin has run

Assessment Centres accredited under Harrison Assessment, Facet 5, Insights, amongst others for leadership succession planning, talent management, leadership development, etc. A Certified Practicing Management Consultant accredited by the Insitute of Management Consultants, Enterprise-Singapore, Dr Alvin has consulted with JTC, MINDEF, PA and SNEF. As Co-Founder of Linde University Campus Asia-pacific (LUCA) and Wisdom Academy, Dr Alvin focussed his seminar topics on "Leading Government Services using Human Capital solutions" and presented papers on "How to Transform Performance through Talent Development" which consolidates 22 essential global leadership competencies and practices that foster and drive the People Agenda for Business Growth and Competitive Strategy. Dr Alvin has also spoken at the Global Learning Summit held in Singapore on "Fostering Innovation Leadership", "Driving Performance Excellence" at the Human Resource Congress in the Philippines, Baguo City, "MindPower Coaching to enhance Team Performance" in the MCs and the Government Agencies at the Human Resource Educator's Association Network in Shanghai, China and "Mitigating Human Capital Risk through Instilling a Performance and Competency Culture" for the Governance, Risk and Compliance Council in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr Alvin holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Education (HRD) from the University of Hull, Institute for Adult Learning, UK in 2002 and a Master of Social Science degree in Training and Human Resource Management from the University of Leicester, Centre for Labor Market Studies in 1995. His first degree in Economics was awarded with 2nd Class Honours from the London School of Economics & Political Science, UK London University in 1992 and received a postgraduate diploma in Law from the National University of Singapore in 1999

He has been honoured for his significant contributions to industry in senior leadership capacities, leading and managing the consultancy, coaching, and corporate training Practices as well as Regional Head / Director roles in Learning & Development, Talent Management and Organisational Development over the last 4 decades.

The Honorary Doctor of Leadership and Management was awarded to him by the London Business School and Fellowship of the African Institute of Public Administration, the distinguished Lee Kuan Yew Transformational Leadership Medal and Plaque commemorating his work on public healthcare during the Covid-19 pandemic through projects with the Ministry of Health.