Tel: 65-97935853 and Email: catchlie@singnet.com.sg
BACKGROUND &
EXPERIENCE
He started his police career in May 1975 performing patrol
and detective duties. On his promotion he was tasked with investigation,
planning and training duties where he was involved in the planning and
management of major events like the SEA Games and the Malaysian cup matches at
the National stadium with over 60,000 crowd spectators. In 1984 he was talent
spotted and transferred to Police HQ to assist in the setting up of the
Training Unit responsible for the development of in-service training like crowd
control, Bomb sweep and Special field tactics adapted from the US (LA Police
Dept) SWAT Team. He received a testimonial for his outstanding training
abilities in 1986.
Investigations
& Field operations
Subsequently he was selected for
wider exposure in the investigation field and seconded to Commercial Affairs
Department in 1992 where he specialize in the investigation of major fraud
cases, some of which made news headlines. In 1995 he was specially selected to
lead the newly formed Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Unit/CID where
he conducted many successful major operations. He received a letter of
appreciation from IFPI for one such successful major operation.
Training
delivery & development
Because of his vast experience he was selected to be the
Training Officer for CID in April 1998.
There he developed the Interview Techniques Course and became the
pioneer instructor for such courses for all CID and Police Investigators. He
also conducted the course for the Royal Brunei Police in May 1999 and was
commended for conducting the course in a very professional manner. He played a major role in the setting up
of the new School of Criminal Investigation for CID in 2001 and remained in the
School until his retirement in Sep 2002.
Soon after his retirement he was engaged by Civil Service
College since Dec 2002 to provide the Investigative interview techniques and
Specialist investigation courses for all Government agencies like Commercial
Affairs Dept, Manpower Ministry, Attorney General Chambers, etc. He also
conducted many In-house investigation and interview techniques courses for both
public and private sector like the Prisons, STB and SGX Ltd. He was also
invited back to contribute his expertise in the Commercial Affairs Dept
Corporate retreat in Feb 2007.
Loss prevention
& Security systems
He joined Sentosa Leisure Group in Jan 2003 as Head of Loss
Prevention overseeing the enforcement, security and investigation for Sentosa
Cove, Golf Club, Tourism Academy, Retail, F&B, Events and Attractions. His
outstanding ability and results achieved earned him a promotion a year later
and the Talent Retention Bonus four years in a row. Amongst his many
achievements is the development of investigation capabilities for his Dept and
leading the way in solving many internal fraud, theft and disciplinary cases.
One of such cases he solved led to the recovery of $40,000 misappropriated.
His strategic plans for Sentosa included the Sentosa Cove
Integrated Visitor, Vehicle & Vessel (V3) security system and Cluster CCTV
system at the Water show complex and Sentosa Golf Club. In addition, he
developed the Crisis Management Plan and was instrumental in the implementation
of the Business Continuity framework including the conduct of the Business
Readiness Assessment & Audit in July 2006. In recognition, he received a
Commendation for his outstanding performance in Sentosa for the year 2006 from
the Singapore Police Force.