Yong Hwee Fong

Yong Hwee Fong, Senior Manager, Resorts World Sentosa, [1], Singapore

Yong Hwee Fong is currently the Senior Manager with Resorts World Sentosa [2], Singapore. Prior to joining Resorts World Singapore, she was a Manager with Marina Bay Sands [3] dealing with security, crisis management, business continuity and workplace safety and health issues.

Among her many achievements include:

• Conceptualizing and commissioning of Security Service Department's first Electronic Incident Reporting System
• As member of the Exercise Planning Committee, initiate CMT level table-top exercise scenario / injects and execute the exercise, including briefing to exercise participants and working parties, and writing of the exercise after-action review report for Executive Office's endorsement
• Re-designing, relocating and overseeing the commission of the company's primary and secondary Crisis Management Center (CMC)
• Formulating the crisis deployment plan and functions for Security Service Department, including exercising to maintain the Department's crisis response capabilities

Past Employment

Prior to Marina Bay Sands, she was also:

• Assistant Head, Agencies for Science Technology and Research (AStar)
• Manager, Singapore Tourism Board
• Lead Fire Investigator and Senior Officer for Singapore Civil Defence

In these various positions, her notable work includes: - Generating business continuity awareness at the corporate wing and subsidiaries level through active engagement with Business Continuity Coordinators (BCCs) at regular meetings and exercises while being the Assistant Head at AStar - Maintaining and reviewing the response plans in the BCMS for corporate wing and as advisory role to BCCs at subsidiaries in developing comprehensive plans while being the Assistant Head at AStar - Maintaining operational readiness of Woodlands Fire Station while being the Lead Fire Investigator and Senior Officer for Singapore Civil Defence

Qualification

• 2nd Upper Honors degree in Building (Science), major in contract administration and quantity surveying, National University of Singapore [4]
• Fire engineering certificate, Ngee Ann Polytechnic[5]

Professional Certification

BCCS Certification

• Advanced Fire Investigation -National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) [6]
• Bomb scene management and terrorist investigation - Anti-Terrorism Branch of Scotland Yard [7]
• Business Continuity Certified Specialist - BCM Institute[8]
• Work Health Safety Risk Assessment Course, Level 2
• Certificate in Risk Management (CIRM)- IRM UK[9]
• Certified Fire Safety Manager - Singapore Civil Defence Force [10]