Singapore
Marking my 25 years of commercial interior design project delivery experience, my career has encompassed the major cities across the Asia-Pacific region, based in Sydney, Shanghai, and now Singapore. The regional exposure has equipped me with deep market insights gained through extensive collaboration with key client stakeholders, contractors, consultants, engineers, vendors, and end-users across diverse industry sectors. I am particularly passionate about timeless and emerging design trends remaining committed to exploring innovative technology solutions. I believe in the transformative power of well-designed spaces and their ability to shape and enhance everyday experiences in ways that are both functional and inspirational. Let's collaborate!
SANOFI APAC Project Oversight Project governance and standards | Progress and financial tracking | Reporting | Mentorship. Projects include: Sydney, Hyderabad, Guangzhou, Manila, Taipei, Chengdu, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, and Beijing. Project size: from 300m2 (alternations & additions) to 25,000m2 (relocation base building fitout). Project value: from €100,000 to €30,000,000
Empowering our Global Design Studios in Pursuit of Design Excellence. As a key contributor to the growth, strategy, and development of our global design business, I work directly with the global head of design to shape the direction and operations of our design studios worldwide. My role involves fostering collaboration and enabling our senior design leadership team to elevate their local design processes and governance initiatives. Key Responsibilities: 1. Global Design Business Growth & Strategy: Leading the charge in expanding our design business footprint, driving strategy and development initiatives across all studios. 2. Group Management & Operations: Overseeing the operational efficiency and alignment of design teams, ensuring we meet both global objectives and local requirements. 3. Senior Design Leadership Support: Empowering design leaders to refine and implement design processes that align with our global vision while addressing local needs. 4. Global Design Governance: Establishing and maintaining a cohesive design governance framework that ensures consistency, quality, and efficiency across all studios. Our global design governance is the backbone of our operations—ensuring we maintain order, uphold high-level design standards, and meet the dynamic needs of both the business and design teams across all locations. 'Excellence is a habit.' This guiding principle drives our commitment to continuously improving and delivering exceptional design outcomes, empowering our teams to consistently raise the bar.
Enabling our APAC Design Studios in Pursuit of Design Excellence. Our design governance is at the heart of ensuring seamless operations across all of our APAC Design Studios. It is crucial for maintaining order and consistency in our processes while aligning with our strategic goals and objectives. Through this governance, we guarantee high-level design output and effectively address the evolving needs of both our business and design teams across the region. We are dedicated to fostering a culture of excellence, ensuring that every studio within the APAC region is equipped with the tools and processes to deliver outstanding design solutions while staying aligned with our future global standards yet to be implemented.
Corporate Office & Retail Branch Interior Design Client Representative ASEAN & South Asia (ASA) Project Highlights: New Singapore Flagship Branch, 6 Battery Road Raffles Place (5,000+ sqft, Design & Build: M Moser) Major Refurbishment CBP1 & 2, 7 Changi Business Park Singapore (150,000+ sqft, Design: Gensler) New Thailand Office, 140 Wireless Road, Lumphini Pathumwan, Bangkok (30,000+ sqft, Design: AEDAS) In these roles, I provided comprehensive design governance, managing design guidelines and ensuring alignment across all project stages. I played a key role in representing the client’s interests throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring seamless coordination and collaboration among diverse stakeholders, including the SCB Leadership Team, Strategic Advisors, Property Stakeholders, Client Business Partners, CBRE SMEs, Design Consultants, Engineers, Specialty Consultants, and Builders/Contractors.
Project Highlights: LENDLEASE CSuites Paya Lebar Quarter (70,000+ sqft, 2 floors) THE GREAT ROOM One George Street (20,000+ sqft, 1 floor) THE GREAT ROOM Centennial Tower (30,000+ sqft, 2 floors) MACQUARIE BANK Marina One (80,000+ sqft) ARUP Fraser Tower (20,000+sqft) www.hassellstudio.com
Project Highlights: CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD Shanghai reception CHINA RESOURCES LAND Shenzhen HQ TECHSTORM Shanghai studio (ex-HASSELL Studio) HASSELL Shanghai studio (new HASSELL Studio) GOOGLE Beijing HQ www.hassellstudio.com
Project Highlights: Highbury office Sydney, August 2015 Audi Showroom Zetland Sydney, July 2015 Diageo (Sales office) Melbourne, January 2015 Swarovski (Head office) Sydney, November 2014 Universal Music Australia Sydney, October 2014 Universal Music Publishing Sydney, June 2014 www.theworldisround.com.au
Project Highlights: New Base Building interior Sydney Olympic Park NSW (2014) New Base Building interior Talavera Rd Macquarie Park NSW (2014) GG Espresso Gore Hill Business Park Artarmon NSW (2013) Stockland Centre Management offices NSW (2013) Fox Sports Gore Hill Business Park Artarmon NSW (2012) New Base Building 'C' Gore Hill Business Park Artarmon NSW (2012) Heritage Base Building 96 Flinders Street Melbourne VIC (2012) Harvey Norman/Domayne Homemaker Centre Maroochydore QLD (2012) Harvey Norman/IKEA Homemaker Centre Springvale VIC (2011) IKEA Retail/Head office Tempe NSW (2011) www.lefflersimes.com.au