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\n\t\tbuildingSMART International Chapter Leader Profile\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\"Eugene\n\t

Eugene Seah<\/h1>\nChapter: <\/strong>Singapore
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First name<\/strong>: Eugene<\/p>\n

Last name<\/strong>: Seah<\/p>\n

Chapter<\/strong>: Singapore<\/p>\n

Role<\/strong>: President<\/p>\n

Where do you live?<\/strong> \u00a0In the part of town call Tanjong Katong in the East.<\/p>\n

Work history<\/strong>: I spend more than 14 years in Davis Langdon & Seah and a partner since 2008, a Quantity Surveying Company. It was bought by Arcadis where I worked as their City Executive and Country Head for Singapore. I subsequently joined Surbana Jurong , heading their Digital Management Office and Sustainability & Resilience Office as well as a Senior Director in the Group CEO’s Office. Just this year in 2023, I joined Meinhardt as their Global Board Member and the COO of the Singapore Operations. I hold the post of Senior Director, Group CEO’s Office for Special Projects.<\/p>\n

In 2024 July, I decided to start my own practice on Project Management and Cost and Contract Management and opened a company called DLS Consultancy Pte Ltd as the Chief Executive Office. DLSC standard for Deliver, Lead, Success, Collaborate” – really what BSI stands for in Open BIM and Interoperability.<\/p>\n

How long have you been involved in openBIM and buildingSMART<\/strong>? Since 2017<\/p>\n

What do you like the most about your work in your chapter<\/strong>? The networking and the cascading of knowledge on Open BIM and various standards in the Digital realm.<\/p>\n

The greatest success achieved within your chapter<\/strong>? The participation in IFC SG.<\/p>\n

What does openBIM mean to you<\/strong>? It means the breaking down of barriers for proprietary programs and use of cost effective BIM authoring tools<\/p>\n

What is the biggest challenge the community is facing today<\/strong>? Buy in and understanding the need for standardisation.<\/p>\n

What challenges do you encounter in your country<\/strong>? Adoption of IFC SG and the use in CORENET X<\/p>\n

What are the main opportunities for your market<\/strong>? Singapore is seen as a test bedding place and a springboard to various South East Asian Countries.<\/p>\n

Digitalization is more and more present today; what do you do in your chapter to meet the challenges it poses<\/strong>: \u00a0It means more onboarding, knowledge sharing and seminars on Open BIM and the benefits of Interoperability.<\/p>\n

What vision, as a chapter leader, would you give to the whole community<\/strong>? Be bold to try and be trial blazers In the name of Interoperability.<\/p>\n

What is your overall vision of the future<\/strong>? Change is a constant and we need to be agile, but don’t let technology dictate you. You dictate technology.<\/p>\n

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Updated in November 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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