James Chin

James Chin

Project Engineer at Timbora Sdn. Bhd.

Malaysia

Current
  • Project Engineer at Timbora Sdn. Bhd.
Past
  • Civil Engineer at HLS Construction Sdn. Bhd.
  • Site Engineer at Tajukon Sdn. Bhd.
  • General Assistant at Pure Water System
  • General Assistant at Pure Water System
  • Resident Engineer at W.Y. Chin Sekutu Chartered Architects & Chartered Town Planners
  • Project Engineer at See Song & Sons Sdn. Bhd. Civil Engineering, Marine & Dredging Contractor
  • Civil Engineer at Intelreka Sdn. Bhd.
  • Sales Agent at PJ Advertising Sdn. Bhd.
  • Sales Agent at PJ Advertising Sdn. Bhd.
  • Civil Engineer at Struc Plus
  • Sales / Storekeeper / Technician at Pure Water System
  • Trainee Sales Executive at Elliven Industries Sdn. Bhd.
  • Junior Engineer at Struc Plus
  • Trainee Sales Agent at JAG Advertising Sdn. Bhd.
  • Machine Operator, Plastic Injection Moulding Department at Lam Seng Plastics Industries Sdn. Bhd.
  • Design Civil Engineer at Perunding Delima Sdn. Bhd.
  • Undergraduate Trainee Civil Engineer at Minconsult Sdn. Bhd.
  • Undergraduate Trainee Civil Engineer for Industrial Training at Perunding Delima Sdn. Bhd.
  • Undergraduate Trainee Civil Engineer for Industrial Training at Perunding Delima Sdn. Bhd.
  • Undergraduate Trainee Civil Engineer for Industrial Training at Perunding Delima Sdn. Bhd.
Education
  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
  • Trinity Grammar School, Sydney, Australia
  • SRK La Salle, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Connections
3 connections
Industry
Civil Engineering
Websites

James Chin’s Summary

Previously in good health with good eyesight. Then contracted a staphylococcus bacterial infection while working at site which caused permanent left eye damage. Detailed vision with right eye only.

James Chin’s Specialties:

Experience with reinforced concrete construction, water supply & wastewater disposal and timber interiors.


James Chin’s Experience

  • Project Engineer

    Timbora Sdn. Bhd.

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    October 2009Present (2 months)

    The company is located at Bandar Damansara Perdana and is a specialist contractor and supplier for pre-finished interiors in woods and laminates.

  • Civil Engineer

    HLS Construction Sdn. Bhd.

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    August 2009September 2009 (2 months)

    The company is a contracting firm located near Sunway Pyramid dealing with water supply and wastewater disposal. The project is the construction of a 28 Block, 400 Unit Apartment inclusive of Clubhouse at Ara Damansara.

  • Site Engineer

    Tajukon Sdn. Bhd.

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    January 2007December 2008 (2 years )

    The Tajukon head office is located at Taman Serdang Perdana, Seri Kembangan, Selangor. Employed at site for the construction of the 391 Unit, two 27-storey high-rise tower, Casa Indah 2 Condominium at Persiaran Surian, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya.

  • General Assistant

    Pure Water System

    (Consumer Services industry)

    March 2005June 2006 (1 year 4 months)

    Water filtration company in SS2, Petaling Jaya, Selangor selling and servicing water filtration devices. The only known stockist of US Filter brand of water filters. Sole distributor of Lakos Central Filtration System from Claude Laval Corp., USA.

  • General Assistant

    Pure Water System

    (Consumer Goods industry)

    November 2004December 2004 (2 months)

    Water filtration company in SS2, Petaling Jaya. Distributor for US Filter drinking water cartridges and Lakos Central Filtration System, USA.

  • Resident Engineer

    W.Y. Chin Sekutu Chartered Architects & Chartered Town Planners

    (Architecture & Planning industry)

    February 2003March 2004 (1 year 2 months)

    Stationed at site for the construction of a 5-storey apartment building at Jalan Gurney, Kampung Datok Keramat, Kuala Lumpur. The clients were Aremco Consultancy being the then Prime Minister of Malaysia YAB Datuk Seri Abdullah Bin Haji Ahmad Badawi and Telekom Malaysia Chairman YB Tan Sri Dato Ir. Mohd. Radzi Bin Mansor. The architect is my father and employer, Prof. Dato Ar. W.Y. Chin.

  • Project Engineer

    See Song & Sons Sdn. Bhd. Civil Engineering, Marine & Dredging Contractor

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    April 2002January 2003 (10 months)

    The company is located at Kuchai Business Centre, Kuala Lumpur. Initially worked in quantity surveying at the KL office for approx. 2 months before living at Kuantan Port until project completion. The project was the construction of a new container berth inclusive of container handling crane rails at Kuantan Port. The client was Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn. Bhd.

  • Civil Engineer

    Intelreka Sdn. Bhd.

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    February 2002February 2002 (1 month)

    A multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy firm which was at SS25, Petaling Jaya.

