Syazmeer Khan

Psychology professional with multiple university awards for academic excellence. Excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills and a background in writing, editing, and publishing since 2015. TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certified since 2020. 

Associate Psychologist, Singapore Prison Service                                                         Nov 2022 - Present

• Co-facilitate group intervention; conduct intervention for low-risk group of offenders
• Assess offenders’ risk of violent reoffending using multiple screening tools
• Screen cases using basic triaging criteria; provide case follow-ups with various stakeholders; manage database of family violence offenders
• Conduct pre- and post-tasks for group interventions (translation of intervention material; writing of case notes)
• Support PSB’s research efforts on mental health and well-being status of various government agencies
• Support PSB’s programme evaluation efforts on general violent offending

Assistant Editor, ISCA Journal                                                                                            Mar 2022 – Oct 2022

• Assist in the management of the monthly IS Chartered Accountant journal and ensure timely delivery of each issue with quality and relevant articles
• Vetting and copyediting of journal content, working across teams to manage proper editorial standards of articles
• Liaise with appointed publisher, external agency and digital platform vendor on the production and delivery of the journal
• Prepare monthly EDMs and social media postings to promote/market the journal
• Monitor readership and engagement metrics pertaining to the journal
• Coordinate editorial decisions and perform secretariat duties that accompany the management of the journal 

Content/Publishing Assistant, TrueGenics Pte Ltd                                                       Sep 2018 – Jul 2020

• Researched, wrote, and/or reviewed content marketing materials (for e.g., Information Products, articles) to ensure suitability of content for target audience
• Leveraged creative thinking to craft and pitch content ideas to higher management for sales funnel/marketing purposes
• Communicated with various stakeholders from different functionalities and managed targets and timelines for outsourced writers/proofreaders in order to meet deadlines for publication
• Ensured that sales materials used were free of errors through proofreading and fact-checking 

Instructor, Singapore Police Force                                                                                      Nov 2016 - May 2018

• Coached/trained reservist officers through theory lessons on safety and marksmanship shooting principles, as well as hands-on dry practice to test their understanding of safety principles
• Planned, scheduled, and assisted the on-ground organisation of the annual classification shoot for reservist officers, utilising SAP-GUI (NSPAM) and Microsoft Office (Excel)
• Oversaw participation rates and results of reservist officers' shooting
• Contributed to Top 2 Divisional Placing in Best National Service Operationally Ready Unit Competition (BNSORUC) for two consecutive years
  • 2016 Financial Year/2017 Financial Year: Central (Alpha) Division – 2nd Place

BA Psychology, Murdoch University                                                                            Sep 2019 – Jun 2022

Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certification course                 2020

Diploma in Aerospace Engineering, Temasek Polytechnic                                      Apr 2013 – Apr 2016

GCE ‘O’ Level Certificate, Tanjong Katong Secondary School                                 Jan 2009 – Oct 2012

• L1R5: 9 Points
• L1B4: 8 Points
• Captain of Basketball Team