The Straits Times X Maritime Singapore Connect: Career Switch Profile Interviews
Client: Maritime Singapore Connect x The Straits Times
Date: 1 Dec 2020
About: A profile interview article on how two individuals from the service and beauty industries discovered fulfilling careers in the maritime industry. One spent over 10 years in the laundry services and semiconductor industry, overseeing large-scale operations and managing human resources, while the other hailed from the beauty industry as an accredited makeup artist with an international beauty brand. Mr Damian Ong and Ms Claire See, respectively, went on to navigate uncharted waters with a career move to the maritime industry.
Despite having no maritime background and initial feelings of apprehension, they were able to make a smooth transition to a new sector. They were able to transfer their soft skills and build upon years of experience gleaned from their previous roles.
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How two individuals from the service and beauty industries discovered fulfilling careers in the maritime industry
One spent over 10 years in the laundry services and semiconductor industry, overseeing large-scale operations and managing human resources, while the other hailed from the beauty industry as an accredited makeup artist with an international beauty brand. Mr Damian Ong and Ms Claire See, respectively, went on to navigate uncharted waters with a career move to the maritime industry.
Despite having no maritime background and initial feelings of apprehension, they were able to make a smooth transition to a new sector. They were able to transfer their soft skills and build upon years of experience gleaned from their previous roles.
A relative newcomer to the maritime industry, Mr Ong, a senior manager (Terminal Resource) at PSA Singapore, brings to his new job a wealth of experience in people and operations management. He manages the operational deployment and professional development of around 800 staff, including crane operators and junior officers, at Pasir Panjang Terminal.
Despite the uncertainties during the circuit breaker period, Mr Ong, 46, took a leap of faith and made the career switch. Until April this year, he held a senior management position in a laundry services company.
“Although I did not have industry experience, I felt that this is a bigger role in a fast-growing sector and that there is more room for me to grow and develop my career,” he says.
Mr Ong was also excited by the rapid digitalisation and automation within the industry, as evidenced by the upcoming Tuas Port — set to be the world’s largest fully automated terminal when it is fully completed by the 2040s.
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