Kai-Shyang Krager KOH, Ph.D

Senior Assistant Director, Head of Laboratory Operations & WSH at SCELSE @ NTU

Singapore

About

Experienced and driven professional with a demonstrated history of leading laboratory support operations, workplace safety & health, and construction of BSL-2 laboratories in the research and higher education environment. Skilled in Microbial Ecology, Environmental Microbiology, Operations Management, First Aid, Emergency Response Planning, Workplace Safety & Health, Internal Audit & Inspection, and Project Management. Managed multi-millions worth of operational and construction budgets. Is a registered workplace safety & health officer (since 2017), biosafety coordinator (since 2013), certified first-aider (since 2016), SS506 WSHMS internal auditor (since 2015), WSH risk management champion (since 2011), site incident controller (since 2011), and WSHMS management representative (since 2015).

Experience

  • Senior Assistant Director, Head of Laboratory Operations & WSH at Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering
    Oct 2012 - Present · 13 yrs 9 mos

    Research laboratory and infrastructure support operations, workplace safety & health, policy & strategic management, project management, emergency response management, inspection & audit, business continuity & change management, and information technology management.

  • Centre Laboratory Manager at Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering
    Oct 2010 - Jul 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Research laboratory & infrastructure support operations, workplace safety & health, laboratory design, project management, operational framework design & implementation.

  • Research Fellow (with Centre Manager duties) at Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre
    Oct 2008 - Oct 2010 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Research Fellow at Centre on Marine Bio-Innovation
    May 2008 - Oct 2008 · 6 mos

  • Research Engineer at National University of Singapore
    Jan 2000 - Jun 2002 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    As part of the national feasibility study on water reuse (now known as NEWater) through the application of membrane & UV technology on the ultra-purification of used water (wastewater) to supplement Singapore’s water supply. The Water Microbiology Laboratory (a part of the consortium of research teams nationwide) was set up to evaluate and analyze samples from the demonstration plant from the Microbiology perspective. Actively involved in the setting up of the 100 m2 Water Microbiology Laboratory, establishment of SOPs and safe work procedures, and sample testing & analyses.