Navigator and Strategist (32nd America’s Cup)
- May 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 7 months)
Sailing team member in professional race team challenging for 32nd America’s Cup in Valencia 2007.
Afterguard member onboard America’s Cup yacht CHN95 initially as navigator in Acts 10,11,12 and 13, working with onboard electronics. Progressed to strategist role midway through Louis Vuitton Cup series.
Raced on World Match Racing Tour either as tactician or helmsman for team.
Operations Manager and prototype test helmsman post-America’s Cup as the team evolved into longtze sailing, a sailing academy and developmental boat design and build unit based in China aimed at setting up a feeder programme for recruitment of new sailors. -
Sports Development Officer
Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (Singapore)
(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)
June 2005 — May 2006 (1 year )
Policy development specialising in areas of sports excellence.
Consultation and relationship management with various stakeholders in sports industry.
Execution and enhancement of existing programmes and operations.
Creation and implementation of new initiatives to enhance sports excellence.
Wearn Haw Tan’s Education
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Imperial College London
Masters in Engineering , Aeronautics , 2000 — 2003
Awarded Singapore Public Service Administration Scholarship to read aeronautical engineering at Imperial College.
Balanced undergraduate studies with Asian Games campaign in sailing (winner of bronze medal at 2002 Asian Games in Korea).
Alumni volunteer work includes helping to organise annual Singapore junior college alumni dinner in London. -
Institut national des Sciences appliquées de Lyon
Humanities (French) 1998 — 1999
Awarded Singapore Public Service Commission Scholarship to read engineering in France.
Obtained Diplôme d’Études en Langue Française (DELF) while embarking on Olympic sailing campaign.
Attended mise a niveau for class preparatoire initiation at Lycee du Parc in Lyon following attainment of DELF.
Went on 1 year sabbatical to campaign full-time for 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and subsequently represented Singapore at the Games.From:http://sg.linkedin.com/pub/wearn-haw-tan/4/791/A75
