Gabriel Cheong

User Experience Practitioner and Design Enthusiast.

Certified UX Practitioner and Product Owner, ROI Marketer® and Internet Marketer.


Love running, traveling, reading and learning new experiences everyday

About me

Gabriel Cheong

User Experience, Producer Owner and Digital Marketing practitioner

I am a NN/g Master UX Certified Practitioner, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and
ROI Marketer®
with more than 10 years of experience in leading experience design and
digital transformation, trained in agile methodology to deliver customer centric results.

 

Certified-ROI-Marketer

status

128228 SHOTS CAPTURED & COUNTING
18 PROJECTS COMPLETED & COUNTING
68 BOOKS READ & COUNTING
846.8 KM DISTANCE RAN & COUNTING
   

My resume

UX Certified Practitioner and ROI Marketer® with more than 10 years of experience in leading and delivering digital transformations and user centric initiatives, trained to deliver business results. Also trained in Six Sigma Green Belt.

work experience

2017 - Current

Singtel

Experience Design Lead, Digital Experience and Design

ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • Launched Asia’s first moveable intelligent unmanned store coupled with high-tech capabilities
  • Launched the 1st SIM card dispenser self-serve kiosk in Singapore
  • Launched a new digital only product - Gomo within 6 months using LEAN UX Agile framework
  • Transformed Retail into Retail 2.0 with tech-powered, intelligent, machine-learning store with omni-channel and digital innovation
  • Achieved FY17-19 online contributions and sales targets


RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Design Chapter Lead for Digital Journeys - Conceptualise, lead and influencing stakeholders in driving customer-centric strategic designs across all digital journeys Agile squads, even at Tribe level
  • Explore digital innovation with business stakeholders
  • Accountable for Telco Digital Experience Journeys, Online Sales and Monthly Active Users
  • Lead, train coach and mentor a team of UXUI Designers in delivering customer and business value
  • Constantly improving UX Operations by optimising and streamlining processes based on feedback

Jul 2016 - 2017

MayBank Singapore

Assistant Vice-President, Online Sales & Web Analytics


RESPONSIBILITIES:  
  • To grow and drive online Sales for Personal and SME segments
  • To grow Web Analytics from descriptive to prescriptive analytics within Virtual Banking
  • Provide support, share experience and best practices with Business Units on SEM, SEO, Digital Online Ads implementation and insights
  • Manage Public Website Revamp in alignment with Head Office’s strategic direction

Dec 2013 - Jul 2016

United Overseas Bank

Assistant Vice-President, Web Management and Digital Sales

    ACHIEVEMENTS:    

Online Sales Achievements:
  • Achieved and exceeded Cards targets for the year and month on month with record 2 months for Online Application for Jan & Feb grew twice as compared to 2013.
  • Achieved 100% of Travel Insurance (TI) 2014 FY target, TI grew by 52%
  • Successfully run Travel Savvy online and ground activation Campaign that garners Sep 2014 record month (Mob-Ex 2015 Finalist for Best Brand Awareness)
       

Project Management Achievements:
  • Managed the success of the online card application revamp.
  • Managed the success UOB’s transformation for cards, investments, insurance.
  • Successfully managed and executed online campaigns/web projects to drive online acquisitions.
  • Managed the implementation of UOB’s SEO and various SEMs for Cards and TI.
  • Managed entire website revamps, example: http://www.uob.com.sg/private


RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Spearhead and execute online campaigns to drive online acquisitions.
  • Project managed/execute Change Request, digital campaigns and web projects
  • Perform editorial and design operations. (webpages, eDMs)
  • Develop innovative ideas to enhance website offerings to drive web traffic and improve online conversions. (UX initiatives / Customer journey, etc.)
  • Support strategic marketing initiatives to improve our online offerings from a communication, accessibility and conversions perspective. (such as eDMs, SEO, SEMs)
  • Value adding and enabling business stakeholders with key analytical metrics for decision making.

Aug 2013- Dec 2013

Millennium & Copthorne

Global e-Commerce Web Operations Manager

ACHIEVEMENTS - Leading 4 key revenue-driven critical projects and to be implemented before 2013:

  • Facilitating Windsurfer implementation (eCommerce Reservation Enterprise System)
  • Facilitating better UX and Optimised mobile site revamp
  • Facilitating Global Translation initiates (Working with Sovee Translations)
  • Facilitating Global SEMs & PPC

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Lead the project management and financial reporting role for all Global e-Commerce projects.
  • Plan, support, review and continuously improve the Global e-Commerce platforms and infrastructure of the Company’s related websites. Maintain an efficient content management system (Adobe CQ) and constantly enhance web experience of the site for our web consumers.
  • Plan and manage digital marketing and e-commerce web initiatives for the global and regional online marketing teams.

Jan 2012 - Mar 2013

DBS Bank

Group Strategic Marketing and Communications, Online Channel Manager

ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • Managed the whole of DBS’s intranet including regional markets.
  • Conducted training regionally to oversea key markets and empowered them
  • Drove local and regional internal campaigns and exceeded unique viewership (Omniture tracking) KPIs for internal campaigns.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Improve online customer experience by redesigning and maintaining key pages / sections on DBS website and the intranet, compliant to the DBS corporate identity at all times, ensuring consistent and superior end-user customer experience. (Interwoven and Ektron CMS)
  • Execute web production where required and lend creativity to web publishing to business users
  • Keep up to date with current web tracking mechanism to support the team in analysing usage of web sites (click-through, drop-out rates, review of online customer habits)
  • Develop and conduct monthly Web & E-Communications training & conducted over-seas training in Greater China for all end-users.
 