  • Sales Agent

    PJ Advertising Sdn. Bhd.

    (Consumer Services industry)

    January 2002February 2002 (2 months)

    Part of the Appco-Granton group which is headed by Mr. James Greaves from the UK and Mr. Mark Simmons from Australia. Our HQ was at SS2. Direct selling of discount cards including Domino's Pizza or D'Tandoor Indian Restaurant to the public. Pitching done on the street or in the offices. Pitching locations include Damansara Utama and Makro Supermarket carpark.

  • Sales Agent

    PJ Advertising Sdn. Bhd.

    (Consumer Services industry)

    October 2001November 2001 (2 months)

    Part of the Appco-Granton group headed by Mr. James Greaves from the UK and Mr. Mark Simmons from Australia. Direct selling of discount cards to the public. Office was at SS2.

  • Civil Engineer

    Struc Plus

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    October 2001October 2001 (1 month)

    Structural only engineering consultancy firm named after Australian software company Struc Plus. Struc Plus is the computer program used as a plug-in in the AutoCAD for drafting assistance. Continuous beam and subframe analysis was done with the program WinSTRUC which was written by the Bonacci Group of Australia. Company was located on the 3rd floor of Menara Mutiara Majestic, PJ Old Town, Selangor. Computers networked to each other via LAN.

  • Sales / Storekeeper / Technician

    Pure Water System

    (Consumer Services industry)

    July 2001October 2001 (4 months)

    Located in SS2, Petaling Jaya. The sole distributor of US Filter drinking cartridges. The company sells and services drinking water filters.

  • Trainee Sales Executive

    Elliven Industries Sdn. Bhd.

    (Consumer Services industry)

    June 2001June 2001 (1 month)

    Located at Section 13, PJ Industrial Park. Direct selling of the Silver Bird brand of frozen cakes to the public by first pitching, taking the order and then delivering the frozen cakes in the afternoon. Pitching mostly done in corporate office buildings in the KL city area.

  • Junior Engineer

    Struc Plus

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    April 2001May 2001 (2 months)

    Located on the 3rd floor of Menara Mutiara Majestic, PJ Old Town the company is a structural only engineering consultancy firm named after Australian software company Struc Plus.

  • Trainee Sales Agent

    JAG Advertising Sdn. Bhd.

    (Consumer Services industry)

    March 2001March 2001 (1 month)

    Part of the Appco-Granton Group headed by Mr. James Greaves from the UK and Mr. Mark Simmons from Australia. Direct selling of Tanjong Golden Village movie discount cards to the public. Pitching done in shopping complexes such as Subang Parade and other places.

  • Machine Operator, Plastic Injection Moulding Department

    Lam Seng Plastics Industries Sdn. Bhd.

    (Plastics industry)

    June 2000August 2000 (3 months)

    Plastic manufacturing factory located at Section 51A, Petaling Jaya. Factory manufactures containers and lids for the Colgate-Palmolive factory nearby. Took finished products from machines, stacked and stored them in boxes.

  • Design Civil Engineer

    Perunding Delima Sdn. Bhd.

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    September 1998August 1999 (1 year )

    Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancy firm at Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Software include Keays, ATS Structvision, WordStar and AutoCAD.

  • Undergraduate Trainee Civil Engineer

    Minconsult Sdn. Bhd.

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    October 1997February 1998 (5 months)

    Multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy firm which was at that time located at Paramount Garden, Petaling Jaya. Stationed in the Infrastructure Division to do some office work. Computers were networked via LAN.

  • Undergraduate Trainee Civil Engineer for Industrial Training

    Perunding Delima Sdn. Bhd.

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    December 1996February 1997 (3 months)

    Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancy firm located at Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Computer programs include L, MicroFEAP II, Topcad, Column, Loop and QUIKJoint.

  • Undergraduate Trainee Civil Engineer for Industrial Training

    Perunding Delima Sdn. Bhd.

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    December 1995February 1996 (3 months)

    Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancy firm located at Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Two additional computer programs available being QUIKJoint and Column.

  • Undergraduate Trainee Civil Engineer for Industrial Training

    Perunding Delima Sdn. Bhd.

    (Civil Engineering industry)

    December 1994February 1995 (3 months)

    Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancy firm located at Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Overnight site visit and site meeting attendance for the construction of a large township with structural and infrastructural works at Mukim Plentong, Johor. Computer programs include L, MicroFEAP II, Topcad and Loop.


James Chin’s Education

  • University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

    BE (Civil) , Majors in Water & Construction , 19921998

  • Trinity Grammar School, Sydney, Australia

    Year 7-12 , NSW Year 12 HSC , 19861991

  • SRK La Salle, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

    Standard 1-6 19801985


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James Chin’s Interests:

Class D car driving licence

James Chin’s Groups:

Past Member - Engineers Australia
Graduate Member - The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
Registered with the Board of Engineers, Malaysia
Doing required documentation for the two Professional Interviews.

  •    UNSW Alumni

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