Don Daven Trapal

Country Product Manager at Shopee

Singapore

About

I am currently a product manager in Shopee, supporting feature developments for the Philippines app as well as other regional projects to improve internal processes and user experience. I geaduated from the National University of Singapore's Mechanical Engineering program. I previously worked in Thermofisher as an engineer intern, and I was involved in the Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA)'s drone detection project, where I helped with shadow and glare removal to improve tracking of drones. That portion has led to an improvement in drone detection in the experiments conducted. I have experience in programming (C and Python) as well as SolidWorks. My extra curricular activities have also honed my people skills, and I really enjoy working in a team and also presenting ideas to others.

Experience

  • Shopee (Singapore)
    • Senior Associate | Country Product Manager
      Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Associate | Country Product Manager
      Jul 2021 - Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      - Coordinates development of features for the Shopee Philippines app (specifically on Marketplace) - Acts as a bridge between regional product team and the local product and business teams - Supports other platform wide initiatives to improve overall efficiency Notable projects include - Driving the introduction of the Filipino language to the Shopee Philippines app - Co-creating a regular report on app health (in terms of bugs, speed performance etc), increasing its visibility to stakeholders

  • Final Year Project (FYP) at National University of Singapore
    Jul 2020 - May 2021 · 11 mos

    • FYP titled “COMPENSATION OF GLARE, SHADOW, AND REFLECTION EFFECT DURING OBJECT DETECTION BY COMPUTER VISION”, which is part of a larger project under the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). • Used Python’s Open Computer Vision library to detect and remove glare, shadow, and light reflection in a video to improve drone detection. • Helped write a paper that will be published in the 2021 6th International Conference on Control and Robotics Engineering which will be held in Beijing, China from 16-18 April 2021.

  • Engineering Intern at Thermofisher Scientific Diagnostix Products / Diagnostics
    Jul 2019 - Dec 2019 · 6 mos

    • Created machine labels, conducted machine disassembly, and executed shipment. • Collaborated with technicians and engineers on testing of machine software and hardware (mainly instruments and consumables). • Analysed data results of said tests to see if products are in good working condition.

  • Spare Parts Assistant at Pon
    Jul 2018 - Aug 2018 · 2 mos

    • Facilitated maintenance, repair, and overhaul of valves by developing a simple system to sort various valve spare parts needed by each valve for quick distribution.

  • Platoon Sergeant at Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)
    Jan 2016 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr

    • Established discipline and standards in a 25-man team. • Collaborated with platoon sergeants in maintaining soldiers’ welfare outfield, organised administrative affairs in camp. • Executed other duties such as ammunitions-in-charge and overseeing company-level activities. • Allocated various tasks during missions to increase efficiency and reach mission success. • Achievement: Silver Bayonet recipient in Specialist Cadet School Batch 24/15.