Meet the Team

We are a team of Educators, Designers, and Technologists working to Skill the World’s Deskless Workforce.

 

ArcLab Leadership

James CHIA

CEO

James drives ArcLab’s Vision, Strategy, Product & Growth. He writes on Medium, is an Associate Lecturer at SIM Global Education & a Community Mentor. James is an IAL-certified Adult Educator & Workplace Learning Consultant, and holds a QM Teaching Online Certificate.

Formerly in Singapore’s Public Service (MAS) and Portfolio Management / Financial Markets, James is a Cornell Alum, and Tottenham fan since ’94.

Steven CHAN

CTO

Steven leads ArcLab’s Tech & Engineering. He’s also Co-Founder of Singapore-based education & tech firm Tinkertanker (backer of ArcLab), with 1 Startup Exit to Rocket Internet’s Helpling, and counting!

Formerly with PayPal in Senior Software Engineering roles & Singapore’s Civil Service (MICA), Steven is a Code Monkey, Tinkerer, MIT Alum and has been inhaling solder fumes since ’88.

ArcLab Advisory Board

We are honoured to draw on the experience of industry and academic leaders to upskill the World’s Deskless Workforce

Ms TAY Hwee Ling

Former Executive Director of Human Resource at Monetary Authority of Singapore. HR and L&D Leader

Dr Kenneth GOH

Singapore Management University, Assoc Professor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship (Education); Academic Director, Business Families Institute; Co-Founder of AdvocAid

Ms Sam SHUTTLEWORTH

Founder, CalibrateM. Former Chief Strategist at DeVries Global and Head of Strategy & Transformation at Construct Digital. Business Strategy and Product Marketing Leader

Ms Bella YU

Certified Adult Learning, Special Needs & Financial Literacy Educator. Former Executive Director at Morgan Stanley

Dr Karin AVNIT

Singapore Institute of Technology, Assoc Professor & Dep. Director: SIT T&L Academy (Tech-Enhanced Learning)

ArcLab Team

Icarus GUO

Software Engineer | AI/ML Developer

Joanna CHEONG

Growth & Marketing Lead

Interns: AUNG Khant Zin, Shannen LIEW

We’re growing. If you share our vision, please reach out.

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"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."

Issac Newton

Many thanks to alumni who helped lay ArcLab’s foundations: ARASH Nur Iman, ARIFF Munshi, Jawk AW, CHAN Hei Wai, Nicholas CHAN, CHEN Lexuan, Jeff CHEOK, CHIN Bing Huang, CHU Jie Ying, Jonathan CHUA, DERECK Zorca, DING Man, Jerry DING, Martin GOH, Ardon HALIM, HAN Zenan, Justin HOU, JEON Wonje, Josiah KEK, KERK Zhao Zhen, KOH Jia Hng, Marcus LAM, Kris LEE, LEE Wei Liang, Claire LIEW, LIN Si Qi, Sean Jerome LIU, NEO Tsay Yong, Carolynne NG, NG Mun Hin, Kimberly PONTANARES, ROHIT Rajesh, SABRINA Kamarudin, SAIVYA Sreen, SHEN Hao, SIM Hean Zhor, Sylvia SOH, Serena SOO, SUKKRIVAA Vijayan, Benjamin TAN, Cedric Edward TAN, Luke TAN, Maximus TAN, TAN Xin Ying, TAN Yu Fei, Darryl TANG, TAY Ruiwen, Estee TEY, Ephraim WANG, WANG Yuanchi, Charles WINDLE, YAW Chur Zhe, Francis YEO, YEOH Lik Hern, Elizabeth YEUNG, Eric YULIANTO & ZAINUL Ariffin