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Leow Yuan Kang, Eddie

Deputy Engineering Maintenance Manager

SMRT Corporation Ltd
NYAA Gold Award Holder (2014 Cohort)

Leow Yuan Kang, Eddie, is a dynamic engineer Beyond his professional role, Eddie is a passionate
and mentor whose career reflects both technical mentor and volunteer. As part of the SIT Alumni
excellence in sustainable infrastructure and a Mentoring Programme, he guides students in
deep commitment to youth development and navigating their education and careers. Through
community service. His journey from an ITE graduate the Young Engineers’ Space (YES!) Mentorship
to engineering leader at SMRT embodies the GAHA Programme, he mentored secondary school
spirit of ‘Service Beyond Gold.’ students, co-led weekly STEM workshops on 3D
printing, character development, and engineering
As Deputy Engineering Maintenance Manager at applications, inspiring young people to pursue
SMRT Corporation, Eddie leads a team of assistant careers in science and technology.
engineers and technical officers in maintaining
critical Environmental Control Systems (ECS) across His leadership journey also includes roles as a
Singapore’s rail network, including NSEWL, CCL, Student Leader in the SIT Vanguard Programme,
and BPLRT stations, depots, and tunnels. He ensures where he taught leadership tools such as DISC
compliance with safety standards, drives system behavioural assessments and risk management, and
reliability, and spearheads continuous improvement as Vice-President of the SIT Photography Club, where
initiatives that enhance commuter comfort and he nurtured creative expression.
operational resilience.
Eddie’s academic path demonstrates resilience and
Previously, as Senior Engineer and Executive excellence. From earning his Nitec in Electronics
Engineer, Eddie played key roles in performance (Mobile Devices) at ITE College East, where he
management, asset maintenance, and strategic received the Outstanding Graduate Award and Gold
coordination within SMRT’s Integrated Facilities Course Medal (2013), to obtaining a Bachelor’s and
Maintenance Department. His leadership included Master’s of Engineering Technology in Sustainable
developing a Performance Dashboard using Power Infrastructure Engineering at SIT, he has continually
BI, which provided real-time insights for decision- advanced in his field. He further expanded his
making and improved operational efficiency. expertise through the Postgraduate Certificate in
Urban Railway Technology under SMRT’s Graduate
Eddie’s dedication to service began during National Programme.
Service with the Republic of Singapore Air Force
(RSAF), where he was appointed Command’s Through his engineering leadership, youth
NSF Council President and recognised with the mentorship, and commitment to community
Commander’s Coin and Best Airman of the Month building, Leow Yuan Kang, Eddie exemplifies the
award. His initiative to design an Excel macro for values of resilience, service, and innovation that
medal service duration calculations streamlined define GAHA’s legacy.
processes for over 3,000 servicemen and women,
saving time and reducing errors.

58 30 Years of Service and Leadership