About

Ivy Tan Recent Photo Hello. My name is Ivy Tan, and I am web designer, hyperpolyglot, blogger and a corporate communications executive.

WEB DESIGNER

I have had a constant conversation with design – particularly web-design – since 1996. Armed with advanced knowledge in XHTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator, and basic knowledge in Javascript and PHP, I have created sites for many organizations including the Malaysian Singapore Students Association and the Canadian government-condoned Leave the Pack Behind. I am also a usability consultant of sorts are my current company. A few of my designs have even made it to reputable design e-magazines such as Smashing Magazine and Design Meltdown.

HYPERPOLYGLOT

I speak 9 languages: trilingual in English, Mandarin and Hokkien, passively bilingual with French and Cantonese, and can comprehend or converse in Malay, Indonesian, Spanish, Korean and Japanese.

BLOGGER

To polish my writing and e-marketing strategies, I am a part-time blogger – an award-winning one at that.

SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST / WEB DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

After graduating from the University of Toronto with a Honor’s Bachelor of Arts in June 2008, I returned to Singapore, and was promptly hired to a corporate communications officer to propel the company into the local social media scene. I also juggle a few projects that involve redesigning the company’s intranet and internet.