Koh De Ping

BLK 518B TAMPINES CENTRAL 7 #06-66, SINGPORE 522518

HOME/HANDPHONE:67833217/97739560 E-MAIL:KOHDEPING@GMAIL.COM

OBJECTIVE
To seek a position which fully utilizes both my professional experience and education

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Chemical Engineering
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne in collaboration with
Singapore Institute of Technology, graduated with 2nd upper
FYP: Design of Fixed Bed Gas Catalytic Reactor via Ethane Oxidation

September 2011- September 2013

Diploma in Chemical Engineering

Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore)

April 2004-April 2007

PROFESSSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PES (Singapore)

October 2014-Present

Junior Engineer
Participate in commissioning and qualification activities at Novartis
Biopharmaceutical
Hitachi aqua-tech engineering Pte Ltd (Singapore)

December 2013-October 2014

Production Technician (Full -Time)

Successfully collaborated in two major plant modifications as a
technician: (i) Process monitoring of solvent reduction and (ii)
Changeover of ejector jet pumps to vacuum pumps
Provided critical data from DeltaV (e.g. equipment downtime, critical
parameters or sequence) for PM-RCM/DOE/FMECA/SPC
Successfully collaborated as a first aider in safety meetings, external
audits and plants shutdown and startup to implement Hazop and Hazan
GlaxoSmithKline GMS (Quality Road)
Production Technician (Full -Time)
Successfully collaborated in two major plant modifications as a
technician: (i) Process monitoring of solvent reduction and (ii)
Changeover of ejector jet pumps to vacuum pumps
Provided critical data from DeltaV (e.g. equipment downtime, critical
parameters or sequence) for PM-RCM/DOE/FMECA/SPC
Successfully collaborated as a first aider in safety meetings, external
audits and plants shutdown and startup to implement Hazop and Hazan
Carried out First Line Maintenance (FLM) of process critical equipments
in conjunction with electrical & mechanical technicians
Ensured compliance of cGMP in various Amoxicillin manufacturing

January 2010-June 2011

stages: raw material charging, hydrolysis, crystallization and drying

Ability to operate PUW systems, screw conveyer, centrifuge filters,
spiral wound filtration, tray dryer, reactors, compressors, gas
scrubbers, blenders, crystallizers and ejector jet pumps
Attended to DeltaV prompts to perform specific sequence and module
in coordination with upstream & downstream processes to ensure
smooth production of 2475kg of powdered Amoxicillin per shift
Managed documentation of logbook, batch records, SOP & MSDS
Operating process using PID control loop via Allen-Bradley PLC panel

ExxonMobil Chemical (Jurong Island)

June 2006-September 2006

Analyzer Technician (Internship)

Assisted in daily maintenance work of gas chromatography analyzers;
carrier gas tank, diaphragm valves and sampling probe; pH/O2/TOC analyzer

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
PanalpinaWorld Tpt P/L
Marshall Cavendish International

Keppel FMO
Private Tuition Tutor

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Graded 1st class for FYP individual design of ethane oxidation reactor
Winner in Newcastle University CEAM Chemical Car Design Competition
WSQ Higher Certificate in Process Technology
Martial Arts Competition in 2006 & 2007
2nd Position in Secondary School Chinese Cross-Talk Competition

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
2D AutoCAD
Visio
Certified in Occupational First Aid
Excel

Emerson DeltaV
Matlab
Word
SAP

LANGUAGES
English (spoken and written)

Chinese (spoken and written)

PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

WSQ industry approved competencies (GSK): Operate Process Filter/ Filtration Equipment
WSQ industry approved competencies (GSK): Operate Dryer/ Purified Water Systems
WSQ industry approved competencies (GSK): Operate Distributed Control System
WSQ industry approved competencies (GSK): Apply Safety/GMP/ Perform Emergency Shutdown
WSQ industry approved competencies (GSK): Apply Process Quality Control Techniques
WSQ industry approved competencies (GSK): Apply Process Improvement Techniques