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Dr Zhao founded OSKEFER Materials Engineering LLP in 2020 as the sole director. With the rapid business expansion, he joined forces with other three experts to co-found OSKEFER Consulting Pte. Ltd. in 2022 and assumed the roles of Director & Principal Consultant. Dr Zhao has 16 years of experience in failure analysis, forensic engineering investigation, fire investigation, risk-based design review and condition assessment. He is a Charted Engineer (CEng) registered with the Engineering Council, UK and a Professional Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (MIMMM).

Dr Zhao started his career as a failure analysis consultant in 2013 and was later prompted quickly to positions of executive consultant, senior consultant, and technical lead with the Failure Analysis Centre of TÜV SÜD. In 2020, Dr Zhao founded OSKEFER Materials Engineering LLP as Director and Principal Consultant to provide engineering consultancy services before the Company was re-branded to OSKEFER Consulting in 2022.

Dr Zhao has been engaged as Expert Witness in multiple high-profile litigation cases related to claim disputes among various parties. Dr Zhao had attended court hearings/trials in Singapore and Malaysia, and his expert reports, opinions, and testimonies have been followed by the courts.

Dr ZHAO is a Singaporean Chinese and bilingual in both Chinese and English.