Dr Zheng Guoying is the Convenor of the SS 708 Working Group.

She is VP of the AMDC at ST Engineering, a global technology, defence and engineering group with a diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence and public security segments. She leads the capability and business development of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for ST Engineering and set up AMDC in 2018 with management support. She also drives various collaborations that are relevant to AM with the aim to deepen the Group’s capability and expand its AM solutions and services. Dr Zheng is the lead for the Community of Practice in AM within ST Engineering to promote and integrate applications of AM in different industries. She is a member of the Singapore Additive Manufacturing Technical Committee and contributes to the development of performance standards for industrial additive manufacturing across Singapore.

Dr Zheng has served in various senior roles in her two-decade long career with ST Engineering. She led aircraft seat development projects as Director of Engineering, oversaw cabin upgrade and certification as Head of Cabin Interiors and was responsible for the upgrading and integration of several systems as Head of Structural Mechanics, Head of Transport and Helicopter Integration.

Since 1996, Dr Zheng has been an active contributor and advocate in various professional activities to promote engineering, especially for females. She is a Member of IStructE (UK); Charted Engineer (UK); Fellow of IES; Member of CoF IES; Charted Engineer of IES Aerospace Chapter and Committee Member of Aero Chapter IES She has published numbers of research papers, filed more than 10 patents with seven granted.

Prior to joining ST Engineering, Dr Zheng was a lecturer in Southeast University in Nanjing, China and then an Executive Engineer/Project manager with TYLin Southeast Asia.

Dr Zheng holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Applied Mechanics, Master and PhD of Engineering in Solid Mechanics, from Xi’an Jiaotong University.

Dr Kelvin Loke is the Deputy Convenor of the SS 708 Working Group.

Jeffrey started his career in 2007 as aircraft stress engineer at ST Engineering Aerospace and thereafter as powerplant structures engineer at Pratt & Whitney before joining CAAS in 2015. Jeffrey’s role at CAAS is to perform safety and regulatory oversight of aircraft type design validation, design and production organizations, and approval of design modifications and repairs. Jeffrey is also involved in approving the use of additive manufacturing technology for incorporation into design and production work processes by CAAS approval holders. Jeffrey holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.