PROFILE
Working Experience
May 2007 - Now Institute for Infocomm
Research (I2R)
Senior
Research Officer in RF & Optics Department
Design and Develop Optical Access Network
hardware
Dec 2004 – Jan 2007 DenseLight
Semiconductor Pte Ltd
Principal Engineer
Design and Develop Fiber Optic Gyroscopes
May 2004-Nov 2004 Fujikura Technology Singapore (Pte)
Ltd
Assistant Chief Engineer
High Power Double Cladded
Fiber Lasers
July 2002-May 2004 Institute for InfoComm
Research
Senior Research Engineer
Development of Optical Networking Testbed using OMM 32x32, 8x8, JDS Switches, Santec Monitor Tap, 2.5G transmitter/receiver from WTD,
EDFA from WXZTE.
April 2000-July 2002 Fujikura Technology Singapore (Pte) Ltd
Senior Engineer
Design and Develop DSP-based Automatic Gain Controller card for Erbium-Doped
Fiber Amplifiers
Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers design and simulation
Providing Fiber Optic Gyroscope Technology Consultation to Defense Science Organization
1998-2000 Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Research Associate - Photonics Research
Group
Development of high performance fiber optic gyroscope
Collaborates with Defense Science Organization on fiber optic gyroscope
technology
1992-1993 Seagate
Technology International Singapore
Technical Specialists
Perform failure analysis on hard disk drives returned from customers
Identify root cause and recommend quality improvement plans
National Service
1989-1991 41th Singapore Armour Regiment (kranji Camp)
AFV Trooper
NS Status: Completed
NS ROD: 14 Dec 1991
Current Reservist Rank: Corporal
NS Conduct: Very Good
Period of NS Served: 2 years 6 month
Current Reservist Unit: 416 SAR
Appointment: Platoon Runner
Number of ICT: 6
Number of IPPT with $400 awards after ROD: 5 (During NSF: 2)
Personal Record
Chin Up: 18
Standing Broad Jump:270cm
Sit-Up: 42
Shuttle-Run: 9.9sec
2.4Km Run: 9min23sec
Number of Marksmen Award: 2
Family
Wife: Emily Hao Jianzhong, PhD Nanyang Technological University
Singapore Citizen
Birthday: 16 Jan 1969
Son: Liaw
Yan Xin
Birthday: 2 July 1999
Daughter: Liaw Xin Yan Birthday: 31 July 2001
Education
1996-1998 Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Master in Engineering
- Research area includes fiber optic gyrosccopes,
Direct lithography by UV writing, and fabrication of
micro lens array and fiber optic position sensor.
1993-1996 Nanyang
Technological University (Singapore)
Bachelor degree in
Electrical Engineering Graduated with honors
Final Year Project: Development of a maskless
lithography system based on direct UV writing
1992-1993 Informatics Computer School
(Part-Time)
Advance Diploma in
Computer Studies
1986-1989 Ngee Ann
Polytechnic
Diploma in Electronic
Engineering
Development of a Optical Character Recognition system
1982-1985 Jurong
Secondary School
G.C.E. 'O' Level
Programming Language
Borland C++,
HP-VEE, BASIC, AD-2181 DSP processor, INTEL 80186 microcontroller, ATMEL
89S8252 microcontroller
Dbase III plus, Z80 assembly, HP-UNIX, VI editor, PLC programming.
Hardware Skills
ATMEL 89S8252
microcontroller, Intel 80186 Micro-controller, Analog Device AD2181 DSP
Altera FLEX10 Field Programmable Logic Array, GPIB,
GPIO, Parallel/Serial Interfacing, Circuit Troubleshooting
Omron Programmable Logic Controller
Awards
Awarded
Second Runner Up in Singapore Robotics Games in December 1994
Awarded NSTB Gold Medal for the best M.Eng thesis in
the School of EEE (1998/9)
Membership
Member of IEEE LEOS Lasers &
Electro-Optics Society
Member of SAFRA
Member of SPCA
Hobby
Reading,
Movies, Jogging, electronics circuits.
Countries of Visits
Australia
(Brisbane, Rockhampton, Gold-Coast, Samuel Hill
Camp), America (California-San Jose, San Francisco, Los Angeles),
Brunei (Kachanaburi), Thailand (Sai-yok
camp), Malaysia (Genting highland), Japan (Chiba -
Sakura), China (Shanghai, WuXi, ChangZhou,
NanJing).
