NIGEL GEH. 34
SINGAPOREAN
EMAIL nigelgeh@gmail.com
EDUCATION.
Division of Industrial Design,
National University of Singapore - 2015
B.A. (Industrial Design)
Graduated with First Class Honors
Folkwang Universitat der Kunste -
Summer 2014
B.A. (Industrial Design) -
Exchange Semester in Germany
Experience & Interaction Design
LANGUAGES.
English – Spoken & Written (Fluent)
Chinese – Spoken & Written (Basic)
ACADEMIC AWARDS / NOMINATIONS.
Dean’s List Award – 2nd Year, Semester 1
NUS Division of Industrial Design - 2012
Dean’s List Award – 3rd Year, Semester 1
NUS Division of Industrial Design - 2013
NUS Awards for Study Abroad (NASA)
National University of Singapore - 2014
Nominated for the Lee Hsien Loong
Outstanding All-Round Achievement Award
by the School of Design & Environment - 2015
ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS / PUBLICATIONS.
Anatomical Science International Journal - 2018
Composite 3D printed model of the midcarpal joint.
Manuscript no.: ANSI-D-18-00127R1
Authors: Rajendran Kanagauntheram, Nigel Geh, S Thameem Dheen, Boon Huat Bay, Yen Ching Chiuan
3rd APAC Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare Conference - 2016
The Colposcopy training simulator for effective training in Colposcopy.
Authors: Ida Ismail-Pratt, Austin Felix, Nigel Geh, Yang Chun, Joseph Ng, Jeffrey Low, Yen Ching Chiuan
DeSForM Conference, Milan - 2015
The delicacy of handshakes: Reflections on the aesthetics of interaction.
Authors: Marc Hassenzahl, Eva Lenz, Sarah Diefenbach, Nigel Geh
DESIGN AWARDS / RECOGNITIONS.
iF Design Award - 2021
Professional Concept: UX Design
Project: A Brief Speculation on
Autonomous Healthcare
iF Design Award - 2021
Professional Concept: Service Design
Project: Health Mobility Service Concept
iF Design Award - 2021
Professional Concept: Spatial Design
Project: ICU Critical Care Suite
iF Design Award - 2020
Concept Design Category - Winner
Project: X-Ray Clinic of the Future
Singapore Design Awards - 2019
Corporate Category - Platinum Award
Best Multi-disciplinary Design Practice
Singapore Good Design Award - 2018
Spatial Category - Winner
Project: Consumer Care Experience Center
Singapore Good Design Award - 2017
Product Category - Winner
Project: Philips Mobile Health Monitor
D’Star Design Award - 2015
Grand Winner
Project: BOB – The Vanity Mirror
LITE-ON Award - 2015
Design Innovation Category - Grand Winner
Project: Rebound – Bed Rehabilitation Unit
LITE-ON Award - 2015
Design Innovation Category - Merit Award
Project: SoundCARE – Ambient Monitoring
VISA x NUS DesignStorm - 2014
1st Place - Winner
Project: VISA – The Next Frontier
Launch-Pad Asia Award - 2014
Winner
Project: SPOT – The Light with a Sweet Spot
International iF Design Concept Award - 2014
Winner
Project: MUSE – Keeping Noise on a Low
James Dyson Award - 2013
Regional Finalist
Project: +ONE Prosthetic Fingers
WORK EXPERIENCE.
Boston Consulting Group | Digital Ventures - SEA
Senior Strategic Designer
Operating as a strategic designer at BCG’s tech build and design unit, I help organisations enable tech innovation at scale by building new ventures from zero-to-one.
Current (Oct 2022 - Present)
Philips Design | Royal Philips - Singapore
Experience Design Consultant (Industrial & Experience Design)
Operating as a transdisciplinary design consultant for both the ‘Personal Health’ and ‘Health Systems’ businesses. Engaging in upstream strategic activities such as running strategic high-level, multi-stakeholder cocreate workshops, user ethnographic research and value proposition creation. And translating requirements into downstream multidisciplinary applications in industrial design, UX design, spatial environments and design for virtual reality.
Duration - 5 years (Jul 2016 - Sep 2021)
Department of Anatomy, National University Health System (NUHS)
Research Assistant (Industrial Designer) – Design of anatomical models.
Duration - 11 Months (Aug 2015 - Nov 2015)
Freelance Designer (UIUX, Furniture, Packaging & Graphics Design).
UIUX design support for Design Exchange (Self Boarding Gates at Changi Airport, Terminal 4)
Furniture design for Star Furniture, JotterGoods brand (Design of a new standing mirror, BOB).
Graphic design for National Heritage Board via Ones.sg (Icon bank design of national landmarks).
Packaging design for NUS Business School (Loreal Brandstorm 2014)
Duration - Varied (May 2013 - Jun 2016)
Design Incubation Centre
Industrial Designer (various medical design projects)
Duration – 4 Months (Dec 2013 - Mar 2014)
Design Incubation Centre
Design Internship – Industrial Designer (various medical design projects)
Duration – 3 Months (May 2013 - Jul 2013)
STUCK LLP
Design Researcher (ethnographic research)
Duration – 3 Month (June 2012)
UOB Kay Hian Pte Ltd.
Customer Experience Intern (Customer Services)
Duration – 4 Months (Jan 2011)
Information Systems Platoon (ISP) Commander
Rank: Lieutenant – LTA (NS)
Responsibilities: Information Systems Planning (Data & Communications Network)
Duration – 1 Year (Jan 2010)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE.
Royal Philips x Division of Industrial Design x Department of Architecture (NUS)
Industry Tutor – Philips x NUS Healthcare Experience Design (2021)
Topic: Vision of New Distributed Healthcare Systems
Platform Duration – 13 Weeks
Royal Philips x Division of Industrial Design x Department of Architecture (NUS)
Industry Tutor – Philips x NUS Healthcare Experience Design (2017/18)
Topic: The Notion of Movement - Healthcare Experiences
Platform Duration – 13 Weeks
Division of Industrial Design, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Teaching Assistant – Philips x NUS Healthcare Experience Design (2015/16)
Topic: The Waiting Experience (Under the tutelage of Mr. Song Kee Hong)
Platform Duration – 13 Weeks