Sep 2009 - Jul 2011

Phillip Securities Pte Ltd

Media Specialist, Marketing Communications

ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • Awarded the Phillip Star Award (Bronze) for significant contributions to the business (Digital Marketing), Video hits exceeded expectation (Google Analytics Tracking).
  • Drove and executed New Media Initiatives such as the Marketing iPhone App Talk to Phillip.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Dealt with corporate branding, online marketing, multimedia aspect of promoting Phillip Capital as an investment platform and financial hub in the Asia region.
  • Responsible for all multimedia, media, video production, social media engagement and corporate site.
  • Interpret web analytics to drive and improve marketing initiatives. (Google Analytics)

Feb 2007 - Aug 2009

MediaCorp Pte Ltd

Senior Multimedia Executive / Producer

ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • Drive digital engagements through execution of Producers’ blogs, Online RSI revamp and improved digital marketing for RSI through various channels and cross-platform.
  • Achieved high visitors and unique visitors rate for TV/Dram/Variety websites.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Producing TV programmes and variety related programmes multimedia production.
  • Work within units to design/create/maintain the cyber properties of Mediacorp’s Websites.
  • Engaged in ATL and BTL initiatives, responsible for planning and developing marketing strategies aimed at penetrating the local market, to bring awareness to local audiences to RSI.
  • Building meaningful relationships other news partners for feeds, content exchange.

Jan 2005 - Dec 2006

RDP Singapore

Creative Designer

RESPONSIBILITIES:  
  • Involved in design and development of in house merchandise “Luving Lionel”.
  • In-charge of Print/Web/ Multimedia Designing and Video Production for client’s projects.
  • Responsible for planning and developing marketing strategies aimed at penetrating the local market.
  • Building meaningful relationships with STB and other partners.

 

 

Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle ~ Steve Jobs

Education

Education experience & Certifications

2020

UX Master Certified

Awarded by Nielsen Norman Group

Credential ID: 1031608

Nov 2019

Certified Scrum Product Owner

Scrum Alliance | ID: 1151714

Nov 2019

Foundations in Design Thinking (IDEO U)

2019

Design Sprint Masterclass Certificate

Awarded by AJ&Smart

User Experience Design Circuit

Awarded by General Assembly

Since Feb 2015

Integrated Digital Marketing Strategies

Certificate of Attendance
Awarded by Marketing Institute of Singapore

Since Feb 2015

Inbound Certification

Since Jan 2015

Google Analytics Individual Qualification Certification

Valid through August 2016
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Since Jan 2015

Google AdWords Certification

Valid through January 2016
googleadwords-gab

Since Jan 2015

SEO Certification of Completion

Awarded by Impossible Marketing (Google's Partner)

Since Jan 2015

Certified Internet Marketer

Awarded by Internet Marketing Association (IMATM)
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Since Dec 2014

Certified ROI Marketer®

Exclusively By The Fournaise Marketing Performance Institute®
Certification No. FMPI-YETPE | fmpi.fournaisegroup.com
Certified-ROI-Marketer

2008 - 2011

(2nd Upper Class Hons) Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance

2008 - 2011

University of Bradford, UK

Distinctions in Applied Strategic Management, Quantitative Methods for Managers

1998 - 2001

Diploma in Digital Media Design

1998 - 2001

Nanyang Polytechnic Singapore

Distinction in Multimedia Design, Winner of Vancouver Animation and Effects Festival 2001, Gold Award

1994 - 1997

Singapore-Cambridge Full GCE ‘O’ Levels

1994 - 1997

Greenview Secondary School

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.
~ Steve Jobs

Skills

NN/g Master UX Certified Practitioner, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and ROI Marketer® with more than 10 years of experience in leading experience design and digital transformation, trained in agile methodology to deliver customer centric results.

Knowledge-based Skills
  • User Experience 100%
  • User Interface Design 100%
  • Creativity 90%
  • ROI Marketing 100%
  • Internet Marketing 100%
  • Inbound Marketing 80%
  • SEO 90%
  • SEM 90%
  • Analytical Skill 90%
  • Project Management Skill 90%
  • Digital Strategy 85%
  • Omniture 85%
  • Google Analytics 90%
  • Tag Management Skills 75%
Technical Skills
  • Sketch/Figma 100%
  • Adobe XD 100%
  • Scrum Product Owner 100%
  • Principle/Flinto 80%
  • Axure RP 80%
  • Marvel / Invision /OverFlow 100%
  • Adobe Photoshop 100%
  • Adobe Dreamweaver 100%
  • Adobe Illustrator 70%
  • CMS Adobe AEM 90%
  • CMS Interwoven Live Site / Team Site 90%
  • CMS Ektron 90%
  • Microsoft Office 90%
  • Google/Dynamic Tag Management 75%
"Design is hard work. Striving for design excellence is even harder."
-Archie Boston

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